Compaction and plant growth are important factors in agriculture. In this diploma work we collected Slovene and foreign information on grazing and its impact on compaction and turfgrass composition. Farmers are faced with damage resulting from the loss in production of grass. In order to avoid such losses farmers need to educate themselves on the selection of terrain, where they wish to place pastures, on correct settings of the pasture, purchase of adequate machinery, and optimal stock density, which will enable farming without causing any damage and consequently bring maximum profit. Characteristics of the soil are very important for farming as good soil enables better growth and renewal of turfgrass. We established that in most cases grazing has a positive impact on compaction, as animals are fertilizing the pastures, move nutrients with defecation and enable aeration of soil. Negative effects occur when the pastures are overburdened and unduly prepared. With correct grazing, turfgrass is more intense, however, this is not always good, as overgrowth is common, if animals are grazing early in the spring They often graze the turfgrass too much, which causes weaker growth of plants as these need quite some time to recover.
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