What is undergrazing?

What is undergrazing?

• A. Field where animals graze
• B. Not enough grazing leading to waste
• C. High energy feed
• D. Fermented forage

Answer: (B)

Undergrazing means not enough grazing pressure on the pasture—animals aren’t removing enough forage. When grazing is too light, plants grow tall and fibrous, and their quality can decline; much of this forage may end up unused or wasted because it’s difficult for animals to eat or it deteriorates before it’s consumed. Proper grazing keeps forage in a more nutritious, edible state by having animals continually remove it at the right rate. The other choices don’t fit because a field where animals graze describes the area, not the level of grazing; a high energy feed is a type of feed, not grazing intensity; and fermented forage refers to silage, not grazing management.

Undergrazing means not enough grazing pressure on the pasture—animals aren’t removing enough forage. When grazing is too light, plants grow tall and fibrous, and their quality can decline; much of this forage may end up unused or wasted because it’s difficult for animals to eat or it deteriorates before it’s consumed. Proper grazing keeps forage in a more nutritious, edible state by having animals continually remove it at the right rate. The other choices don’t fit because a field where animals graze describes the area, not the level of grazing; a high energy feed is a type of feed, not grazing intensity; and fermented forage refers to silage, not grazing management.