Observations on the role of grazing animals in revegetation problem patches of veld.

Abstract

The experiences and successes of four farmers using the grazing animal to reclaim veld or to solve problems when dealing with deteriorated veld in the False Karoo of the Southern Orange Free State, the Karroid Danthonia Mountain veld of the Sneeuwberg and the mixed grassveld of the Eastern Province (Acocks, 1953) are discussed.The conclusion is drawn that stock correctly managed are an indispensible tool in the rehabilitation of poor veld and that research on the use of the animal to oversow veld at low cost is urgently required in dry areas of South Africa.

Keywords: bitterbush; botany; chrysocoma tenuifolia; grasses; grassveld; grazing; hillside; karoo; karroid danthonia mountain veld; orange free state; rehabilitation; revegetation; south africa; stock; veld rehabilitation