https://padlet.com/michael_lee2/k2i9law8gsmj Discuss the plant species that your livestock species selectively graze Discuss how this can be utilised in a management regime en-us 2017-11-14 13:34:55 UTC 2023-01-24 07:18:57 UTC hello@padlet.com megswestgate https://padlet.com/michael_lee2/k2i9law8gsmj/wish/206806911 ivestock selectively graze certain plant parts over others.  Animals eat from the top down, taking the youngest, most nutritious leaves first, leaving the less nutritious fibrous stems for later.  Because of their small mouths, sheep and goats can graze more selectively than cattle.  For this reason, sheep need to graze more closely than cattle to get an even graze.  If livestock are forced to graze a pasture down to the stems, however, they will perform poorly (gain less weight and produce less milk) because they will get less high-quality forage per bite. ]]> 2017-11-14 16:19:35 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_lee2/k2i9law8gsmj/wish/206806911 https://padlet.com/michael_lee2/k2i9law8gsmj/wish/206815032 They select grass over clover. Prefer browsing over grazing pastures. Prefer foraging on rough And steep ground, over flat, smooth land. Prefer to Graze along fencelines rather than the center of the pasture. Graze the top of pasture canopy fairly uniformly before grazing close to the soil level. They eat unpalatable weeds and wild shrubs that may be poisonous. ]]> 2017-11-14 16:31:37 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_lee2/k2i9law8gsmj/wish/206815032 https://padlet.com/michael_lee2/k2i9law8gsmj/wish/206815470 They prefer to eat new shoots, older sheep do also eat woodier veg]]> 2017-11-14 16:32:17 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_lee2/k2i9law8gsmj/wish/206815470 imialbrock https://padlet.com/michael_lee2/k2i9law8gsmj/wish/206815586 Avoid certain species such as buttercup, common knapweed and ragwort
They do like a selective select of sweet grasses but will eat variety of sedges and rushes especially in the late summer
They need a larger area to graze as they selectively eat
In autumn they will eat large amount of bracken once the toxicity reduce 
Some native species wiould be more likely to eat rough grassland, exmoor, dartmoor
They also graze well with other grazing species such as sheeps and cattle
You may need to reseed the grazing grounds as the horses could over eat the seeds
1-1.5 acres per house in a grazing area


]]> 2017-11-14 16:32:29 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_lee2/k2i9law8gsmj/wish/206815586 carolynlangford https://padlet.com/michael_lee2/k2i9law8gsmj/wish/206815963 2017-11-14 16:33:04 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_lee2/k2i9law8gsmj/wish/206815963 megswestgate https://padlet.com/michael_lee2/k2i9law8gsmj/wish/206816594 Horses are the only domestic grazing animals that create latrine areas, which can lead to areas of ‘roughs’ and ‘lawns’ in a field where there is grazing pressure. Horses won’t graze the areas they have dunged as a natural form of parasite control and so may graze other areas even shorter (‘lawns’). Horses also naturally create some paths and bare patches, particularly as dust is a way of coping with the flies in the summer.]]> 2017-11-14 16:34:01 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_lee2/k2i9law8gsmj/wish/206816594 emilywht12 https://padlet.com/michael_lee2/k2i9law8gsmj/wish/206818284 2017-11-14 16:36:39 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_lee2/k2i9law8gsmj/wish/206818284 megswestgate https://padlet.com/michael_lee2/k2i9law8gsmj/wish/206818477 Horses are selective grazers, choosing some species over others at different times of the year thus a mixed species sward can encourage them to walk around their available land area, searching for the species they prefer and ensuring that exercise is taken while at pasture. This is more akin to the diet and lifestyle that horses would have had in the wild. Obesity, laminitis and associated metabolic disorders (equine Cushing’s Disease, equine metabolic syndrome and others) are now increasingly prevalent in this country. Grazing a mixed species grassland combined with a sensible exercise programme and restriction of grazing during the peak grass growing times (May and Sept) can help to reduce the risk of these conditions.]]> 2017-11-14 16:36:57 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_lee2/k2i9law8gsmj/wish/206818477 https://padlet.com/michael_lee2/k2i9law8gsmj/wish/206820421 Goats will travel longer distances in search of food. They are very selective Android able to target leaves and flowering plants of herbaceous species. Goats love eating certain wild plants and hedgerows.]]> 2017-11-14 16:39:51 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_lee2/k2i9law8gsmj/wish/206820421 megswestgate https://padlet.com/michael_lee2/k2i9law8gsmj/wish/206821584 2017-11-14 16:41:52 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_lee2/k2i9law8gsmj/wish/206821584 emily_randall2000 https://padlet.com/michael_lee2/k2i9law8gsmj/wish/206826143 2017-11-14 16:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_lee2/k2i9law8gsmj/wish/206826143 https://padlet.com/michael_lee2/k2i9law8gsmj/wish/206827107 Sheep will selectively graze spotted knapweed, and tansy]]> 2017-11-14 16:49:49 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_lee2/k2i9law8gsmj/wish/206827107 imialbrock https://padlet.com/michael_lee2/k2i9law8gsmj/wish/206827976

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