| PRODUCER | MARTIN LONG, S&K FARMS, MARYBOROUGH (VIC)* |
| REGION | LODDON MALEE |
| STOCK | 520 FIRST CROSS LAMBS |
| VIEW | WEIGHT OVER TIME (WEB) |
| PERIOD | APR–JUNE 2025 |
| MODEL | FEEDLOT |
| ATTRACTANT | SALT |
| SUMMARY | 60 DAY ADWG CHART FOR A MOB OF 500+ FIRST CROSS LAMBS IN A FEEDLOT SITUATION. INITIAL RATION WAS BARLEY + AIM CONVERTER SHEEP 50 PT. |
The weight chart below is a great example of the Optiweigh data being able to pick up changes to animal weights almost instantaneously.
The key points on show:
- a weight drop across the mob from April 28 to around the 30th/1st May which is typical when a new session is started, the Unit is placed with a new mob and the stock start to use the machine and build a full picture;
- on 8/5, there was an on farm emergency as as a result this mob did’t get their rations. You can see the immediate dip;
- All was going well until mid May where the mob was shorn (avg fleece of 1.5KG) and weight loss drops accordingly; and
- From May 25, their ratio was changed to Wheat + Converter 50 and they start to power away again.
