Grazing, resting, defecating, and urinating behaviors of cattle (Zebu-European cross breeds) were monitored seasonally on a south Florida range from November 1980 through August 1981. Individual animals were continuously during daylight hours in a pasture containing 4 plant communities. Distributions of time spent grazing and resting and counted occurrences of excretion were significantly different among the 4 seasons. Grazing time in the 4 plant communities was not in proportion to their size. Cattle grazed more in those communities that had the best quality of forage available. Cattle grazed more in the freshwater marsh during fall but spent more time in the ecotone during spring and summer. Shade was not a requisite for resting sites, even during the warmest days. Excretion activities were more closely associated with grazing than resting. 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
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