Grazing
General Grazing Information
http://www.beefusa.org/govegrazingprograms.aspx
(National Cattlemen’s Beef Association)
http://www.cias.wisc.edu/category/crops-and-livestock/grazing/
(Center for Integrated Animal Systems - University of Wisconsin, Madison)
http://www2.uwrf.edu/grazing/
(University of Wisconsin Extension)
http://www.extension.purdue.edu/dairy/forage/foragpub_graze.htm
(Purdue University Forages and Grazing Articles and Publications)http://www.forages.psu.edu/topics/pastures/index.html
(Pennsylvania State University)http://agbioresearch.msu.edu/publications/futures/fall2001/futures_fall2001_Grazing.pdf
(Missouri State University “A Truly Green Pasture”)
http://msucares.com/crops/forages/newsletters/08/6.pdf
(Mississippi State Extension “Developing A Grazing System”)
General Types of Grazing Programs
Continuous |
animals graze large land areas for extended periods of time |
Rotational |
animals graze smaller land areas or paddocks for set amounts of time; each paddock receives a set graze and rest time period; for different types of rotational grazing see link “Developing A Grazing System” |
Management Intensive Grazing |
livestock and grass management practices that focus on increased levels of manager involvement, increased forage quality, increased meat produced per unit area, and more uniform forage utilization - USDA |
