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A Stocking-Rate Guide for Beef Production on Blue-Grama Range
Author
Bement, R. E.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
1969-03-01
Body

A stocking-rate guide for cattle on blue-grama range was developed at Central Plains Experimental Range. The guide is based on the amount of herbage left ungrazed at the end of the summer season as it relates to gain per animal and gain per acre. Maximum dollar returns per acre from yearlings were obtained when 300 lb of air-dry herbage were left at the end of the season. The average optimum stocking rate was 2.6 acres/yearling month. 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)
10.2307/3896186
Additional Information
Bement, R. E. (1969). A stocking-rate guide for beef production on blue-grama range. Journal of Range Management, 22(2), 83-86.
IISN
0022-409X
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/649849
Journal Volume
22
Journal Number
2
Journal Pages
83-86
Journal Name
Journal of Range Management
Keywords
Guide
grazing efficiency
Leaf Tissue
Blue Grama Range
adjustments
herbage growth
Central Plains Experimental Range
quantity
economics
grazing intensity
beef production
Great Plains
quality
livestock
cattle
vegetation
forage
Bouteloua gracilis
Colorado
management
stocking rate