Based on your quiz results, we recommend a
Heavy exports Sire
ASBV’s:
- Increased PEMD to maximise carcase shape & return on high protein feed
- WWT & PWT for faster growth
- Watch BWT for spring lambing
Management:
- Manage pregnant ewes on lush spring pastures to avoid lambing difficulties.
- Consider early weaning
- Consider management plan during challenging condition over summer
- Consider marketing your product to a feedlot
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Your target
- Sell lambs as a heavy export article in the new year.
- Maximise the return on your high protein feed or stubbles.
- High yielding, well shaped carcases.
You need a sire with
- Since these lambs are in there for the longer game compared to lambs sold as suckers. Hitting saleable weight won’t be a problem, instead focus on carcase yield and shape. Convert your feed to meat rather than bone. PEMD >+2.0 (The higher the the better)
- Combine a high PEMD with high growth for maximum effect WWT >+9.0 & PWT >+15.0
- Watch birth weight to avoid lambing difficulties lambing down ewes on lush spring feed. BWT <0.35
Consider this
- Carefully manage the pregnant ewes condition in the last trimester. Lush spring feed with increasing protein can cause big lambs at birth. Consider splitting singles/twins and keep singles on lesser pastures to avoid lambs growing to big.
- Early weaning (in a 6 week lambing period, wean 6 weeks after the last lamb is born) – Make your best pasture go further and focus on feeding the lambs – not the ewes. By taking the lambs away from the ewes you also reduce the worm pressure on the lambs drastically.
- Plan and consider how to manage challenging conditions coming in to summer like heat, flies, dust & water quality. Ensure protein is supplied adequately during the change from green feed to hard feed to avoid nutritional stress and stagnated growth.
- If the lambs are to be fed grain from feeders/trail fed during summer. Consider introducing them to grain whilst on the mum. It will save you valuable growing time and can avoid stress and set backs post weaning.
- Your product is well suited to feedlots. Consider your options depending on your own feed availability and what prices may be available going in to feedlots. Some will pay you extra to have the lambs introduced to grain and shorn.
