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A Simple Feeding Guide : Balanced Rations For Dairy Cows, K Needham
A Simple Feeding Guide : Balanced Rations For Dairy Cows, K Needham
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
MANY technical articles have been written on the nutrition of dairy cattle and the methods employed in compounding a balanced ration have often been explained.
This article aims to present the principles of compounding a balanced ration in a simplified form, and suggests rations which should be easily adopted on any dairy farm.
Ewe Nutrition Before And During Mating, H E. Fels
Ewe Nutrition Before And During Mating, H E. Fels
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Lambing percentages depend partly on the condition of ewes at mating. If it is practicable, ewes should be allowed to gain condition in the months before mating.
Where this is not practical and ewes are in a store or backward-store condition at mating, flushing should improve their fertility.
Weaner Feeding Practices Need Review, W L. Mcgarry, R. J. Lightfoot
Weaner Feeding Practices Need Review, W L. Mcgarry, R. J. Lightfoot
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Many fanners feed large amounts of grain to their weaners over summer and autumn, in the belief that this is necessary for high lifetime production.
The economics of this are open to doubt; in fact, the results of a recent experiment at Wongan Hills Research Station suggested that weaner feeding practices need review.