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Defoliation Of Young Branch And Parent Stolons Of White Clover In Rotationally Grazed Pastures, M.J M. Hay, M Kim, R W. Mclean, A Gonzalez-Rodriguez
Defoliation Of Young Branch And Parent Stolons Of White Clover In Rotationally Grazed Pastures, M.J M. Hay, M Kim, R W. Mclean, A Gonzalez-Rodriguez
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
This study was undertaken to examine the relative severity of defoliation of young branches (those comprising <4 nodes) and parent stolons of white clover (Trifolium repens L.) in rotationally grazed pastures stocked al either 2.5, 5.0 or 7.5 bulls/ha. On 7 occasions over a year, the defoliation of expanded leaves of parenl and branch stolons was assessed using tagged stolons. Petiole length of leaves ,vas measured before grazing. Leaves of young branch stolons (43% of the total number of leaves defoliated) were less severely defoliated than leaves of parent stolons (64%). Defoliation of branch stolon leaves was relatively greater at the higher stocking rates which had lower residual …
Intensive Grazing Of High Producing Holstein Cows: Milk Production, Forage Utilization And Profit Potential At Three Stocking Rates, S L. Fales, L D. Muller, M O'Sullivan, L E. Lanyon, R J. Hoover, L A. Holden
Intensive Grazing Of High Producing Holstein Cows: Milk Production, Forage Utilization And Profit Potential At Three Stocking Rates, S L. Fales, L D. Muller, M O'Sullivan, L E. Lanyon, R J. Hoover, L A. Holden
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
A farmlet study was conducted to investigate lhe potential for improving dairy productivity and profit potential through increasing stocking rates above those commonly used in 1he north-eastern USA. High-producing Holstein cows were grazed at seasonal stocking rotes (SR) of 3.9 (HSR), 3.2 (MSR) and 2.5 (LSR) cows/ha. Measurements were taken of quantity and quality of pasture offered to cows, silage harvested and fed and milk production during 175 days of grazing in 1990. Results showed a direct relationship between stocking rote and pasture quality and a negative relationship with the percentage of the pasture rejected by cows. Milk production (mean, …
Changing Stocking Rates And Burning Management To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Southern Queensland Grasslands, S M. Howden, G M. Mckeon, J C. Scanlan, J O. Carter, D H. White
Changing Stocking Rates And Burning Management To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Southern Queensland Grasslands, S M. Howden, G M. Mckeon, J C. Scanlan, J O. Carter, D H. White
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
GRASSMAN, an agricultural decision-support model, has been modified to include sources, sinks and storages of greenhouse gases. The modified model was used to investigate the effects of changes in stocking rate and burning management on greenhouse gas emissions of southern Queensland grasslands. These grasslands are significant net emitters of greenhouse gases in their natural state, resulting in large differences between net and anthropogenic (man-made) emissions and hence, to different conclusions regarding emission reduction strategies. At moderate stocking rates, anthropogenic emissions could be reduced by about 20% with little loss of productivity. However, similar reductions in net emissions require larger management …
Effect Of Stocking Rate On Rhodes Grass-Stylo Pasture In The Northern Guinea Savanna Zone Of Nigeria 1. Herbage Yield, O S. Onifade, I F. Adu, J O. Akinola
Effect Of Stocking Rate On Rhodes Grass-Stylo Pasture In The Northern Guinea Savanna Zone Of Nigeria 1. Herbage Yield, O S. Onifade, I F. Adu, J O. Akinola
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
The potential herbage production of Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana cv. Callide)•stylo (Stylosanthes gulanensis cv. Cook) pasture was assessed during S (late wet to dry season) periods at Shika, Nigeria. The pasture received 200 kg N and 30 kg P/ha during the first (198S- 1986) and fifth (1989-1990) grazing periods (GP). Some P only was applied in other periods. The stocking rates (SR) were 12, 18, 24, 30 and 36 Yankasa sheep/ha while the duration of grazing varied from 1S4 to 210 days. Sty lo, with production below 1.0 Vha, was eliminated in the first year of utilisation, …
Pasture Botanical Changes And Steer Gains On Continuously Stocked Hay-Type And Grazing-Tolerant Lucerne Cultivars At Three Grazing Pressures, Carl S. Hoveland, M A. Mccann, J H. Bouton, N S. Hill
