Effectiveness of cattle, sheep and goat grazing to control undesirable shrub species was examined in a 4 year study in West Enosburg, VT. Cover density was estimated by analyzing photographs taken on a transect line in pastures grazed by sheep, cattle and goats to determine their effectiveness as a potential biological control in brush infested land in the northeastern US. Stocking rate for each paddock was 100 kg of metabolic weight per 0.4 ha (2 cows, 8 sheep and 8 goats). Plots were grazed from mid-June to mid-October. Photos were taken before and after grazing.
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