01538naa a2200253 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400660006010000160012624500650014226000090020752008370021665000230105365000180107665000110109465000190110565000100112465000130113465000100114765000240115765000200118165300200120177300630122115216842025-07-02       1987    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 ahttps://doi.org/10.2134/agronj1987.00021962007900020028x2DOI1 aWOOD, G. M.  aAnimals for biological brush control.h[electronic resource]  c1987  aAbstract: Biological control of undesirable brush species in rundown or abandoned pastures using animals, particularly goats (Capra hircus), is a viable alternative to chemical and mechanical methods. Vermont experiments on a brushy hill pasture (mesic Aeric Hapalaquepts soil) with cattle (Bos taurus typicus), sheep (Ovis aires), and goats showed that the goat was the best animal for the task. Goats reduced the brush in 1 yr and virtually eliminated it from a badly infested pasture in 2 yr. In contrast, 2 yr of grazing were required before cattle and sheep could decrease brush below the ungrazed control. Unlike cattle and sheep, the goats destroyed small trees and saplings by debarking, were not deterred by thorny vegetation, and browsed much higher by standing on their hind legs. As brush was destroyed, grass increased.  aBiological control  aBrush control  aCattle  aForage grasses  aGoats  aPastures  aSheep  aControle Biológico  aPastagem Nativa  aPlanta invasora  tAgronomy Journalgv. 79, n. 2, p. 319-321, Mar./Apr. 1987.