Autumn Gold: Filling the Nutritional Gaps in Autumn Grazing

As summer transitions into autumn grazing, livestock producers often face a hidden challenge. While grass may still appear plentiful and green, its nutritional profile changes significantly. Sugar levels decline, fibre content rises, and rumen digestible protein (RDP) increases, creating nutritional imbalances that can affect animal performance.

This is where Uniblock’s ‘Autumn Gold’ mineral lick bucket offers an effective and practical solution. 

Understanding Autumn Grass

During the autumn months, grass quality changes in several important ways:

• Sugar levels decrease, reducing the readily available energy animals receive from grazing.

• Rumen Digestible Protein (RDP) increases, which can create an imbalance if insufficient energy is available for efficient rumen function.

• Fibre levels rise, potentially reducing the digestibility of the forage.

Although grass growth may continue, these seasonal changes can limit the nutritional value available to grazing sheep and cattle.

Designed to Fill the Gaps

Autumn Gold has been specifically formulated to complement autumn grazing by addressing the nutritional shortfalls that develop as grass quality changes.

Its carefully balanced formulation helps support rumen efficiency, animal health and overall performance throughout the grazing season. With over 32% sugar and a high energy value of almost 18 MJ/kg DM metabolisable energy, Autumn Gold provides the readily available energy needed to help livestock make the most of autumn grass.

Key Benefits of Autumn Gold

High in Sugar

Autumn Gold provides a valuable source of sugar to help compensate for declining sugar levels in autumn grass. Containing over 32% sugar, it delivers a concentrated source of energy that supports rumen fermentation and helps livestock utilise forage more efficiently. Combined with 15% starch, Autumn Gold helps maintain energy intake when grass quality begins to decline.

Contains Undigestible Protein (UDP) 

While autumn grass can remain rich in protein, declining sugar levels may limit how efficiently that protein is utilised. Autumn Gold contains Undigestible Protein (UDP) alongside high levels of sugar and energy to help balance the rumen, supporting better nutrient utilisation and helping convert autumn grass into growth, condition and performance.

Complete Trace Element Package

Autumn Gold contains a comprehensive trace element package designed to support:

• Immune function

• Fertility and breeding performance

• Growth and overall productivity

• Resilience during periods of stress, housing and vaccination

The formulation supplies essential trace elements including selenium, cobalt, iodine, manganese and zinc, helping livestock maintain health and performance throughout the autumn grazing period.

Highly Palatable and Easy to Use

The bucket is extremely palatable, encouraging consistent intake during cooler, wetter months when feed consumption can sometimes decline. Its’ simple, low-labour format makes it an ideal supplement for both sheep and cattle at grass.

Supporting Performance Through Autumn

Whether managing ewes ahead of tupping, maintaining cow condition, finishing lambs, or supporting growing cattle, Autumn Gold helps bridge the nutritional gap between summer grazing and winter feeding.

Autumn is a key management period on many farms, with breeding, weaning, housing and vaccination programmes all placing additional demands on livestock. Ensuring adequate energy intake and trace element status can help support normal immune function and overall performance before and during these important stages.

By providing high levels of readily available energy, balanced protein nutrition, essential trace elements and excellent palatability, Autumn Gold enables producers to maximise the value of autumn grazing while maintaining livestock performance.

Make the Most of Autumn Grazing

Autumn grazing remains one of the most cost-effective feed resources available. With changing grass quality often limiting animal performance, targeted supplementation becomes increasingly important.

Autumn Gold is specifically designed to fill the nutritional gaps in autumn grass, helping sheep and cattle continue to thrive when sugar levels decline, fibre rises and protein balance becomes critical.

Autumn Gold – Optimised Nutrition for Autumn Grazing.