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- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of correcting indigestible neutral detergent fibre (iNDF) for the loss of lignin in predictions of silage organic matter digestibility (OMD).…Publication Date 2014
- silage
- plant nutritive value
- forage quality
- cattle
- sheep
- management
- faecal samples
- grass
- indigestible neutral detergent fibre
- in vivo digestibility
- lignin
- red clover
- Jokioinen
- Finland
- Library Collection RecordThe relative importance of breed versus rearing experience on the grazing behaviour and diet selection of beef cattle when grazing unimproved grassland was examined over 4 years. Suckler-reared…Publication Date 2014
- foraging ecology
- cattle
- grazing
- grassland
- management
- Nature conservation
- breed
- rearing experience
- grazing behaviour
- diet preference
- biodiversity
- North Wyke
- Devon UK
- Library Collection RecordThere is a common perception in South Africa that the youth are not interested in agriculture, leading to two concerns: first, that this is exacerbating the youth unemployment crisis, and second,…Publication Date 2013
- agriculture
- socio-economic aspects
- communal farming
- rural areas
- animal production
- Plant Productivity
- policy
- livestock
- communal rangelands
- cattle
- goats
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordEcosystems have a critical role in regulating climate, and soil, water and air quality, but management to change an ecosystem process in support of one regulating ecosystem service can either provide…Publication Date 2013
- co-benefit
- Ecosystem service
- policy
- regulating service
- trade-off
- cattle
- grazing
- climate change
- soils
- management
- ecosystem ecology
- United Kingdom
- Library Collection RecordThe study focused on investigating the effects of different grazing ratios and stocking rate of cattle and goats under mixed species grazing on different species of plant. The experimental site was…Publication Date 2012
- Mixed-species grazing
- stocking rate
- grazing ratio
- cattle
- goats
- biomass
- Zimbabwe
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordIn communal areas of NE Zimbabwe, feed resources are collectively managed, with herds grazing on grasslands during the rainy season and mainly on crop residues during the dry season, which creates…Publication Date 2011
- Crop-livestock interactions
- Dynamic modelling
- cattle
- crop residues
- grasslands
- livestock
- foraging ecology
- soil organic carbon
- soil fertility
- management
- communal farming
- Zimbabwe
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSoil solution nitrogen (N) concentrations in a non-fertilized Japanese lawngrass (Zoysia japonica Steud.; JL, native species) pasture were compared with those in a fertilized tall fescue (Festuca…Publication Date 2011
- grazing
- pastures
- cattle
- soil nutrients
- fertiliser
- Grazed pasture
- soil solution nitrogen
- Zoysia japonica Steud
- Japan
- Library Collection RecordThe main objective of this study was to determine to what extent grazing pressure and timing modulate the seasonal progression of herbage quality in hilly Mediterranean grassland systems. The study…Publication Date 2011
- grazing
- cattle
- fodder quality
- grassland
- management
- rangelands
- sustainablity
- acid detergent fibre
- digestibility
- grazing system
- neutral detergent fibre
- near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy
- protein
- stocking rate
- eastern Galilee
- Israel
- Library Collection RecordThe objectives of this study were to use the in vitro gas production (IVGP) technique to evaluate the pattern and parameters of anaerobic fermentation of forages from south Texas pastures throughout…Publication Date 2011
- forage quality
- grazing
- cattle
- in vitro
- modelling
- nutrition
- prediction
- simulation
- Texas
- USA
- Library Collection RecordQuestions: Does vegetation structure display any stability over the grazing season and in two successive years, and is there any correlation between the stability of these spatial patterns and local…Publication Date 2011
- Boolean process
- cattle
- functional diversity
- patch stability
- Semi-variograms
- Spatially explicit model
- stocking rate
- grazing
- cattle
- grassland
- modelling
- releves
- vegetation dynamics
- management
- Massif Central
- France
- Library Collection Record1. Ecological edges (zones separating ecosystems or land cover types) can function as active boundaries, unique habitats and dynamic transition zones. Abiotic factors, species and species…Publication Date 2011
- savanna
- ecosystem structure
- Ecosystem function
- edge effects
- grazing
- cattle
- Acacia drepanolobium
- boma
- continuous response function
- Crematogaster
- edge depth
- habitat fragmentation
- multiple edges
- Tetraponera penzigi
- Laikipia
- Kenya
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordQuestions: What are the interactive effects of flooding and cattle trampling upon the structural attributes and the floristic composition of a plant community? Do the effects on the plant community…Publication Date 2011
- community structure
- flooding
- Grassland recovery
- grazing
- Lotus tenuis
- trampling
- grassland
- cattle
- management
- Flooding Pampa grasslands
- Argentina
- Library Collection Record1. Through their effects on plant communities, herbivores can exert strong direct and indirect effects on savanna ecosystems and have the potential to create and maintain savanna landscape…Publication Date 2010
- grazing
- savanna
