A simple method for the accurate estimation of daily variations in the quality and quantity of herbage consumed by rotationally grazed cattle and sheep.

A simple cutting method for estimating the daily feed intake by grazing livestock is described.Its usefulness in estimating daily variations in the quantity and quality of her bage consumed by rotationally and strip-grazed livestock is discussed.Formulae for the errors expected in applying the method are derived.Some results obtained with the method, and its practical consequences, are reported.