part three by nancy lunzer
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CONTROLLING BUCKTHORN WITH SHEEP
PART THREE BY NANCY LUNZER
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PART THREE: CONTROLLING BUCKTHORN WITH SHEEP
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PRESSURE BY GRAZING SHEEP WILL PREVENT BUCKTHORN SEEDLINGS FROM GETTING RE-ESTABLISHED.
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HAIR SHEEP WERE CHOSEN BECAUSE THEY BOTH GRAZE ON GRASS AND BROWSE ON BRUSH
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HAIR SHEEP DON’T REQUIRE SHEARING, DE-HORNING OR
TAIL DOCKING.
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THEY EAT BUCKTHORN AND MOST OTHER PLANTS
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SHADE GRASS VARIETIES ARE SHADE TOLERANT
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BUT SHADE GRASS WILL PRODUCE MORE FORAGE IF IT RECEIVES MORE LIGHT
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DECAYED OR DAMAGED TREES WERE REMOVED TO OPEN THE
CANOPY
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REMOVAL OF OLDER TREES ALLOWS YOUNGER TREES TO
GROW
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THE CULLED TREES WILL BE USED AS FIREWOOD
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GRASS IS ALLOWED TO GROW SIX INCHES TALL BEFORE
GRAZING
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SHEEP ARE REMOVED WHEN GRASS GETS SHORTER THAN
THREE INCHES
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AREAS NOT HOGGED OFF WILL BE GRAZED BY SHEEP TO SEE
THEIR IMPACT ON BUCKTHORN
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WOODLAND PLANTS ARE A VIABLE FEED SOURCE FOR SHEEP
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PARASITE INFESTATION OCCURS WHEN SHEEP GRAZE THE SAME
AREAS ALL SEASON LONG
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ROTATING SHEEP TO NEW PASTURES WILL BREAK THE
PARASITE CYCLE
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ROTATING WITH OTHER SPECIES WILL REDUCE
SPECIES SPECIFIC PARASITES
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TRADITIONAL PARASITE MANAGEMENT INVOLVES
PERIODIC WORMING SCHEDULES
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FECAL EGG COUNTS CAN DETERMINE AMOUNT OF PARASITE INFESTATION
THESE SHEEP HAD A MILD INFESTATION AND WERE WORMED TO PREPARE FOR BREEDING.
A RE-CHECK WAS DONE 3 WEEKS BEFORE LAMBING AND NO PARASITE EGGS WERE FOUND AND NO WORMING WAS NEEDED
FECAL TESTING HAS ALREADY REDUCED THE USE OF WORMERS ON THIS FARM
REDUCED USE OF WORMERS WILL PREVENT PARASITE RESISTENCE TO WORMING AGENTS
FECAL EGG COUNT
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A SPECIAL THANKS TO SARE FOR MAKING THIS PROJECT POSSIBLE
AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO TONY MILLER, OF THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES FORESTRY DIVISION, MORA MINNESOTA WHO OVERSAW THIS PROJECT FROM ITS ONSET IN 2010.
AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO NATE TEIG OF AMERY, WISCONSIN WHO HAS BEEN A GREAT RESOURCE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE HAIR SHEEP.
AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO SCOTT WAGNER WHO WORKED ON EVERY ASPECT OF THIS PROJECT TO MAKE IT A SUCCESS.
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION