Sheep Blocks

[abitdaft]

http://www.rumenco.co.uk/product/59/Rumevite-Sheep-Super-Energy-+-Fish-Oil.html#

Anyone know the protein level of these blocks?

 

[abitdaft]

No matter, got it

 

[Bury the Trash]

i always wondered what 'fish oil' was,... is it to stop them squeaking .......

 

[abitdaft]

Has anyone on here used these and how did they find them, the price for them seems pretty cheap compared to other blocks at 18% protein and 13 ME.

Analasys
http://www.rumenco.co.uk/pdfs/Rumevite_leaflet2010_Layout 1.pdf

 

[GTB]

Used to use an artic load every winter years ago. They were Rumevite High Energy (green bag??) and Extra High Energy (red bag) back then. I don't recall anything about fish oil.

 

[abitdaft]

Used to use an artic load every winter years ago. They were Rumevite High Energy (green bag??) and Extra High Energy (red bag) back then. I don't recall anything about fish oil.

We always used Tithebarn in the past but they are so expensive. These are yellow bagged, haven't used them before but they are £250 cheaper a ton than the Downland high energy tubs without the fish oil.

 

[GTB]

We always used Tithebarn in the past but they are so expensive. These are yellow bagged, haven't used them before but they are £250 cheaper a ton than the Downland high energy tubs without the fish oil.

Ah but you aren't comparing like for like. Tubs and feed blocks are very different. Tubs are (very high energy) feed supplements. Blocks are high energy feed. Sheep will eat twice the tonnage of blocks compared to tubs.

 

[Nithsdale]

Fish oil is good!! Gives extra energy and vitamin - good growth promotion, and helps the ewes to lay down fat.

If I were to go back to using blocks, it would be those you are looking at

 

[Rod Dumbreck]

i always wondered what 'fish oil' was,... is it to stop them squeaking .......

I think fish oil is squeezed out of herring (might be another sort of fish) off the West coast of South America, a lot is used in Salmon farming, I was sailing in Norway and we moored up next to a small freighter filling up from a silo on the quay, we got talking and the captain told us it was Fish Oil (I think about 10,000 tonnes) he was taking to a plant that made it into pellets.

Curiously it didn't smell of fish

WD40 apparently contains fish oil which is why we can spray it about without being accused of spoiling the planet

 

[abitdaft]

Ah but you aren't comparing like for like. Tubs and feed blocks are very different. Tubs are (very high energy) feed supplements. Blocks are high energy feed. Sheep will eat twice the tonnage of blocks compared to tubs.

Both are blocks, the Tithebarn ones were more than double the price of the Rumevite ones, I don't have the Tithebarn analysis to hand but I am sure they were probably better quality, however they were sore on teeth.

 

[Cowcalf]

I think fish oil is squeezed out of herring (might be another sort of fish) off the West coast of South America, a lot is used in Salmon farming, I was sailing in Norway and we moored up next to a small freighter filling up from a silo on the quay, we got talking and the captain told us it was Fish Oil (I think about 10,000 tonnes) he was taking to a plant that made it into pellets.

Curiously it didn't smell of fish

WD40 apparently contains fish oil which is why we can spray it about without being accused of spoiling the planet

banned from some oil rigs due to links to cancer

 

[abitdaft]

Fish oil is good!! Gives extra energy and vitamin - good growth promotion, and helps the ewes to lay down fat.

If I were to go back to using blocks, it would be those you are looking at

Used fish oil this summer for AAx calves on poor pasture, they absolutely were worth every penny, only used about 4 tubs on 30 calves ( Downland) and the shine they had on them off rough ground was amazing. The above blocks are for hill blackies, not really possible to cake them.

 

[neilo]

Both are blocks, the Tithebarn ones were more than double the price of the Rumevite ones, I don't have the Tithebarn analysis to hand but I am sure they were probably better quality, however they were sore on teeth.

I think @GTB was referring to the Downland High Energy (like Chrystallix?) tubs you mentioned, at £250/t more. They are indeed a very different product, with much higher feed value but far lower intakes. They would do a job in a different scenario IMO. Or are we all at cross purposes?

 

[abitdaft]

I think @GTB was referring to the Downland High Energy (like Chrystallix?) tubs you mentioned, at £250/t more. They are indeed a very different product, with much higher feed value but far lower intakes. They would do a job in a different scenario IMO. Or are we all at cross purposes?

Probably me getting it wrong, I was comparing the Downland price to the Rumevite, but thought @GBT was comparing the difference between Tithebarn blocks and Rumevite blocks, either way I think that the Rumevite blocks will do that job at that money

 

[GTB]

Yes I was actually comparing rumevite blocks to tubs as in crystalyx, maxx or optilix.

 

[abitdaft]

Yes I was actually comparing rumevite blocks to tubs as in crystalyx, maxx or optilix.

Sorry my mistake.

 

[Y Fan Wen]

Used to use an artic load every winter years ago. They were Rumevite High Energy (green bag??) and Extra High Energy (red bag) back then. I don't recall anything about fish oil.

Didn't reach an artic load but took 12 tons early delivery rebate in August every year. Spent a fortnight laying out dumps on the two mountains. As above half standards (green) and half high (red). Extra high I started using when we started scanning and use it on the twin carriers.
Now with the enviro destocking it is just the twins that get fed and they get high until mid Feb and then extra (with fish oil).

 

[Bury the Trash]

I think fish oil is squeezed out of herring (might be another sort of fish) off the West coast of South America, a lot is used in Salmon farming, I was sailing in Norway and we moored up next to a small freighter filling up from a silo on the quay, we got talking and the captain told us it was Fish Oil (I think about 10,000 tonnes) he was taking to a plant that made it into pellets.

Curiously it didn't smell of fish

WD40 apparently contains fish oil which is why we can spray it about without being accused of spoiling the planet

very interesting R D.

 

[Longlowdog]

My Beltex are fairly keen to eat the fish oil blocks. They had been on Lifeline but changed over no trouble.

 

[Anonymous...]

We use high energy buckets, have salmon oil in them really smell strong when you first take the lids off , ewes love them
Sorry WD40 doesn’t contain fish oil it’s an urban myth