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<blockquote data-quote="andybob" data-source="post: 1742956" data-attributes="member: 2703"><p>Because I was raised in an community which only veld raised cattle, the first step is to source, or select within your herd, the right phenotype for grass adaptation, this is more to do with "type" than breed. Knowing the nutrient value of your pasture throughout the year is also essential for timing your finishing to when the available forage is at the best nutritional value, there are many variables between properties and management practices within a county for example, with a wide variation between planted pasture and native forage. Read Johann Zietsman's book "Man Cattle and Veld" for good advice on grass based selection. Just for clarification, after having to leave my home country, I have applied the same selection principles for grass based production in North Carolina USA, and three different regions in England with equal success, though the rotations in the temperate climate needed some adjustment for worm control-added sheep to the rotation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="andybob, post: 1742956, member: 2703"] Because I was raised in an community which only veld raised cattle, the first step is to source, or select within your herd, the right phenotype for grass adaptation, this is more to do with "type" than breed. Knowing the nutrient value of your pasture throughout the year is also essential for timing your finishing to when the available forage is at the best nutritional value, there are many variables between properties and management practices within a county for example, with a wide variation between planted pasture and native forage. Read Johann Zietsman's book "Man Cattle and Veld" for good advice on grass based selection. Just for clarification, after having to leave my home country, I have applied the same selection principles for grass based production in North Carolina USA, and three different regions in England with equal success, though the rotations in the temperate climate needed some adjustment for worm control-added sheep to the rotation. [/QUOTE]
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