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Rotational grazing on rangelands, reconciliation of perception and experimental evidence

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Briske, D.D., Derner, J.D., Brown, J.R., Fuhlendorf, S.D., Teague, W.R., Havstad, K.M., Gillen, R.L., Ash, A.J. +1 more·2008·Rangeland Ecology & Management
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  • The experimental evidence on the whole is decidedly mixed with many more studies reporting no demonstrable benefit of rotational grazing.

    “However, Briske et al. [21] stressed that the experimental evidence on a whole is decidedly mixed with many more studies reporting no demonstrable benefit of rotational grazing.”

    From Impacts of Rotational Grazing on Soil Carbon in Native Grass-Based Pastures in Southern Australia (2015) · cites this paper as [21]

    The Results of Experimental Grazing Research report substantially more experiments finding no difference than an advantage for rotational grazing. But the Introduction describes the overall evidence as “clear and consistent,” not decidedly mixed: the paper concludes that rotational grazing is not superior to continuous grazing on rangelands. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • In the Briske et al. [21] review, only 3 of 23 studies found significantly higher plant production in rotational compared to continuously grazed treatments.

    “While the Briske et al. [21] review did not focus on soil properties, only 3 of 23 studies found significantly higher plant production in rotational compared to continuously grazed treatments.”

    From Impacts of Rotational Grazing on Soil Carbon in Native Grass-Based Pastures in Southern Australia (2015) · cites this paper as [21]

  • Briske et al. [21] concluded that continued advocacy for rotational grazing as a superior strategy of grazing on rangelands is founded on perception and anecdotal interpretations, rather than an objective assessment of the vast experimental evidence.

    “In a recent synthesis of rotational grazing experimental research, Briske et al. [21] concluded that “continued advocacy for rotational grazing as a superior strategy of grazing on rangelands is founded on perception and anecdotal interpretations, rather than an objective assessment of the vast experimental evidence.””

    From Impacts of Rotational Grazing on Soil Carbon in Native Grass-Based Pastures in Southern Australia (2015) · cites this paper as [21]

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Briske, D. D., Derner, J. D., Brown, J. R., Fuhlendorf, S. D., Teague, W. R., Havstad, K. M., Gillen, R. L., Ash, A. J., & Willms, W. D.
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rotational grazing, continuous grazing, rangeland management, grazing strategies, plant production, animal husbandry, evidence-based management, grazing policy, rangeland ecology, management model, grazing experiments, stocking rate, forage utilization, rangeland degradation, rangeland conservation

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