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Tropical Pasture Utilisation (Paperback, Revised)
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Tropical Pasture Utilisation (Paperback, Revised)
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Recent research suggests that the application of the old concepts
of pasture management developed in Europe, USA and South Africa
have been unsuccessful in the Tropics; in some areas
under-utilisation has resulted in poor animal output and low
economic returns, whereas in other areas overgrazing has resulted
in soil erosion and weeds. This book sets out to examine the
problems involved in the utilisation of tropical and subtropical
pastures and to explain how pastures may be managed to meet the
requirements of both plants and animals for growth and replacement.
Following an overview of the livestock systems of the tropics, the
effects of grazing animals on the edaphic, biotic and climatic
environment of the pasture are described. The response of the
animals to the available pasture are discussed in terms of pasture
attributes of nutritive value and sward structure, selectivity and
grazing behaviour. Methods for attaining continuity of forage
supply are also described. The author, Professor L. R. Humphreys,
has been involved for many years in extensive research of tropical
and subtropical pastures. A central objective of his work has been
to effect a synchrony between pasture available and the forage
requirements of the animal. This book is a culmination of much of
his research and will be invaluable to all disciplines with an
interest in tropical and subtropical agricultural practices.
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