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In our previous study with lactating dairy cows (Nakatsuji et al., 2004), annual herbage production and utilization, and milk production per unit area under set stocking was not always lower than under rotational grazing at the same stocking rate (6 cows/ha). Furthermore, there was a possibility that set stocking could increase pasture utilization and milk production over rotational grazing when cows were grazed at adequate stocking rate and at the appropriate initial date of grazing. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of stocking rate and initial grass height on herbage production and utilization, and milk production per unit area under set stocking by lactating dairy cows.
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The Effect of Stocking Rate and Initial Grass Height on Herbage Production and Utilization, and Milk Production per Unit Area Under Set Stocking by Lactating Dairy Cows
In our previous study with lactating dairy cows (Nakatsuji et al., 2004), annual herbage production and utilization, and milk production per unit area under set stocking was not always lower than under rotational grazing at the same stocking rate (6 cows/ha). Furthermore, there was a possibility that set stocking could increase pasture utilization and milk production over rotational grazing when cows were grazed at adequate stocking rate and at the appropriate initial date of grazing. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of stocking rate and initial grass height on herbage production and utilization, and milk production per unit area under set stocking by lactating dairy cows.
