Learn about your livestock's nutritional needs with GLW.
Farmers in the UK are responsible for over 9.9 million cattle and calves, over 33.3 million sheep & lambs, and over 168 million birds. When the colder months of the year begin, the dietary requirements of your livestock begin to change due to the added percentage of nutritional requirements it takes to keep them healthy.
We have worked with GLW Feeds to produce this article highlighting the benefits of using their feeds to ensure your livestock get the additional nutritional requirements they need. Whether you have cattle, sheep, or chickens, GLW provides food that can be essential to the health of your animals, so read this blog and learn how GLW can provide some of the best quality nutritional feed available.
GLW Quality Beef Feeds are carefully formulated, incorporating the latest nutritional knowledge, to maximise the potential of modern rearing and fattening systems. Within the range, there is a product to suit all requirements. Whether the need is a high-density ration for fast-growing cattle or rations for more extensive systems, each is formulated to provide the optimum balance of nutrients which optimise growth and carcass development. GLW Feeds offer a full range of beef diets to suit all ages from the growing stage to finish. These diets range from 17% protein to 14%.
A balanced formulation combining the attributes of traditional quality raw materials and modern nutrition expertise. Suitable for the less intensive rearing system, or for supplementing grass as its quality declines in late summer and autumn. Cattle Rearer is a well-balanced concentrate feed, suitable for all types of growing cattle on a variety of systems. This 17% protein, high-energy diet can be fed after weaning and throughout the growing period.
This high cereal-based diet, supplemented with yeast, has been formulated to suit ad-lib feeding systems. Prime Beef is ideal for the fast, efficient finishing of beef cattle. The optimum level of protein will enable an efficient and fast finish. The high starch levels will encourage high live weight gains and more efficient feed conversion. The key to profit is feed conversion efficiency (FCE), obtained by maintaining high dry matter intakes and live weight gains.
This 16% protein compound has a balance of starch and protein sources. Universal is a high-energy, flexible diet that can be used as a dual-purpose concentrate. It is suitable for feeding to a variety of ruminant livestock including youngstock, growing cattle, and sheep
GLW quality sheep feeds are formulated to precision incorporating the latest nutritional knowledge to maximise the potential of modern rearing and finishing systems. Within the range there is a product to suit all requirements whether the need is for a growing, pre-lambing or lactating ration, each is formulated to provide the optimum balance of nutrients to maximise feed efficiency and profitability.
GLW Feeds provides a full range of compound diets to suit growing and finishing lamb, pre-lambing, and lactating sheep. These consist of highly digestible ingredients with a high energy level so providing quality by-pass protein ranging in levels from 16% to 19%.
Our diets are designed to improve lamb survival and growth by increasing colostrum uptake. Well-nourished Ewes produce heavier lambs at birth with greater colostrum production.
Our products are designed to improve lamb survival by increasing birth weight and colostrum uptake as well as improving resistance to disease and hypothermia. Well-nourished ewes produce lambs 25% heavier at birth, and their colostrum production is increased by 100%. This can be achieved by raising the appropriate levels of Cobalt with Vitamin B12 and raising Selenium with Vitamin E/Zinc/Iodine in diets fed to pre-lambing ewes with a balanced supply of quality protein and energy
GLW’s Supreme range is formulated to optimise egg production at all ages using a phased feeding programme to ensure the correct nutrient intake throughout lay. This enables the producer to meet performance demands and work to the required egg sizes. All Gold’n’Lay diets provide a deep yellow/orange yolk and are available as a quality mash, pellet or crumble to suit any feeding system.
Whether it's poultry, cattle, or sheep feed, ensure all the quality and nutrients your livestock needs with GLW Feeds, and a great price at StowAg! Shop online 24/7 or visit one of our store locations Monday-Friday 7:30 am - 5:00 pm