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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Effects of four grazing management systems on the production and persistence of dryland lucerne in central western New South Wales

H Brownlee

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture and Animal Husbandry 13(62) 259 - 262
Published: 1973

Abstract

During an experiment conducted for eighteen months at Condobolin, New South Wales, the production and persistence of dryland lucerne grazed by Merino wethers at 10 ha-1 yr-1 were measured under set stocking and three rotational grazing treatments differing in length of spelling period between grazings (grazed one week in four, six or eight weeks). The results showed that although dry matter availability and lucerne survival increased with decreased grazing frequency, only 35 per cent of the lucerne survived in the treatment with the slowest rotation.

https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9730259

© CSIRO 1973

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