Open AccessSupplemented native range and subclover pastures improve lambing rates
Author(s) -
Martin R. Dally,
Milton B. Jones,
Edward J. DePeters
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
california agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.472
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2160-8091
pISSN - 0008-0845
DOI - 10.3733/ca.v048n02p14
Subject(s) - grazing , pasture , domestic sheep reproduction , agronomy , biology , stocking rate , zoology
Grazing ewes on mature sub-clover pastures shortly before and during the breeding season was as effective as grazing them on native range pastures and supplementing with alfalfa pellets at a rate of 2 pounds per day. Ewes on both kinds of pasture produced 21% more lambs than ewes grazed on unsupplemented native pastures.
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