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Is rehabilitation profitable?
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Author
Cadzow, R.
Publisher
Australian Rangeland Society
Publication Year
2010
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Have you ever sat and watched what cattle eat in about half an hour?  Have you counted the number of species of plants they prefer to eat?  To be productive, cattle should have a variety of nutritious and palatable pasture.  To have that variety of plants, pastureshaveto be receptiveto the moisture and nutrients to convert CO2 into the energy required to grow and produce enough seed and leaf matter.  Bare soil is vulnerable to bombardment by raindrops (when it does rain) and the soil is pulverised into smaller particles which in turn seal the soil surface, causing more water to run off down the creek instead of soaking into the soil profile. ...

Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Conference Paper
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Cite this paper:
Cadzow, R. (2010). Is rehabilitation profitable?In: Proceedings of the 16thBiennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society, Bourke (Eds D.J. Eldridge and C. Waters) (Australian Rangeland Society: Perth)
Conference Name
16th Biennial Conference, Australian Rangeland Society, Bourke, New South Wales
Keywords
rehabilitation
costs
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