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Level 4 Data summaries and links to related documents and reports
Key findings
Orr et al. (2001):
- At the pasture community scale, the highest stocking rate of 1 steer/2 ha reduced pasture yield but had little impact on pasture composition.
- The frequency of H. contortus showed no clear differences due to stocking rate although there was a slight overall trend for it to decline with time.
- Burning has reduced the occurrence of H. contortus compared with that in unburnt native pasture and this may be due to the stocking rates being too high following the fire.
Sallaway & Waters (1994):
- Grazing pressure had a noticeable effect on runoff, with greater runoff recorded from the heavily stocked plots (0.9 steers/ha) than the 0.6 steers/ha or 0.0 steers/ha plots.
- Changes in the soil hydrological characteristics is a major component in producing increased runoff at a high stocking rate.
- Total runoff and peak runoff rates were reduced if black speargrass was maintained.
Key tables and figures extracted from data, literature and miscellaneous publications
Orr et al. (2001):
Sallaway & Waters (1994):