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Prescribed grazing

Prescribed grazing as a management technique includes: improving and maintaining the health and vigor of adesired plant community, providing food cover and shelter for domestic animals and wildlife, maintaining
grazing animal health and productivity, maintaining and improving water quality and reducing soil erosion, and
improving soil condition. Criteria for prescribed grazing are outlined including specific grazing animal (cattle) management practices for specific conditions. Two tables give guidelines for assessing when specific pasture plants have been adequately grazed.