Most pasture types are very high in protein when they are in their elongation phase and used to grow young and finish young stock. Depending on the age of weaned lambs, they require 14-16% protein in their diet while pastures can often be between 25-35%. Lambs must transform the excess protein in their rumen and excrete it out through their urine, also known as “the protein cost”. It is estimated that if requires 0.15MJ for every extra % of protein to excrete. Supplementing high quality pasture with starch manages the excess protein in the rumen so your stock grow much faster and you produce more kg per unit of grass. Our research has showed that supplementing high performing pastures with 100g/day of wheat has increased live weight gain by more than 50g/day.
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Our Why
Advancing Ruminant Production
Our Vision
Help livestock farmers double meat
production with the same level of inputs
Our Mission
Through continual research and development, we strive to provide livestock farmers with the world’s best controlled feeding products, knowledge and systems that allow them to achieve the highest return on investment
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