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Balanced nutrition drives lamb growth rates

The addition of sodium, selenium and sulphur to nitrogen fertiliser applications has successfully boosted growth rates of freshly weaned lambs by over 17 per cent according to a 2020 study.

Katie Jones
Editor, Farmers Guardian and Dairy Farmer
clock • 4 min read
Balanced nutrition drives lamb growth rates

The addition of sodium, selenium and sulphur to nitrogen fertiliser applications has successfully boosted growth rates of freshly weaned lambs by over 17 per cent according to a 2020 study. An on-farm...

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