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    DSE Ratings Revised September 2019

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    This document provides dry sheep equivalent (DSE) ratings for various classes of livestock based on their metabolic energy (ME) requirements. It includes DSE ratings for mature ewes at different weights and stages, growing lambs at varying growth rates, wethers, breeding cattle at different weights and stages, and growing cattle at growth rates. The DSE ratings are based on the amount of ME required to maintain a 50kg wether and include a 30% estimate for pasture wastage. Actual DSE ratings may vary depending on pasture quality and ME intake.

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    This document provides dry sheep equivalent (DSE) ratings for various classes of livestock based on their metabolic energy (ME) requirements. It includes DSE ratings for mature ewes at different weights and stages, growing lambs at varying growth rates, wethers, breeding cattle at different weights and stages, and growing cattle at growth rates. The DSE ratings are based on the amount of ME required to maintain a 50kg wether and include a 30% estimate for pasture wastage. Actual DSE ratings may vary depending on pasture quality and ME intake.

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    This document provides dry sheep equivalent (DSE) ratings for various classes of livestock based on their metabolic energy (ME) requirements. It includes DSE ratings for mature ewes at different weights and stages, growing lambs at varying growth rates, wethers, breeding cattle at different weights and stages, and growing cattle at growth rates. The DSE ratings are based on the amount of ME required to maintain a 50kg wether and include a 30% estimate for pasture wastage. Actual DSE ratings may vary depending on pasture quality and ME intake.

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    DSE Ratings Revised September 2019

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    This document provides dry sheep equivalent (DSE) ratings for various classes of livestock based on their metabolic energy (ME) requirements. It includes DSE ratings for mature ewes at different weights and stages, growing lambs at varying growth rates, wethers, breeding cattle at different weights and stages, and growing cattle at growth rates. The DSE ratings are based on the amount of ME required to maintain a 50kg wether and include a 30% estimate for pasture wastage. Actual DSE ratings may vary depending on pasture quality and ME intake.

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    DSE ratings for various classes of livestock based on ME requirements.

    Compiled by Tim Prance, Consultant, Pastures and Grazing Systems, Victor Harbor
    updated September 20th 2019
    ph 0427 812 655
    t.prance@prance.net.au
    www.prance.net.au

    Mature ewes
    Pregnant Lactating
    Liveweight Dry average for year
    (last month) (average to weaning)
    kg Single Twin Single Twin

    50 1.0 1.4 1.6 2.1 2.7 1.5


    60 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.5 3.1 1.8
    70 1.3 1.8 2.2 2.8 3.6 2

    Growing lambs
    Liveweight Growth (g/day)
    kg 50 100 150 350

    20 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.2


    30 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.7
    40 1.1 1.3 1.6 2.3

    Wethers
    Liveweight
    50 kg 1.0
    60 kg 1.2
    70 kg 1.4

    Breeding cattle
    Lactating
    Liveweight dry Pregnant average for year
    0-3mnth 3-9 mnth
    kg
    400 4.6 6.2 10 13.8 9
    500 5.4 6.9 10.8 15.4 12
    600 6.2 7.7 12.3 16.9 14

    Growing cattle
    Liveweight growth (kg/day)
    kg 0 0.5 1

    200 3.1 5.4 7.7


    300 3.8 7.3 9.2
    400 4.6 9.2 10.8

    DRY SHEEP EQUIVALENTS.


    Stocking pressure and stocking rates are commonly expressed as Dry Sheep Equivalents (DSE)

    One DSE is the amount of energy (8.5 MJ ME/day) required to maintain a 50kg wether in condition score 2.5

    A DSE is only a rough estimate of an animal’s feed requirements. The DSE rating will vary considerably depending on whether the
    calculation is based on actual ME intake, or ME requirements

    For example, if a 60 kg ewe with one lamb has a ME requirement of 21 MJ/day, then DSE rating = 21 ÷ 8.5 mjME = 2.5 DSE.
    The same ewe grazing a high quality pasture with 1800 kg/ha feed on offer may have an ME intake of 28 MJ/day, so her DSE rating will
    be 28 ÷ 8.5 mj ME = 3.3 DSE. ME intake will vary depending on kg/ha feed on offer and pasture quality, so these DSE tables are based
    on ME requirements

    Actual kg pasture/head/day disappearing from the paddock will also include wastage, which will vary from 20% in a high quality green
    pasture and upto 30% as quality drops. Wastage could be as much as 100% in a poor quality dry pasture

    The DSE ratings used in the table above are based on requirements. The DSE ratings over the page are also based on requirements,
    but include 30% pasture wastage
    including 30% pasture wastage
    Mature ewes
    Pregnant Lactating
    Liveweight Dry average for year
    (last month) (average to weaning)
    kg Dry Single Twin Single Twin

    50 1.3 1.8 2.1 2.7 3.5 2.0


    60 1.6 2.1 2.5 3.3 4.0 2.3
    70 1.7 2.3 2.9 3.6 4.7 2.6

    Growing lambs
    Liveweight Growth (g/day)
    kg 50 100 150 350

    20 0.9 1.0 1.3 1.6


    30 1.2 1.3 1.6 2.2
    40 1.4 1.7 2.1 3.0

    Wethers
    Liveweight
    50 kg 1.3
    60 kg 1.6
    70 kg 1.8

    Breeding cattle
    Lactating
    Liveweight dry Pregnant average for year
    0-3mnth 3-9 mnth
    kg
    400 6 8 13 18 14
    500 7 9 14 20 16
    600 8 10 16 22 18

    Growing cattle
    Liveweight growth (kg/day)
    kg 0 0.5 1

    200 4 7 10
    300 5 9 12
    400 6 12 14

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