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Dorper Lamb Fattening
Buying, housing, feeding and marketing lambs in a small feedlot for profit
First edition, September 2026 · Vinfarm Farming Library
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About This Guide
Turn lean lambs into profit in 90 days.
Fattening lambs is one of the fastest livestock businesses: buy lean weaners, feed them well for about three months and sell into strong demand. This guide covers buying lambs, feedlot housing, step-up feeding, home-mixed rations, health, weighing and marketing, with drawings, charts, costings and record sheets.
How to use this guide
- Read Chapters 1 - 3 before you buy lambs or build pens.
- Use Chapters 4 - 5 to start each batch and feed it well.
- Use Chapters 6 - 7 to keep lambs healthy and growing.
- Use Chapter 8 and the record sheets to plan and sell.
What You'll Learn
- 1Why Fatten Lambs?
- 2Buying Lambs
- 3Housing the Feedlot
- 4Arrival and the First Three Weeks
- 5Feeds and Rations
- 6Health in the Feedlot
- 7Monitoring Growth
- 8Marketing and Money
Also inside: A: Record Sheets; B: Quick Reference.
Pages45 pages
FormatPDF download
LanguageEnglish
Chapters8 chapters
EditionFirst edition
September 2026
September 2026
PublisherVinfarm Farming Library
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