Productivity of Renovated Naturalized Pastures Inatlantic Canada

22-151 ABSTRACT The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and improved productivity of reduced tillage pasture renovation methods in the establishment of triple species pasture mixtures into an existing naturalized stand. Experimental treatments, 2 (low and high stocking rates) by 2 (frostand sod-seeding methods) factorial with an additional non-renovated pasture control treatment, were arranged in a randomized complete block design with two replications. Despite the fact that high stocking rates resulted in reduced herbage yield, animal production per hectare was substantially improved in the establishment and the first postestablishment year. Sod-seeding was the most effective establishment method of introducing species and resulted in numerically higher total animal gain per hectare (gain/ha) than frost-seeding and control treatments. Frost-seeding had no effect on the establishment of introduced species and animal performance.