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- Library Collection RecordA 32,000 km2 area in eastern South Australia was selected as representing a range of arid land topography and vegetation and was surveyed to locate populations of perennial species at sites of…Publication Date 1996
- grazing intensity
- regeneration
- management
- sheep
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe Koonamore daisy (Erodiophyllum elderi) is a short-lived herbaceous perennial restricted to locally low-lying regions in parts of semi-arid South Australia. Due to the topography of the region…Publication Date 1996
- dynamics
- population
- sheep
- Seed banks (genetics)
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordMaireana sedifolia (bluebush) is a common chenopod bush growing throughout arid and semiarid regions of Australia. At the base of this plant there is usually a mound where smaller, annual species…Publication Date 1996
- Indicator Plants
- sheep
- Chenopodium
- Cover plants
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordFrequent incursions by dingoes into the South Australian sheep zone prompted research into electric fencing and improved buffer zone baiting. Outcomes included an 8-wire electric fence design and a…Publication Date 1996
- sheep
- electric fences
- control
- Dingo
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordWe quantified the effect of high levels of wiregrass in buffel grass pasture on sheep growth over 2 years at Roma. Despite using very high stocking rates compared to district norms, animal…Publication Date 1996
- pastures
- sheep
- grasses
- stocking rate
- Australia
- Wiregrass
- Library Collection RecordSheep diets were determined seasonally for large flocks grazing year-round in 2 landscape types of the Magellanic steppe of Argentina. A tussock-grass steppe of Festuca gracillima Hooker f. dominates…Publication Date 1996
- Festuca
- steppes
- species diversity
- diet
- woody plants
- sheep
- seasonal variation
- Argentina
- canopy
- forage
- Festuca gracillima
- steppe soils
- tertiary sediments
- tussock grasslands
- Library Collection RecordA metabolism study evaluated the influence of increasing quantities (0-30% dry matter basis) of mountain big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana Rydb. Beetle) on dry matter intake and in…Publication Date 1995-11-01
- urine
- nitrogen balance
- feces
- chemical composition
- voluntary intake
- hay
- digestibility
- Wyoming
- Artemisia tridentata
- sheep
- nitrogen content
- dry matter
- feed intake
- Library Collection RecordChanges in the vegetation and soil surface were assessed along a grazing intensity gradient on rangelands of the Punta Ninfas area in southern Argentina. Thirty-two transects were sampled in areas…Publication Date 1995-11-01
- woody weeds
- indicator species
- soil types
- steppes
- grazing intensity
- shrubs
- sheep
- overgrazing
- biomass
- Argentina
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- canopy
- grasses
- forage
- Library Collection RecordThe sequence of species selection over the grazing period directly determines the effectiveness of different grazing systems. Knowledge of this sequence is also important in understanding the plant-…Publication Date 1995-07-01
- Tristachya
- tirstachya leucothrix
- Themeda triandra
- Eragrostis plana
- Hyparrhenia hirta
- South Africa
- veld
- tillers
- sheep
- cattle
- range management
- botanical composition
- defoliation
- grazing
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordSpotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa Lam.), an introduced perennial plant, has invaded large areas of rangeland in the northwestern United States. Grazing animals may disseminate the weed by…Publication Date 1995-03-01
- seed dispersal
- viability
- seedling emergence
- seeds
- transit time
- Odocoileus hemionus
- sheep
- Centaurea maculosa
- seed germination
- Montana
- Library Collection RecordSystems of sheep and goat production. Proceedings of a meeting held within the Technical Consultation of the FAO-CIHEAM Network on Cooperative Sheep and Goat Research, Thessaloniki, Greece, 19-22…Publication Date 1995
- sheep
- goats
- Feed Resources
- rangelands
- grazing systems
- Feed Crops
- proximate composition
- nutritive value
- digestibility
- Supplementary Feeding
- Feed processing
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 1995
- land productivity
- Environmental impact assessment
- sheep
- grassland management
- socioeconomic development
- Jordan
- Social consciousness
- case studies
