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Grazing

Grazing is the proper use of grassland by animals

Systems of grazing

1. Herding/free range/open grazing

2. Rotational grazing

3. Zero grazing

A. Herding

Herding is looking after animals as they graze by a herdsman.

The herdsman guides animals to good pasture and water.

Advantages of herding

 Animals eat a variety of feeds.

 Manure is evenly distributed on the farm.

 Animals are not easily stolen because they are easily and

closely watched by a herdsman.

Disadvantages

 Animals can easily get diseases and parasites

 Animals may stray and destroy crops.

 Animals are likely to starve if the land is small.

 Animals are likely to overgraze the pasture.

B. Rotational Grazing

This is a method of grazing in which animals graze on one por-

tion of pasture at a time.