As the problem plants/brush is lessened the sheep could put pressure on cattle feed. However, since cattle and sheep are both carried in most grazing enterprises, sheep can be used to modify the effect of the cattle on pastures. Allowing different species of livestock to share the same land area, whether together or separately within the same grazing season is called cross-grazing or mixed-grazing or multi-species grazing. CATTLE AND SHEEPGR.,‘.ZlNC 65 Then, you can turn around with cattle and allow them to graze the taller grasses that your sheep might not touch. They can, actually. Sheep,cattle … Sheep and cattle together will need different fencing than is you just had only cattle. Cattle tend to act as vacuum cleaners, lowing the sheep and goat worm larvae and thereby preventing them from affecting the sheep and goats – a major advantage when sheep, goats and cattle are grazing the same pasture. Grazing a mix of species can be an effective way to reclaim and rejuvenate land that once was productive pasture. Putting cows, sheep and other livestock into forests to graze could prove to be a valuable tool for New York woodland management, say Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) agriculture educators and colleagues in the Cornell Forestry Program. `The grazing can occur at the same time or at different times and still be considered multispecies grazing. The experiments show that, if cattle and sheep are to be run on separate areas, the cattle blocks should be alternated with sheep at least annually. sheep, goats, cattle, or horses) graze a unit of land. Sheep and goats may further increase your pasture carrying capacity by browsing undesirable shrubs while leaving favourable cattle feeding plants. Pasture cohabitation is an ancient farming concept that’s regaining popularity, in part, because people are seeking ways to keep their horses and properties in environmentally sustainable ways. Goats and sheep, on the other hand, share many of the same parasites, so grazing them together without cattle doesn’t help you to control pasture parasites. The land has also been cross-fenced so the cattle can be rotated through the pastures. Sheep or goats can be used in areas where terrain is rough and spraying equipment could be damaged. This gives the land a chance to rest. Sheep or goats can easily be pastured in these areas. It has been found that grazing sheep with cattle can be actually beneficial depending on the types of vegatation available. Not only can you make the most out of the land you have without having to invest in hundreds of dollars worth of forage seed, but you can also improve the control of “unwanted” vegetation. They have different grazing needs, and as such, need to be managed separately . Although there are definite benefits to multi-species grazing, mineral feeding is a serious management consideration when grazing both sheep and cattle on the same pasture.To alleviate any problems with the copper uptake of the sheep, there are three options you could consider:1. Sheep and cattle can be on the same pasture together. It can be done in two different ways with the cows and sheep in the same pasture, at the same time or the cows can be given access to the range land first and then the sheep can follow afterwards, grazing the same land. 1 Multi-Species Grazing Karen Launchbaugh Multi Species Grazing `Multi-species grazing is when more than one kind of livestock (i.e. I think a little more clarification needs to be made on this comment. Sheep and cattle on one pasture can disrupt the parasite cycle, and plants that the cows won't eat will be readily eaten by sheep and even goatst. 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