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- Library Collection RecordLeininger and Sharrow evaluated sheep browsing of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) seedlings in 1981 and 1982, on the Coast Range of Oregon. Most sheep browsing of Douglas-fir seedlings was…Publication Date 1969
- Pseudotsuga menziesii
- sheep
- browsing
- seedlings
- conifers
- Douglas-fir
- mechanical impacts
- Library Collection RecordThis study sought to describe the nature, extent, and timing of sheep impacts upon well-established young Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) trees planted in two patterns of sheep/pasture/conifer…Publication Date 1969
- sheep
- deer
- Pseudotsuga menziesii
- agroforestry
- browsing
- Debarking
- Douglas-fir
- Library Collection RecordNitrogen (N) intake and output were measured on free-ranging cattle throughout the grazing season to determine how ingested N was cycled back into the system. Only 16% of the nitrogen that was…Publication Date 1969
- cattle
- energy
- fecal deposition
- nitrogen intake
- nutrient cycling
- shortgrass steppe
- urinary nitrogen
- Library Collection RecordSchulz and Guthery examined how short duration grazing (SDG) and continuous grazing (CG) influenced seasonal densities of northern bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) and ground cover structure.…Publication Date 1969
- continuous grazing
- biomass
- trampling
- Bos taurus
- cattle
- Colinus virginianus
- herbaceous cover
- Library Collection RecordIn two Kansas pastures, authors monitored indices of vegetation abundance, composition, and grazing from 1980-1981. At the beginning of the grazing season, some areas were grazed lightly to…Publication Date 1969
- soil properties
- cattle
- biomass
- patch-grazed
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordThe authors determined the effects of cattle grazing on the structure and function of riparian areas by comparing three stream reaches along Big Creek. Two 600 ft. grazed reaches were bisected by a…Publication Date 1969
- Trout
- cattle
- channel structure
- public land use
- riparian habitat
- streambank vegetation
- Library Collection RecordComparisons were made over a 4-year period between a 1-herd, 16-pasture short duration grazing (SDG) and continuous grazing (CG) on the Texas High Plains. Stocking rates were the same for both…Publication Date 1969
- cattle
- continuous grazing
- animal performance
- average daily gain
- short duration grazing
- stocking rates
- Library Collection RecordPlant community homogeneity was not influenced by the cattle (Bos taurus) grazing treatments used. Plant diversity increased under all cattle grazing treatments, until a persistent drought led to a…Publication Date 1969
- phytomass
- Odocoileus virginianus
- cattle
- continuous grazing
- Coastal Bend of Texas
- diversity
- short-duration grazing
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordGrass seed germinability declines linearly with increased exposure to in vivo and in virto digestions, but the factors that regulate loss of seed germinability are unknown. One potential mechanism…Publication Date 1969
- germination
- Panicum coloratum
- cattle
- Bos spp.
