ABSTRACT
The advantages of mixed species grazing are complementary food habits, improved distribution of grazing, diversification of income, parasite and disease management, and fewer losses due to predation. Research and experience have favored common use in many instances, and management of several species, especially livestock and game, has increased. Experience with using cattle and sheep, sheep and goats, or all three together proved more profitable on ranges with mixed vegetation than did the grazing of any one animal species alone. The public demanded more attention for threatened and endangered species of plants and animals than those found in abundance. Species diversity became as important as single or featured species management. Wild species are resistant to many other diseases that plague livestock. Grazing animals have been transplanted both intentionally and unintentionally to new lands. High hunting fees from guests who want “something different” encourage importation of game species.
