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During times when there is low pasture availability, Creep Feeding and Early Weaning are two options for managing stock. Creep Feeding Particularly useful in dry years to take pressure off the ewe/cow allowing their condition to be maintained for next …
Creep feeding is a simple way to allow lambs access to additional feed supplements or a different supplement, while excluding the ewes. This means that the lambs will still be suckling milk and grazing but will also have extra supplements …
Gabby Brooke, Nutritionist, Alltech Lienert Australia Much of the fetal growth occurs during the last trimester of gestation, the 4-6 week period at the end of a doe’s pregnancy. During this time, does should be provided with a nutritional supplement …
Alltech Lienert Australia is an animal nutrition premix and supplement manufacturing company, with over 40 years’ experience. We provide customers with innovative, high-quality products and services, from feed formulation to the development of complete nutritional programs. Our team of qualified …
The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast that most of the country is likely to be warmer than average this summer. Regardless of the forecast for El Nino, the months leading up to Summer are a good time to ensure that …
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 …
With so many devastating pathogens on our doorstep, such as Foot and Mouth Disease, African Swine Fever, Avian Influenza and many others, it is vital businesses are prepared. This means not just knowing what to do in an outbreak, but …
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 …
Pig production without zinc oxide Zinc is an essential trace mineral in pig nutrion, however zinc in the form of zinc oxide (ZnO) is often used at therapeutic doses to control post-weaning diarrhoea in piglets. Concerns on the potential risks …
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 …
