What can one expect to see in the control of leafy spurge using sheep?
Depending on the type of grazing treatment and stocking rate used, you will typically see an increase in leafy spurge densities after the first year. This is not a bad thing. What this is saying is that you have put stress on the plant. The increase in leafy spurge densities is from the adventitious root system, triggered by the grazing to put up more shoots. After the second and third year a reduction should be noticeable. Depending on the management and growing seasons 75 to 85 percent reduction can be expect by years five and six.