Pasture Botanical Changes And Steer Gains On Continuously Stocked Hay-Type And Grazing-Tolerant Lucerne Cultivars At Three Grazing Pressures, Carl S. Hoveland, M A. Mccann, J H. Bouton, N S. Hill
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
Alfagraze (grazing-tolerant) and Apollo (hay-type) lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) cultivars were stocked continuously with beef steers at 3 grazing pressures (GP) for 3 years In central Georgia, USA. Lucerne stands declined at the highest GP, Apollo stand density being only 23% of that of Alfagraze in grass-free areas at the end of 3 years. Rapid encroachment by volunteer bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers,) at high GP resulted in greater stand loss in Apollo than Alfagraze. Steer average daily'gain on both cultivars declined from 0.95 kg at low GP to 0.76 kg at medium GP with a further …
Use Of A Simple Model Of Continuous And Rotational Grazing To Compare Herbage Consumption, Simon J.R Woodward, G `C Wake, D G. Mccall, A B. Pleasants
Use Of A Simple Model Of Continuous And Rotational Grazing To Compare Herbage Consumption, Simon J.R Woodward, G `C Wake, D G. Mccall, A B. Pleasants
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
A simple mathematical model (a linear dynamical system) was constructed to predict herbage consumption by grazing animals. This model was used to compare 3 grazing methods over a range of stocking rates at low pasture mass. The grazing methods compared were: continuous grazing (CTS), rotational grazing with equal time intervals (BQ), and rotational grazing where the time of shift was optimal for maximising intake (OPT). The rotational methods were the simplest possible, the land being subdivided into 2 fields, each of which was grazed once. The order of grazing the fields was also considered. The model predicts (I) that at …
Effects Of Phosphate And Stocking Rate On Mediterranean Grasslands In Northern Syria, A E. Osman, P S. Cocks
Effects Of Phosphate And Stocking Rate On Mediterranean Grasslands In Northern Syria, A E. Osman, P S. Cocks
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
Three rates of phosphate (0, 11 and 26 kg/ha P) were applied to phosphorus-deficient native grassland in northern Syria, and botanical composition, biomass and legume seed production were monitored. The experiment was grazed at low and high ( 1.1 and 2.3 sheep/ha per year) stocking rates. The site is typical of native grassland within the cereal zone of west Asia where cropping is not possible because of shallow, stony soils and steep slopes. Results showed that annual applications of P, even as low as 11 kg P/ha, corrected the deficiency in soil P and improved pasture production. The practical Implications …
Increasing The Forage Supply And Cattle Production Through A Three-Strata Forage System, K Lana, I M. Nitis, W Sukanten, S Putra, M Suarna
Increasing The Forage Supply And Cattle Production Through A Three-Strata Forage System, K Lana, I M. Nitis, W Sukanten, S Putra, M Suarna
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
A three-strata forage system (TSFS) experiment has been can-ied out for 3 years to study the effect of first stratum (grass and ground legume), second stratum (shrub legume) and third stratum (fodder tree) in increasing forage supply and Bali cattle production in a dryland farming area in Bali. The completely randomised factorial design consisted of 2 farming systems (TSFS and traditional system 2) and 2 stocking rates (2 and 4 steers/ha) with 10 and 11 replications. The 0.2S ha TSFS plot was divided into a 0.16 ha core area for food crop, a 0.09 ha peripheral area for the pasture …
Selective Sheep Grazing In An Heterogeneous Wheatgrass Dominated Pasture Related To Stocking Rate, G L. Siffredi, M A. Brizuela, M S. Cid, C Cangiano
Selective Sheep Grazing In An Heterogeneous Wheatgrass Dominated Pasture Related To Stocking Rate, G L. Siffredi, M A. Brizuela, M S. Cid, C Cangiano
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
It has been hypothesized that patch and community selection are driven by forage quality and/or quantity. We assess the relationship between vegetation characteristics and community and patch selection by sheep under continuous grazing at different stocking rates in an heterogeneous pasture. Our results suggest that when communities strongly differed in nutritive value sheep recurrently select the higher quality community in spite of its low biomass. However, sheep do not completely exclude the poorer quality community, generating a patchy vegetation pattern.
