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grass fed lambs kill out %

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  • 23-06-2020 1:51pm
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    Tomjim
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    What would the kill out % of grass fed lambs be


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    wrangler
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    Tomjim wrote: »
    What would the kill out % of grass fed lambs be

    About 45% of their empty liveweight, we fast them for 2 hrs before weighing


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    foxirl
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    wrangler wrote: »
    About 45% of their empty liveweight, we fast them for 2 hrs before weighing

    What percentage would you get weaned directly off ewes? First draft. I'm guessing a little higher


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    Tomjim
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    What would meal fed lambs kill out at


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    charolais0153
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    Tomjim wrote: »
    What would meal fed lambs kill out at
    Ddprndd on the lamb, around 50 for good types less for Suffolk


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    orm0nd
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    Tomjim wrote: »
    What would meal fed lambs kill out at

    We were consistently getting 50% plus a little this year off texel and roubex rams off texelxbelclare ewes.


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    wrangler
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    orm0nd wrote: »
    We were consistently getting 50% plus a little this year off texel and roubex rams off texelxbelclare ewes.


    Even off the Lleyns it's relatively easy to kill 50% after four or five weeks on meal..


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    orm0nd
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    Sent lambs away Sunday evening knew there was 1 well overweight. As only the 1let him off. He killed 24.8 (paid to 21)

    Monday morning had a guy booking a lamb for the freezer.


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    foxirl
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    foxirl wrote: »
    What percentage would you get weaned directly off ewes? First draft. I'm guessing a little higher

    To answer my own question brought to ICM today and they killed out at 47.99%.
    Got paid @ 47.2% as a few were over the 21kg. All grass fed no meal, average 103 days old so happy enough with that. 5.50. No QA.


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    orm0nd
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    foxirl wrote: »
    To answer my own question brought to ICM today and they killed out at 47.99%.
    Got paid @ 47.2% as a few were over the 21kg. All grass fed no meal, average 103 days old so happy enough with that. 5.50. No QA.

    getting north of 110 for grass fed lambs is a nice touch,


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    Tomjim
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    any quotes for next week


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