Implementing deferred grazing on New Zealand sheep, beef and dairy farms
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https://doi.org/10.33584/jnzg.2025.87.3775Abstract
Deferred grazing is the practice of excluding livestock from a pasture between late spring and mid- to late summer to allow reseeding of desirable pasture species. It can be used as a pasture rejuvenation tool, and to control feed supply and pasture quality at farm scale. In this perspectives paper, we i) review the scientific literature on the impacts of deferred grazing on pasture and livestock performance; (ii) discuss key decision
criteria involved in implementing deferred grazing for dairy, and beef and sheep farm systems; and (iii) present a decision tree for farmers to assist them in implementing deferred grazing.
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