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- Library Collection RecordFecal seeding by livestock may be an effective, low-cost means of rangeland restoration. We compared recruitment of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) from seed fed to cattle and deposited in dung to…Publication Date 1996-07-01
- recruitment
- grassland improvement
- seed dispersal
- sowing rates
- cattle manure
- Panicum virgatum
- Texas
- seed germination
- plant height
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1996-06-01
- wildlife management
- Texas
- habitats
- introduced species
- conservation areas
- fragmentation
- natural resource management
- Library Collection RecordAn inexpensive method of tree felling is needed to precondition dense stands of mature junipers (Juniperus spp.) for the effective use of prescribed burning. The purpose of this research was to…Publication Date 1996-03-01
- felling
- drawbar power
- striking height
- Juniperus ashei
- Juniperus pinchotii
- height
- brush control
- species differences
- prescribed burning
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Library Collection RecordLittle information is available comparing animal performance or stocking stability for different wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars. Wheat is annually planted on 10 million ha in the Southern…Publication Date 1996-03-01
- performance
- Triticum aestivum
- liveweight gain
- cultivars
- rain
- stocking rate
- steers
- Texas
- biomass
- seasonal variation
- grazing
- beef cattle
- forage
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1996-02-01
- quantitative techniques
- livestock
- range management
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordAngora and Spanish goats (Capra bircus) were exposed to ashe (Juniperus ashei Buchholz) female, ashe male, redberry (Juniperus pinchotti Sudw.) female and redberry male branches in cafeteria style…Publication Date 1996-01-01
- goat breeds
- essential oils
- Juniperus ashei
- Juniperus pinchotii
- volatile compounds
- angora
- brush control
- gender differences
- species differences
- breed differences
- goats
- Texas
- seasonal variation
- Library Collection RecordVisitors to the Big Cimarron Watershed in the Uncompahgre National Forest, Colorado, had varying attitudes about cattle grazing. Without cuing, 9% of all visitors listed livestock as a source of…Publication Date 1996-01-01
- public opinion
- visitors
- uncompahgre national forest
- multiple land use
- livestock
- grazing
- Colorado
- Library Collection RecordSPUR (Simulation of Production and Utilization of Rangelands) is a physically-based model designed to simulate the complexity of rangeland ecosystems (Wight and Skiles, 1987). Results of extensive…Publication Date 1996
- model evaluation
- Rangeland ecosystems
- Spur
- modelling
- management
- soils
- temperature
- livestock
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1995-12-01
- rangelands
- Texas
- animal competition
- feral herds
- wild pigs
- Sus scrofa
- vertebrate pests
- pest control
- damage
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1995-12-01
- multiple land use
- wildlife management
- rangelands
- public ownership
- land management
- hunting
- livestock
- Wyoming
- Library Collection RecordThe USDA-Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) is a new technology based on the fundamentals of hydrology, soil physics, plant science, hydraulics, and erosion mechanics. WEPP hydrology includes…Publication Date 1995-11-01
- green and ampt equation
- soil physics
- water erosion
- Prosopis glandulosa
- mathematical models
- ground vegetation
- prediction
- computer simulation
- watershed hydrology
- runoff
- soil water content
- Texas
- rangelands
- canopy
- Library Collection RecordLeaf and mast material was collected from mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr.), huisache (Acacia smallii Isely), granjeno (Celtis pallida Torr.), and hog plum (Colubrina texana (T.& G.) Gray) on…Publication Date 1995-11-01
- Celtis pallida
- Acacia smallii
- Colubrina
- Colubrina texana
- Acacia
- plowing
- woody weeds
- deep tillage
- Prosopis glandulosa
- roots
- browse plants
- brush control
- species diversity
- in vitro digestibility
- nitrogen content
- Texas
- Library Collection RecordTo understand how different techniques might affect diet estimates for cattle, the esophageal-fistula and bite-count techniques were compared using trained cattle. For the Texas Coastal Bend, bite-…Publication Date 1995-11-01
- biting rates
- fistula
- estimation
- esophagus
- diet
- cattle
- Texas
- botanical composition
