Overcoming milk fat depression in grazing sheep

Dairy sheep farmers often struggle with getting the fat and protein percentages in balance. This is especially the case when the animals graze outside and forage consumption cannot be controlled. The proportion of fat and protein in milk is primarily regulated by genetic factors but also by factors related to the breeding environment, management and nutrition. Sheep must be fed a minimum proportion (according to their body weight) of dry matter from forages. When this is not the case, it is dir