- herbivores
- ecosystem ecology
- vegetation dynamics
- cattle
- game
- cattle - wildlife interactions
- ecological legacies
- facilitation
- foraging behaviour
- landscape heterogeneity
- pastoralism
- plant - herbivore interactions
- rangeland
- succession
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordIn the seasonally dry tropics the productivity of grazing cattle is often constrained by nutrition, particularly during the dry season. An experiment during 2 annual cycles estimated the diet…Publication Date 2010
- diet selection
- Diet CP
- Diet DM digestibility
- animal nutrition
- animal production
- cattle
- forage quality
- north Queensland
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe relative benefit of different grazing management practices for maintaining grassland biodiversity integrity was assessed. Practices considered were grazing system, stocking rate, animal type,…Publication Date 2010
- analytic heirarchy process
- plant diversity
- stocking rate
- veld condition assessment
- grazing
- management
- biodiversity
- fire
- cattle
- sheep
- Impact assessment
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis study was conducted to understand how seasonality in drylands influences the space-time dynamics of cattle behavior and mobility among pastoralist managed Zebu cattle. The study relies on the…Publication Date 2010
- behavior
- cattle
- Cultural ecology
- GPS
- Herd mobility
- pastoralism
- seasonality
- tracking
- zebu
- Kenya
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSeed ecology may play a role in the widespread increase of Acacia karroo in savanna and grassland. Accordingly, fecundity, predation, mortality by fire, dispersal by livestock, and seed longevity…Publication Date 2010
- dispersal
- fire
- seed bank
- seed lngevity
- seed predation
- seed production
- ecology
- savanna
- grassland
- livestock
- insects
- germination
- cattle
- sheep
- goats
- management
- Eastern Cape
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordIn spite of predictions of communal rangeland collapse due to continuous grazing and increased livestock populations, this grazing system remains prevalent in communal areas, suggesting animals…Publication Date 2010
- cattle
- Graze
- key resource areas
- livestock
- communal farming
- rangelands
- grazing
- plant production
- soils
- soil organic carbon
- Eastern Cape
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordPrimary energy extraction patterns by livestock under agropastoralism and ranching were investigated by the bite count method in semiarid south-eastern Kenya. Sward biomass for optimal energy intake…Publication Date 2009
- agropastoralism
- energy intake
- ranching
- livestock
- cattle
- sheep
- goats
- pastoralism
- diet selection
- grazing
- management
- animal production
- Kenya
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordLittle is known about the grass species type, composition and nutritive value in the semiarid savannas that sustain most of Swaziland's cattle population through the seven-month-long dry season…Publication Date 2009
- cumulative gas production
- organic matter degradability
- ruminant livestock
- tropical grass species
- nutrition
- cattle
- grasslands
- savanna
- grazing
- soils
- forage quality
- Swaziland
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordOn rangelands, uneven or unmanaged livestock distribution can adversely affect plant community composition, riparian function, or displace wildlife. These issues have historic precedents and are…Publication Date 2009
- range management
- grazing behaviour
- forage selection
- standing crop
- management
- grasslands
- plant production
- forage quality
- cattle
- grazing
- Burns
- Oregon
- USA
- Library Collection RecordWe quantified livestock (cattle, shoats, horses and donkeys) losses to lions (Panthera leo) and attitudes to lions, livestock losses and tourism among livestock owners, village residents and tourism…Publication Date 2009
- communities
- cattle
- Benefit
- predation
- compensation
- eco - tourism
- subsistence agriculture
- pastoralism
- socio-economic aspects
- Botswana
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordHuman land use such as pastoralism may be a key determinant of wildlife populations. We studied the influence of land use on wildlife and livestock in south-western Kalahari, Botswana, during the wet…Publication Date 2009
- Carnivore
- distance
- herbivore
- Mammal
- Ostrich
- savanna
- land use
- conservation
- national parks
- livestock
- pastoralism
- cattle
- species richness
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordMonitoring cattle inflows and outflows over time is a good indicator of herd productivity. In this study, ninety households were monitored for a year to determine the effect of season, rangeland type…Publication Date 2009
- Cattle sales
- Herd dynamics
- Household consumption
- mortality
- cattle
- Economic Aspects
- rangelands
- animal production
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordLivestock production systems in Africa are experiencing rapid changes in structure and function due to increased demands for livestock products from a more prosperous and ever-increasing human…Publication Date 2008
- Methane
- livestock systems
- Livestock Populations
- climate change
- IPCC
- Africa
- cattle
- sheep
- goats
- greenhouse gases
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe most practical and effective method to increase dry matter production in rangelands is by adequate fertilization. N and K fertilizers have commonly been used worldwide to increase yield in…Publication Date 2008
