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Grazing Capacity

Grazing capacity is the maximum number of animals that can be sustained in a given area of pasture in a year.

For example:
Grazing capacity of fescue pasture in Kentucky = 1 cow/calf pair per acre or 6 ewes and their lambs per acre.

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