Duchesne Record | 1914-09-18 | Page 3 | Good Feed for Lambs Pays

GOOD FEED FOR LAMBS PAYS Change From Grass to Alfalfa Corn Barley Ensilage Etc Must Be Made Gradually A small percentage of loss in lambs In the tho feed lot Is to bo be expected but this loss in some instances is far greater than It should be When range lambs are placed on a fattening ration the change of feed is so sudden that dietle disturbances cause a general gen eral disorder and several dead sheep are arc found round In the pens each morning This invariably leads to the suspicion that they are ere dying of some infectious disease In some cases the ration is not well ell balanced to secure the best gains and the he conditions of care and handling might be better but these things will account for only a nominal loss The change from grass to alfalfa corn barley molasses and straw ensilage ensilage en en- silage etc must be made gradually and herein lies the secret of the h heavy vy losses of ot lambs in the feed lots In the early fall The desire to get the lambs Iambs on a fattening ration as early as possible and failing to appreciate the danger of ot too heavy feeding and change of ration has bas helped to make makeI I lamb Iamb feeding an unprofitable business In some instances A sudden change chango of feed or overfeeding must be guarded guard guard- ed against in the domestic animals especially is this true with the horse hone and sheep cheep