- forage quality
- botanical composition
- mineral concentration
- harvest date
- cattle
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordConserving African wildlife in human-occupied landscapes requires management intervention that is guided by a mechanistic understanding of how anthropogenic factors influence large-scale ecological…Publication Date 2007
- wildlife
- rainfall
- predation
- competition
- apparent competition
- Non-protected area
- management
- conservation
- grasslands
- eco - tourism
- cattle
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordPastoral production around artificial watering points in semi-arid environments affects the density and composition of plant communities. In the Kalahari desert of southwestern Africa, bush…Publication Date 2007
- Rural livelihoods
- watering points
- land degradation
- Fodder trees
- Indigenous ecological knowledge
- Herero
- pastoralism
- traditional knowledge
- piosphere
- degradation
- cattle
- household income studies
- participatory rural appraisal
- livestock
- subsistence agriculture
- socio-economic aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordNo abstract availablePublication Date 2007
- forage quality
- cattle
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper presents an environmental exposure assessment model for estimating chronic intake of vanadium (a transition metal) by cattle farmed extensively in areas contaminated by vanadium pollutants…Publication Date 2006
- Environmental epidemiology
- Vanadium
- pollution
- cattle
- model
- Transition metals and exposure assessment
- modelling
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordLarge herbivores can both positively and negatively affect primary productivity and rates of nutrient cycling in different ecosystems. Positive effects of grazers in grasslands have been attributed…Publication Date 2006
- livestock
- soil fertility
- rainfall
- ecosystem processes
- savanna
- productivity
- soil fertility
- cattle
- migration
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSuccess in long-term agricultural production in resource-poor farming systems relies on the efficiency with which nutrients are conserved and recycled. Each transfer of nutrients across the farming…Publication Date 2006
- cattle
- Compost
- feed intake
- manure
- nitrogen use efficiency
- N losses
- agriculture
- soil nutrients
- management
- communal farming
- livestock
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe multiple benefits from livestock production to rural households are evaluated in Thorndale, a communal area of the Limpopo Province South Africa. Monetary values of livestock products are…Publication Date 2006
- Communal areas
- Direct-use value
- households
- Livelihood
- Non-marketed outputs
- policy
- cattle
- socio-economic aspects
- rural areas
- goats
- household income studies
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordIn semiarid savannas of Southern Africa current land use practices and climate change may lead to substantial changes of vegetation structure in the near future, however uncertainty remains about the…Publication Date 2006
- Acacia erioloba
- Bush encroachment
- global change
- Grewia flava
- overgrazing
- seed dispersal
- shrub encroachment
- Southern Kalahari
- Spatial-explicit simulation model
- savanna
- land use
- grazing
- climate change
- vegetation dynamics
- cattle
- ecosystem ecology
- ecosystem dynamics
- rainfall
- fire ecology
- modelling
- conservation
- management
- carrying capacity
- biodiversity
- indigenous encroaching species
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper revisits the debate over the relative effectiveness of 'conservative' and 'opportunistic' stocking strategies for African pastoral rangelands. The paper is based on a…Publication Date 2006
- rangelands
- cattle
- Pastoral strategy
- stocking rate
- Capital costs
- southern Africa
- Zimbabwe
- pastoralism
- stocking rates
- socio-economic aspects
- communal farming
- management
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordFor estimating herbage intake during grazing, the traditional sward cutting technique was compared in grazing experiments in 2002 and 2003 with the recently developed n-alkanes technique and with the…Publication Date 2005
- dairy cow
- herbage intake
- sward cutting
- n-alkanes
- grazing
- cattle
- fodder quality
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordAbstract. Shrub encroachment, i.e. the increase in woody plant cover, is a major concern for livestock farming in southern Kalahari savannas. We developed a grid-based computer model simulating the…Publication Date 2004
- Acacia erioloba
- browsing
- Bush encroachment
- Savanna dynamics
- shrub invasion
- Spatial-explicit simulation model
- indigenous encroaching species
- modelling
- rangelands
- livestock
- savanna
- cattle
- fire ecology
- shrub encroachment
- stocking rates
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSoil macrofauna are sensitive to land use changes and this may have implications to soil functioning. The impact of the conversion of native ecosystems into extensive or intensive pastures on soil…Publication Date 2004
- tropical savannas
- tropical forests
- Pasture establishment
- Soil macrofauna
- earthworms
- Soil biodiversity
- invertebrates
- soils
- ecosystem ecology
- cattle
- fire ecology
- biodiversity
