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This study analyses the effects of cattle and sheep grazing in newly established eucalypt plantations. The research was carried out using six separate treatment plots each having a different combination and number of animals. The results indicate that the silvopastoral approach can help control grass competition and reduce stand establishment costs. The eucalypt survival and growth was not affected by the animal grazing.
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Couto, L., Roath, R.L., Betters, D.R. et al. Cattle and sheep in eucalypt plantations: a silvopastoral alternative in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Agroforest Syst 28, 173–185 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00704828
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