Per cycle stocking rates in any given paddock varied between 0.10- 3.39 AU/ha/yr. This large variability is an expected outcome since pasture growth responds to short term events such as dry spells, periods with excessive rain and/or cloudiness (which further reduce the amount of light reaching the ground), unbalances between forage availability and grazing pressure in the previous cycle (which affects pasture recovery), etc. Analyses were thus conducted using annual averages of stocking rate per paddock.