Replacement Nutrition for First-Time Ewes

This guide outlines nutritional strategies for meeting live weight targets and nutritional needs of ewe lambs to optimize reproductive performance and lifetime productivity. Key targets include reaching 60% of mature body weight at 7 months (as a yearling) or 80% at 18 months (as a two-tooth). Recommendations are based on the Meat Promotion Wales booklet 'Feeding the Ewe for Lifetime Production' and the 'Sheep Nutrition Fact Sheet', with benefits including improved lambing rates and profitability. Guidance is tailored to breed, climate, and management system.