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Evaluation of an ensiled mix of moist sugar beet feed (pressed pulp) plus maize distillers dark grains as a supplement for twin-bearing March-lambing ewes fed straw-based diets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

D. G. Chapple ,
K. P. A. Wheeler ,
M.W. Witt  and
W. E. Blackburn
D. G. Chapple*
Affiliation:
ADAS Rosemaund, Preston Wynne, Hereford, HR1 3PG, United Kingdom
K. P. A. Wheeler
Affiliation:
ADAS Rosemaund, Preston Wynne, Hereford, HR1 3PG, United Kingdom
M.W. Witt*
Affiliation:
Trident Feeds, P O Box 11, Oundle Road, Peterborough, PE2 9QX, United Kingdom
W. E. Blackburn
Affiliation:
Trident Feeds, P O Box 11, Oundle Road, Peterborough, PE2 9QX, United Kingdom
*
Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
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Feeding lowland sheep on straw-based systems during pregnancy is practised on many livestock/arable farms. Simple mixes of molassed sugar beet feed and distillers dark grains have been cost effective supplements for March-lambing ewes fed straw and produced satisfactory ewe and lamb performance (Chapple et al., 1998 and 2001). An ensiled mix of pressed sugar beet pulp and dried maize distillers grains (Praize, Trident Feeds) has been fed as the sole diet for finishing lambs (Pattinson et al., 2001) but there is little information on feeding Praize to pregnant ewes. The objective of this study was to compare ewe and lamb performance when March-lambing ewes were fed on a straw-based system and supplemented with either a cereal/protein home-mix, Praize or one of two dried sugar beet pulp/protein mixes.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2003 , 2003 , pp. 98
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2003

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Chapple, D.G., Wheeler, P.A. and Perrott, G. (1998). Evaluation of sugar beet feeds and maize distiller’s dark grains as supplements for pregnant ewes fed straw-based diets. Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science, March 1998, p.102.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Chapple, D.G., Wheeler, K.P.A., Perrott, G. and Witt, M.W. (2001). Simple mixes of molassed sugar beet feed, field beans and distillers grains for pregnant March-lambing ewes. Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science, March 2001, p.118.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Pattinson, S.E., Williams, C.A. and Witt, M.W. (2001). Evaluation of pressed sugar beet pulp ensiled with dried maize distillers grains as a feed for finishing lambs. Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science, March 2001, p.112.CrossRefGoogle Scholar