Extension, Cooperative
Date of this Version
1989
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Efficient and effective ways to pasture sheep are covered here.
Feed costs account for approximately 80 percent of all costs in many dry lot feeding programs for sheep. These costs can be reduced to 50 percent in the total cost with effective pasture programs.
Sheep can be efficient at converting forage into meat and wool. The following pasture alternatives and combinations allow the development of a pasture program where sheep can be on pasture for approximately 10 months of the year, if weather permits.
Comments
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