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Meat Goats in Land and Forage Management

Table 3

Table 3. Comparison of length of time required to clear brush from pasture andcosts of six treatments used in this experiment.All treatments comparedfor a 3-year period ^a

Method Years needed to clear pasture
(number) Cost ^b($ha ^-1)

Goats 1 33

Cutting followed by goats 1 133

Herbicide followed by goats ^c 1 593

Sheep 3 262

Cutting followed by sheep 1 133

Herbicide followed by sheep ^c 1 593

^a Adapted from Magadlela et al. (1995).

^b Estimated present value, assuming a pasture rental income of $36 ha ^-1 yr ^-1 and an interest rate of 10%. Since the initial investment costs are common to all methods of brush clearing, they are excluded from the computations.

^c Herbicide costs for aerial spraying based on power company estimates.

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Table 3. Comparison of length of time required to clear brush from pasture andcosts of six treatments used in this experiment.All treatments comparedfor a 3-year period ^a
Method	Years needed to clear pasture (number)	Cost ^b($ha ^-1)
Goats	1	33
Cutting followed by goats	1	133
Herbicide followed by goats ^c	1	593
Sheep	3	262
Cutting followed by sheep	1	133
Herbicide followed by sheep ^c	1	593
^a Adapted from Magadlela et al. (1995).
^b Estimated present value, assuming a pasture rental income of $36 ha ^-1 yr ^-1 and an interest rate of 10%. Since the initial investment costs are common to all methods of brush clearing, they are excluded from the computations.
^c Herbicide costs for aerial spraying based on power company estimates.