Energy is usually used for maintance or productive functions. The amount of energy sheep needs depends on the size of the sheep, the production stage they are in, the amount of exercise they get, and the temperature of the environment they are in. The larger the sheep the larger the amount of energy it will need. Sheep in smaller environments don t need as much energy as sheep in larger environments. The amount of protein sheep eat is more important than the quality of the protein.
Protein is given to sheep the most when production is high.
Sometimes protein might have to be given when the plant food they eat doesn t have some of the protein content that it should. This tends to happen during the early winter or after plants have stopped growing. Minerals are known as either macro or micro. The difference bettween these two determines the amount that is needed in their diet. Grains are not a good source of calicum.