TY - JOUR AU - Raguse, Charles A. AU - Taggard, Kenneth L. AU - Hull, John L. AU - Daley, Cynthia A. AU - Connor, John M. TI - Short-duration grazing on irrigated pasture JF - California Agriculture JO - Calif Agr Y1 - 1989/07/01 VL - 43 IS - 4 SP - 4 EP - 7 PB - University of California Agriculture and Nature Resources SN - 0008-0845 UR - http://www.ucanr.edu/sites/calagjournal/archive/?article=ca.v043n04p4 AB - First-year results are now available in a long-term study of the popular short-duration grazing system, also known as controlled or intensive grazing, under way at the UC Sierra Foothill Range Field Station. The 1988 experiment compared two grazing intensities in an eight-paddock rotation with 3-day grazing and 21-day forage regrowth intervals. A stocking rate predictor was developed based on plant height, and a close relationship was found between heifer weight gains per acre and amount of forage removed.