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordReinvasion of mechanically disturbed juniper communities is possible through contributions from the soil seedbank, seed rain, and the juvenile seedling bank. We compared spatial distribution of the…Publication Date 1995-11-01
- Juniperus ashei
- woody weeds
- seed banks
- viability
- invasion
- seedlings
- spatial distribution
- Texas
- seed germination
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1995-10-01
- off-farm employment
- lifestyle
- farmers' income
- small farms
- farm surveys
- animal husbandry
- decision making
- beef production
- Texas
- range management
- Library Collection RecordLivestock have been a key factor in the development of civilization, but what will their role be in the future and how should the science of rangeland management change to meet the challenges of the…Publication Date 1995-07-01
- interdisciplinary research
- adverse effects
- environmental impact
- stocking rate
- selective grazing
- rotational grazing
- range management
- defoliation
- literature reviews
- livestock
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1995-04-01
- geographical distribution
- Juniperus pinchotii
- establishment
- brush control
- canopy
- Texas
- overgrazing
- seed dispersal
- Library Collection RecordBasal cover, density, biomass, and species richness of the understory were measured in concentric zones from the stem bases of large redberry juniper (Juniperus pinchotii Sudw.) trees to 6 m beyond…Publication Date 1995-03-01
- textural soil types
- clay loam soils
- Juniperus pinchotii
- soil depth
- plant interaction
- understory
- species diversity
- ecological succession
- forbs
- shrubs
- Texas
- biomass
- canopy
- grasses
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1995-02-01
- livestock
- grasslands
- ecological balance
- land use
- wildlife
- species diversity
- Library Collection RecordUnderstanding hydrologic processes is essential to determine if water yield augmentation is possible through vegetation manipulation. Nine large non-weighing lysimeters, each 35 m2, were installed on…Publication Date 1995-01-01
- water yield
- water balance
- evapotranspiration
- Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa
- rain
- runoff
- Texas
- drought
- rangelands
- grasses
- soil water
- Library Collection RecordThis research was designed to identify relationships between T4464 buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris L.) survival and climatic and soil characteristics. At 167 buffelgrass seeding sites in North America…Publication Date 1995-01-01
- edaphic factors
- plant introduction
- night temperature
- prediction
- Mexico
- mortality
- equations
- rain
- Kenya
- environmental factors
- calcium
- Cenchrus ciliaris
- Texas
- establishment
- climatic factors
- soil texture
- Library Collection RecordWe begin by stressing that relevant and adequate information is an essential ingredient of efficient decision-making processes aimed at optimising the performance of livestock enterprises. Such…Publication Date 1995
- livestock
- Health production
- Africa
- Monitoring methods
- decision support systems
- management
- animal production
- monitoring
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordA general model of rotational grazing is constructed where in each of P consecutive time periods a mob of animals grazes one of m paddocks. The optimal grazing sequence is that which maximises their…Publication Date 1995
- grazing
- management
- livestock
- fodder production
- foraging ecology
- diet selection
- forage quality
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1994-12-01
- rangelands
- livestock
- grazing intensity
- forage
- utilization
- relative utilization
- Library Collection RecordA field study was established in 1986 to evaluate selective-placement burial as an alternative technique for on-site disposal of drilling fluids in arid and semiarid areas. Soluble salt and heavy…Publication Date 1994-11-01
- heavy metals
- industrial wastes
- waste disposal sites
- soil pollution
- Buchloe dactyloides
- electrical conductivity
- Atriplex canescens
- chemical composition
- Texas
- canopy
- Library Collection RecordThere has been recent concern regarding the effects of range management practices on biodiversity. Our objective was to determine the long-term (> 30 years) effects of chaining, and chaining…Publication Date 1994-11-01
- plowing
- root plowing
- chaining
- habitats
- brush control
- species diversity
- woody plants
- Texas
- range management
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1994-10-01
- livestock
- rangelands
- grazing
- ecological succession
- models
- drought
- pastoralism
- desertification
- Kenya
- agropastoral systems
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1994-10-01
- aerial spraying
- herbicide mixtures
