Managing Green Feed for Maximum Production this Spring
Whether weaned or un-weaned, there is no time like spring-time to get lambs off to a great start by grazing lush green pastures. Costing around 5 to 10 cents/kg, it is widely know that the cheapest feed available is growing in your paddock, and, with 10 to 12 MJME/kg DM, 22 to 26% Crude Protein […]
GRASS TETANY ALERT
A combination of various environmental factors this season tend to be aligning and can possibly create the perfect storm for Grass Tetany (hypomagnesaemia) in cattle over the next few months. These predisposing factors include: High K and low Mg in young pasture Following a dry spell, like the one experienced from late summer until early […]
Supporting Pregnant & Lactating Ewes on High Grain Diets
Despite a few early autumn storms, the continuation of dry conditions will likely see many producers feel the pinch before a solid autumn break comes through. With a lack of quality and quantity in pastures, many may find it difficult to satisfy the rapidly increasing energy requirements of pregnant ewes from 6 weeks pre-lambing until […]
Phalaris and Ryegrass Staggers. Identification and Control
‘Staggers’ is generic term to describe ruminants presenting with paralysis, trembling, muscle spasms or wild behaviour. Reports of staggers are common during autumn, and although presenting with similar symptoms, there are a few different types of staggers, the causes and control of which are quite different. Furthermore, although staggers are generally more common in sheep, cattle […]
Incremental Improvements to Boost lambing in 2025
Mortality in ewes and lambs during the lambing period is the largest cause of lost productivity and the greatest expense to sheep production systems annually. Mortality during lambing is generally diagnosed as peri-natal mortality, dystocia, hypocalcaemia and pregnancy toxaemia which combined account for almost $1 billion in lost production to the industry annually. At the […]
AusFarm Nutrition News Summer 2025
AusFarm Nutrition News Summer 25
