A comparison of grazing management techniques revealed that, in general, lamb performance under a continuous grazing system was superior to that measured under a rotational grazing system. Lamb performance was also superior at moderate to low levels of pasture dry matter availability using a variable stocking rate (put and take") continuous grazing system compared to the fixed stocked continuous system. The analysis of lamb performance during periods of uniform dry matter availability revealed a decline in mass gain as the season progressed. There is evidence to suggest that the decline is partly attributable to quantity/quality changes in the pasture and partly to physiological changes in the lambs. "
Journal articles from the Grassland Society of Southern Africa (GSSA) African Journal of Range and Forage Science as well as related articles and reports from throughout the southern African region.