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- Library Collection RecordGanskopp et al. measured the effects of spring cattle grazing on utilization, trampling, and growth of bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata) in pastures with light or heavy stocking rates in southeast…Publication Date 1969
- antelope bitterbrush
- Purshia tridentata
- livestock
- big game
- browse
- habitat
- winter range
- Library Collection RecordThis study was designed to evaluate vegetation standing crop biomass and species composition at varying distances from water on 2 upland sandy ranges in different ecological conditions, in the…Publication Date 1969
- grazing management
- forage
- stocking rate
- range condition
- rangeland
- Library Collection RecordAuthors conducted a replicated farmlet study to investigate the potential for improving dairy profitability through increasing stocking rates without influencing milk yield per cow. The study was…Publication Date 1969
- crude protein
- stocking rate
- grazing systems
- dairy cows
- profitability
- Library Collection RecordIn this review, Edwards looks at the populations of diverse native grass species, that are found in cattle pastures throughout central California, and how many of these areas have been overgrazed,…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- California
- livestock
- browsing
- biodiversity
- competition
- exotic herbaceous species
- native grasses
- paleontological studies
- wildflowers
- Library Collection RecordAuthors evaluate the effects of management intensity, defined in terms of N fertilization and stocking rate, on litter mass, deposition rate, and chemical composition in continuously stocked '…Publication Date 1969
- chemical composition
- stocking rate
- Paspalum notatum
- decomposition rate
- littler mass
- nitrogen fertilization
- Pensacola bahiagrass
- Library Collection RecordDrewa and Havstad examined the responses of herbaceous and suffrutescent species to fire, grazing, and presence of Prosopis glandulosa, in a Chihuahuan desert grassland in southcentral New Mexico.…Publication Date 1969
- population dynamics
- livestock
- drought
- black grama
- Bouteloua eriopoda
- diversity
- honey mesquite
- prescribed fires
- Prosopis glandulosa
- Library Collection RecordNitrogen is a key element in the grassland ecosystem, because of its capacity to limit primary and secondary production. Dormaar et al. determined the effects of grazing on the composition and…Publication Date 1969
- stocking rate
- exchangeable nitrogen
- hydrolyzable nitrogen
- mineralizable nitrogen
- urease activity
- Library Collection RecordCullan et al. investigate the effects of early summer stocking rates on prairie sandreed (Calamovilfa longifolia) in the Nebraska sandhills. Over a two-year period, grazing pressure accounted for 69…Publication Date 1969
- stocking rate
- Calamovilfa longifolia
- little bluestem
- Prairie Sandreed
- recruitment and mortality
- sand bluestem
- Library Collection RecordIn this review paper, Bryant et al. studied the effects of short-duration grazing systems on commercial ranches. Based on experiences of Texas Tech researchers of short-duration grazing systems…Publication Date 1969
- rotational grazing
- stocking rate
- management
- arid and semiarid regions
- livestock grazing
- rangeland
- short-duration grazing
- Library Collection RecordIn this Oklahoma study, Brummer et al. found that grazing schedule had limited and inconsistent effects on short-term herbage dynamics of tallgrass prairie. Average seasonal standing crop increased…Publication Date 1969
- stocking rate
- herbage accumulation
- herbage disappearance
- Rotation Grazing
- Library Collection RecordBrown and McDonald detect a one-sided presentation of data and opinions on livestock grazing in an issue of Conservation Biology (Fleischner 1994; Noss 1994; Weurthner 1994). Much as been written…Publication Date 1969
- livestock
- grazing
- rangelands
- conservation
- ecosystem processes
- Library Collection RecordA long standing question in range management is the relative importance of the stocking rate versus the length of time of a grazing event. Batabyal et al. address this question by constructing a…Publication Date 1969
- stocking rate
- Time
- range management
- long run expected net unit cost (LRENC)
- modeling
- Library Collection RecordSoil nutrients were measured for 4 years in pastures under heavy, moderate, and light grazing intensities, that were seeded with one of three species (smooth bromegrass (Bromus inermis), meadow…Publication Date 1969
- grazing intensity
- stocking rate
- fertilizers
- Bromus inermis
- Bromus riparius
- meadow bromegrass
- smooth bromegrass
- soil nitrogen
- soil phosphorus
- winter triticale
- X Triticosecale
- Library Collection RecordBareiss et al. looked at the effects of two different grazing practices (short-duration grazing, SDG, and continuous grazing, CG) on the success of bobwhite and turkey nests on two study sites in…Publication Date 1969
- trampling
- density
- stocking rate
- coverage
- nesting success
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of two stocking rates on soil physical, chemical, and biological properties were measured under continuous and rotational grazing systems for three years. There was high variation in…Publication Date 1969
- stocking rate
- rotational grazing
- grazing system
- microbial biomass carbon
- soil enzyme activity
- soil nutrients
- Library Collection RecordBunchgrasses growth form may cause trampling avoidance by cattle because elevated tussocks present an uneven surface to step on. This hypothesis was tested by counting cattle hoof prints in a…Publication Date 1969
- crested wheatgrass
- Agropyron cristatum
- stocking rate
- avoidance
- bunchgrass
- Library Collection RecordAbaye et al. compared forage quality and quantity between pastures grazed by sheep and cattle alone and together (multi-species grazing). More forage was available and forage use tended to be more…Publication Date 1969
- mixed grazing
- stocking rate
- forage-livestock systems
- grazing pressure
- grazing system
- multi-species grazing
- time spent grazing