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J. Anim Sci. 1961. 20:883-885.
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Effect of Grazing Management on Body Weight and Subsequent Wool and Lamb Production of Non-Lactating Ewes1

R. M. Jordan and W. F. Wedin2

University of Minnesota, St. Paul and Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture

Abstract

This study on the effect of limiting the amount of time non-lactating ewes are allowed to graze involved three pasture treatments and 100 ewes during a 2-year period. Ewes were grazed continuously at either 7 or 14 ewes per acre, or on a restricted time basis at 14 ewes per acre.

Restricting grazing time to about 52% of normal resulted in greater weight loss of the ewe but had no significant effect on wool or lamb production. This system of grazing reduced forage consumption as determined by protected cage samples and swath clipping samples and increased carrying capacity per acre.

Footnotes

1 Paper No. 4627, Scientific Journal Series of the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, St. Paul.

2 Present address: Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.






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