| Description |
1 online resource (91 pages) |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Contents; 1. Introduction -- why feed?; 2. What's in a feed?; 3. Understanding feeds and feeding; 4. Cost savings and decision making; 5. Fat scores and stock classes; 6. Choosing the best feed -- value for money; 7. When and how to feed supplements.; 8. How much to feed -- the Ready Reckoner; 9. How much to feed -- calculate your own stock ration; 10. Stock health; 11. Stock-containment areas; 12. Your worksheets; Information and further reading; References; Index |
| Summary |
This practical guide is a tool designed for graziers to use in their day-to-day decision-making about livestock nutritional needs, feeding options, condition and health. Pasture supplements are expensive and should not be wasted, yet under-nutrition has an even greater economic effect resulting from low conception and progeny survival rates, poor growth rates, failure to meet market targets and tender fleeces in sheep. Supplementary Feeding of Sheep and Beef Cattle shows how to get the nutritional balance right and avoid costly repercussions from incorrect or inadequate feeding |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Beef cattle -- Feeding and feeds -- Australia
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Sheep -- Feeding and feeds -- Australia
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Animal Husbandry.
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Beef cattle -- Feeding and feeds
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Sheep -- Feeding and feeds
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Australia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780643094376 |
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0643094377 |
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1283154803 |
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9781283154802 |
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9786613154804 |
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6613154806 |
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