- Kleingrass
- simulated digestion
- Library Collection RecordNash et al. studied the effect of three consecutive years of short duration and intense grazing on soil surface microtopography in a Chihuahuan Desert grassland. The results of this study document…Publication Date 1969
- cattle
- wind erosion
- microdepressions
- micromounds
- microtopography index
- Library Collection RecordMitchell et al. conducted a two-year lamb grazing trial, at the University of California Imperial Valley Research and Extension Center near El Centro, California, to test the effects of lamb grazing…Publication Date 1969
- sheep
- Ovis aries
- alfalfa
- Medicago sativa
- soil penetration
- Sonoran Desert
- water infiltration rate
- winter grazing
- Library Collection RecordMemmott et al. measured cryptogamic crust cover after two years of spring, summer or winter grazing, to determine how grazing in different seasons effects this fragile vegetative cover. Grazing in…Publication Date 1969
- cattle
- erosion control
- lichen
- moss
- shrub
- Library Collection RecordAs the demand for rangeland resource use grows and diversifies, public land management involves more special interest groups. Some of these groups oppose grazing on public lands unless rangeland…Publication Date 1969
- cattle
- grazing
- riparian vegetation
- rotational grazing
- alternative grazing strategies
- deferred grazing
- Library Collection RecordSheehy and Varva looked at the causes of spatial and temporal separation between elk, mule deer and cattle. They found that temporal separation was the most important factor for alleviating the…Publication Date 1969
- mule deer
- Odocoileus hemionus
- Cervus elaphus
- cattle
- Bos taurus
- selection
- diet overlap
- elk
- Geographic Information System
- Preferences
- Library Collection RecordOf the six Wyoming relict sites with historic vegetation data, three lie in Hot Springs County. In the summer of 1997, the University of Wyoming team located and photographed the sites, conducted…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- herbivory
- Leafy spurge
- bison
- cattle
- big sagebrush
- bluebunch wheatgrass
- cheatgrass
- downy brome
- inventory
- relict sites
- threadleaf sedge
- Library Collection RecordIn New Mexico, Kerley et al. studied the effects of cattle browsing on the flowers of the soaptree (Yucca elata), and measured inflorescence consumption and population structure in six populations…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- cattle
- biodiversity
- nutritional value of inflorescences
- soaptree
- Yucca elata
- Library Collection RecordJoseph et al. examined two different levels of grazing intensity and the possible effects on wildlife numbers in the New Mexico State University Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center. Two…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- cattle
- birds
- mammals
- doves
- jackrabbits
- quail
- Library Collection RecordTwelve ruminally cannulated and six intact crossbred beef steers were used in a randomized complete block design to evaluate the effects of stocking density of a riparian pasture in the Sierra Nevada…Publication Date 1969
- cattle
- stocking density
- biomass
- forage intake
- Library Collection RecordHobbs et al. hypothesized that grazing by large herbivores results in conservation of nitrogen that would otherwise be lost from burned grasslands. They tested this hypothesis in a series of…Publication Date 1969
- burning
- cattle
- grazing
- herbivory
- fire
- nitrogen budgets
- nutrient cycling
- patch dynamics
- spatial variation
- Library Collection RecordThree densities of elk (Cervus elaphus canadensis) were grazed in the winter and early spring to determine how each effected the availability and use of forage by cattle (Bos taurus) in the spring.…Publication Date 1969
- cattle
- Bos taurus
- Cervus elaphus canadensis
- competitive effects
- elk
- facilitative effects
- Library Collection RecordGuenther and Detling used vegetation measurements and observations of cattle activity and location to determine cattle use and preference of habitat types in grassland pastures that contained prairie…Publication Date 1969
- Bos taurus
- cattle
- grazing
- Cynomys ludovicianus
- Habitat Preference
- prairie dogs
- shortgrass steppe
- site selection
- Library Collection RecordFitzGerald et al. evaluated the preferences of cattle for major plant species with regards to regenerating post-burned aspen (Populus tremuloides) forest. Cattle grazed forest more when grasses…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- cattle
- Populus tremuloides
- Aspen
- preference
- Library Collection RecordThis study is a quantitative description of the response of vegetation from 1973 to 1983 on the Goldbanks and Pueblo Mountain cattle allotments in northern Nevada managed under a 3-year pasture rest-…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- cattle
- rest-rotation
- Vegetation Response
- Library Collection RecordAuthors discuss using cattle or other livestock as a vegetation management tool. Grazing has the potential to allow tree seedlings to establish on tree plantations in the absence of competing…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- cattle
- sheep
- Competing Vegetation
- tree establishment
- tree plantations
