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Linear programming and the optimum carrying capacity of range under common use

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. Connolly
J. Connolly
Affiliation:
Statistics Department, The Agricultural Institute, 19, Sandymount Avenue, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Summary

The common use of range by different types of animals may be more efficient than separate grazing by each type in that they may be complementary in their utilization of forage. Also, under certain pasture and range conditions the danger of permanent damage by over-grazing can be critical. This paper presents a method of assessing the optimum carrying capacity of range under single or common use subject to constraints on the level of utilization of forage plants. The joint optimum carrying capacity for the animal types may vary as the management objective varies between maximum profit, maximum animal gain or maximum utilization of forage, all subject to the same protection against over-grazing.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 83 , Issue 2 , October 1974 , pp. 259 - 265
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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