Table 1: Crop types used for swath grazing and corn grazing

Four primary crop types that are used for swath grazing below are presented with their expected or average yields (in tons/acre and lb/acre) and typical utilization rates. Standing corn for grazing is included in this table with its average yield range and utilization rates.

Source: Multiple sources via Google Search on the utilization rates for different crop types for swath grazing in Western Canada and Google Search for swath grazing expected yields comparable to silage

Table 2: Crop types for determining crop-residue grazing management practices

A variety of different crops grown in Alberta are in this chart, and the amount of straw that is produced on average (considering other factors such as growing season constraints like moisture and disease) as well as chaff for the three main soil zone areas. Generally, the amount of straw produced in Grey Wooded Soils is similar to the Black Soil zone. 

Source: Increasing Cow-Calf Profitability using Chaff and Chaff/Straw Feedstuffs Alberta Agriculture publication

Table 3: Animal Unit Equivalents (AUEs) of various grazing livestock species and their classes

There are six different species of grazing livestock typically raised in Alberta. Their average weight and expected daily intake (in % body weight and forage dry matter (DM) per day) are recorded below.

Source: Adapted from Alberta Agriculture Beef Cow-Calf Manual or Alberta Forage Manual (Table 35, page 203), Alberta Agriculture Nutrition and Feeding Management for Horse Owners, Alberta Lamb Producers Managed Grazing for Sheep & Goat Producers factsheet, Canadian Bison Association Bison Pastures factsheet, and Range University factsheet on Calculating Intake Based on Animal Demand