01797naa a2200193 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000160006024501100007626000090018652012630019565000130145865000160147165000150148765300140150270000170151670000160153377300540154913658072012-01-02       1961    bl ---       0--  u    #d1 aHULL, J. L.  aInfluence of stocking rate on animal and forage production from irrigated pasture.h[electronic resource]  c1961  aGrazing intensity or stocking rate, one of the most easily controlled factors in pasture management, has received little attention in grazing research. Yet, McMeekan (1956), in is review of research from Ruakura, reports that increased stocking rate of dairy cows and sheep resulted in greater production per acre even though gains and production per animal decreased. Hancock (1958) reports later results which are in agreement. Similarly, Frischknecht et al. (1953), with beef steers grazing on range forage, reported comparable results. That stocking rate can distort experimental results has also been suggested by McMeekan (1956) and later by Freer (1959). These workers have reported no difference between strip and rotational grazing with dairy cows..... (Cont.)when there was no difference in stocking rate. This contrasts with theresults of other workers (Holmes et al., 1950, 1952; proctor and hood, 1953) where greater production resulted from strip grazing than from rotational grazing; stocking rate, however. was greater for the strip grazing treatment. Meyer et al. (1956) found no difference between these two systems of grazing management with beef steers but had suggested that lenght of rotational grazing interval might have an influence.  aForragem  aIrrigação  aProdução  aPastagens1 aMEYER, J. H.1 aKROMANN, R.  tJournal of Animal Sciencegv. 20, p. 46-52, 1961.