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WATER QUALITY
CALIFORNIA VEGETATION
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
ANNUAL RANGELAND GRAZING MANAGEMENT
  • Production of annual-dominated rangelands is controlled primarily by weather and site conditions, and does not respond significantly to intensive grazing management systems.
  • Grazing management of annual rangelands emphasisizes maintenance of adequate residue and efficient use of forage to encourage deired forage species and to ensure adequate soil protection.
  • Moderate grazing has been shown to be the most efficient grazing practice. Close grazing reduces range forage production as well as the efficiency of cattle production.
  • RDM levels in the fall can influence production the following growing season.
  • Most improvements in animal production per acre on annual rangeland attributed to intensive grazing management are the result of increased utilization of forage not an increase in forage production.
  • Several changes in ranch productivity have been documented under intensive grazing management including: increased stocking rate that resulted in increased animal productivity per acre, reduced fall and winter hay feeding, improved vigor of native and introduced perennial grasses and reduction in some weed populations.
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