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Here's why the Air Force is scattering 600 goats over one of its bases for 8 weekshttps://www.businessinsider.in/miscellaneous/heres-why-the-air-force-is-scattering-600-goats-over-one-of-its-bases-for-8-weeks/slidelist/69964259.cms2019-06-26T22:53:08+05:30

Here's why the Air Force is scattering 600 goats over one of its bases for 8 weeks

Jun 26, 2019, 22:53 IST

"Over the last three years, the goats have been reducing the seed base in the ground," Delorme said. "Each year, there are less seeds and weeds and they continue to be reduced."

Delorme said the goats can get into hard-to-reach areas of the base easier and are an environmentally-friendly alternative to use chemicals such as a weed killer.

According to Delorme, the goats are not slated to return to Malmstrom next year. Instead, a weed inventory will be conducted of the areas the goats grazed to determine how successful they were in helping rid the base of the invasive plant species for the past three years.

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