Myth Buster – Is rumen development completed at weaning?
Article printed April 30, 2025. For the latest version, please go to: https://www.feedinglivestock.vic.gov.au/2021/11/18/myth-buster-is-rumen-development-completed-at-weaning/
In our third Myth Buster segment, Hutton Oddy, NSW Department of Primary Industries, addresses the question of rumen development to and post-weaning and whether an animal can recover from a tough start. This was part of our LiveFeed Seasonal webinar series with a presentation from Professor Andrew Thompson, Murdoch University, on ewe replacements (crossbred) and management for successful first joining. For the full recording forty minute of this webinar contact jane.court@agriculture.vic.gov.au.