- Library Collection RecordDamhoureyeh and Hartnett measured the growth and reproduction of five forb species in tallgrass prairie pastures in Kansas that were grazed by bison or cattle, and burned every year or every four…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- bison
- cattle
- fire
- forbs
- tallgrass prairie
- Library Collection RecordUtilization of upland and riparian vegetation was measured from 1976-1982 on sites in Idaho, Utah, and Nevada under rotation, rest-rotation, deferred, and season-long continuous grazing strategies,…Publication Date 1969
- cattle
- grazing management
- grazing strategies
- riparian health
- vegetation Use
- Library Collection RecordCattle foraging behavior was observed over three years on a 121 ha pasture near Leonard, North Dakota. Cattle were grazed season long at a heavy stocking rate (0.53 AUM/ha - 0.61 AUM/ha) in a…Publication Date 1969
- cattle
- density
- Euphorbia esula
- economic loss
- forage production
- herbage use
- rangeland management
- Season Long Grazing
- weed utilization
- Library Collection RecordThe influence of stocking rates on animal’s performance and forage selectivity through co-grazing of sheep and goats within pastures that contain various species of grasses and forbs was…Publication Date 1969
- animal performance
- goats
- mixed pastures
- sheep
- average daily gains
- co-grazing
- forage selectivity
- stocking rates
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of increasing stocking rates on live weight gain and gain/hectare using light-weight (141 kg) and heavy-weight (265 kg) steers grazing Plains Old World bluestem (Bothriochloa ischaemum)…Publication Date 1969
- animal performance
- cattle
- grazing
- animal weight
- average daily gains
- Plains Old World bluestem
- stocking rates
- Library Collection RecordAfter more than a century of heavy, season-long cattle grazing, a study was implemented on Meadow creek in the Starkey Experimental Forest, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest in the Blue Mountains of…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- cattle
- willow
- Alnus incana
- Black cottonwood
- Populus trichocarpa
- cessation
- riparian ecosystems
- Salix spp.
- thin-leaf alder
- wild ungulates
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of simulated grazing on concentrations of N, P, and total suspended solids (TSS) in runoff from fescue dominated pastures were measured at the University of Kentucky Maine Chance…Publication Date 1969
- runoff
- nutrients
- cattle
- forage
- manure
- Rainfall Simulator
- Library Collection RecordOver nearly three years runoff from four Northwest Arkansas (36Ëš 00’ N; 94Ëš 25’ W) pasture fields was collected and analyzed for fecal coliform (FC) and fecal streptococcus (FS),…Publication Date 1969
- cattle
- runoff
- water quality
- fecal coliform
- fecal streptococcus
- manure
- Library Collection RecordCattle position, stocking densities, and stream discharges were measured to determine the effects of alternate watering sources with and without riparian area fencing on stream cross-sectional data…Publication Date 1969
- cattle
- Sediment
- alternate water source
- best management practice
- riparian fencing
- riparian zone
- Library Collection RecordA field study conducted near Waynesville, North Carolina (35.50’ N, 83.00’ W) examined if rotationally grazing goats and cattle was effective in management of an overgrown mountain pasture.…Publication Date 1969
- cattle
- goats
- Robinia pseudoacacia
- browse
- Rosa multiflora
- Rubus spp
- vegetation management
- Library Collection RecordCattle grazed a mixture of cool-season grass frost seeded with a mixture of legumes over a three year study at the Iowa State University Rhodes Research Farm (41° 52’ N, 93° 10’ W). This study…Publication Date 1969
- cattle
- continuous grazing
- rotational grazing
- grazing systems
- dandelion
- Improved Pasture
- landscape topography
- weed populations
- Library Collection RecordLucas et al. studied the effects of none, light, and moderate cattle grazing during cool, warm, and dormant seasons on narrowleaf cottonwood (Populus angustifolia) populations and herbaceous…Publication Date 1969
- New Mexico
- cattle
- cottonwood
- populus angustifolia
- season of use
- Southwest
- Library Collection RecordThis study in Colorado examined the effects of variation in population density of Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus canadensis) on the availability and use of forage resources by cattle in a…Publication Date 1969
- cattle
- grazing
- ungulates
- competition
- diet quality
- diet selection
- elk
- facilitation
- forage quality
- functional response
- net primary production
- Library Collection RecordChanges due to grazing on perennial streams and resultant creeks were estimated with permanent channel cross-sectional transects perpendicular to flow at Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center…Publication Date 1969
- livestock
- cattle
- grazing
- creek
- cross-section
- riparian
- stream
- Library Collection RecordFleece of sheared sheep coming off winter range in Juab County, Utah were examined for presence of squarrose knapweed capitula. Viability of collected seeds was measured in greenhouse germination…Publication Date 1969
- wool
- sheep
- Centaurea virgata ssp.
