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feed available and this restricted lamb
growth and finishing.
Lamb gain per hectare under
rotational grazing appeared to be
almost 50 per cern higher than under
the modified continuous method.
Meanwhile, producers can also
achieve savings by putting dry ewes
on low -quality pasture. In the New
Liskeard trials, the dried ewes
experienced weight loss over the
four-year period. However, the
weight Toss was less under
continuous %grazing than for
rotational.
Researchers are still investigating
the reason for this, they suspect it
may be due to the greater volume of
feed available in pastures where the
flock can graze over bigger areas.
The grasses and legumes can grow
taller since the flock pressure isn't as
heavy over the larger area.
The 1994 data showed ewes on the
modified continuous field lost five
grams a day while those in the
rotational pasture lost 12 grams a
day.
Every year from 1995 to 1997, all
ewes lost weight under both methods
although those ewes allowed to graze
over the larger area, lost less. Under
rotational grazing, ewes lost 72 grams
on average while those in the
modified continuous experiment only
lost 57 grams.
Johnston said the experiment
involved three areas in the modified
continuous system where sheep
grazed separately or all at once
depending on conditions.
The older pasture dominated by
the bluegrass, brome and quackgrass,
had a clover content less than five per
cent and few weeds were evident.
Soil tests indicated phosphorus and
potassium levels were high.
The trial was undertaken from
1994 to 1997. In the first year, ewes
and lambs stayed on the test pasture
all season with no weaning taking
place. Some animals were removed in
July and August to reduce pressure in
the paddocks.
In the final three years of the
study, lambs were weaned in mid-to-
late July and left on the trial area
while the dry ewes were weighed and
removed from the trial so there would
be enough forage for all lambs until
mid-September.0