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- Library Collection RecordTrichomoniasis (or Trich, as it is commonly referred to in the industry) is a reproductive disease in cattle that can seriously impact the bottom line of Arizona ranches and the cow…Publication Date 2020
- cattle
- Arizona
- health
- economics
- Cow and Calf
- impacts
- Library Collection RecordAlthough stocking rate is often described as the most important decision livestock managers make, most environmental concerns associated with cattle ranching in the western U.S. result from…Publication Date 2018
- cattle
- distribution
- grazing
- grazing management
- terrain
- nurture
- nature
- Library Collection RecordJust as identifying plants is the baseline skill for rangeland professionals, the ability to assess the condition of grazing livestock by observing them is critical to their…Publication Date 2017
- cattle
- body condition
- Library Collection RecordNutritional challenges placed upon the lactating cow can be extreme in Arizona. One challenge placed upon the cow is the extra nutritional requirements caused by lactation. Figure 1 illustrates the…Publication Date 2015
- Nutritional disorders
- nutrition
- reproduction
- Arizona
- Challenges
- cattle
- Library Collection RecordCattle can damage streams and surrounding vegetation (riparian areas) by over-grazing riparian vegetation, breaking down banks, decreasing water quality, which can reduce fish populations and…Publication Date 2012
- riparian zones
- cattle
- streams
- Upland areas
- livestock feed
- Library Collection RecordMany wonder if cows can eat snow in the winter to supply all their water needs. The answer is yes. There are many situations where cattle can survive on snow without having any other water supply.…Publication Date 2011
- winter
- cattle
- temperature
- snow
- Library Collection RecordA grazing study was conducted on a cold, mountain meadow riparian system in central Idaho in response to cattle grazing-salmonoid fisheries conflicts.Publication Date 2010
- cattle
- grazing intensity
- riparian zones
- Idaho
- United States
- Library Collection RecordEmploying livestock to manipulate vegetation is as old as grazing itself. Promoting grazing to manage vegetation as a paid service – typically called prescribed or targeted grazing – is a more…Publication Date 2006
- sheep
- Library Collection RecordArizona has about 62 million acres of rangeland. Rangeland is land with grasses, forbs, and shrubs that support grazing animals, such as cattle, elk, deer, and antelope. In Arizona, rangelands…Publication Date 2004
- cattle
- beef
- rangeland
- rangeland monitoring
- Library Collection RecordSince settlement, cattle grazing has been a major cause of soil disturbance in cold desert ecosystems. The objective of this study was to determine the impact of cattle grazing in different seasons…Publication Date 1998
- cryptogams
- tillage
- deserts
- winter
- spring
- Idaho
- summer
- cattle
- grazing
- ground cover
- lichen crusts
- mosses and liverworts
- Library Collection RecordKnowing that sheep or goats can be used to control brush we quantified pasture changes during and after brush control. Over an 8-year period we measured the effects of control (no soil amendment),…Publication Date 1997
- liming
- West Virginia
- phosphorus fertilizers
- brush control
- soil pH
- sheep
- goats
- botanical composition
- application rate
- forage legumes
- grazing experiments
- 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 RecordAn automated system to weigh and sort free-ranging cattle was adapted to administer cottonseed pellets (41% crude protein) to free-ranging cattle. The frequency with which animals drank water…Publication Date 1992
- sorting
- free range husbandry
- automation
- body weight
- cattle
- cattle feeding
- cottonseed protein
- dietary supplements
- drinking
- weight determination
- Library Collection RecordAccumulation of wolf plants in rangeland pastures frequently results in waste or incomplete utilization of high quality forage by cattle. The objective of this research was to establish the degree of…Publication Date 1992
- Agropyron desertorum
- palatability
- cattle
- plant density
- phenology
- forage
- feeding preferences
- crop growth stage
- grazing behavior
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1989
- crop production
- tillage
- grain crops
- Hedysarum
- Medicago
- Tunisia
- farm management
- forage
- rain
- sheep
- rangelands
- grazing
- variation
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1989
- grazing
- cattle
- resource management
- public domain
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1989
- ecology
- Arizona
- cattle
- history
- livestock
- rangelands
- environmental impact reporting
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1989
- grazing
- cattle
- resource management
- public domain
- 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
- silicon
- species differences
- Idaho
- sheep
- phenology
- grasses
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1988
- carbohydrates
- Kansas
- yields
- stocking rate
- winter
- Andropogon gerardii
- cattle
- rangelands
- grazing
- forage
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1986
- energy balance
- digestibility
- feeding frequency
- forage
- cattle
- Montana
- rangelands
- dietary supplements
- energy intake
- feed grains
- grazing behavior
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1986
- autumn
- liveweight gain
- pastures
- prescribed burning
- digestibility
- cattle
- Texas
- forage
- feeding preferences
- crude proteins
- diets
- grazing trials
- Nassella leucotricha
- spartina spartinae
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1986
- mountains
- Odocoileus
- cattle
- range management
- rangelands
- Utah
- grazing
- diet studies
- grazing behavior
