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- Library Collection RecordSilicon in forage reduces dry matter digestibility and may reduce grazing preference. Two studies were conducted with the following objectives: (1) to evaluate a method of determining grazing…Publication Date 1989-03-01
- silicon
- species differences
- Idaho
- sheep
- phenology
- grasses
- feeding preferences
- 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 RecordContinuous stocking usually leads to the formation of grazed patches. However, the effect of patches on the grassland community is related to their stability. Therefore, we studied the spatial…Publication Date 1988-11-01
- Festuca altaica
- plant community analysis
- danthonia parryi
- grasslands
- yields
- Alberta
- stocking rate
- botanical composition
- livestock
- grazing
- forage
- 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 1989-01-01
- recreation
- laws and regulations
- wilderness
- Alaska
- environmental impact reporting
- wildlife management
- United States
- livestock
- grazing
- 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 RecordA method for manufacturing esophageal cannulas from plastic tee couplers of suitable size for growing steers and wethers is described. This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project…Publication Date 1988-05-01
- unit costs
- production
- esophageal fistula
- performance
- methodology
- cannulas
- sheep
- cattle
- Library Collection RecordFifteen cattle (236-500 kg) and 38 sheep (36-55 kg) were fitted with 2 types of indwelling cecal cannulae. Cannulae were made of either clear silicone or plastic tubing. The surgery was conducted in…Publication Date 1987-07-01
- silicone tubes
- surgery
- plastic pipes
- cannulas
- cannulation
- sheep
- cattle
- Library Collection RecordSmall ruminant production in northeast Brazil is limited by prolonged nutritional stress during the dry season. Our study assessed the effects of clearcutting woody vegetation on the nutrition of…Publication Date 1987-09-01
- forest litter
- tropics
- north east brazil
- clearcutting
- forests
- dry seasons
- animal nutrition
- semiarid zones
- sheep
- goats
- grazing
- forage
- feed intake
- Library Collection RecordNet returns from control of sand shinnery oak (Quercus havardii) with tebuthiuron [N-(5-1,1-dimethylethyl 1,3,4,-thiadiazol-2-yl)-N, N′-dimethylurea] were evaluated for Southern High Plains ranges. A…Publication Date 1987-07-01
- discount rates
- production
- tebuthiuron
- economic analysis
- weed control
- Quercus havardii
- chemical control
- land restoration
- Texas
- rangelands
- livestock
- forage
- Library Collection RecordResearchers continue to oven- and air-dry extrusa samples from esophageally fistulated animals, despite evidence that this practice leads to erroneous nutritional evaluations. Two studies were…Publication Date 1988-07-01
- drying
- esophageal fistula
- phenolic compounds
- chemical composition
- sheep
- diet studies
- goats
- Brazil
- in vitro digestibility
- rangelands
- nutritive value
- forage
- Library Collection RecordFour communities or sites dominated by blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima Torr.) were studied in the Kaiparowits Basin of southern Utah and northern Arizona. One site has been heavily grazed yearlong…Publication Date 1987-09-01
- Coleogyne ramosissima
- ground cover
- vegetation types
- plant communities
- Utah
- livestock
- grazing
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordInfiltration, sediment concentration of runoff, and sediment production from lightly grazed and ungrazed semiarid slopes were compared using a hand-portable rainfall simulator. The study slope was…Publication Date 1988-07-01
- hydrologic factors
- mountains
- mountain areas
- sediments
- highlands
- runoff
- slopes
- semiarid zones
- sheep
- rangelands
- grazing
- infiltration
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordUnderstanding the temporal response of infiltration rate and interrill erosion to selected livestock grazing strategies is necessary for the continued soil and water conservation of rangeland.…Publication Date 1988-07-01
- water conservation
- soil water relations
- interrill erosion
- sediments
- grasslands
- runoff
- Texas
- range management
- livestock
- grazing
- infiltration
- Library Collection RecordUse of livestock for biological weed control in timber plantations is gaining popularity in the United States and elsewhere. Efficient use of livestock to control unwanted brush relies upon knowledge…Publication Date 1987-11-01
- forest management
- biological control
- brush control
- Pseudotsuga menziesii
- forest plantations
- Oregon
- diets
- sheep
- seasonal variation
- botanical composition
- grazing
- forage
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordIntensive rotation grazing is dependent on the proper timing of livestock movement for success. The timing of livestock movement is in turn dependent on the rate of forage growth, but quantitative…Publication Date 1987-07-01
- movement
- seasonal growth
- growth models
- cutting
- rotational grazing
- Oklahoma
- Poaceae
- growth rate
- prairies
- livestock
- Library Collection RecordAn artificial hoof was used to simulate trampling effects on native shortgrass sods in a greenhouse experiment. Severe to moderate trampling was applied to sods maintained under 3 soil water regimes…Publication Date 1987-07-01
- livestock
- grazing
- infiltration
- grasses
- prairie soils
- soil water regimes
- soil compaction
- bulk density
- simulation
- trampling
