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The Problems of Finishing and Marketing Western Feeder Lambs

Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station

Abstract

The problems of the lamb feeder at the present time are not likely to be found in the field of what feeds to use or the expectancies from using them. Morrison reviews no less than 87 experiments to establish the average corn and legume hay requirement per 100 pounds of gain of full- and limited-fed lambs. Altogether a total of 53 experiments have been conducted which show the value of adding a protein supplement to a corn and legume hay ration. Similarly, the various experiment stations have ascertained the efficiency and economy of gain in weight made by lambs fed various feeds and feed combinations. As local and sectional feeding problems arise the stations will work toward their solution.

During recent years the practice of buying feeder lambs has undergone change. Many feeder lambs are now purchased at the producer loading point. Responsibility for and the financial considerations involved in the movement of lambs from the producing West to the consuming East now rests with the feeder.