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Species preference by cattle and forage production in the Sourish Mixed Bushveld
Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 1993.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/85531 Species preference by cattle and forage production in the Sourish Mixed Bushveld Bredenkamp, George J. Rethman, N.F.G. Ford, Yveta Stroleny UCTD Species preference Cattle Forage Production Sourish Mixed Bushveld Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 1993. This study attempts to give a better understanding of some aspects of growth and utilisation of grass species in the Sourish, Mixed Bushveld. The results show that in the Sourish, Mixed Bushveld cattle exhibit a preference for Panicum maximum above that of T.triandra and S.sphacelata and that the degree of preference changes with time of year. It was also found that animals graze selectively even when grazing pressure is high and that at different times of the year animals will return to tufts and tillers of preferred species up to 4 times. The mean leaf height appears to have some influence on the selection of a particular species but the time of year has a much stronger influence. A significant amount of forage was removed from T. triandra but not from P.maximum or S.sphacelata. Plant Science MSc Unrestricted 2022-05-17T11:22:21Z 2022-05-17T11:22:21Z 22/7/2021 1993 Dissertation * https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/85531 en © 2020 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Species preference Cattle Forage Production Sourish Mixed Bushveld Species preference by cattle and forage production in the Sourish Mixed Bushveld |
| title | Species preference by cattle and forage production in the Sourish Mixed Bushveld |
| title_full | Species preference by cattle and forage production in the Sourish Mixed Bushveld |
| title_fullStr | Species preference by cattle and forage production in the Sourish Mixed Bushveld |
| title_full_unstemmed | Species preference by cattle and forage production in the Sourish Mixed Bushveld |
| title_short | Species preference by cattle and forage production in the Sourish Mixed Bushveld |
| title_sort | species preference by cattle and forage production in the sourish mixed bushveld |
| topic | UCTD Species preference Cattle Forage Production Sourish Mixed Bushveld |
| url | https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/85531 |