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- Library Collection RecordManagers often deal with the problem of herd replacement of one animal class by another. A preliminary study suggested that steers could be substituted for cow-calf pairs on shortgrass steppe on a…Publication Date 1989-07-01
- animal unit equivalent
- substitution
- conversion
- cows
- sown grasslands
- ratios
- calves
- steppes
- stocking rate
- pastures
- steers
- natural grasslands
- range management
- Colorado
- forage
- feed intake
- Library Collection RecordBurning on good to excellent condition tallgrass prairie in central Oklahoma yielded results which visually appeared much greater than would be expected from previous burning research. Therefore, a…Publication Date 1989-01-01
- liveweight gain
- fires
- fire effects
- pastures
- prescribed burning
- Oklahoma
- crude protein
- diet studies
- cattle
- in vitro digestibility
- range management
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordThe effect of varying price ratios between liveweight and supplementary feed on the optimum stocking rate (SR) of a beef herd on range is analyzed in relation to the net value of weaned calf live…Publication Date 1989-07-01
- mathematical models
- production costs
- cost analysis
- beef herds
- liveweight gain
- stocking rate
- pastures
- dietary supplements
- cattle feeding
- beef cattle
- Library Collection RecordForty-six clonal lines of a hybrid cross between Pseudoroegneria spicata [Pursh.] Scribn. and Smith × Elytrigia repens [L.] Beauv. were used to evaluate the influence of various chemical and…Publication Date 1989-01-01
- trials
- forage crops
- hybrids
- plant morphology
- pastures
- cattle
- in vitro digestibility
- phenology
- Montana
- grazing
- grasses
- feeding preferences
- chemical constituents of plants
- Library Collection RecordWe discuss what concepts or models should be used to organize research and management on rangelands. The traditional range succession model is associated with the management objective of achieving an…Publication Date 1989-07-01
- ecological balance
- equilibrium
- ecosystems
- simulation models
- climax communities
- ecological succession
- pastures
- grazing intensity
- range management
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordAir temperature or growing degree-days (GDD) are known to influence morphological development of grass, but the effects of grazing history on grass morphological development has not been established…Publication Date 1989-05-01
- flora
- wild plants
- Koeleria
- Koeleria pyramidata
- Great Plains region
- heat sums
- Hesperostipa comata
- developmental stages
- Nassella viridula
- plant morphology
- air temperature
- pastures
- Poaceae
- Pascopyrum smithii
- Bouteloua gracilis
- growth rate
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordGrazing was eliminated from the Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch Sanctuary, located in south-central Arizona, in 1968. Long-term changes in canopy cover of vegetation were evaluated between 1969 and…Publication Date 1989-07-01
- recovery
- ecosystems
- pastures
- grazing intensity
- plant communities
- semiarid zones
- botanical composition
- grazing
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordResearch was conducted on the effects of rotational grazing (RG) compared to continuous grazing (CG) on the behavior of cattle grazing on rangelands. Different livestock densities in the RG…Publication Date 1989-07-01
- grazing time
- continuous grazing
- grazing experiments
- stocking rate
- pastures
- rotational grazing
- grazing intensity
- grazing behavior
- spatial distribution
- cattle
- Texas
- Library Collection RecordResearch was initiated at the Texas Experimental Ranch in 1981 to quantify the effects of 2 livestock densities on forage quality in a rotational grazing (RG) treatment. Livestock densities evaluated…Publication Date 1987-07-01
- stocking rate
- pastures
- rotational grazing
- digestibility
- crude protein
- Texas
- quality
- livestock
- forage
- dry matter
- Library Collection RecordUtilization of a crested wheatgrass pasture was studied at constant stocking rate (3 cattle/ha) in pastures of 1, 2, 4, and 8 ha, with herd sizes ranging from 3-24 head. Pasture utilization on a…Publication Date 1988-01-01
- livestock numbers
- Agropyron desertorum
- pastures
- grazing behavior
- cattle
- Utah
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordCalculated reflectance factors and vegetation indices derived from radiometric reflectance measurements were used in regression analyses to test for a single relationship between canopy reflectance…Publication Date 1987-07-01
- reflectance
- radiometry
- remote sensing
- Agropyron desertorum
- leaf area index
- pastures
- vegetation
- rangelands
- canopy
- dry matter
- North Dakota
- Library Collection RecordMarginal farmlands seeded to grasses in the Southern Great Plains usually have been depleted in N by cropping, cultivation, and erosion. This study measured soil N accumulation over 20 to 22 years in…Publication Date 1988-01-01
- marginal land
- soil analysis
- Sporobolus cryptandrus
- grassland soils
- Eragrostis curvula
- fertilizer application
- Bothriochloa bladhii
- nitrogen fertilizers
