Sensible supplementation — Pentland

Dry season nutrition management

How’s your pasture quality?

What are you supplementing?

How much will it cost you?

This workshop will help you to manage your pasture and supplement through the dry season.

Topics covered at Sensible Supplementation Pentland will include:

• practical cattle nutrition
• nutritional requirements
• reading supplement labels
• understanding supplement ingredients
• cost analysis of supplements
• feeding management
• animal welfare during the dry season.

Hear from:

Mick Sullivan (DAF), Beef Extension Officer. Mick has extensive experience in beef cattle breeding and genetics, nutrition, grazing management and beef business analysis.

And other local DAF Beef Extension Officers.

We will supply:

– Smoko

– Supplement assessments

– Lick intake calculator

– Workshop notes

Please bring labels and information on lick products you are currently feeding:

• specs for protein, energy and phosphorus
• cost per tonne including freight
• class of cattle being fed
• how much lick cattle are eating

RSVP for Sensible Supplementation Pentland by Thursday 5th October