Quality Grassland For Dairy Production In North-West Spain, A Gonzalez-Rodriguez
Quality Grassland For Dairy Production In North-West Spain, A Gonzalez-Rodriguez
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
An experiment with two groups of 15 Friesian cows grazing independent areas, with no N and 240 kg N ha-1, was run during two years to see the levels of milk production based on a grass/white clover pasture, maintaining high levels of herbage quality. N application decrease clover content from 55% to 42%. The total DM response to N was low. Herbage utilization was maintained similar in both treatments. Moderate levels of milk production can be reached, more than 4000 litres cow-1 and 9000 litres ha-1, with low use of concentrates, only 400 kg cow-1. Crude protein levels were high …
The Effect Of Stocking Rate On Herbage Utilization And Milk Production Under Time-Restricted Grazing By Lactating Dairy Cows, M Okubo, I Nonaka, K Furukawa, H Nakatsuji, S Kondo
The Effect Of Stocking Rate On Herbage Utilization And Milk Production Under Time-Restricted Grazing By Lactating Dairy Cows, M Okubo, I Nonaka, K Furukawa, H Nakatsuji, S Kondo
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
The effect of two stocking rates of 5 (L) and 7 (H) heads of lactating dairy cows per hectare on herbage utilization and milk production were determined under a time-restricted grazing during 2 years from 1993 to 1994. The annual herbage utilization and milk production from pasture in 1993 were lower in H than L (herbage, 7.9 vs. 9.1tDM/ ha; milk, 8.1 vs. 9.6t/ha) since the days of grazing cycle was considerably shorter in H than L (7.8 vs. 17.1days). As a result of changing the expected daily herbage intake per head of H seasonally in 1994, the annual herbage …
Application Of The Phygrow Forage Production- Runoff Model For Regional Stocking Analysis, J W. Stuth, J R. Conner, W T. Hamilton, D M. Schmitt
Application Of The Phygrow Forage Production- Runoff Model For Regional Stocking Analysis, J W. Stuth, J R. Conner, W T. Hamilton, D M. Schmitt
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
A hydrologic-based forage production model, PHYGROW, was used to simulate forage production and carrying capacity of a subtropical shrubland complex of over 34 species grazed by various ratios of cattle and goats with a population of indigenous white-tailed deer over a 20-yr simulated weather profile. The diet selection algorithm allowed the three animal populations to selectively graze preferred foods based on preferences of plant species, plant parts, and live:dead status by phenological stage. A level of maximum utilization of key species was specified. An incremental analysis of cattle:goat demand ratio was analyzed to determine how different combinations of livestock were …
The Grazing Manager: A New Application Of The Carrying Capacity Concept, M M. Kothmann, R T. Hinnant
The Grazing Manager: A New Application Of The Carrying Capacity Concept, M M. Kothmann, R T. Hinnant
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
Common approaches to evaluating carrying capacity are stocking rate trials for research and trial and error adjustments for ranchers. These approaches are inadequate as operational decision guides for grazing management. The Grazing Manager (TGM) is a generalized management level dynamic model that provides a new approach to stocking rate analysis. Grazing pressure is integrated over time with a function called pasture demand ratio (PDR) which is based on cumulative forage demand relative to cumulative forage production within a forage year. PDR is a dynamic variable that standardizes the forage balance relationship and makes the analysis of stocking rate data more …
Accounting For Selective Grazing In The Stocking Rate Decision, M F. Quirk, J W. Stuth
Accounting For Selective Grazing In The Stocking Rate Decision, M F. Quirk, J W. Stuth
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
We describe the development and use of a simple, generic method for predicting botanical composition of herbivore diets, thereby allowing resource managers to consider selective foraging when setting stocking rates. For a particular season and herbivore, we found that forage species fall into one of 3 selection categories: preferred (consistently selected for), undesirable (consistently selected against), and variable (inconsistent selection pattern). Our studies showed that, for most situations, dietary composition is adequately predicted from regression relationships with the field proportions of preferred and undesirable species. We demonstrate how this method can help address issues such as the conservation of preferred …
