Grazing Systems as Methods of Managing the Range Resources

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An effective grazing system is practical and scientifically sound. It must be tailored to the resource and provide for flexibility. Certain principles need to be observed. The core of a grazing system is management of the vegetation. The objective is to improve or maintain the vigor, proportion, and stand of major forage plants and to harvest them efficiently. Efficiency of grazing within a pasture is important. It denotes the degree of success being obtained by the grazing system and points out where corrective range management is needed. Grazing efficiency within a pasture can be determined in a general way by properly conducted utilization checks. As the need for grazing efficiency becomes acknowledged to a greater degree, the significance of sound grazing systems will come alive. Ranchers, scientists, and technicians will be challenged time and again to work harmoniously to efficiently produce livestock products and at the same time to improve range lands. It should not be overlooked that restored rangeland contributes greatly to wildlife, rural beauty, and recreation and, at the same time, reduces silting of streams, lakes and reservoirs and improves the quality and dependability of watersheds.

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