Selective grazing behavior of Coopworth sheep in New Zealand

This study focused on confirming the grazing selectivity of sheep, more and less selective, in pasture New Zealand, under two different phenological stages forage. Two experiments were conducted: 1) Comparison selective non-selective sheep irrigated with perennial ryegrass white clover. 2) A comparison was performed a high rate senescence composed ryegrass, barley barnyard grass. The botanical composition forage studied using point analysis method. canopy height mass measured disk meter. There no significant difference between treatments variables analyzed. In first experiment there lower clover ratio increased litter for analysis. With regards to height, decrease grazed pasture, as well mass. second grass ratio, decreased proportion increased. Despite differences morphological aspects showed similar behavior.