Water Use In A Newly Established Pasture As Influenced By Grazing Management, M H. Entz, W P. Mccaughey
Water Use In A Newly Established Pasture As Influenced By Grazing Management, M H. Entz, W P. Mccaughey
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
The objective of this study was to determine the effects of grazing system and stocking rate on spring profile soil water, soil water extraction and evapotranspiration (ET) of a newly established grass/ legume pasture. The experiment, located on a fine sandy loam soil in western Manitoba, was a two replicate RCBD with continuous and rotational grazing at stocking rates of 1.1 and 2.2 steers/ha. The pastures contained alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), meadow bromegrass (Bromus biebersteineii Roem and Shult.) and Russian wild ryegrass (Elymus juncea L.). Growing season ET averaged 38.4 cm and was consistently highest for …
Productivity Of Renovated Naturalized Pastures In Atlantic Canada, Y A. Papadopoulos, E Charmley, R C. Martin, A H. Fredeen, K B. Mcrae, D Mason, S.A E. Fillmore
Productivity Of Renovated Naturalized Pastures In Atlantic Canada, Y A. Papadopoulos, E Charmley, R C. Martin, A H. Fredeen, K B. Mcrae, D Mason, S.A E. Fillmore
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and improved productivity of reduced tillage pasture renovation methods in the establishment of triple species pasture mixtures into an existing naturalized stand. Experimental treatments, 2 (low and high stocking rates) by 2 (frost- and sod-seeding methods) factorial with an additional non-renovated pasture control treatment, were arranged in a randomized complete block design with two replications. Despite the fact that high stocking rates resulted in reduced herbage yield, animal production per hectare was substantially improved in the establishment and the first postestablishment year. Sod-seeding was the most effective establishment method …
Productivity Of Grasses In A Pasture In The Cerrado Area Of The "Triangulo Mineiro", I F. Andrade, M A. Oliveira
Productivity Of Grasses In A Pasture In The Cerrado Area Of The "Triangulo Mineiro", I F. Andrade, M A. Oliveira
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
A grazing trial using guinea and coloniao (Panicum maximum), setaria (Setaria sphacelata), andropogon (Andropogon gayanus), and signalgrass (Brachiaria decumbens) was conducted during three grazing cycles: 1st cycle - Apr. 5, 1984 to Jul. 23, 1984; 2nd - Dec. 4, 1984 to Oct. 30, 1985 and 3rd - Jan. 16, 1986 to Jan. 15, 1987. It was also used with four stocking rates- T1= 0.8, T2= 1.0, T3= 1.2, and T4= 1.4 animal units/ha (AU/ha). In the 2nd period signalgrass was discarded because of poor condition of the pastures, and in the last grazing cycle …
Bermudagrass Pastures Under Long-Term Stocking Rates And Fertility Regimes, F M. Rouquette Jr, G R. Smith, V A. Haby
Bermudagrass Pastures Under Long-Term Stocking Rates And Fertility Regimes, F M. Rouquette Jr, G R. Smith, V A. Haby
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
After 16 years of grazing ‘Coastal’ and common bermudagrass [Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.] pastures each at 3 levels of forage mass, N vs non-N fertilizer was superimposed to assess stand maintenance of bermudagrass and cow-calf performance. After 7 additional years of fertility treatments, N plus overseeded ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) provided for 202 days grazing; whereas, K plus overseeded clovers (Trifolium incarnatum L.) and (T. vesiculosum Savi.) provided adequate forage for 179 days grazing. Coastal supported higher stocking rates (2.3 to 7.9 680-kg animal units(AU)/ha) than common bermudagrass (2.0 to 5.3 AU/ha). Suckling calf daily gains …
Effects Of Stocking Rates On Water Use Efficiency Of Established Species In Stipa Breviflora Desert Steppe, M. Zhao, G. M. Yin, S. B. Liu, W. J. Meng
Effects Of Stocking Rates On Water Use Efficiency Of Established Species In Stipa Breviflora Desert Steppe, M. Zhao, G. M. Yin, S. B. Liu, W. J. Meng
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