- old field soils
- pastures
- Oklahoma
- nitrogen content
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordA 16-paddock, cell-designed, rotational grazing (RG) system was initiated in March 1981 to evaluate the effects of RG on various vegetation response variables and cow/calf production. This 20-month…Publication Date 1987-07-01
- organic matter digestibility
- crop quality
- continuous grazing
- stocking rate
- pastures
- rotational grazing
- digestibility
- crude protein
- cattle
- Texas
- plant litter
- forage
- Library Collection RecordDefoliation of intermediate wheatgrass (Agropyron intermedium by cattle was examined under seasonal and short-duration grazing. Tiller height, number of green leaves per tiller, phenological status,…Publication Date 1987-05-01
- grazing time
- Elytrigia intermedia subsp. intermedia
- stocking rate
- Washington
- pastures
- rotational grazing
- tillering
- grazing behavior
- cattle
- defoliation
- Library Collection RecordWe investigated effects of fall burning of gulf cordgrass (Spartina spartinae) rangeland on winter diets and liveweight gains of cattle on the Texas Coastal Prairie during 1979-1981. Gulf cordgrass…Publication Date 1986-05-01
- crude protein
- spartina spartinae
- autumn
- Nassella leucotricha
- liveweight gain
- grazing trials
- pastures
- prescribed burning
- digestibility
- diets
- cattle
- Texas
- forage
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordInfiltration rate and sediment production were measured over a 2-year period on an intensive rotationally grazed pasture. Measurements were taken prior to the movement of livestock onto the pasture,…Publication Date 1986-11-01
- intensive livestock farming
- hydrology
- sediments
- pastures
- rotational grazing
- sheep
- goats
- cattle
- Texas
- seasonal variation
- rangelands
- grazing
- infiltration
- Library Collection RecordWe compared effects of short-duration and continuous grazing on nesting cover and success of bobwhites and wild turkeys in south Texas during 1984. Coverage, density, and dispersion of suitable nest…Publication Date 1986-05-01
- colinus vulgaris
- nesting
- grazing time
- turkeys
- nests
- game management
- pastures
- Texas
- livestock
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordSelection of appropriate treatment and experiment designs are essential elements in research. However, the expense and variability associated with pasture renovation studies creates unique problems…Publication Date 1986-05-01
- research
- land improvements
- grassland improvement
- experimental design
- grazing experiments
- statistical analysis
- pastures
- range management
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordImproved pastures are a valuable forage resource in the Central Great Plains, but ranchers need to know which seeding techniques provide the best chance of successful establishment of such pastures.…Publication Date 1986-05-01
- row orientation
- Fabaceae
- sowing date
- Hordeum vulgare
- crop establishment
- fallow
- forage crops
- Plains
- autumn
- grassland improvement
- stubble
- pastures
- spring
- Wyoming
- grasses
- Library Collection RecordAnnual application of picloram (4-amino-3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinecarboxylic acid) and picloram plus 2,4-D [(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid] and biannual application of 2,4-D for 5 consecutive years…Publication Date 1987-05-01
- herbicide rates
- herbicide residues
- 2,4-D
- Euphorbia esula
- seedling emergence
- weed control
- pastures
- picloram
- prairies
- North Dakota
- Library Collection RecordGrazing sheep on improved pastures during winter offers an economically attractive alternative to supplementation in sage-brush steppe ecosystems. We studied diet selection and nutrition of sheep…Publication Date 1986-11-01
- Agropyron desertorum
- steppes
- grazing experiments
- pastures
- winter
- woody plants
- animal nutrition
- digestibility
- sheep
- range management
- rangelands
- Utah
- grazing
- feed intake
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordEffects of defoliation frequency and intensity on persistence of a perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)-subclover (Trifolium subterraneum) pasture were studied near Corvallis, Ore., during 1980 to…Publication Date 1987-05-01
- Trifolium subterraneum
- Lolium perenne
- persistence
- pastures
- Oregon
- botanical composition
- defoliation
- canopy
- Library Collection RecordSoil bulk density measurements were taken from pastures used for winter feeding to determine the effects of different stocking rates on soil compaction and recovery. Samples were taken from paired…Publication Date 1987-01-01
- animal feeding
- physicochemical properties
- soil density
- reclamation
- pastures
- soil water content
- cattle
- rangelands
- soil compaction
- bulk density
- trampling
- Library Collection RecordInfiltration rate and sediment production were measured for 2 years on 3 pastures from an intensive rotational grazing system. The pastures were 32, 24, and 16 ha in size. Stocking rate was held…Publication Date 1986-11-01
- soil water relations
- hydrology
- sediments
- stocking rate
- pastures
- rotational grazing
- sheep
- goats
- cattle
- Texas
- grazing
- infiltration
- Library Collection RecordFunding limitations often restrict pasture replication in grazing research on rangeland. Consequently, subsample error has been used to estimate treatment effects or characterize populations.…Publication Date 1986-05-01
- research
- experimental design
- grazing experiments
- pastures
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordLegumes are beneficial in providing high quality forage and enhancing fertility levels in the soil by biological nitrogen fixation. Nonperennial Medicago species have a world-wide distribution and…Publication Date 1986-01-01
- resowing
- Medicago
- legumes
- pastures
- establishment
- range management
- Utah
- Library Collection RecordNimble will (Muhlenbergia schreberi Gmel.), a native perennial C4 grass, is a serious weed in horse pastures in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky. This study investigated the dormancy breaking and…Publication Date 1985-11-01
- cold
- Muhlenbergia schreberi
- incubation
- Kentucky
- storage
- dormancy breaking
- weed control
- pastures
- seed germination
- Library Collection RecordSoil acidity resulting from nitrification of ammonium in fertilizer can limit plant growth. In this study on weeping lovegrass (Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees) and Caucasian bluestem (Bothriochloa…Publication Date 1986-03-01
- soil pH
- fertilizer application
- sandy soils
- lime
- Southern Great Plains
- phytotoxicity
- nitrogen fertilizers
- pastures
- Oklahoma
- Poaceae
- Library Collection RecordChanges in botanical composition and productivity of total herbage and 14 categories of annual range plants caused by elemental sulfur fertilization, range site, and precipitation were studied. Total…Publication Date 1985-03-01
- sulfur fertilizers
- grasslands
- productivity
- pastures
- California
- botanical composition
- Library Collection RecordThe total cost (fee and non-fee) of grazing BLM, FS, and private deeded rangeland was estimated by partial budgeting procedures from records kept by the Saval Ranch, a northeastern Nevada cow-calf…Publication Date 1986-01-01
- public ownership
- private ownership
- foraging
- ranching
- cost-benefit analysis
- pastures
- cattle
- Nevada
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordNumerous warm-season pastures have been established in the last 30 years in the central Great Plains. Some of these pastures are old enough to verify that they can be abused by overgrazing as easily…Publication Date 1986-01-01
- artificial regeneration
- Bromus inermis
- atrazine
- seed dispersal
- Poa pratensis
- weed control
- pastures
- Nebraska
- Poaceae
- overgrazing
- prairies
- range management
- plant competition
- Library Collection RecordFresh cattle manure was collected weekly from 3 cool-season riparian pastures in southeastern South Dakota during the summer of 1981 to determine the relationship of diet of livestock to manure…Publication Date 1985-05-01
- moisture content
- cattle manure
- South Dakota
- pastures
- in vitro digestibility
- nitrogen content
- seasonal variation
- Library Collection RecordIn the central Great Plains, pastures and rangelands often are not economically competitive with grain crops. This has led to increases in acreages of row crops at the expense of rangelands, pastures…Publication Date 1985-09-01
- marginal land
- Great Plains states of USA
- economic viability
- yield increases
- forage crops
- soil erosion
- agricultural research
- pastures
- crop yield
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordLarge ares (6 million ha) of the United States and Canada, classified as range, have an enormous impact on the economy and environment through grass production. Production is often drastically…Publication Date 1984-07-01
- pest resistance
- Hemiptera
- pastures
- Library Collection RecordThe botanical composition of the diets of 5 esophageal-fistulated steers in summer (June to August) and winter (January to March) on a south Florida range was studied in order to point out those…Publication Date 1984-07-01
- forage crops
- Florida
- pastures
- diets
- cattle
- botanical composition
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordBotanical composition of Spanish goat diets was only different when diets selected from tebuthiuron-treated pastures were compared to those from untreated and mechanically treated areas in the Texas…Publication Date 1984-11-01
- diets
- Dietary Selection
- Spanish Goats
- Mechanically Treated
- Browse Component
- IVDOM
- College Station
- brush management
- organic matter
- winter
- treatments
- fall
- summer
- botanical composition
- digestibility
- crude protein
- nutrition
- spring
- pastures
- tebuthiuron
- Texas
- Library Collection RecordRange managers must often estimate or predict annual forage yield at a distance, from minimal data, or for a variety of sites. This study compared and modified 6 simple formulas potentially useful…Publication Date 1984-09-01
- yield forecasting
- data collection
- forage crops
- dry matter accumulation
- pastures
- Library Collection RecordAbused rangelands dominated by introduced cool-season grasses and warm-season shortgrasses are common over much of the Mixed Prairie. Native decreaser species are primarily warm-season grasses and…Publication Date 1985-01-01
