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Feeding Lupins To Sheep. Sheep fed lupins lost 0. It can be fed to cattle sheep and goats as a stand-alone feed and can be fed to alpacas 5050 or 7525 of long hay with Lupin meal 12 17 in the mix. Soil as long as the sheep are used to eating lupins. Increasing protein intake could be achieved by including protein rich feeds such as lupins faba beans etc or alternatively using high protein pellets.
Soil as long as the sheep are used to eating lupins. Sheep are very efficient at finding lupin grain. The conversion kg supplement fed per kg liveweight gain was 364 for lupins compared with 493 and 521 for the oats and barley respectively. Alternatively lupins may be used to introduce sheep or cattle to a complete ration with high levels of grain. Sheep Mix can be fed from five weeks onwards and be used to improve lambs that are to be used for breeding purposes. Lupins are generally fed to ruminants whole cracked or flaked.
Full hand feeding of sheep - quantities 3 NSW Department of Primary Industries May 2019 Lupins are the only grain which can be fed at rapidly increased quantities without risk of acidosis grain poisoning.
Some farmers have scattered barley wheat oats or peas and this also seems to be successful. But they are a relatively new to the list of feeds deemed suitable for horses. The conversion kg supplement fed per kg liveweight gain was 364 for lupins compared with 493 and 521 for the oats and barley respectively. It should be fed in conjunction with forage and fed at up to 1kg per head per day. Like people sheep dont require specific pre-formulated feeds. Soil as long as the sheep are used to eating lupins.