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 TABLE A-5. Daily Nutrient Requirements of Sheep'^ 



(Based on Air-dry Feed Containing 90 Per Cent Dry Matter) 



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Ewes — Last 6 Weeks of Gestation 



Ewes — First 8-10 Weeks of Lactation 



Ewes — Last 12-14 Weeks of Lactation 



Ewes — Replacement Lambs 



Rams — Lambs and Yearlings 



Lambs — Fattening 



* Committee on Animal Nutrition, National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, revised 

 1957. 



1 DP = digestible protein. 



2 DE (digestible energy) was calculated on the assumption that 1 g. of TDN (total digestible nutrients) 

 has 4.45 kcal. of digestible energy. D.E. may be converted to metabolizable energy by multiplying by 

 82 per cent. The therm equals 1,000 large cal. 



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