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Camrose, AB
T4V 1X6
Tel: (780) 672-4757
Fax: (780) 672-6797
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A complete nutritionally balanced feed for artificially rearing newborn and orphaned lambs.

Why use DeLuxe Lamb milk replacer?

Economics ... every "extra" lamb you market is worth additional profits.

Supplemental feeding of "extra" lambs will help you maintain a higher average of lambs marketed per ewe.

Gives baby lambs that might otherwise die the strength they need to survive and become marketable lambs.

What is DeLuxe Lamb milk replacer?

Is specially formulated with high quality milk proteins, vitamins, minerals, and homogenized fats. Combined in the proper proportions to maximize the survival and growth rates of baby lambs and to get them off to a fast, healthy start.

This is a non-medicated milk replacer, it allows treatment as necessary.

DeLuxe Lamb milk replacer should be used to help save:

• orphaned or unclaimed Lambs
• weak lambs unable to nurse because of a problem with the ewe's milk supply
• in twin lambs where one is weak or small

These are lambs that could become profitable, marketable lambs. DeLuxe Lamb milk replacer enables you to save and market these lambs.

DeLuxe Lamb Milk Replacer
Saves you money because
it saves you lambs!

Note: Calf milk replacers and cow's milk are not recommended for baby lambs as they do not meet the nutrient specifications for lambs.

Tips On Feeding Baby Lambs

Provide the baby lamb with colostrum as soon as possible after birth. Ewe's colostrum acts as a laxative, is high in nutrients, and helps build passive immunity in baby lambs. Cow's colostrum may work well if ewe's milk is not available. Do not dilute with water or warm too quickly if colostrum is frozen.

Lambs should be removed as young as possible from sight or hearing distance of ewe.

Feed lambs milk replacer free-choice to get performance equal to or better than that of lambs sucking the ewe. Use a teat bar for a simple, cheap, and effective method of feeding milk replacer to groups of lambs. Feed lambs that are about the same age and weight in groups of 10 or fewer. Avoid placing young lambs with older lambs, as they may be pushed aside and not be able to obtain milk replacer. Most lambs adapt quickly to the feeding system and learn to suck the nipples within 1 or 2 days.

Hang a light over the milk replacer feeding device and dry ration feeder. Lambs will be attracted by the light and will adapt more quickly to the feeding system.

Clean the milk replacer feeding system and utensils regularly and always use sanitary methods.

Keep lambs in well-ventilated, draft free area to avoid sudden temperature changes.

Follow the medicating and vaccination requirements of your local veterinarian.

Start lambs on high-quality creep feed at two weeks of age. Provide good quality roughage free choice when lambs reach about three weeks of age. Provide ample fresh clean water in front of lambs always. Do not feed hay or oats the first three weeks of age as it encourages bloat. Do not feed leafy alfalfa until two weeks after weaning, as it may encourage bloat. Provide only enough feed that the lambs will clean up daily.

Wean at 30 days of age or at 11 kg of weight when lambs are eating starter feed well. Continue milk replacer feeding for small lambs doing poorly. Make sure lambs are consuming enough solid food to ensure good growth. DeLuxe Lamb milk replacer should be withdrawn from the feeding program gradually over several days.

Combined with your good management DeLuxe Lamb milk replacer provides a strong foundation for growth and production in artificial raising programs and is an ideal way of ensuring that orphaned lambs survive to become economic producers.

There are several advantages to adding low levels of formalin to milk replacers for lambs. Formalin prevents, or greatly reduces, abomasal bloating in lambs and inhibits bacterial growth, preventing the liquid milk replacer from souring.

Mix the milk replacer powder with warm water in the usual manner. Then add formalin and stir to mix thoroughly. To obtain a level of 0.05%, add formalin at 0.5 ml/kg of liquid milk replacer. Use a small syringe to measure the correct amount of formalin. Store each new batch of liquid milk replacer in a cool place overnight before you feed it to the lambs.

The information contained herein is correct to the best of our knowledge. The recommendations or suggestions contained in this bulletin are made without guarantee or representation as to results. We suggest that you carefully evaluate these recommendations and suggestions prior to use. Your actual results will depend on many factors in addition to feed.

Mixing Instructions

Mix 1 level measuring cup = 250 ml by volume = 130 g of DeLuxe Lamb milk replacer in 2 1/2cups (625 ml) of warm water, 38°C (100°F).

For large batches, mix 1 kg of DeLuxe Lamb milk replacer with 4.2 liters of warm water. Premix powder in 1/2 the required amount of water and blend with a wire whip or beater. Then add the required balance of water for final mixing.

Feeding Directions

Lambs require extreme care in management and feeding. Lambs will vary in their ability to consume feed. This schedule should be used as a guide only.

Lambs should receive colostrum milk as soon after birth as possible. Remove lamb from its mother 1 to 2 days after birth.

Hand Feeding

When hand feeding by bottle, DeLuxe Lamb milk replacer should be fed at body temperature.

Free Choice Feeding

If you are using a free choice nipple feeder to give lambs free access to DeLuxe Lamb milk replacer, it should be fed cold at about 4’C. Cold milk is used to limit intake and prevent over eating. When starting lambs on nipples they will require assistance. However, they will adapt readily and nurse independently within 1 or 2 days.

• Keep milk replacer feeding equipment clean and sanitary.

• Provide a high quality creep feed at a few days of age and continue on a free choice basis. Fresh clean water should be provided at all times.

• Wean lambs at a minimum of 30 days of age, weighing at least 11 kg. Make sure lambs are consuming enough solid food to ensure good growth.

To maintain freshness, keep unused portion of DeLuxe
Lamb Milk Replacer in a closed bag or sealed container.

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