Publication Date
11-2024
Series Number
DPIRD-119
Publisher
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
City
Perth
Abstract
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development conducted research to investigate and demonstrate the importance of dual-purpose crops (canola, wheat and barley) to improve the feed availability for cattle (in late autumn to early winter) in mixed farming systems of the high rainfall environment of Western Australia (WA).
The grain yield of a wide range of canola and cereal varieties sown in mid-April were unaffected by the grazing of cattle at a stocking rate of 20 to 22 dry sheep equivalent (DSE) per hectare (ha) for up to 4 weeks at Esperance in 2011.
The grazed crops yielded the same as ungrazed crops sown at currently recommended times.
Number of Pages
5
Keywords
Cattle, Dual-purpose crops, Canola, Wheat, Barley, Mixed farming systems, Grain yield, Grazing crops
Disciplines
Agribusiness | Agricultural Economics | Agricultural Science | Agronomy and Crop Sciences | Beef Science | Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Environmental Monitoring | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Plant Biology | Soil Science
Recommended Citation
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia.
(2024), Evaluation of dual purpose canola and cereals grazed with cattle. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Perth. Factsheet DPIRD-119.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/ap_factsheets/34
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