Rotational grazing
Moving cattle through a series of paddocks so each one can rest and regrow.
Also: paddock grazing, cell grazing, mob grazing
In rotational grazing a pasture is divided into paddocks, and the herd is moved from one to the next on a plan, so that each paddock is grazed hard for a short time and then left to recover. The aim is more and better grass, more even dunging and less bare ground than under continuous grazing. Methods range from a few large paddocks moved weekly to mob or cell grazing, where large herds move once or more a day behind electric fencing. The approach is widely used in New Zealand dairying and in many beef systems. Claims about its effect on soil carbon are debated among scientists.