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe estimated number of tsessebes on a cattle and wildlife ranch in Zimbabwe decreased during 1995-1999 from 2209 to 435 animals. Existing records of rainfall, cattle management, wildlife numbers,…Publication Date 2003
- Tsessebe antelope
- population decline
- Damaliscus lunatus
- competition
- drought
- cattle
- vegetation dynamics
- forage quality
- Forage Quantity
- management
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSummary * 1The success of large-scale cattle ranching in African savanna vegetation has often been limited by problems of bush encroachment and disease (in particular trypanosomiasis spread by tsetse…Publication Date 2003
- Bush encroachment
- East Africa
- grazing patterns
- Landsat TM
- remote sensing
- Vegetation classification
- indigenous encroaching species
- shrub encroachment
- cattle
- savanna
- commercial agriculture
- vegetation dynamics
- grazing
- mapping
- Landsat images
- Economic Aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordWe constructed a simple simulation model (SESS) of the dynamics of forage growth and standing crop and cattle production to evaluate the ecological sustainability of management alternatives for…Publication Date 2003
- models
- simulation
- Grazinglands
- rangelands
- Semi-arid zones
- ANP
- sustainability
- range condition
- grazing
- Cattle reproduction
- forage quality
- cattle
- management
- plant production
- animal production
- soils
- rainfall
- rangeland condition
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordEast Africa contains areas with some of the greatest large mammal biodiversity on the planet. These areas are key natural resources for the economic development of the region. They are also key areas…Publication Date 2003
- Agro-pastoralism
- savanna
- simulation
- Dietary energy
- cash flow
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area
- pastoralism
- cattle
- game farming
- biodiversity
- socio-economic aspects
- ecosystem dynamics
- modelling
- household income studies
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSeveral of the problems associated with grazing animals in extensive settings are related to their uneven patterns of use across the landscape. After fencing, water and salt are two of the most…Publication Date 2001
- Global positioning system
- Activities
- grazing time
- Resting time
- livestock management
- rangelands
- cattle
- grazing
- management
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordDrought is the single most important environmental factor that causes cattle population fluctuations in northern Kenya. The way the grazing lands and animal populations are affected by drought…Publication Date 2001
- arid zone
- cattle mortality
- drought management policy
- herd growth
- Kenya
- multiple droughts
- Obbu Booran
- Pastoralist
- recovery
- drought
- cattle
- grasslands
- animal production
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordDuring the last decade a [']new rangeland science 039; has emerged. One of the tenets of the new science is that pastoralists should not adhere to a single conservative stocking rate, but rather…Publication Date 2000
- Capital costs
- cattle
- carrying capacity
- Environmental costs
- modelling
- rangeland
- southern Africa
- stocking rate
- socio-economic aspects
- economics
- management
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe significance of encroacher woody plant browse (among other factors) in the composition of the diet of cattle was quantified for July 1996, March 1997 and September 1997. This is important because…Publication Date 1998
- woody encroachers
- woody plant browse
- carrying capacity
- communal rangelands
- crude protein
- D. cinerea
- G. flava
- forage quality
- Forage Quantity
- foraging ecology
- cattle
- grasslands
- grazing
- vegetation dynamics
- ecosystem dynamics
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordFifteen environmental variables, among them cattle density (hereafter [`]pressure index'), were measured along grazing gradients of eight boreholes at Olifants Drift in south-eastern Botswana.…Publication Date 1998
- environmental variables
- pressure index
- Grazing gradients
- bush-encroaching
- CANOCO
- boreholes
- encroacher
- cattle
- grazing
- stocking rates
- indigenous encroaching species
- pastoralism
- subsistence agriculture
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSinking boreholes to tap groundwater supplies facilitated expansion of all-year round livestock production into the semi-arid Kalahari. Increased grazing and trampling pres sure around the boreholes…Publication Date 1997
- agriculture
- piosphere
- grazing
- grasslands
- soil erosion
- Soil Condition
- cattle
- watering points
- rainfall
- modelling
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe structural and functional attributes of the herbaceous sward were contrasted under three land uses (commercial cattle farms, communal cattle lands and private game farms) and two catenal…Publication Date 1997
- Annual
- basal area
- cattle
- communal grazing
- density
- game
- palatability
- perennial
- tuft size
- landscape ecology
- commercial agriculture
- communal farming
- game farming
- soils
- climate
- land use
- management
- species richness
- biodiversity
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of species composition and sward structure on the ingestive behaviour of cattle and sheep grazing a mesic, low quality grassland in South Africa were investigated over the 1990–93…Publication Date 1996
- diet selection
- cattle
- sheep
- grasslands
- grazing
- Africa