Plant water use efficiency reflects the survival adaptation strategies adopted by plants to obtain maximum carbon harvest. Understanding the water and resource utilization strategies of Stipa breviflora in desert steppe will help people understand its growth mechanism, and it is of great significance to analyze the ecological countermeasures of Stipa breviflora to cope with disturbance. In this study, the water use efficiency (WUE) of the established populations of Stipa breviflora in desert steppe was measured by stable carbon isotope method and photosynthometer method, and the adaptation mechanism of Stipa breviflora under different stocking rates was discussed based on the basic …
Performance Of Finishing Nellore Beef Steers In Intensively Managed Pastures And Silvopastoral Systems In Southeast Of Brazil, P. P. A. Oliveira, Neto R. Pasquini, G. S. Pádua, L. H. C. Junior, R. Vechi, A. J. Furtado, G. V. Silva, A. A. Lobo, A. L. Abdalla-Filho, A. F. Pedroso, P. H. M. Rodrigues
Performance Of Finishing Nellore Beef Steers In Intensively Managed Pastures And Silvopastoral Systems In Southeast Of Brazil, P. P. A. Oliveira, Neto R. Pasquini, G. S. Pádua, L. H. C. Junior, R. Vechi, A. J. Furtado, G. V. Silva, A. A. Lobo, A. L. Abdalla-Filho, A. F. Pedroso, P. H. M. Rodrigues
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
This study evaluated the average daily weight gain (ADG), stocking rates, and live weight gain per hectare (LWG) in different intensified animal production systems. The experiment was carried out from September 2020 to September 2021 at Embrapa Southeast Livestock, São Carlos, SP, Brazil. Thirty Nellore steers (285±21 kg of live weight and 12±13 months old) were randomly distributed into five treatments, with two replicates: 1) intensively managed and irrigated Megathyrsus maximus cv. Tanzânia pasture overseeded in the dry season with Avena byzantina and Lolium multiflorum (IHS); 2) intensively managed rainfed M. maximus cv. Tanzânia pasture (RHS); 3) intensively managed rainfed …
Livestock Production And Economic Implications From Augmenting Degraded Rangeland With Atriplex Halimus And Salsola Vermiculata In Northwest Syria, A. E. Osman, F. Bahhadi, N. Hassan, F. Ghassali, T. Al Ibrahim
Livestock Production And Economic Implications From Augmenting Degraded Rangeland With Atriplex Halimus And Salsola Vermiculata In Northwest Syria, A. E. Osman, F. Bahhadi, N. Hassan, F. Ghassali, T. Al Ibrahim
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
Three stocking rates (low: one sheep 2.25 ha-1, medium: one sheep 1.5 ha-1 year-1 and high: one sheep 0.75 ha-1 year-1) were studied for 7 seasons (1990/91-1996/97) on native range and on pasture over sown with fodder shrubs at Maragha, northwest Syria. There were 8 Awassi sheep in each stocking rate treatment, and the treatments were replicated 3 times in fenced paddocks. Milk yield, lamb production, live weight and supplementary feeding of the sheep were monitored. The results showed significantly higher forage availability on the range over-sown with fodder shrubs by 82% and 41% in the medium and high rainfall …
Effect Of Tan-Sheep Rotational Grazing On Soil Erosion In Typical Steppe On The Loess Plateau Of China, Shi Li-Yuan, Hou Fu-Jiang, Lou Shan-Ning
Effect Of Tan-Sheep Rotational Grazing On Soil Erosion In Typical Steppe On The Loess Plateau Of China, Shi Li-Yuan, Hou Fu-Jiang, Lou Shan-Ning
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
The effect of stocking rate on soil erosion has been at the forefront of water and soil conservation studies in recent years. By observing soil erosion caused by rainfall in typical steppe on the Loess Plateau in China, this research aimed to further explore the effect of stocking rate on soil erosion. The results showed that all the concerned indicators of soil erosion (runoff, runoff coefficient, soil loss, soil organic carbon loss, and soil total nitrogen and total phosphorus loss) had a significant (P < 0.001) positive linear correlation with stocking rate alone, and precipitation alone, while the indicators of runoff and soil loss had a significant (P < 0.01) negative linear correlation with typicalsteppe biomass (aboveground biomass, litter mass, and belowground biomass). Both stocking rate and precipitation had large significant (P < 0.01) effects on soil erosion via changes in aboveground biomass, litter mass, and soil organic carbon.
