Ewe mid-gestation feed cost per tonne (sheep)
Least-cost cost of a ewe mid-gestation (sheep) template formula, re-solved weekly at Feedsoft benchmark prices by market: history, what drove the change, the current mix and the ingredients close to entering it. Days 30–100. Cheap bulk: a ewe carrying a single lamb needs a full rumen more than she needs energy.
Nutrient targets (dry matter): ME ruminant ≥ 2.05 Mcal/kg, Crude protein 9.5–13 %, Rumen degradable protein ≥ 6.5 %, Neutral detergent fiber 40–65 %, Acid detergent fiber ≥ 26 %, Calcium 0.35–0.7 %, Phosphorus (total) 0.2–0.35 %, Sodium 0.1–0.3 %, Sulfur 0.16–0.32 %.
Ingredients allowed: Grass hay 10–70%, Alfalfa hay (mid-bloom) 0–40%, Corn silage (35% DM) 0–35%, Soybean hulls 0–20%, Beet pulp (dried pellets) 0–12%, Corn grain 0–20%, Soybean meal 48% 0–18%, Corn DDGS 0–15%, Cane molasses 0–5%, Feed-grade urea (46% N) 0–0.5%, Limestone 0–2%, Dicalcium phosphate 0–1.2%, Salt 0.3–0.6%, Magnesium oxide 0–0.5%, Potassium chloride 0–0.6%, Vitamin premix 0.1%, Trace mineral premix (sheep, copper-free) 0.1%.