Publication Date
1997
Description
A series of experiments conducted at Weining, Guizhou Province, China demonstrated night penning to be a successful technique for the improvement of native pastures through enhancement of soil fertility and change in the botanical composition of the sward. The best overall results were achieved with a penning intensity of 7 to 8 sheep nights per m- with pasture establishment most successful from May to September. Ryegrass (Lolium perenne), cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata), Yorkshire fog (Holcus lanatus) and white clover (Trifolium repens) were the most suitable for establishment. A number of strategies to increase the impact of pasture improvement through night penning on small holder farms is discussed. These include the reduction in penning intensity and the integration of night penning into supplement feeding, maintenance fertiliser use and conventional pasture improvement programmes on small holder farms.
Citation
Jiang, W L.; Matthews, P.N P.; Luo, C B.; Ren, J Z.; Hodgson, J; and Chu, A.C P., "Night Penning as a Management Technique for Both Pasture Development and Pasture Improvement for Small Holders in Southern China" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1997-2023). 17.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1997/session24/17
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Night Penning as a Management Technique for Both Pasture Development and Pasture Improvement for Small Holders in Southern China
A series of experiments conducted at Weining, Guizhou Province, China demonstrated night penning to be a successful technique for the improvement of native pastures through enhancement of soil fertility and change in the botanical composition of the sward. The best overall results were achieved with a penning intensity of 7 to 8 sheep nights per m- with pasture establishment most successful from May to September. Ryegrass (Lolium perenne), cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata), Yorkshire fog (Holcus lanatus) and white clover (Trifolium repens) were the most suitable for establishment. A number of strategies to increase the impact of pasture improvement through night penning on small holder farms is discussed. These include the reduction in penning intensity and the integration of night penning into supplement feeding, maintenance fertiliser use and conventional pasture improvement programmes on small holder farms.
