Rangeland responses to cattle grazing systems in northern Australia

摘要：

Beef cattle producers are searching for management systems that will improve their pasture resource and increase production and profitability in the rangelands of northern Australia where increasing costs and a highly variable climate impact on their business.Producers are using a range of grazing systems to achieve these goals : including set‐stocked or continuous grazing, rotational grazing, and intensive cell systems.However, these systems have varying inputs, benefits and costs which are not readily identifiable (McIvor & Hall 2006).This paper reports preliminary results from a producer co‐funded (via Meat and Livestock Australia) research project investigating the rangeland responses of commercial grazing systems in northern Australia.

关键词： grazing systems rangeland set‐stocked rotational grazing cells

作者: T.J.Hall J.G.McIvor

作者单位: Dept of Primary Industries and Fisheries,POBox 102,Toowoomba,Qld 4350,Australia CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems,306 Carmody Road,St Lucia,Qld 4068,Australia

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2008世界草地与草原大会

会议地点: 呼和浩特

会议语种:英文

在线出版日期: 2008-06-29（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）