- Library Collection RecordUnderstanding the temporal response of vegetation to selected livestock grazing strategies is necessary for the continued maintenance or increased productivity of rangelands. Vegetation cover and…Publication Date 1988-03-01
- plant community analysis
- plant ecology
- ecological succession
- grazing experiments
- grazing intensity
- Texas
- biomass
- rangelands
- livestock
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordThe rising plate meter (RPM) was used to determine forage production and livestock utilization in a rotational grazing system on improved annual pasture in California. Prior to rotating livestock,…Publication Date 1986-09-01
- meters
- growth analysis
- digestible energy
- rotational grazing
- California
- range management
- livestock
- forage
- Library Collection RecordInfluences of grazing intensity on species composition and herbage production of grass-woodland and improved grassland subtypes of annual range were evaluated over a 5-year period in coastal northern…Publication Date 1987-03-01
- grassland utilization
- grasslands
- responses
- yields
- productivity
- grazing intensity
- California
- sheep
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- grazing
- forage
- Library Collection RecordThis study determined the impacts of fertilization and livestock grazing on infiltration rates and sediment production. Infiltration rates and sediment production varied across years, depending on…Publication Date 1986-07-01
- sediments
- fertilizer application
- stocking rate
- Bouteloua gracilis
- rangelands
- livestock
- grazing
- infiltration
- bulk density
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordThe influence of crude terpenoid content on in vitro organic matter digestibility (IVOMD) was determined for basin big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. tridentata), Wyoming big sagebrush (A…Publication Date 1987-05-01
- terpenoids
- Artemisia tridentata
- Odocoileus hemionus
- sheep
- cattle
- in vitro digestibility
- Montana
- 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 RecordInfiltration rate and sediment production were assessed in oak, bunchgrass and sodgrass vegetation types in moderate continuous (MCG), heavy continuous (HCG), and intensive rotation (short-duration,…Publication Date 1986-11-01
- sediments
- Quercus virginiana
- vegetation types
- Poaceae
- plant communities
- Texas
- livestock
- grazing
- infiltration
- bulk density
- Library Collection RecordIn response to the demand for inventories of livestock and wildlife populations in Kenya, animal censuses were completed during the period 1977 to 1983 using low level, systematic reconnaissance…Publication Date 1987-01-01
- population distribution
- aerial surveys
- censuses
- aridity
- kenya rangeland ecological monitoring unit
- human population
- arid zones
- wildlife
- Kenya
- range management
- rangelands
- livestock
- 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 RecordCuticular imprints of underlying plant tissue which survive ruminant digestion in herbivore feces provide a reliable taxonomic basis for species identification provided they can be adequately…Publication Date 1987-03-01
- epidermis
- cuticle
- Medicago sativa
- histology
- feces composition
- Sorghastrum nutans
- diets
- sheep
- Library Collection RecordAlthough there have been several reports on the food habits of domestic herbivores in various semiarid regions of the world, there has been no previous report on the partitioning of forage resources…Publication Date 1987-01-01
- camels
- forage selection
- pastoralism
- arid zones
- Kenya
- sheep
- diet studies
- goats
- grazing behavior
- cattle
- range management
- seasonal variation
- rangelands
- 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 RecordThirty species of Astragalus from Argentina were analyzed for toxic aliphatic nitro compounds. Twenty-seven species, including 7 species known to poison livestock, synthesized nitro compounds that…Publication Date 1986-07-01
- organic nitrogen compounds
- cyanogenic glycosides
- Astragalus
- toxicity
- plant analysis
- species
- Argentina
- livestock
- poisonous plants
- Library Collection RecordWe observed the effects of accessions of big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) on big sagebrush utilization by wintering domestic sheep. The sheep had continuous access to high quality alfalfa hay and…Publication Date 1987-03-01
- genotype
- winter
- Artemisia tridentata
- sheep
- grazing behavior
- Utah
- grazing
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordCanopy cover of vegetation dominated by Gambel oak was determined in 1983 in adjacent canyons characterized by different grazing histories. Results were compared with data collected in 1935, and the…Publication Date 1986-11-01
- brushwood and scrub
- mountains
- mountain areas
- highlands
- ecological succession
- botanical composition
- Utah
- livestock
- zero grazing
- Library Collection RecordSome high-elevation summer ranges in southwestern Utah are characterized by a dominance of grass and low-value forbs. A reference area of forb dominance provides a striking contrast to these grass…Publication Date 1986-09-01
- long term experiments
- regenerative ability
- vegetation
- mountain grasslands
- sheep
- Utah
- grazing
- 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 1986-09-01
- animal feeding
- estimates
- wildlife
- feeding habits
- nutrient requirements
- environmental impact reporting
- range management
- rangelands
- livestock
