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Overfat Ram

  • 01-10-2016 9:23am
    #1
    getoverit11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17 ✭


    Currently feeding my ram meal, he has plenty of good grass. 3 weeks out from mating is the meal feeding necessary and would taking meal away from him hamper his performance? BCS in between 3.5-4.


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  • #2
    roosky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,012 ✭✭✭roosky


    Better taking it away now than when he is let off with the ewes, or better still wind it down slowly so he doesnt get a shock to the system


  • #3
    razor8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,332 ✭✭✭razor8


    getoverit11 wrote: »
    Currently feeding my ram meal, he has plenty of good grass. 3 weeks out from mating is the meal feeding necessary and would taking meal away from him hamper his performance? BCS in between 3.5-4.

    What age is he?


  • #4
    getoverit11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17 ✭getoverit11


    razor8 wrote: »
    What age is he?


    2yo


  • #5
    rangler1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,497 ✭✭✭rangler1


    roosky wrote: »
    Better taking it away now than when he is let off with the ewes, or better still wind it down slowly so he doesnt get a shock to the system

    i would like my rams to be over CS 4 at mating (and they still come back CS 3-), also the extra protein in the ration helps fertility and semen production.


  • #6
    getoverit11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17 ✭getoverit11


    rangler1 wrote: »
    i would like my rams to be over CS 4 at mating (and they still come back CS 3-), also the extra protein in the ration helps fertility and semen production.


    Thanks appreciate the replies


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  • #7
    IH784man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 740 ✭✭✭IH784man


    Very sore on a ram being fed Meal all summer then getting grass for a month chasing ewes,I'd stop the meal soon if you want him for next year


  • #8
    rangler1
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    IH784man wrote: »
    Very sore on a ram being fed Meal all summer then getting grass for a month chasing ewes,I'd stop the meal soon if you want him for next year

    Maybe if he was on a high level of meal feeding but we used to sell ram lambs here and they'd be getting 400grs/day up till they went out with ewes with no ill effects.
    Those rams were fit to eat 1.5 - 2kgs/day through a creep feeder up to eight weeks before sale. But we'd gradually reduce them down to 400grs/day at sale time and they went on to work many seasons


  • #9
    IH784man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 740 ✭✭✭IH784man


    rangler1 wrote: »
    Maybe if he was on a high level of meal feeding but we used to sell ram lambs here and they'd be getting 400grs/day up till they went out with ewes with no ill effects.
    Those rams were fit to eat 1.5 - 2kgs/day through a creep feeder up to eight weeks before sale. But we'd gradually reduce them down to 400grs/day at sale time and they went on to work many seasons

    But not every pedigree breeder turns downy he meal though,they have to be the biggest sheep on the day


  • #10
    ganmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,748 ✭✭✭ganmo


    Our lads are keepin themselves fit by fighting.


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