An evaluation of pasture quality with young grazing sheep. I. Live-weight growth and clean wool production

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1. In a grazing trial with sheep, cocksfoot, ryegrass and tall fescue were grown with and without white clover, under ‘short’ and ‘long’ management systems, and also white clover.2. Live weights were recorded every 2-3 weeks, and wool production was estimated by clipping midside patches every month.3. Sheep on grass plus clover plots were significantly superior to sheep on grass plots in terms of live-weight gain, final live weight and clean-wool production.4. Sheep on ‘long’ pastures were significantly heavier than sheep on ‘short’ pastures for a month in the early part of the trial. Thereafter, differences in live weight were not significant.
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