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Welcome to Feeding Livestock

See here for a range of tools, tables and calculators – feed budgeting, feed values and more.

Feeding book, tools and calculators to assist cattle producers – particularly in dry conditions.

Feeding book, tools and calculators to assist sheep producers – particularly in dry conditions.

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MLA pasture ruler measuring grass height

Estimating feed on offer (FOO)

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Early weaning of lambs

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Cover image of the drought book for beef cattle. A practical guide to beef feeding and management during a drought and other times when pasture is limiting.

A practical guide to sheep feeding and management during a drought and other times when pasture is limiting.

Common Wheat 

Tables showing dry matter, energy and crude protein values for common feed types.

Tables showing weights for hay and silage bales of various sizes/shapes.