Farmers also allow livestock to drink directly from small streams flowing into the Waiapu River.
The track was mainly unfenced, allowing livestock to graze along the track, causing some difficulty for train crews.
The simplest way to feed grass is to allow livestock to eat it where it grows, green and fresh.
Much of the land had been cleared for the planting of crops and to allow livestock to pasture.
Well, I don't like the idea of anyone allowing livestock to roam at will.
Weather, flood, fire, and damage from vandals or motor vehicle accidents can do similar damage and may allow livestock to escape.
If you have a farm; fence livestock out of rivers and streams, or only allow livestock in one part of the river or stream.
We should also make them aware of the damaging effects that occur when they build rock dams or allow livestock to graze along creeks.
Legally, a free-range jurisdiction allowed livestock (perhaps only of a few named species) to run free, and the owner was not liable for any damage they caused.
Colonists would cut down the trees and then allow their cattle and livestock to graze freely in the forest and never plant more trees.