Publication Date
1993
Description
A sustainable grazing industry requires careful management of pastures. This study measured the growth potential and productivity of different pasture types in the Central Highlands region of Queensland to develop recommendations on stocking rates which are sustainable in the long term. The most productive pasture measured, buffet grass (Cenchrus clliaris) is generally used for fattening prior to sale to the meatworks. The least productive, a mixed native pasture under a eucalypt forest, is generally used for maintaining breeding stock. Forest Mitchell grass (Bothrioclrloa ewartiana) has intermediate levels of productivity and is used for both breeding and fattening. On open downs soils, formerly grasslands, purple pigeon grass is generally recommended for returning cropped land to pasture, but in this study it was less productive than the blue grass pasture (Dicant/1/um sericium) indigenous to the open downs.
Citation
Willcocks, J and Filet, P, "Assessing the Productivity of Pastures in the Central Highlands Region of Queensland, Australia" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 3.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1993/session11/3
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Assessing the Productivity of Pastures in the Central Highlands Region of Queensland, Australia
A sustainable grazing industry requires careful management of pastures. This study measured the growth potential and productivity of different pasture types in the Central Highlands region of Queensland to develop recommendations on stocking rates which are sustainable in the long term. The most productive pasture measured, buffet grass (Cenchrus clliaris) is generally used for fattening prior to sale to the meatworks. The least productive, a mixed native pasture under a eucalypt forest, is generally used for maintaining breeding stock. Forest Mitchell grass (Bothrioclrloa ewartiana) has intermediate levels of productivity and is used for both breeding and fattening. On open downs soils, formerly grasslands, purple pigeon grass is generally recommended for returning cropped land to pasture, but in this study it was less productive than the blue grass pasture (Dicant/1/um sericium) indigenous to the open downs.
