@conference {40003,
	title = {Organisation of sheep breeding in France},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {46},
	year = {1986},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {105-110},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {Grazing yearling steers with ewes between November and March led to improved ewe and steer live-weight gains compared to grazing them in mobs by themselves. This occurred on both steep and easy land, and on each of 3 grazing pressures; residuals of either 1200, 1700 or 2300 kg DM/ha with pre-grazing masses 1200kg DM/ha greater than residuals. Ewe live-weight gains were 56, 67 and 82 g/d where sheep/cattle ratios were 100/0, 80/20 and 60/40, on a stock unit basis. Steer live-weight gains were 0.65, 0.55 and 0.51 kg/d for the 80/20, 60/40 and 0/100 sheep/cattle ratio treatments. Associated with improved ewe and steer performance under mixed grazing on steep country was a decrease in the area of pasture rejected at 40\% cattle stock units compared to 0\% and 20\% cattle (26\% v 32\%). On easy country, the amount of clover in the pasture increased by 5 and 19 percentage units at 40\% and 100\% cattle stock units respectively. The results suggested that between 20\% and 40\% cattle stock units in a mob may be needed to obtain high levels of ewe and steer live-weight gain in late spring-summer.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Bodin L and Flamant JC and Elsen JM}
}
