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Relationship Between Rate of Stocking and Per Animal and Per Acre Performance on Pasture 1
Author(s) -
Petersen R. G.,
Lucas H. L.,
Mott G. O.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1965.00021962005700010010x
Subject(s) - stocking , acre , stocking rate , pasture , zoology , mathematics , agronomy , percentage point , biology , environmental science , statistics
Synopsis Quantitative theory indicates that gain per animal is constant as stocking rate is increased to a “critical” point. Beyond this point gain per head is inversely related to stocking rate. Gain per acre increases linearly as stocking rate is increased to the “critical” point, then decreases linearly with further increases in stocking rate.