- pastures
- Nebraska
- prescribed burning
- vegetation
- prairies
- Library Collection RecordThe influence of cattle grazing on selected vegetation and soil parameters were evaluated on a clay flat range site with shrub zonal, midgrass, and shortgrass communities in the Rolling Plains near…Publication Date 1984-07-01
- Plains
- soil
- pastures
- vegetation
- cattle
- Texas
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordIndices of vegetation abundance, composition, and grazing were monitored for the grazing seasons of 1980-81 at Hays, Kans., in 2 pastures. One pasture was moderately grazed with yearling steers…Publication Date 1985-01-01
- strip grazing
- Buchloe dactyloides
- Kansas
- pastures
- vegetation
- Pascopyrum smithii
- Bouteloua gracilis
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordDeferred-rotation grazing of Kansas Flint Hills' range grazed by steers May 1 to October 1 was compared to season-long stocking from 1950 through 1966. Deferred-rotation pastures had higher…Publication Date 1973-11-01
- season-long stocking
- depleted range
- cow-calf operations
- deferred rotation grazing
- range utilization
- animal performance
- steers
- grazing management
- Gains
- Kansas
- Flint Hills
- forage production
- range improvement
- pastures
- stocking rate
- range condition
- Library Collection RecordWeight gains per acre of yearling ewes on continuously grazed crested wheatgrass and Russian wildrye pastures averaged 21.7 and 26.3 lb, or 2.6 and 3.2 times the gain of yearling ewes on native range…Publication Date 1968-01-01
- Free Choice
- Yearling Ewes
- gain per acre
- introduced forage
- Pasture Productivity
- Leaf Height Measurements
- weight gain
- systems
- grazing studies
- native ranges
- continuous grazing
- rotation
- Russian wildrye
- yield
- pastures
- stocking rate
- grazing
- crested wheatgrass
- Library Collection RecordYearling Romnelet wethers were used to compare reed canarygrass and brome-orchard-ladino with two levels of nitrogen and ladino clover as additives to the reed canarygrass for three consecutive years…Publication Date 1968-05-01
- Brome
- Bromegrass
- Spring Growth
- grass legume mixture
- flowering
- reed canarygrass
- Romnelet
- Ladino Clover
- Orchard
- dry matter
- irrigation
- cost
- British Columbia
- fertilizer
- Kamloops
- Research Station
- reclamation
- pastures
- palatability
- growth habit
- sheep
- nitrogen
- erosion
- Early Grazing
- Library Collection RecordAdequate soil preparation will eliminate any compacted layers formed under cultivation and aid in securing a vigorous stand of grass on land converted from cash crop to pasture. Seedling emergence is…Publication Date 1966-05-01
- seedling emergence
- First Year Growth
- soil preparation
- Big Spring Field Station
- grass establishment
- cultivated lands
- pans
- root penetration
- soil compaction
- pastures
- success
- tillage
- Seeded Grasses
- moisture
- forage production
- emergence
- growth
- volume
- vigor
- Texas
- Library Collection RecordDeferred grazing is good for the range resource. It benefits the livestock, wildlife, and watershed quality and dependability. It makes the countryside look better and enhances recreation. It reduces…Publication Date 1967-01-01
- Resting
- Dependability
- Vegetative Reproduction
- definitions
- principles
- Facilities
- Safe Use
- watersheds
- deferred grazing
- objectives
- range resources
- rotation
- Deferred
- pastures
- wildlife
- grazing
- quality
- livestock
- frequency
- Location
- applications
- numbers
- benefits
- Library Collection RecordThis 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…Publication Date 1951-05-01
- Farms
- Range Officials
- farmers
- range plants
- American Society of Range Management
- pastures
- forage plants
- range improvement
- livestock production
- range management
- Library Collection RecordThis 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…Publication Date 1951-05-01
- Farms
- Range Officials
- farmers
- range plants
- American Society of Range Management
- pastures
- forage plants
- range improvement
- livestock production
- range management
- Library Collection RecordThis 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…Publication Date 1951-03-01
- Movable Exclosure
- Metal
- exclosures
- Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station
- pastures
- livestock
- Nevada
- Library Collection RecordThis 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…Publication Date 1951-01-01
- U.S.
- Field Station
- North Dakota
- weight gain
- Mandan
- deferred grazing
- Rotation Grazing
- native ranges
- continuous grazing
- pastures
- northern Great Plains
- rest
- grazing
- cattle
- vegetation
- forage
- carrying capacity
- Library Collection RecordThis 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…Publication Date 1951-01-01
- Buffalo Grassland
- Tobosa Grassland
- Spur
- intensive grazing
- Southern Rolling Plains
- Hereford Yearling Steers
- cattle gains
- Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
- Continuous
- Moderate
- Rotation Grazing
- continuous grazing
- forage plants
- seasons
- Stocking
- pastures
- rest
- blue grama
- Texas
- grasslands