A comparison of continuous and rotational grazing on veld at two stocking rates.

Abstract

Two rotational grazing procedures, a four-paddock system with a 10-day period of stay and an eight-paddock system with a 5-day period of stay, were compared with continuous grazing on veld. The trial was conducted 40 km south of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe, over the six-year period 1975-81. Although floristic composition changed over the period of the trial, no differential effects of either grazing procedure or stocking rate were detected on the compositionLanguage: English

Keywords: Bulawayo; Continuous grazing; Floristic composition; Grazing; Paddock systems; Rotational grazing; Short duration grazing; Steer performance; Zimbabwe; grazing procedures; stocking rates; matopos research station