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The Choice of Fixed or Variable Stocking Rates in Grazing Experiments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

J. L. Wheeler
Affiliation:
C.S.I.R.O.Pastoral Research Laboratory, Armidale, N.S.W., Australia
J. C. Burns
Affiliation:
United States Department of Agriculture, Raleigh, N.C., U. S. A.
R. D. Mochrie
Affiliation:
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C., U. S. A.
H. D. Gross
Affiliation:
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C., U. S. A.

Summary

Pasture experiments may be grazed using either variable (put-and-take) or fixed stocking rates. Considerations such as the risks of introducing bias, the reliability of the data, and the resources required for these methods of grazing are discussed, and criteria are described for choosing between the methods.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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