Studies in grazing management IV. A comparison of close-folding and rotational grazing dairy cows on intensively fertilized pasture

Abstract
Ayrshire cows close-folded (30-35 cows per acre) on highly fertilized pastures and moved daily were compared to similar animals on rotation pasture (6-7 head per acre rotated at intervals of 3-4 days). The increase of production per acre from close-folding amounted to 20-40%. This could be related to the increased efficiency with which the available pasture was consumed.

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