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How many ewes can you keep?
HOW MANY EWES CAN YOU KEEP?
Land
This page calculates the number of breeding ewes that can be kept on a specific area of land. In addition to the ewes, all young animals bred by these ewes as well as the rams can also be kept together with the ewes on the same land. The number of ewes are expressed per area of land as well as per LSU.
Area
Ha
Grazing capacity
Ha/LSU
Animals
Number of lambs weaned per 100 ewes mated
lambs
Body weight of adult ewes
kg
Marketing age of offspring
months
Age at which young ewes are mated
months
For more information on this calculation, contact
Tino Herselman