Rotational Grazing Pasture Management System in Sheep in Tamil Nadu to Gain Better Bodyweight through the Control of Nematodes

A model rotational grazing pasture for sheep at Instructional Livestock Farm Complex, Madhavaram, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Science University (TANUVAS), Chennai was established in 2015 to study the performance of sheep grazed in the rotational pasture. An area of 1,00,000 sq. ft was divided...

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Published inJournal of animal research Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 495 - 497
Main Author Devi, T.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Delhi New Delhi Publishers 01.06.2019
Subjects
Animals
Biomass
Cattle
Dung
Grazing
Life cycles
Livestock
Livestock farming
Nematodes
Ovis aries
Parasites
Pasture
Pasture management
Pastures
Rotational grazing
Sheep
New York
South Africa
Australia
United States > US
Tamil Nadu India
India
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Summary:A model rotational grazing pasture for sheep at Instructional Livestock Farm Complex, Madhavaram, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Science University (TANUVAS), Chennai was established in 2015 to study the performance of sheep grazed in the rotational pasture. An area of 1,00,000 sq. ft was divided into 10 paddocks i.e. 9 for rotational grazing and 1 for control. 13 numbers of sheep allowed for grazing for 7 days in each paddock on rotational system. In control paddock, 13 numbers of sheep allowed for grazing continuously for 6 months. 16.89% of more weight gain was observed in sheep grazed in rotational paddock than that of control paddock. Average nematode egg count in dung samples which were collected from sheep grazed in rotational paddock was lesser than that of sheep grazed in control paddock. Rotational grazing of sheep has definitely impact on controlling parasitic load in sheep as well as on pasture by interfering the life cycle of parasite.
ISSN:2249-6629
2277-940X
DOI:10.30954/2277-940X.03.2019.16