Moisture content and bale temperature. Initial bale moisture differed among treatments. However, the low moisture treatment in 2008 was slightly greater (17%) than the target moisture range of less than 15%. However, this moisture content proved to be critically important.
The animal unit month (AUM) has historically been used as a unit of forage. consumption and the basis of permits, stocking rates and fees for grazing public. lands. This report provides a review and update of current livestock weights and. forage consumption rates, clarifies the definition of an AUM and proposes means.
Grazing management. Grazing management is when you control the grazing habits of animals on pasture. What animals, how, when, and for how long they graze a pasture determines the species make-up of the pasture and its long term viability, how much forage it yields, and how well the animals perform.trip grazing. Strip grazing is a grazing management system that involves giving livestock a fresh allocation of pasture each day. It is usually organized within a paddock grazing system and the animals are controlled by the use of an electric fence.