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Nutrient requirement for growing lambs

Body wt (kg)	Rate of gain (g/day)	Dry matter intake (g)	DCP (g)	ME (k.cal)	Ca (g)	P (g)
10	50	400	35	0.86	2	1.5
	100	450	45	1.00	2.5	2.5
	150	500	55	1.15	3.0	2.0
15	50	500	45	1.08	2.8	2.0
	100	600	55	1.30	3.5	2.5
	150	700	65	1.62	4.5	3
20	50	700	50	1.44	3.5	2.5
	100	800	70	2.01	4.5	3.0
	150	1,000	80	2.30	5.5	3.5
25	50	800	65	1.80	4.5	3.0
	100	1,200	85	2.52	5.0	3.5
	150	1,400	100	2.88	6.0	4.0

1g = TDN = 3.6 k Cal

(Source: Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar)

Nutrient requirement of sheep* for maintenance

Body wt.	Dry matter intake (kg)	DCP (g)	ME (k.Cal)	Ca (g)	P (g)
20	0.56	25	1.03	1.7	1.0
25	0.70	31	1.27	2.1	1.6
30	0.83	37	1.52	2.4	1.9
35	0.95	42	1.72	2.6	2.1
40	1.06	47	1.93	2.9	2.3
45	1.17	51	2.09	3.2	2.5

*Adult ewes, which are non-lactating and are not over of 15 week of gestation period

(Source - Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar)

Last updated: 26-8-2006

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