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Restoration agriculture
Livestock rotation
1) Cattle: need to apply the "first bite" theory to optimize the pasture's health and nutrient intake for the calves
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3) Turkeys: they should be placed after hogs, they eat what's left and they search for insects and big seeds from the dung left behind by previous animals. They are great to introduce mineral amendments to the pasture in a low-cost manner over period of time. Two turkeys per hog.
4) Sheep: there is little left on the field at this point so the sheep would just graze on little plants newly grown such as dandelions, burdock or cow parsnips. By doing this they provide weed control as a benefit of the grazing system.
5) Chickens: the best way to keep chickens it's usually with a moving mesh-fence paddocks, they scratch up any remains of manure from the bigger animals before them searching for insects or seeds
6) Geese: they are very similar to sheep when it comes to eating habits and graze broad-leaved plants, they are also good after turkeys. They usually provide a burglar alarm service to warn the farmer that someone or something is near the poultry.
7) Goats: they are the best animal to produce high quality meat and dairy products and they don't need a specific feed because they have the ability to eat anything. They are useful because eat undesirable plants like honeysuckle, multiflora roses and autumn olive. They do need very strong and tall fencing because if set free they would eat and destroy every crop in their sight.
Benefits of livestock
Soil and Nutrient Cycing
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The animals help recycle Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium
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