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Grazing
Riparian Areas - General Principles
for Grazing Livestock in Riparian Areas
7. Provide
adequate regrowth time and rest for plants.
For plants to
remain vigorous and productive, they must have time for growth,
seed development, and storage of carbohydrates. In general, the
amount of rest plants get from grazing is more important than the
amount of use they receive. Continual or repeated grazing during
the plants' growth period eventually causes roots to die back, plants
to lose vigor, and seed development to cease. The result can be
a change in plant community, usually from more productive, palatable
species to a less productive and less palatable group of plants.
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