- Library Collection RecordThe first large scale seedings of crested wheatgrass in Idaho were prompted by serious sheep losses to the poisonous plant halogeton. Depleted rangelands were seeded as rapidly as funds would permit…Publication Date 1986
- Agropyron
- sheep
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1981
- rainfall
- soil erosion
- Saudi Arabia
- grasslands
- goats
- water
- vegetation
- sheep
- desert
- Over Grazing
- rangeland management
- Library Collection RecordIndependent digestion trials with 5 forages were conducted to compare n-alkane with indigestible acid-detergent fiber (IADF) as internal markers to predict in vivo dry matter digestibility (…Publication Date 1969
- alkanes
- alfalfa
- prediction
- hay
- digestibility
- cattle
- in vitro digestibility
- grasses
- forage
- alfalfa hay
- digestibility markers
- feces composition
- fiber content
- indigestible acid-detergent fiber
- maturity stage
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1969
- history
- sheep
- animal husbandry
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1967
- utilization
- water
- cattle
- distance
- Grazing Distribution Patterns
- grazing time
- Hereford
- Jornada Experimetnal Range
- Observations
- Palatable Species
- Santa Gertrudis
- Southern New Mexico
- utilization survey
- Utilization Surveys
- Walk
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1960
- evolution
- horses
- herds
- productivity
- grazing
- sheep
- grasses
- Central
- Europeans
- Great Plains
- Historical Highlights
- Indians
- pasture
- range livestock
- Southern
- stockmen
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1952
- animal products
- soil
- water
- improvement
- livestock
- cattle
- forage
- plants
- grasslands
- Arthur Blaschke
- Cattle Ranchers
- Condition
- conservation
- Correctly
- forbs
- grass
- Graze
- Grazing Program
- Palatability.
- Soil Conservation Service
- Southwestern
- Texas Hill Country
- Library Collection RecordLeafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.), first introduced in North America in the 19th century, was found in North Dakota in 1909, and was considered a threat to rangeland in the Great Plains as early as…
- weed control
- invasive species
- grazing management
- sheep
- North Dakota
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available
- ranching
- Nebraska
- grazing
- recreation
- grazing systems
- grazing management
- cattle
- Library Collection Record unavailable
- Weeds
- livestock
- grazing
- weed control
- sheep
- recreation
- grazing systems
- grazing management
- goats
- cattle
- Library Collection Record unavailable
- Weeds
- livestock
- grazing
- weed control
- sheep
- recreation
- grazing management
- goats
- cattle
- Library Collection Record unavailable
- Weeds
- grazing
- weed control
- sheep
- recreation
- grazing management
- goats
- cattle
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available
- Weeds
- grazing
- weed control
- Utah
- recreation
- grazing systems
- grasses
- cattle
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available
- weed control
- sheep
- grazing
- recreation
- grazing systems
- grazing management
- grasses
- Library Collection RecordThe paper describes different possibilities of utilisation of small ruminants for vegetation control and landscape maintenance, and impact of such services on the environment. Some attempts to…
- Weeds
- weed control
- land management
- grazing
- sheep
- recreation
- grazing systems
- grazing management
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available
- Weeds
- weed control
- grazing management
- grazing
- Wyoming
- sheep
- Montana
- Idaho
- recreation
- grasses
- goats
- cattle
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available
- Weeds
- weed control
- grazing
- sheep
- recreation
- grazing management
- grasses
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available
- stocking rate
- rangelands
- range management
- ranching
- planning
- grazing management
- grazing intensity
- grazing
- animal production
- animal nutrition
- animal husbandry
- animal health
- animal feeding
- weed control
- sustainability
- sheep
- Hawaii
- recreation
- grazing systems
- goats
- fencing
- cattle
- Library Collection RecordThis report presents an economic feasibility study of a 5,000 head, cooperatively owned, sheep operation for leafy spurge control. The objectives were 1) determine the return on investment of the…
- weed control
- invasive species
- grazing management
- Euphorbia esula
- cooperatives
- sheep
- North Dakota
- Library Collection RecordPastureMap is easy grazing management and cattle record keeping software. Make profitable decisions and keep everyone on the same page.
- grazing management
- cattle
- mobile equipment
- app
- record keeping
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available
- weed control
- invasive species
- grazing management
- Euphorbia esula
- sheep
- North Dakota
- cattle
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available
- weed control
- mixed grazing
- Euphorbia esula
- sheep
- grazing systems
- cattle
- Library Collection RecordDocumentation shows that cattle, given the opportunity, will spend a disproportionate amount of time in a riparian area as compared to drier upland areas. This may be 5 to 30 times higher than…
- cattle
- riparian zones
- Ohio
- United States
- Library Collection RecordA series of videos.
- grazing
- sheep
- cattle
- wildlife
- endangered species
- targeted cattle grazing
- targeted
- Library Collection RecordAn Environmental Assessment (EA) dealing with the development of a revised allotment management plan for the Walker Basin Allotment on March 21, 1991.
- cattle
- assessment
- management
- Plans
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available
- sheep
- goats
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available
- marketing
- market prices
- economic analysis
- cattle