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SOW NUTRITION
It is important that brood sows
and gilts get the proper levels of
nutrients for successful reproduc
tion. Feeding in excess is not only
wasteful and costly but may in
crease embryonic mortality. A
limited-feeding system using bal
anced, fortified diets is recom
mended. Individual feeding in
sures that each sow gets her daily
requirements of nutrients without
consuming excess energy.
As a rule of thumb, four pounds
of a balanced diet per day usually
will provide adequate protein and
energy. During cold weather, ad
ditional feed may be required, de
pending on the type of housing.
Heavy milking breeds or females
that are still growing will require
more total nutrients. With limit
feeding, it is extremely important
that each sow gets her level of
feed and no more. One of the fol
lowing systems may be used to re
strict energy intake of gestating
females: daily individual limit
feeding or interval feeding.
The daily feeding of a limited
amount of each individual is the
most popular system, and its suc
cess is based on having an ade
quate number of feeding stalls or
space for individual animals.
Group feeding on a daily basis is
less desirable. The individual stall
is best because it prevents the
“boss sows” from taking feed
from slower-eating or timid sows.
However, individual feeding takes
more labor if it is not mechanized.
Self-feeding for given intervals
(one day every third day) takes
less labor but is the least accept
able method for two reasons: 1) it
costs more to maintain sows, and
2) it is very difficult to control
feed intake.
All animals are territorial and
therefore like to have some space
identifiable as their own. Use of
individual stalls or maintaining
small groups, especially during
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femtlfcs are" group honied," keep
them in as small a group as possi
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parate gilts and first-litter sows
from older and fat sows. Comfort
and contentment of bred females
is important to achieve maximum
productivity from the breeding
herd.
Feeder lamb production is a
livestock enterprise adaptable to
small-scale and part-time farms in
Pennsylvania. Feeder lambs are
purchased as premarket-weight
lambs, fed to a desirable market
weight, and then sold. The lambs
can be purchased at less than 35
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pounds and as high as 60 pounds;
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tions. slaughterhouses, brokers,
and individuals. In recent years,
direct markets, niche markets, tel
a-auctions, and marketing co
operatives have become popular
for selling lambs. The wool is sold
through local and national mar
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Feeder lamb production is a
good option for the small scale or
part-time farmer because:
• No investment in ewes or
rams is required.
■ The investment for buildings
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available.
■ Labor requirements are mini
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• The feeder lamb business is
relatively easy to enter or exit
• Feeder lambs can use forages
or crop residue that otherwise
might not be utilized.
• Death loss is very low because
the lambs are purchased close to
weaning weight.
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