On Wed, 02 Jun 2004 20:43:47 GMT, Mapanari opined:

Uh, goats are terrible for grazing. They pull grasses up by the roots to
eat instead of cropping the grass like cows and other rudiments.

Nothing surpasses goats when you are trying to get rid of brush, particularly
poison ivy.

If you look at the middle east, Korea, Africa, the Greek Islands and many
places that used to forested and grassy, the single cause of devestation
has been people, with their goats.

And that is called over grazing, which has nothing to do with getting rid of
brush and some grasses.

I'm not sure which catagory llamas fall into but since they're a member of
the camel family and genetically programed to get as much moisture as they
can, roots have the most reserves of moisture so I'd say no to them to, but
I could be wrong.

Also, bad grazing can leave all the bad plants, mesquite, cactus etc and
nub down to nothing all the good soft grasses.

You might want to check into several people in the Hill country(websites)
who've been fighting to bring back the hill country natural grasses back to
their original time, and have been rewarded with streams flowing again,
springs popping up where they have been dormant for 100 years, game animals
moving in, migratory birds etc. First clue, is to get rid of all the
cedar.

Remember, there is a reason why Mexico looks like Mexico. Goats and bad
farming practices.

Good luck.



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