Satellite Symposium 3: Pastoral Systems
Description
Previous research has shown that sheep (Champion et al., 1998) and dairy cattle (Nuthall et al., 2000) have a partial preference for clover of 70%, and achieve higher daily intakes when offered grass and clover as separate but adjacent monocultures compared with animals grazing mixed swards. This intake benefit could be utilised to increase intake and production on farms by grazing from adjacent strips of the two herbages. This study aimed to establish the minimum strip width required to achieve the benefits of monocultures.
Citation
Rutter, S. Mark; Cook, J. E.; Young, K. L.; and Champion, R. A., "Spatial Scale of Heterogeneity Affects Diet Choice but Not Intake in Beef Cattle" (2023). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 83.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/satellitesymposium3/83
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Spatial Scale of Heterogeneity Affects Diet Choice but Not Intake in Beef Cattle
Previous research has shown that sheep (Champion et al., 1998) and dairy cattle (Nuthall et al., 2000) have a partial preference for clover of 70%, and achieve higher daily intakes when offered grass and clover as separate but adjacent monocultures compared with animals grazing mixed swards. This intake benefit could be utilised to increase intake and production on farms by grazing from adjacent strips of the two herbages. This study aimed to establish the minimum strip width required to achieve the benefits of monocultures.
