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Grazing techniques
Solution name: Grazing techniques
Aim: Find solution for sheep farms who based on grazing for those periods when the natural grassland is so poor (mainly summer period)
Description:
In dry climate: Enough yield and enough of good quality grass are available seasonally
Solutions:
– Good nutrition – Planted grasslands (after 3-4 year reseed the pasture if its neccessary you can cultivate the land)
– If you reseed the grassland you have to find a good plant mixture (legumes and grass species) which is not so far the natural plant assiciation, natural plant contant
Topic: Nutrition
Production: Dairy / Meat
Animal Category: Ewes/Lamb/Replacements
Issue: Grassland Management
Level of Solution: Knowledge, Practical
Country: Hungary
How to implement it
Different grazing technique:
- Creat grazing gardens (optimal size to your flock), watch out the rotiation posibility to avoid the serious parasite infection on grass
- Do not forget to use the irrigation and fertilzation chanche (if you have) for the better yield and quality
- A good grazing system that collect the natural and the seeded grass advantages that can ensure the suitable quality food for your flock
Expected benefits
- Fluently good quality feed on the grass
- Better yield production
- Fluently good feeding quality all year long
- Less parasite infection infection inside
Prerequisites and/or limits
- Higher investment cost for machinary
- Low knowledge
- Gap of advising
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