- rangeland weeds
- squarrose knapweed
- weed dispersal
- Library Collection RecordSteers were used to evaluate the effects of stocking density on grazing behavior, dietary selection, forage intake, digesta kinetics, and growth rates of Carex nebraskensis and Juncus balticus in a…Publication Date 1969
- cattle
- stocking density
- biomass
- steers
- Carexnebraskensis
- forage intake
- Juncusbalticus
- Library Collection RecordA clipping study was designed to simulate herded goat grazing and measure the effects on a leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) infested rangeland on the Sheyenne National Grasslands in North Dakota.…Publication Date 1969
- Euphorbia esula
- cattle
- biological control
- density
- biological control
- density
- Angora goats
- clipping
- EPHES
- leafy spruge
- noxious weed
- Library Collection RecordEwe-lamb pairs were grazed within a conifer plantation in northern Idaho for three summers. Botanical composition of sheep diets was estimated using microhistological analysis of fecal samples.…Publication Date 1969
- nutrition
- sheep
- diaminopimelic acid
- fecal nitrogen
- forage selection
- prescribed grazing
- Library Collection RecordResearchers in Oregon set out to determine the effects of four grazing durations by sheep in early stages of stem elongation on annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) seed yield. Results of this…Publication Date 1969
- Lolium multiflorum
- sheep
- Ovis aries
- grazing
- stem elongation
- Ryegrass
- seed yield
- tillers
- Library Collection RecordWerner and Urness looked at the forage use by elk in pastures that were on rest in a rest-rotation grazing system in central Utah. Elk use varied from 14-42% utilization, within the four rested…Publication Date 1969
- cattle
- herbivory
- forage growth
- Library Collection RecordThis study evaluated the influence of flash grazing and livestock trampling on selected hydrologic variables, on the Rio Bonito watershed in central New Mexico. Mean terminal infiltration rates,…Publication Date 1969
- New Mexico
- trampling
- cattle
- bulk density
- flash grazing
- infiltration rates
- sediment yield
- Library Collection RecordWeltz and Wood conducted a study to determine the effects of short duration grazing, continuous grazing with two stocking rates (moderate and heavy), and exclusion from grazing, on infiltration rates…Publication Date 1969
- continuous grazing
- infiltration
- hydrology
- cattle
- hydrologic variables
- short duration grazing
- Library Collection RecordUnterschultz et al. simulated a cow/calf operation in southwestern Alberta to determine the economic viability of cattle grazing on riparian pastures and various improvements associated with…Publication Date 1969
- economics
- cattle
- grazing
- management
- rangeland
- riparian
- Library Collection RecordThis review shows how cows are important agents of geomorphological change. On the uplands, heavy grazing compacts the soil, reduces infiltration, increases runoff, and increases erosion and…Publication Date 1969
- erosion
- runoff
- cattle
- cover
- riparian
- sediment yield
- Library Collection RecordStewart et al. examined the forage used, and its contents of isotopes of nitrogen (N) and carbon (C) by cattle, elk and mule deer on the Starkey Experimental Forest and Range in northeastern Oregon…Publication Date 1969
- Bos taurus
- cattle
- Cervus elaphus
- diet
- mule deer
- Odocoileus hemionus
- microhistological analysis
- niche
- North American elk
- stable isotopes
- Library Collection RecordBased on their observations of cattle (Bos taurus) and bison (Bos bison) grazing on Nature Conservancy-owned reserves in three Great Plains states (Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota), Steuter…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- cattle
- Bos taurus
- Bos bison
- Great Plains
- Management Regimes
- mixed grass prairie