Effect of rotational grazing on plant and animal production
It is a common understanding that rotational cattle grazing provides better yields than continuous grazing, but a quantitative analysis is lacking in agricultural literature. In rotational grazing, cattle periodically move among paddocks in contrast to continuous grazing, in which the cattle graze o...
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| description | It is a common understanding that rotational cattle grazing provides better yields than continuous grazing, but a quantitative analysis is lacking in agricultural literature. In rotational grazing, cattle periodically move among paddocks in contrast to continuous grazing, in which the cattle graze on a single plot for the entire grazing season. We construct a differential equation model of vegetation grazing on a fixed area to show that production yields and stockpiled forage are greater for rotational grazing than continuous grazing. Our results show that both the number of cattle per acre and stockpiled forage increase for many rotational configurations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-65804a95e6504649a8a05a158314c3db2025-01-24T02:40:44ZengAIMS PressMathematical Biosciences and Engineering1551-00182018-03-0115239340610.3934/mbe.2018017Effect of rotational grazing on plant and animal productionMayee Chen0Junping Shi1Jamestown High School, Williamsburg, VA 23185, USA,Department of Mathematics, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795, USAIt is a common understanding that rotational cattle grazing provides better yields than continuous grazing, but a quantitative analysis is lacking in agricultural literature. In rotational grazing, cattle periodically move among paddocks in contrast to continuous grazing, in which the cattle graze on a single plot for the entire grazing season. We construct a differential equation model of vegetation grazing on a fixed area to show that production yields and stockpiled forage are greater for rotational grazing than continuous grazing. Our results show that both the number of cattle per acre and stockpiled forage increase for many rotational configurations.https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2018017rotational grazingdifferential equation modelplant and animal production |
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