Lamb feeding experiments

Abstract

Lambs used were finewool wethers purchased from the Zuni Indian Reservation near Gallup, New Mexico. Average purchase weight of 699 head was 63.8 lbs.; cost was $23.50 per cwt. plus 15 cents per head commission. Lambs were trucked to Garden City, arriving October 15. Shrinkage during shipment was 5.8 lbs. (9.10%). Chopped grain sorghum stubble and alfalfa hay were fed until lambs went on test.