FEEDING RAMS BEFORE SERVICE A GROWING number jf enterprising farmers are now feeding a high protein con-* centrate to rams before service. not as an isolated experiment. or simply to stud stock, but as an established routine. The value of this has now been amply demonstrated. and the quantities that need to be fed are rela:ively so small that no sheep Ran aiming at maximum efficiency can afford not to adopt this cheap and simple procedure. Feeding a low protein supplement is not good as carbohydrate foods tend to fatten and make the ram sluggish. What is wanted js , a high protein food to balance up the autumn and make the ram active. Nuts or Meal s the supplement used by progressive farmers. H; gn in protein and essential minerals. “MOOSE" is unsurfor this purpose, MOOSE” in the form of Nuts or Meal should be fed at tne rate of 4 to 8 ounces P? r , oa " starting several service. Order "MOOSE’’ from your merchant. —Advt.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29767, 9 March 1962, Page 7
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