sheep and lambs grazing pasture

Late Gestation and Early Lactation Nutrition Management

Late gestation and early lactation are critical times for our stock, both sheep and cattle. With energy demands increasing exponentially late in gestation, coinciding with reduced intake capacity and therefore requiring more nutrient dense feeds to meet demands. As well …

three sheep in a feedlot

Lambs heading to the feedlot?

As producers shift their Autumn lambs into feedlots, the focus turns to producing a quality lamb meat product which meets market specifications, as efficiently as possible. Part of that efficiency results from using high quality and highly digestible feed ingredients …

Piglet on straw

How we can minimise the impact of diarrhoea in piglets.

Diarrhoea in pigs is a major cause of poor performance and death. Piglet diarrhoea, or scours, most often occurs in piglets and newly weaned pigs. When considering potential causes, it’s important to look at both environmental and nutritional factors, focusing …

Grain storage mycotoxin risk

Minimise the risk of mycotoxins in your feed

Matthew Bastian, Ruminant Sales Representative, Central NSW Harvest this year hasn’t been easy for producers. With a large amount of feed grade wheat and barley available, coupled with high livestock prices, we expect to see more farmers looking to value …

Sheep grazing stubbles

Getting the most out of your crop stubbles

Matthew Bastian, Ruminant Sales Representative, Central NSW At this point in 2021, cereal crops are looking the best they have for the last few years. Once the headers leave the paddock, mixed farming producers will need to start looking at …