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fodder beet for ewes and lambs
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<blockquote data-quote="nt farm" data-source="post: 7485781" data-attributes="member: 35818"><p>Hi all. </p><p></p><p>This may be a stupid question but if you don't ask.......!</p><p></p><p>We have a small but expanding lleyn ewe flock. For several years we have bought in fodder beet to feed ad-lib to the ewes 4/5 weeks before lambing to coincide with max lamb growth. </p><p></p><p>We have also grown stubble turnips of finish lambs through the winter. the problem is that with flee beetle ST yields are much lower and very variable. We also grow OSR in our 6yr rotation SO......</p><p></p><p>Is it posable to fatten/finish lambs by strip grazing fodder beet instead of stubble turnips. I understand you can get softer beet and others that grow with a greater % out of the ground. </p><p></p><p>Or am i barking up the wrong tree in even looking at this as a way to fatten our lambs. What other crops could be grown to do the same job as ST. </p><p></p><p>All help gratefully received. </p><p></p><p>cheers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nt farm, post: 7485781, member: 35818"] Hi all. This may be a stupid question but if you don't ask.......! We have a small but expanding lleyn ewe flock. For several years we have bought in fodder beet to feed ad-lib to the ewes 4/5 weeks before lambing to coincide with max lamb growth. We have also grown stubble turnips of finish lambs through the winter. the problem is that with flee beetle ST yields are much lower and very variable. We also grow OSR in our 6yr rotation SO...... Is it posable to fatten/finish lambs by strip grazing fodder beet instead of stubble turnips. I understand you can get softer beet and others that grow with a greater % out of the ground. Or am i barking up the wrong tree in even looking at this as a way to fatten our lambs. What other crops could be grown to do the same job as ST. All help gratefully received. cheers [/QUOTE]
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