Effect of multi-species grazing on leafy spurge infested rangeland using twice-over rotation and seasonlong grazing treatments (A five-year summary)

Multi-species grazing, the concurrent use of rangeland by more than one kind of animal, has been advocated to maximize animal production on native rangeland (Merrill and Miller 1961). It is an important concept in rangeland management because rangelands usually consist of one or more classes of vegetation (Merrill et al. 1966). However, no published reports have documented the potential use of sheep and cattle in a multispecies grazing approach to improve graminoid species use, increase plant species richness and diversity, and to control leafy spurge on leafy spurge infested rangeland.