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zero grazing

British

noun

a type of dairy farming in which the cattle are fed with cut grass

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Overgrazing so denuded and compacted the hillsides that they couldn’t absorb rainfall or snowmelt.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 24, 2018

Overgrazing of suitable habitat seems to be a cause of concern for these species.

From Scientific American • Jan. 13, 2014

Overgrazing is a function of time, not numbers of animals.

From Time Magazine Archive

Overgrazing laid the earth bare over many decades in this area around Kerrville.

From Time Magazine Archive

Overgrazing, soil depletion, and drougth persist as problems for the future.

From The 1996 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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