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Grazing and Range/Pasture Management
Also known as pastoralism, grazing livestock have been around for millennia, ever since domestic animals--cattle, hogs, sheep, goats, horses--have been successfully domesticated. Grazing involves the consumption of forages and range or pasture management is a tool used to control grazing activities of livestock, primarily in effort to improve the quality of the land.
578 Questions
How many Black Angus cows should graze on an acre of pasture land?
This is highly dependent on your location, forage quantity and quality, soil type, and terrain. Some areas may have a lower stocking rate than others. For instance, in Nevada, you may be lucky to be able to graze a cow-calf pair on 10 acres of pasture per week. In North Carolina, however, you will more than likely be able to graze a pair on 1 acre of pasture per month.
How does the amount of grazing land compare with the amount of farmland?
Only 10% of the Earth's surface is used for crop production, and 26% is used as grazing land. Many areas on the Earth are unsuitable for crop production based on mainly topography, precipitation and soil type and quality, and are instead better utilized and managed with the use of grazing animals. However, such marginal land isn't the only land that is best for grazing, much of the land that is deemed suitable for crop production, such as that of the Midwest USA that used to be native prairie grasslands only 100 years ago, is still in fact best for grazing, primarily because of water.
Prairies are known for their extreme climate (hot, dry summers and cold, snowy winters, for example) and periods devoid of acceptable precipitation for growing corn and soybeans, thus irrigation needs to be utilized to grow such crops. Since water is becoming an increasingly worrying issue, it would only make sense to convert cropland back to native prairie and thus significantly reduce the use of irrigation, or at least the amount of land used for irrigation.
How much feed can an acre of pasture produce per day?
This is all very dependent on soil quality and type, location, terrain/topography, the grass or legume species within that pasture, and how that pasture is grazed.
Can you fertilize the pasture with cows on it?
No. It's best if you move the cattle to a different pasture (one that they have absolutely no access to the one being fertilized) if you are going to spread fertilizer on it. Fertilizer burns the skin of any animal, so it's wise to keep the cattle off of that pasture for a week after you've spread fert on it.
How much pasture land does a single cow need to sustain life?
Sustain life? It doesn't need any to live. It only needs it to be happy and healthiest and not bored. I know a cow that has lived for years on a small piece of dirt. Dairy cows live on concrete tied up.
What my family has always done is wash it with clean warm water. Then leave it, do not cover with a plaster but allow it to get oxygen. This will make it heal faster. You may wish to put some savlon cream (antibacterial cream) onto the graze to make sure it doesn't get infected.
She may be stressed. Try to get her used to the stall a little at a time. Start with just a few minutes and work up to longer periods of time. If you notice that she is still upset try a smaller paddock. This won't be as closed in as a stall but she will be closer and you can keep an eye on her. Make sure she has clean bedding, straw is much better than shavings for foaling.
Do grazing sheep kill the grass?
No, they simply grow back. Not immediately, but they will. That's why farmer are there to take care of their food supply. But it is possible if there's like 100's of sheep and only a small patch of grass.
Yes, sheep will strip a pasture bare if not rotated to another pasture from time to time.They can eat the grass down to a point where the grass needs to be resown.
It depends on the farm, and whether the calf is reared for milk or beef production, but usually calves can be put out to pasture (grazing) as soon as they are weaned, as long as they are healthy. This can be as early as 3 months of age, or even sooner in some cases.
Where is the rangeland located?
There is more than one rangeland, and these rangelands are found all over the world in all continents and in every country. Rangelands encapsulate grasslands, forests, tundra, desert, foothills and montane regions.
How do grazing of animals affect forests?
Overgrazing of animals leads to the decrease in number of plants. In this way , many tress are lost.
What is the recommended height of a horse pasture fence?
at or above the horses whithers is best. Most horses will not try to jump something above their chest, unless they are a trained jumping horse that is used to jumping things taller than 5 feet, in which case, the fence would have to be pretty tall, or electric, to discourage the horse from jumping it.
Why does your horse charge you when you approach him in the pasture?
What are his body signs? Is his ears laid back, or pricked forward? Does he appear tense or relaxed? Is the only horse you have? Did you call out to him before you entered the pasture or not? Did you have a feed bucket or hay bale on you at all? And, how long have you had him? It's most likely that he's just happy to see you and is running up to greet you, or thinks/sees you have a treat for him that he is super-eager to get from you.
If he's happy to see you, his ears will be pricked up and not laid back, he will not show the whites of his eyes like he's scared or challenging you (unless he's an appaloosa, which they always show the whites of their eyes no matter what mood their in), or appear tense. If his ears are laid back, he could either be in a bad mood, afraid of you, or scared you might hurt him and have learned to strike first. But, if he's a good nature horse (which I'm sure he is), then he'll just either be eager to get that yummy thing in your hand to eat, or he's just really happy to see you.
What is the difference between grazing and detritus food chain?
detritus food chain is shorter than grazing food chain
How long should you wait after baling a pasture before you should let livestock graze again?
A few weeks or until the grass is around 10 to 12 inches high.
Why do grazing animals travel in herds?
Since they don't have much to protect themselves on their own, they stay together to fend off predators and to have company. They also must protect the little ones. If they were on their own, they would have a harder time surviving. :)
Who owns the majority of U.S grazing land?
The majority of U.S grazing land is owned by private land owners, not the Bureau of Land Management. Private land owners collectively own 613 million acres (EPA, 2007), whereas the BLM only owns around 155 million acres that us put into livestock grazing.
Town common (noun) An open space in the center of a town where cattle and sheep could graze
How can you divide 18 horses between 3 pastures and not have an even number on any ne pasture?
You can't...adding three odd numbers together always makes an odd number.
How much time do wild horses spend grazing?
A lot. In a 24 hour period a horse can spend up 20 hours a day grazing. They sleep and doze a little and some time is spent on horse play but their main goal in life is to eat. It must work OK because as a species horses have been around for millions of years in one form or another.