- goats
- plant communities
- rangelands
- project design
- livestock management
- population dynamics
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 1995
- feeds
- animal feeding
- extension activities
- Pakistan
- rangelands
- livestock
- breeding methods
- animal production
- animal health
- sheep
- goats
- Pakistan
- Pakistan
- Library Collection RecordEnvironmental impact of radioactive releases. Proceedings, IAEA, Vienna (Austria).- Vienna (Austria): IAEA, 1995.- ISBN 92-0-104495-X. p. 247-258Publication Date 1995
- foods
- contamination
- models
- ecosystems
- pollution
- grazing
- sheep
- contamination
- cesium
- pollution
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1994-12-01
- grazing
- beef cattle
- production costs
- Montana
- sheep
- seasonal variation
- forage
- grasses
- nutrient content
- protein intake
- crude protein
- Library Collection RecordGrazing trials were conducted during early and late spring of 1988 and 1989 to evaluate the impact of sheep grazing duration and stocking density on grazing efficiency and forage selectivity in tall…Publication Date 1994-11-01
- Trifolium subterraneum
- Festuca arundinacea
- grazing trials
- duration
- efficiency
- stocking rate
- spring
- Oregon
- sheep
- grazing behavior
- feed intake
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of these studies was to compare preference for leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) by sheep and goats. Study 1 was a choice test that paired leafy spurge with either arrowleaf balsamroot…Publication Date 1994-11-01
- Balsamorhiza sagittata
- Balsamorhiza
- biological control
- Euphorbia esula
- Agropyron cristatum
- Idaho
- sheep
- goats
- grazing behavior
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1994-10-01
- Macropodidae
- New South Wales
- species differences
- water intake
- Australia
- sheep
- wildlife management
- Library Collection RecordBotanical composition of llamas and sheep diets were quantified monthly during 1 year in the arid highlands of Bolivia to identify competition between these species for forage resources. Results…Publication Date 1994-05-01
- Bolivia
- performance
- Festuca
- llamas
- high altitude
- festuca orthopylla
- arid zones
- voluntary intake
- species differences
- diet
- digestibility
- shrubs
- sheep
- seasonal variation
- botanical composition
- grasses
- forage
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 1994
- grassland management
- rangelands
- livestock management
- Syria
- Feed Crops
- sheep
- wildlife
- agricultural development
- Library Collection RecordManagement and breeding of perennial lucerne for diversified purposes. Meeting in Lusignan, France, 4-8 September 1994. European and Near-East Cooperative Resesearch Networks on Pastures and Fodder…Publication Date 1994
- sheep
- Medicago sativa
- grazing systems
- Medicago sativa
- Medicago sativa
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 1994
- sheep
- pastoralism
- grazing systems
- feeding systems
- milk production
- meat production
- sustainability
- marketing
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 1994
- Medicago sativa
- sheep
- grazing systems
- Library Collection RecordPlant structure should be an important determinant of species acceptability to grazing ungulates functioning under various time-energy constraints. The acceptability of 9 grasses to sheep grazing a…Publication Date 1993-05-01
- Cynodon dactylon
- agronomic traits
- tensile strength
- Eragrostis plana
- Hyparrhenia hirta
- Sporobolus indicus var. capensis
- eragrostis capensis
- eragrostis gummiflua
- michrocloa caffra
- leaves
- Eragrostis
- Eragrostis curvula
- stems
- Paspalum notatum
- plant morphology
- South Africa
- Poaceae
- sheep
- grazing behavior
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordWhitetop or heart-podded hoary cress (Cardaria draba (L.) Desv.) is an Eurasian native of the Cruciferae actively invading rangelands throughout western North America. The plant is reported to be…Publication Date 1993-05-01
- Lepidium draba subsp. draba
- glucosinolates
- toxicity
- nutrient content
- poisonous weeds
- pastures
- sheep
- cattle
- in vitro digestibility
- nutritive value
- forage
- chemical constituents of plants
- Library Collection RecordGlobemallows (Sphaeralcea spp.) are well adapted to semiarid and arid environments. They are potentially useful as the forb component of seeding mixtures for rangeland improvement in the western…Publication Date 1993-03-01
- Sphaeralcea
- Medicago sativa
- arid lands
- Agropyron desertorum
