Sheep Ration Calculator

Professional calculation compliant with NRC/NASEM 2007 "Nutrient Requirements of Small Ruminants" standards.

IMPORTANT WARNING — COPPER TOXICITY

NEVER feed cattle or goat minerals to sheep! Sheep are extremely sensitive to copper and copper toxicity can be fatal. Only use mineral mixes formulated specifically for sheep.

Sheep Profile

Body Weight (kg)

BCS (1-5)

Age (months)

Production Type

Physiological Stage

Temperature (°C)

°C

Pasture Access

Wool Quality

Ration Feeds

Forages 0

Feed	DM	ME	CP
Barley Straw	89%	0.94	5%
Sunflower Stalk	88%	0.77	4%
Sunflower Silage	25%	1.32	10%
Wheat Straw	90%	0.88	4%
Rye Grass Hay	86%	1.38	11%
Rye Straw	90%	0.86	4%
Meadow Hay	85%	1.32	10%
Rice Straw	91%	0.83	4%
Native Pasture Grass	25%	1.43	12%
Vetch Hay	87%	1.54	16%
Rapeseed Straw	88%	0.94	5%
Sainfoin Hay	88%	1.43	15%
Hungarian Vetch Hay	87%	1.52	18%
Lentil Straw	89%	1.10	8%
Corn Silage	33%	1.65	8%
Chickpea Straw	89%	1.16	9%
Beet Pulp Silage	24%	1.60	9%
Sorghum Silage	28%	1.43	7%
Sorghum-Sudan Grass Mix	84%	1.32	9%
Sorghum-Sudan Silage	26%	1.38	8%
Sudan Grass Hay	85%	1.27	9%
Triticale Hay	86%	1.43	12%
Clover Hay	87%	1.45	16%
Cultivated Meadow Hay	28%	1.49	14%
Field Pea Hay	86%	1.49	17%
Alfalfa Hay	88%	1.49	18%
Alfalfa Silage	35%	1.54	19%
Alfalfa-Meadow Mix	86%	1.43	15%
Oat Hay	87%	1.41	10%
Oat Straw	89%	0.99	5%

Concentrates 0

Feed	DM	ME	CP
Barley	88%	2.04	12%
Safflower Meal	91%	1.43	22%
Sunflower Meal	90%	1.60	32%
Sunflower Seed (Whole)	93%	2.42	18%
Faba Bean (Feed)	88%	2.04	28%
Fattening Feed (14% CP)	88%	2.09	14%
Field Pea (Feed)	88%	2.09	24%
Brewers Grains (Dry)	92%	1.65	28%
Brewers Grains (Wet)	25%	1.60	26%
Bonkalite	88%	1.76	14%
Wheat	88%	2.09	13%
Calf Starter Feed	88%	2.15	22%
Calf Grower Feed	88%	2.07	18%
Rye	88%	1.98	11%
Vetch Seed	88%	1.98	26%
Wheat Bran	88%	1.65	16%
Linseed Meal	90%	1.87	35%
Rapeseed (Canola) Meal	90%	1.82	38%
Sheep-Goat Feed	88%	1.93	16%
Lamb Grower Feed	88%	2.09	20%
Molasses	75%	1.87	5%
Corn (Grain)	87%	2.20	9%
Corn DDGS	90%	2.04	30%
Corn Gluten Feed	88%	1.93	22%
Cracked Corn	87%	2.20	9%
Cracked Chickpea	89%	2.07	22%
Cottonseed Meal	91%	1.71	42%
Broken Rice	89%	2.26	8%
Razmol	88%	1.71	15%
Dried Beet Pulp	90%	1.71	10%
Wet Beet Pulp	22%	1.65	9%
Soybean (Whole)	90%	2.31	38%
Soybean Meal	89%	2.15	48%
Sesame Meal	92%	1.98	45%
Dairy Feed (18% CP)	88%	1.98	18%
Dairy Feed (20% CP)	88%	2.04	20%
Triticale	88%	2.04	13%
Peanut Meal	92%	2.04	50%
Oats	89%	1.82	12%
Cracked Oats	89%	1.87	12%

*ME: Metabolizable Energy (Mcal/kg DM) — NRC-based estimate.

Total Fresh

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kg/day

Total DM

0.00

kg/day

Intake Capacity

0%

Ready

Forage:Conc.

0:0

DM basis

REQUIREMENT ANALYSIS