Publication Date
1997
Description
The objective of this study (conducted in 1994) was to assess the effects of season and grazing frequency (control, continuous, intermittent during 2 days per week) on vegetation attributes, and animal feeding behavior. Mean standing crop, for which Artemisia herba alba contributed 72%, attained 533 for the control while it was maintained at 394 and 322 Kg DM/ha, for the continuous and the intermittent grazing, respectively. Mean productivity of Artemisia herba alba varied according to treatment and had values of 5.3, 3.0 and 2.5 Kg DM/ha/day, under the ungrazed control, the continuous and the intermittent grazing regimes, respectively. Percent utilization varied according to season, groups of plant species and treatment. Thus, this parameter ranged from 3.3% to 27.6%, and from 28% to 56.1%, for Artemisia herba alba and the perennial grasses, respectively. Mean contribution to sheep diets was similar (34%) for both Artemisia herba alba and the perennial grasses. However, it varied according to availability and the grazing regime. For example, Artemisia herba alba contributed with 27.1% and 41.7%, under the continuous and the intermittent grazing regimes, respectively.
Citation
Mejjati Alami, M; Berkat, O; and Bensalem, C, "Responses of Artemisia herba-alba Asso. and its Associated Species to Grazing Frequency (Midelt, Morocco)" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 77.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1997/session29/77
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Responses of Artemisia herba-alba Asso. and its Associated Species to Grazing Frequency (Midelt, Morocco)
The objective of this study (conducted in 1994) was to assess the effects of season and grazing frequency (control, continuous, intermittent during 2 days per week) on vegetation attributes, and animal feeding behavior. Mean standing crop, for which Artemisia herba alba contributed 72%, attained 533 for the control while it was maintained at 394 and 322 Kg DM/ha, for the continuous and the intermittent grazing, respectively. Mean productivity of Artemisia herba alba varied according to treatment and had values of 5.3, 3.0 and 2.5 Kg DM/ha/day, under the ungrazed control, the continuous and the intermittent grazing regimes, respectively. Percent utilization varied according to season, groups of plant species and treatment. Thus, this parameter ranged from 3.3% to 27.6%, and from 28% to 56.1%, for Artemisia herba alba and the perennial grasses, respectively. Mean contribution to sheep diets was similar (34%) for both Artemisia herba alba and the perennial grasses. However, it varied according to availability and the grazing regime. For example, Artemisia herba alba contributed with 27.1% and 41.7%, under the continuous and the intermittent grazing regimes, respectively.