Legacy Effects Of Herbivory Trampling On Soil Organic Carbon Via Soil Properties, Plant Biomass And Functional Traits, Lan Li, Fujiang Hou
Legacy Effects Of Herbivory Trampling On Soil Organic Carbon Via Soil Properties, Plant Biomass And Functional Traits, Lan Li, Fujiang Hou
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
Herbivores are important for ecosystem biogeochemistry, including soil carbon pools. Non-trophic interactions between herbivores and soil processes have recently gained attention, but remain underexplored. They include both direct and indirect effects of herbivore behaviour and physical soil disturbance by herbivores (e.g., trampling) causing compaction, and therefore probably influence historical contingency; however, little empirical data on the persistent impact or legacy effect of trampling and subsequent drivers of shifts are available. To address the knowledge gaps described above, we investigated whether the soil organic C (SOC) is driven by the legacy effect of sheep trampling intensity (0, 40, 80 and 120 …
The Paired-Paddock Model As An Agent For Change On Grazing Properties Across Southeast Australia, J. Thompf, P. W. G. Sale, Geoffrey Saul
The Paired-Paddock Model As An Agent For Change On Grazing Properties Across Southeast Australia, J. Thompf, P. W. G. Sale, Geoffrey Saul
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
From the mid 1970s to the mid 1990s the low productivity of wool and beef producing farms in the high rainfall zone (>550 mm annual rainfall) in south east Australia has been a major contributing factor to the difficulties faced by farmers in this region. This was despite research from the Long-term Phosphate Experiment at Hamilton in south west Victoria indicating that there is considerable potential to increase the productivity and profitability of wool production (Saul, 1994). By implementing the productive pasture technology (PPT) that involves increased rates of fertiliser on pastures containing productive species and increased stocking rates …
Farmer Adoption; Ten Years Of Productive Pasture Systems In Southern Australia, Geoffrey Saul, H. L. Quinn, J. T. Trompf
Farmer Adoption; Ten Years Of Productive Pasture Systems In Southern Australia, Geoffrey Saul, H. L. Quinn, J. T. Trompf
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
n Southern Australian sheep and beef farmers have been slow to adopt technology related to grazing management and pasture utilisation despite clear evidence of a strong link between utilisation (stock per ha) and profitability. Between 1971-95, the average stocking rate on farms was 10-12 dry sheep equivalent per hectare (dse/ha) (Anon 2004). Results from the Hamilton Long-term Phosphate Experiment (Cayley et al., 2002) show higher pasture production, herbage digestibility, stocking rates and profitability as phosphorus fertiliser applications increase. In 1993, the Grassland Productivity Program (GPP) started in the winter rainfall areas of southern Australia (Trompf & Sale 2000), initiated …
Systems Simulation Assists Land Capability Estimation In Australia’S Temperate Grasslands, Richard J. Simpson, L. Salmon, P. Graham, A. D. Moore, A. Stefanski, D. J. Marshall, J. R. Donnelly
Systems Simulation Assists Land Capability Estimation In Australia’S Temperate Grasslands, Richard J. Simpson, L. Salmon, P. Graham, A. D. Moore, A. Stefanski, D. J. Marshall, J. R. Donnelly
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
Intensification of production in the water-limited grasslands of temperate Australia has increased the need to quantify their sustainable carrying capacity. Empirical rainfall-based rules for estimating stocking rate fail when used in districts with differing weather patterns, or when soil and pasture resources limit the utilisation of rainfall. Grazing systems simulation should help to overcome these problems because local conditions can be taken into account. This study investigated the impact of soil resources on potential stocking rate, profitability and production risk in a local climatic area of the southern tablelands of NSW, Australia.
