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- Library Collection RecordPastoral livestock production systems in Africa that have existed for centuries are now threatened by changing demographics, improved communications, increased availability of modern weapons, open…Publication Date 2017
- Africa
- cattle
- food crisis
- grazing
- livestock
- nomads
- range management
- Library Collection RecordMapping the distribution and abundance of invasive plants is a high priority, but establishing cost-effective and practical techniques at appropriate scales remains elusive. Mesquite is a highly…Publication Date 2007-07-01
- aerial surveys
- Australia
- invasive plants
- mapping
- monitoring costs
- remote sensing
- visual estimation techniques
- Library Collection RecordThe high inherent variability in rainfall and forage availability in arid regions makes it very difficult for a rancher to establish a herd size that is suited to the environment and also complicates…Publication Date 2004-03-01
- variability
- ranching
- drought
- range management
- grass production
- arid environments
- deserts
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordWe compared the herbage standing crop on 31 farms along a rainfall gradient in Namibia (southwestern Africa) in 1997 with the results attained for the same gradient by Walter (1939). We found that…Publication Date 2000-03-01
- Namibia
- environmental degradation
- desertification
- grasslands
- rain
- stocking rate
- biomass production
- overgrazing
- forage
- Africa
- rangelands
- historical records
- grazing
- rainfall
- Library Collection RecordA spatial simulation model was developed to examine the community-level relationships between woody overstory and herbaceous understory. The influences of individual trees on herbaceous understory…Publication Date 1992-01-01
- Eucalyptus
- eucalyptus crebra
- Australia
- simulation models
- Prosopis glandulosa
- competitive ability
- understory
- mathematical models
- biomass production
- plant communities
- Library Collection RecordAfrican pastoral ecosystems have been studied with the assumptions that these ecosystems are potentially stable (equilibrial) systems which become destabilized by overstocking and overgrazing.…Publication Date 1988-11-01
- dynamics
- development policy
- program evaluation
- environmental degradation
- Africa
- ecosystems
- pastoralism
- crop production
- range management
- climatic factors
- livestock
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordSerrated tussock (Nassella trichotoma), a grass native to South America, has been a major economic problem in the rangelands of southeastern Australia since 1950. It currently infests 680,000 ha in…Publication Date 1984-01-01
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe behaviour of free-ranging cattle on the Bogong High Plains, Victoria, was investigated during 2 summer grazing seasons. The main influence on cattle distribution was found to be their preferences…Publication Date 1983-11-01
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe chemical and botanical composition of the diets of esophageally fistulated sheep, cattle, and goats was monitored over a period of 1 year at intervals of approximately 2 months. The animals were…Publication Date 1982-01-01
- Australia
- semi-arid zone
- Library Collection RecordAssistance programs in range management to developing countries in Africa by the U.S. Agency for International Development historically have had a training program for nationals for the host…Publication Date 1981-01-01
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis article is an attempt to review and synthesize the present state of knowledge on the Sahel rangelands in a concise way. Ecological conditions, land use practices, livestock numbers, and…Publication Date 1980-01-01
- Africa
- deserts
- Library Collection RecordSpreading or creeping deserts worldwide are causing concern. Recent publicity indicates that man's efforts in supplying technology and aide projects to stem the desertification process have not…Publication Date 1978-09-01
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe study of the relationships between annual rainfall and range production in the Mediterranean Basin and the Sahelian Sudanian tropical zones of Africa shows a close correlation between average…Publication Date 1977-05-01
- Africa
- Mediterranean region
- Library Collection RecordThe potential of barrel medic (Medicago truncatula) as a possible improved pasture legume for introduction to marginal cropping areas was examined with breeding Merino ewes at four stocking rates.…Publication Date 1976-07-01
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe main reason for examining grazing management as a means of controlling barley grass (Hordeum leporinum) was that in marginal areas between reliable cropping and true semiarid rangeland areas, it…Publication Date 1976-09-01
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordMeasurements and their statistical analysis are suggested and tested in the study of sheep distribution in an arid part of Australia. The use of aerial photography and an electronic computer make the…Publication Date 1967-03-01
- behavior patterns
- Sheep Distribution
- Mount Murchison
- Flock Size
- grazing animals
- patterns
- Times
- Australia
- New South Wales
- prediction
- aerial photography
- Kayrunnera
- Weather Conditions
- range condition
- sampling
- statistical analysis
- Library Collection RecordAfrican cattle production and marketing in Zambia is far below its favorable potential. Stubborn cultural impediments are slowly being overcome. The process involves two basic steps: (1) stimulating…Publication Date 1966-11-01
- Improving
- Cultural Conflicts
- Cattle Business
- Zambia
- Impediments
- Economic Wants
- sales
- Seller
- Animal Husbandry Officer
- Bridewealth
- Feasting
- Religious Ceremonies
- Gifts
- Herding Arangements
- Common Interest
- Security
- Economic Asset
- cattle production
- marketing
- Extension
- Africa
- Killing
- production
- Library Collection RecordDevelopment of extensive Nigerian grasslands should follow a range management philosophy. A range management approach offers the best solution for utilization of resources already at hand without the…Publication Date 1966-11-01
- Plant Productivity
- Soil Productivity
- Research Information
- Base
- Existing Grasslands
- livestock distribution
- Africa
- resources
- Need
- grassland vegetation
- Nigeria
- Livestock Industry
- utilization
- development
- grasslands
- 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 1962-11-01
- African Clovers
- Plant Introduction Program
- Baccarini
- Burchellianum
- Cheranganiense
- Polystachyum
- Pseudostriatum
- Rueppellianum
- Lancelolatum
- Semipilosum
- Steudneri
- Tembense
- Usumbarense
- Evaluating
- Australia
- temperature
- evaluation
- pastures
- Trifolium
- Kenya