Doc Wilton Equine PC

Doc Wilton Equine PC Doc Wilton is a horse and small ruminant veterinarian from Morgantown, Indiana. Please see docwiltonequine.weebly.com for more information.
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07/01/2023

Does your livestock match your pasture?

Cattle, sheep and goats use pastures differently.
- Terrain: Goats and sheep tend to use steeper areas than cattle.
- Plant Types: Cattle eat mainly grasses while goats browse more shrubs and trees. Sheep are intermediate and have less preference for a specific plant type.
- Selection for Plant Parts: Cattle have large broad mouths and cannot select specific plant parts well, instead they typically take large bites of plants. Sheep and goats have small mouths with prehensile lips which allow them to select specific plant parts

Grazing multiple species can often be complementary, resulting in broader use of available plant types and pasture terrain.

The Prairie Project

Illustration: John McQuaig

Data:
McDaniel & Tiedeman (1981). Sheep use on mountain winter range in New Mexico.
https://doi.org/10.2307/3898122
Pinchak et al. (1991). Beef cattle distribution patterns on foothill range.
https://doi.org/10.2307/4002956

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