Methane Production By Cattle Grazed At Two Stocking Rates On A Semi-Natural Grassland, Cesar S. Pinares-Patiño, Y. Rochette, M. Fabre, J.-P. Jouany, C. Martin
Methane Production By Cattle Grazed At Two Stocking Rates On A Semi-Natural Grassland, Cesar S. Pinares-Patiño, Y. Rochette, M. Fabre, J.-P. Jouany, C. Martin
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
Global warming induced by the human-enhanced concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere is a major environmental concern of our day. Enteric methane (CH4) is the most important GHG associated with grazing livestock. The emissions of methane may be influenced by environmental conditions and grazing management. Stocking rate (SR), the number of animals per unit of land area, remains the simplest management tool in pastoral farming. However, little is known about the influence of SR on CH4 emission. The objective of this study was to compare the CH4 emissions from cattle managed under low and …
The Effect Of Stocking Rate And Lamb Grazing System On Sward Performance Of Trifolium Repens And Lotus Corniculatus In Uruguay, F. Montossi, R. San Julián, M. Nolla, M. Camesasca, F. Preve
The Effect Of Stocking Rate And Lamb Grazing System On Sward Performance Of Trifolium Repens And Lotus Corniculatus In Uruguay, F. Montossi, R. San Julián, M. Nolla, M. Camesasca, F. Preve
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
Lambs have a great potential to diversify and stimulate meat and wool production and economical returns within the industry. The main objective of this study was to evaluate different feeding and management alternatives for the production of high quality wool and meat as well as their effects on sward characteristics in the Basaltic region of Uruguay.
Effect Of Forage Legume Species And Stocking Rate Of Lambs On Sward Characteristics In Uruguay, F. Montossi, D. F. Risso, R. San Julián, M. Iglesias, N. Ramos, I. De Barbieri, R. Cuadro, A. Zarza
Effect Of Forage Legume Species And Stocking Rate Of Lambs On Sward Characteristics In Uruguay, F. Montossi, D. F. Risso, R. San Julián, M. Iglesias, N. Ramos, I. De Barbieri, R. Cuadro, A. Zarza
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
The sheep industry is a mayor component of the pastoral industries, given its importance for the Uruguayan economy. In the last decade, sheep farmers have been more interested in low cost technologies to enhance productivity and profit. The objective of this study, conducted in the Basaltic region of Uruguay, was to evaluate the effect of legume species and stocking rate of lambs on sward structure, production, composition and nutritive value.
Effect Of Stocking Rate And Grazing System On Fine And Superfine Merino Wool Production And Quality On Native Swards Of Uruguay, I. De Barbieri, Fabio Montossi, E. J. Berretta, A. Dighiero, A. Mederos
Effect Of Stocking Rate And Grazing System On Fine And Superfine Merino Wool Production And Quality On Native Swards Of Uruguay, I. De Barbieri, Fabio Montossi, E. J. Berretta, A. Dighiero, A. Mederos
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
Modern textile tendencies show that consumers prefer light, soft, resistant, natural, and comfortable clothes, for which fine and superfine wools are in great demand, particularly at the high value markets (Whiteley, 2003). The main objective of the present study was to define sustainable stocking rates and grazing systems on native swards for fine and superfine wool production in the Basaltic region of Uruguay.