Grazing rotation in the annual-dominated rangelands of the Sahel

Short-duration rotation grazing was compared with deferred grazing in a 3-year experiment at ICRISAT, Niger. Short-duration grazing used a mixed herd (2 steers, 4 sheep and 4 goats) and cycles of 15-21 days in the wet season and 91 days in the dry season. Wet season grazing compared high (83-126 kg...

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Main Authors:	Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y., Fernández Rivera, S.
Format:	Conference Paper
Language:	Inglés
Published:	International Rangeland Congress, Inc. 1999
Subjects:	rangelands grazing systems grasslands grasses botanical composition stocking rate continuous grazing short duration grazing deferred-rotation grazing cattle sheep goats
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50621