- Agropyron cristatum
- species differences
- Idaho
- sheep
- grazing behavior
- pasture plants
- forage
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordGlobemallows (Sphaeralcea spp.) are native, drought-resistant forbs of interest for inclusion in seed mixtures for semiarid rangeland renovation. Little is known of their nutritional value for…Publication Date 1993-03-01
- Sphaeralcea
- sphaeralcea grossulariifolia
- sphaeralcea parvifolia
- Sphaeralcea coccinea
- nutrient content
- arid lands
- pastures
- Idaho
- diets
- sheep
- grazing behavior
- nutritive value
- forage
- Library Collection RecordOver the past century woody plants have increased in abundance on sites formerly occupied by grasslands in the Sonoran Desert. Woody plant invasion has been associated with a multitude of biological…Publication Date 1993-01-01
- desert rodents
- shrub invasion
- edaphic factors
- Acacia
- woody weeds
- sowing depth
- deserts
- weed biology
- Prosopis velutina
- seed dispersal
- grasslands
- seedling emergence
- invasion
- fires
- fire effects
- air temperature
- woody plants
- environmental factors
- sheep
- cattle
- seed germination
- establishment
- Arizona
- soil texture
- Library Collection RecordManagement of Mediterranean shrublands and related forage resources, FAO, Rome (Italy). Regional Office for Europe; International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies, Paris (France);…Publication Date 1993
- sheep
- grazing intensity
- grazing lands
- Greece
- Pasture Improvement
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 1993
- goats
- Greece
- sheep
- grazing systems
- Library Collection RecordWhite clover in Europe: state of the art, Frame, J. (comp.).- Rome (Italy), Aug 1993. p. 7-16Publication Date 1993
- Trifolium repens
- nutritive value
- Dairy cattle
- milk yield
- grazing systems
- Trial methods
- nitrogen
- beef cattle
- sheep
- weight gain
- Trifolium repens
- Trifolium repens
- Library Collection RecordStrategies for sustainable animal agriculture in developing countries. Proceedings, Mack, S. (ed.).- Rome (Italy): FAO, 1993.- ISBN 92-5-103164-9. p. 99-106Publication Date 1993
- livestock
- animal production
- grazing lands
- land management
- North Africa
- Syria
- overgrazing
- socioeconomic organization
- goats
- sheep
- Library Collection RecordManagement of Mediterranean shrublands and related forage resources, FAO, Rome (Italy). Regional Office for Europe; International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies, Paris (France);…Publication Date 1993
- forest grazing
- Quercus suber
- Fire Prevention
- sheep
- heifers
- grassland management
- sown pastures
- firebreaks
- Quercus suber
- Quercus suber
- Library Collection RecordManagement of Mediterranean shrublands and related forage resources, FAO, Rome (Italy). Regional Office for Europe; International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies, Paris (France);…Publication Date 1993
- sheep
- grazing systems
- Mediterranean climate
- Library Collection RecordBecause of the ongoing controversy about shrub forage value for different ungulates and significance of the shrub communities for spring-fall grazing in southcentral Wyoming, the relative importance…Publication Date 1992-11-01
- livestock-wildlife relationships
- common use grazing
- common lands
- wildlife
- Purshia tridentata
- browse plants
- Cervus elaphus
- Antilocapra americana
- mountain grasslands
- Wyoming
- Artemisia tridentata
- plant communities
- Odocoileus hemionus
- shrubs
- diets
- sheep
- cattle
- rangelands
- grasses
- forage
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1992-10-01
- colonization
- cultural environment
- public domain
- wildlife
- sheep
- cattle
- history
- New Mexico
- rangelands
- range management
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1992-08-01
- Somalia
- cultural environment
- Leucaena leucocephala
- Gliricidia sepium
- fodder legumes
- agropastoral systems
- intercropping
- seedlings
- sowing
- goats
- sheep
- cattle
- Library Collection RecordThe impact of grazing animals and plant protection on shrub seedling establishment was studied in 2 separate experiments. A total of 3,665 seedlings were monitored for survival during a sheep grazing…Publication Date 1992-05-01
- colonizing ability
- biological control
- site factors
- Agropyron desertorum
- brush control
- mortality
- seedlings
- pastures
- Artemisia tridentata
- sheep
- cattle
- Utah
