Saturday. Sheep move to first proper cell (temporary paddock). Its 0.67 Ha. There are 118 head weighing in total 5772 kg. They enter with grass at 2,600 kgDM/Ha and left today with it standing at 1,800 kgDM/Ha. Around 3.5% of body weight consumed per day in grass dry matter.
That was a three day grazing. I can see the merit in grazing more stock on a smaller area for a shorter time. The grass becomes dirty and a uniform grazing is not achieved (preferential grazing very obvious). I’d like the sward to be left shorter too. Slightly worryingly they drank no water.
Saw something on the internet that was describing really intensive mob stocking and talking the cattle equivalent of 2,000 ewes per half hectare but these were sometimes moved twice a day!!
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