Stocking rate The stocking rate indicates the number of livestock that are carried per unit area for a specified period. To meet the requirements for efficient management, the stocking rate usually coincides with the grazing capacity or production potential of the...
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Rotational resting
Where rotational resting is applied the grazing area is subdivided into at least one camp more than there are groups of animals and individual camps are rested from grazing in rotation. Such rests are applied for specific purposes such as seeding or translocation,...
Rotational grazing:
Multi-pasture or rotational grazing system where there are more camps than herds of animals. The grazing area is subdivided into at least one camp more than there are groups of animals and the animal groups are rotated among the camps. Grazing within any one camp is,...
Continuous grazing:
Continuous grazing of a herd in one pasture. Animals are placed in a camp when the forage is first ready to graze at the start of the growing season and they or their replacements are left in that camp for the entire grazeable period of each year. The number of...
Secondary production
Secondary production indicates the amount of animal product that is produced per unit area per unit time. It can be expressed as kg of wool, milk or meat per hectare per year. Secondary production is determined by the amount of utilisable material produced per unit...