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordEfficient use of roughages is important for calf management in the Boran pastoral system. Using local legumes as protein supplements may improve fiber utilization and thus be an appropriate…Publication Date 1992-05-01
- Acacia tortilis
- Vigna unguiculata
- nitrogen retention
- Acacia
- Medicago sativa
- pastoralism
- Ethiopia
- browse plants
- liveweight gain
- calves
- dry seasons
- digestibility
- growth rate
- diets
- sheep
- protein supplements
- nutritive value
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1992-04-01
- animal nutrition
- animal feeding
- Lebanon
- production possibilities
- vaccination
- surveys
- federal government
- goats
- sheep
- cattle
- range management
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordSheep are more resistent to larkspur poisoning than cattle. Grazing larkspur with sheep before cattle turn-in may reduce the threat of cattle poisoning. Two 2.1-ha pastures were established in Upper…Publication Date 1992-03-01
- loss prevention
- Delphinium glaucescens
- biological control
- poisonous weeds
- weed control
- pastures
- sheep
- cattle
- Montana
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordThe accuracy of microhistological techniques for analysis of herbivore diets was evaluated with cattle, sheep, and Angora goats fed grass, forb, and shrub mixtures of known botanical compositions.…Publication Date 1992-03-01
- feces analysis
- assessment
- feces composition
- shrubs
- diets
- sheep
- goats
- cattle
- botanical composition
- grasses
- New Mexico
- forage
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordPaper presented at the "Symposium on Ingestion of Poisonous Plants by Livestock," February 15, 1990, Reno, Nevada. Stocking rate, multi-species grazing, and grazing systems are 3 components…Publication Date 1992-01-01
- Hymenoxys odorata
- Nolina
- nolina texana
- mixed grazing
- losses
- toxicity
- Quercus
- stocking rate
- death
- sheep
- goats
- cattle
- Texas
- grazing
- poisonous plants
- Library Collection RecordPaper presented at the "Symposium on Ingestion of Poisonous Plants by Livestock," February 15, 1990, Reno, Nevada. Traditionally, effects of plant toxins on livestock have been measured…Publication Date 1992-01-01
- neurotoxins
- toxicology
- taste
- neurobehaioral toxicology
- respondent behahvior
- operant behavior
- taste aversion
- palatability
- animal behavior
- feeding behavior
- sheep
- cattle
- poisonous plants
- Library Collection RecordSeasonal grazing trials, conducted over 3 years at the Hopland Field Station in Mendocino County, Calif., tested the effects of 2 seasonal grazing strategies on within- and between-year production…Publication Date 1992-01-01
- Quercus douglasii
- annual grasslands
- grazing trials
- savannas
- selective grazing
- California
- sheep
- seasonal variation
- botanical composition
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordPaper presented at the "Symposium on Ingestion of Poisonous Plants by Livestock," February 15, 1990, Reno, Nevada. Livestock poisoning by plants is one of the serious causes of economic…Publication Date 1992-01-01
- livestock and meat industry
- losses
- economic impact
- toxicity
- Western United States
- sheep
- cattle
- forage
- poisonous plants
- Library Collection RecordThe spatial distribution and relative abundance of sheep, goats and kangaroos were assessed from extensive dung surveys following dry and wet periods in two paddocks in the rangelands of north -…Publication Date 1992
- sheep
- kangaroos
- goats
- semiarid zones
- animal distribution
- Australia
- New South Wales
- semi-arid
- western New South Wales
- Woodland paddocks
- Library Collection RecordSheep are more resistent to larkspur (Delphinium spp.) poisoning than are cattle, and may be used as a biological tool to graze larkspur prior to cattle turn-in to reduce the risk of cattle poisoning…Publication Date 1991-11-01
- Delphinium glaucescens
- Delphinium occidentale
- alkaloids
- Delphinium barbeyi
- sheep
- Montana
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordThis paper discusses the criteria needed for quantitative evidence of overgrazing and outlines some of the main pasture and external factors that promote overgrazing by herbivores. Overgrazing is…Publication Date 1991-09-01
- wool production
- econometric models
- animal production
- economic analysis
- stocking rate
- pastures
- sheep
- overgrazing
- cattle
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1991-08-01
- fungi
- Norway
- toxicity
- grazing behavior
- sheep
- diet
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