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Forage Systems for
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Production cycles - supply and demand
Forage in a deer context
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Grasses
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Legumes
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Grazing herbs
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Brassica /beet
Forage rotations
Introduction
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Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
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Demand
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Stocking rate
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Hinds
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Young stock
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Cattle/sheep
Liveweight and LWG expectation
Timing of events
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Weaning
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Sale of stock
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Supply
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Forage system
• New grass / old pasture
• Legumes
• Herbs
• Brassicas
Conservation
• Hay and silage
Change pasture cover
Grazing management
• Winter rotation length
• Control of reproductive growth
Buying in feed
• Options
• Comparisons
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Dec
Jan
Feb
Late lactation Autumn Winter Spring
Early lactation
Mar Apr May Jun
Jul
Aug Sep
Oct
Nov
Production cycle
With hind Newly weaned Winter Spring
Key feed period
Key feed period Breeding
hinds
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Fawning
Gestation
Early lactation
Late lactation
Post-weaning
Weaning
Forages
Fodder Beet
Italian ryegrass
Tonic
Red clover
Lucerne
Tall Fescue
Mid-heading ryegrass
Late-heading ryegrass
Summer brassicas
Seed head limits quality
Only as good as ryegrass
Dependant on AMH
Dependant on legume content
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Heading date relative to fawning
Forages Systems
Yr 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5
Spring SummeAutum WinterSpring SummeAutum WinterSpring SummeAutum WinterSpring SummeAutum WinterSpring SummeAutum WinterSpring
Prennial (ryegrass, Lucerne, Grazing bromes, Tall Fescue) Annual (ryegrass, ryecorn, oats, clovRed Clover
Chicory Old pasture Italian /red
Fodder beet Run out
Old Lucerne Forage rape Run out Italian
Forage Rape Italian Run out red clover Oats
Forage Rape + Tonic Tonic Run out chicory
Lucerne Finished
brassica/beet
Red clover Italian /red
Chicory Perennial
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