1. Feed requirements of livestock Dairy, Beef, Sheep and Deer

2. Working Out How Much to Feed Livestock  For optimum production of meat, wool and milk farmers need to ensure they:  are feeding their animals properly and  know how much feed they have at various times of the year.

3. Grazing animals require:  Maintenance - a minimum amount of feed each day to maintain their body weight.  Production - additional feed for growth, milk, wool growth.

4. Minimum daily pasture requirements sheep  MaintenanceProduction  Lambs - 0.8kg DM1.2 kg DM (100g daily gain)  Ewes0.9 kg DM2.5 kg DM (lactation)  Ewes1.3 kg DM (Late pregnancy)

5. Recommended Minimum Pasture Length and Feed Intakes PasturePastureFeed Intake Length (cm)DM (kg/ha)(kg DM/day) Length (cm)DM (kg/ha)(kg DM/day)  Ewes  Pre-lamb2-3600-8001.3  With lambs4-51400-16001.8  Post weaning 1-2900-10001.0 (maintenance)  Lambs  Weaned3-41200-14001.4

7. Daily Feed Requirements (DM/day) AnimalMaintenanceGrowthGestationLactation Dairy cattle 6 Heifers- 6 915 BeefCattle5898.5 Sheep1 Lambs – 1.5 1.252.75 Red Deer 2.532.74.5