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Forage Use by Cattle and Sheep Grazing Separately and Together on Summer Range in Southwestern Utah
Author
Ruyle, G. B.
Bowns, J. E.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
1985-07-01
Body

Grazing trials were conducted on high elevation summer range in southwestern Utah, with cattle and sheep stocked separately and together in .4-ha paddocks. Vegetation measurements were taken before and after grazing treatments to quantify vegetation utilization as measured by several sampling techniques. Sheep removed less grass and more forbs and shrubs than cattle. Cattle showed a strong reluctance to browse mountain snowberry (Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray) even when herbaceous forage was greatly reduced. In the common use grazing treatments, all 3 forage categories were well utilized. Cattle and sheep grazing together used more forage, especially mountain snowberry, than calculated from single use averages. This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform August 2020

Language
en
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Journal Issue/Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.2307/3899407
Additional Information
Ruyle, G. B., & Bowns, J. E. (1985). Forage use by cattle and sheep grazing separately and together on summer range in southwestern Utah. Journal of Range Management, 38(4), 299-302.
ISSN
0022-409X
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/645496
Journal Volume
38
Journal Number
4
Journal Pages
299-302
Collection
Rangeland Ecology & Management (REM)
Journal Name
Journal of Range Management
Keywords
symphoricarpos oreophilus
Symphoricarpos
foraging
highlands
grazing intensity
sheep
cattle
rangelands
Utah