ABOUT

Megastart Ewe & Lamb is an innovative feed tub designed to be fed to ewes, lambs and rams all year round. With high levels of protein and energy and a unique blend of vitamins, minerals and trace elements Megastart expertly balances forage deficiencies and supports both flock health and performance.

The high energy and protein contained within Megastart promotes optimum fertility in both the ewe and ram around mating time, with the added trace elements encouraging enhanced ovulation. As a pre-lambing tub Megastart improves the natural defences and colostrum quality in the ewe.  Incorporating a unique, single strain yeast cell wall product rich in mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS) and beta glucans that help to inhibit pathogens binding to the gut wall which reduces disease challenge, for improved gut function and animal health. Beta glucans stimulate the immune system of the ewe enabling her to produce a richer colostrum that helps to improve lamb vitality and vigour.

RESEARCH

33% improvement in Daily Live Weight Gain

Megastart Ewe & Lamb has proven itself to be both a leading pre-lambing supplement, and an effective means of improve DLWG in lambs at grass. An independent trial conducted at Myerscough College involving 120 Texel X lambs shows lambs fed Megastart Ewe & Lamb grow faster compared to lambs fed grass alone. Growth rates of the Megastart and control groups were 160g/day vs 120g/day respectively, a 33% statistically significant improvement when Megastart is fed.

A balanced source of minerals, protein and vitamins, Megastart Ewe & Lamb also provides lambs with an excellent source of energy from sugars, starch and protected fat to achieve a quicker finish at grass allowing for a reduction in feed costs and a sharper turn around on finished stock.

The conclusion of the trial states that even after the cost of the product is taken into account, a substantial increase in profit can be achieved when Megastart Ewe and Lamb is made available to lambs at grass.

Increased Colostrum Quality

A second study conducted at Myerscough College confirmed that Megastart Ewe & Lamb significantly increases colostrum quality in ewes. The trial involved 200 twin bearing ewes, being split into two separate mobs. One with and the other without access to Megastart in the 5 weeks prior to lambing.

The results showed ewes supplemented with Megastart had increased colostrum quality, measured as an increased IgG content of 95 g/l compared with 82 g/l for those ewes without access to Megastart (15.3% increase).

Anecdotal evidence also suggests that lambs were wetter and slimy at birth as they were seen to be born with greater ease. Lambs were also found to be more vigorous and lively soon after birth.