- 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 1986-09-01
- animal feeding
- Society for Range Management
- estimates
- wildlife
- feeding habits
- nutrient requirements
- environmental impact reporting
- range management
- rangelands
- livestock
- Library Collection RecordFew detailed comparisons have been made among alfalfa (Medicago spp.) cultivars and strains grazed in semiarid, rangeland environments. The objective of this study was to determine survival and vigor…Publication Date 1986-01-01
- germplasm
- Medicago
- cultivars
- regrowth
- sheep
- establishment
- rangelands
- grazing
- North Dakota
- Library Collection RecordThe dietary botanical composition of indigenous sheep and goats was determined in the semiarid tropics of northeastern Brazil, using esophageally fistulated animals. Sheep and goats selected similar…Publication Date 1986-01-01
- semiarid zones
- sheep
- adaptability
- diet studies
- goats
- Brazil
- woodlands
- grazing behavior
- dry environmental conditions
- deciduous seasonal forests
- Library Collection RecordThe effect of hunger satiation on selectivity for diet quality by sheep grazing a smooth bromegrass (Bromus inermis) pasture was studied with esophageal fistulated sheep. Fifteen wethers (45.8 +/- .7…Publication Date 1985-07-01
- hunger
- satiety
- Bromus inermis
- sheep
- diet studies
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordGrazing trials were conducted on high elevation summer range in southwestern Utah, with cattle and sheep stocked separately and together in .4-ha paddocks. Vegetation measurements were taken before…Publication Date 1985-07-01
- symphoricarpos oreophilus
- Symphoricarpos
- foraging
- highlands
- grazing intensity
- sheep
- cattle
- rangelands
- Utah
- Library Collection RecordNutritional composition of sheep diets from a serpentine barrens range site was determined at various seasons and stages of plant growth and compared to diets from 3 other annual range sites. Sheep…Publication Date 1986-01-01
- serpentine soils
- nutrient contents of plants
- digestibility
- California
- sheep
- diet studies
- grazing behavior
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordExpressing the effects of grazing animals on herbage requires explicitly defined variables describing herbage growth and herbage disappearance, as well as variables describing net changes in herbage…Publication Date 1986-01-01
- mathematics and statistics
- growth analysis
- regeneration
- biomass determination
- vegetation
- livestock
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordPredation at the University of California Hopland Field Station was evaluated for an 11-year period beginning in 1973. Of those lambs placed on range, an average of 2.7% were killed each year by…Publication Date 1985-09-01
- coasts
- losses
- predators
- California
- sheep
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordThe terms animal-unit and animal-unit-equivalent have evolved as a means of expressing different kinds and classes of livestock in a common form. This paper discusses the evolution of the concepts,…Publication Date 1985-07-01
- classification
- range management
- livestock
- Library Collection RecordA simple calculation is proposed for estimating carrying capacity of range sites based on seasonal forage quality and standing crop. The model estimates animal unit days a pasture can support.…Publication Date 1985-09-01
- models
- grassland improvement
- grazing experiments
- stocking rate
- beef production
- Oregon
- range management
- rangelands
- livestock
- forage
- 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 1985-11-01
- guard dogs
- breeds
- protection
- animal behavior
- livestock
- Library Collection RecordEsophageal fistulation provides a well-documented standard for herbivore dietary composition studies against which other methods may be calibrated. Modified surgical procedures and animal husbandry…Publication Date 1985-01-01
- surgery
- esophageal fistula
- diet study techniques
- sheep
- Library Collection RecordFactors possibly associated with high (over 5%) and low (0-5%) predation intensities were compared among 95 sheep or goat producers in 5 states to determine if important differences were evident…Publication Date 1984-09-01
- losses
- predation
- ranching
- Idaho
- Oregon
- California
- sheep
- goats
- Texas
- North Dakota
- Library Collection RecordThe desirability of forage plants by livestock or wildlife is an important consideration in evaluating suitability of the range for grazing. This desirability may also in some cases be used in…Publication Date 1984-11-01
- preference
- Integrated Project in Arid Lands
- IPAL
- Marsabit District
- Seasonal Use of Plants
- UNESCO
- arid lands
- Desirability
- forage preferences
- grazing effects
- forage plants
- composition
- range condition
- Kenya
- livestock
- Library Collection RecordSeventy-two Navajo ranchers were questioned about the role of mixed-breed dogs with their flocks. Navajos call their dogs "sheep dogs" but, unlike sheep dogs used by other ranchers to…Publication Date 1985-01-01
- coyotes
- predation
- ranching
- guard dogs
- sheep
- goats
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordTwenty-seven water quality parameters were measured in coal surface mine impoundments, bentonite surface mine impoundments, and livestock ponds in the Northern High Plains. Most impoundments were…Publication Date 1985-01-01
- drinking water
- ponds
- Plains
- South Dakota
- Wyoming
- water quality
- livestock
- North Dakota
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