periodic grazing

the intermittent grazing of an area —synonym intermittent grazingnote 1. the term periodic browsing is used similarly —note 2. if the intermission is regular, the entire range is under rotational grazing —note 3. if the periods roughly correspond to one or more of the recognized seasons of the year, the grazing is termed seasonal grazingsee grazing seasonThis definition last updated 10/27/2008