- brush control
- Texas
- Library Collection RecordDecisions made by Texas ranchers over a 10 year period (1980-1990) concerning stocking rate levels were dominated by perceptions about weather. A regression model explained 64% of the variability in…Publication Date 1994-09-01
- farmers' income
- weather
- decision making
- rain
- stocking rate
- beef production
- Texas
- range management
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordBased on a 1990 mail survey of Texas beef cattle producers owning and/or operating rangeland, 54% are older than 56 years, but nearly 95% had completed a high school education. Seventy-five percent…Publication Date 1994-09-01
- farmers
- grazing tenancy
- non-farm income
- regional surveys
- farmers' income
- brush control
- vegetation types
- weed control
- beef production
- Texas
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordThis paper analyzes subjective perceptions of Texas ranchers concerning management decision-making to obtain insight for improving technology transfer. Correlations among variables from a 1990 mail…Publication Date 1994-09-01
- reliability
- farm surveys
- data analysis
- grazing tenancy
- brush control
- weed control
- stocking rate
- Texas
- range management
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1994-08-01
- range management
- beef cattle
- Texas
- ranching
- retired people
- farm surveys
- retirement income
- farm size
- small farms
- objectives
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1994-06-01
- Opuntia
- application rate
- picloram
- range management
- cattle feeding
- beef cattle
- cash flow
- production costs
- prescribed burning
- Texas
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordWe studied the effects of vegetation characteristics in southern Texas on site selection by mature, male white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Raf.). Thirteen, radio-collared animals were…Publication Date 1994-05-01
- males
- tracking
- telemetry
- habitat selection
- site factors
- vegetation types
- species diversity
- Odocoileus virginianus
- woody plants
- Texas
- canopy
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1994-04-01
- wildlife
- China
- livestock
- rangelands
- conservation areas
- pastoral society
- agropastoral systems
- farming systems
- Library Collection RecordBased on recent circumstances in connection with compensation of livestock killed by large, protected carnivores in Norway, this paper discusses what type of logic should be used to establish which…Publication Date 1994-03-01
- philosophy
- tracks
- argumentation
- proof
- losses
- predation
- Norway
- Ursus arctos
- livestock
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1994-02-01
- measurement
- carrying capacity
- body weight
- overgrazing
- stocking rate
- livestock
- ranching
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordGulf cordgrass (Spartina spartinae [Trin.] Merr.) is a highly productive bunchgrass that dominates thousands of hectares of marshlands along the Gulf coast. Herbage yield, protein content, and…Publication Date 1994-01-01
- total nonstructural carbohydrates
- spartina spartinae
- coasts
- marshes
- wetlands
- forage crops
- clipping
- stubble
- carbohydrates
- protein content
- Texas
- range management
- crop yield
- plant height
- Library Collection RecordThe carrying capacity concept was developed from animal ecology, and applied to rangeland management in order to assess sustainable livestock stocking rates. In it, long-term ecological…Publication Date 1994
- rangelands
- management
- livestock
- carrying capacity
- stocking rates
- agriculture
- sustainability
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordIn semi-arid and arid magisterial (administrative) districts (n = 45) in the Cape Province, South Africa, there has been a mean 44·4 ± 14·6% (S.D.) reduction in the stocking rates of domestic…Publication Date 1994
- livestock
- animal production
- stocking rates
- rainfall
- drought
- socio-economic aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordIn African semi-arid savannas livestock production frequently dominates human activity, but it has been claimed that wildlife ranching can be more profitable than extensive beef production.…Publication Date 1994
- livestock production
- overstocking
- stocking rates
- Economic Aspects
- livestock
- rangelands
- cattle
- animal production
- wildlife
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThere has been recent concern regarding the effects of range management practices on biodiversity. Our objective was to determine the long-term (> 30 years) effects of chaining, and chaining…Publication Date 1994
- habitats
- brush control
- species diversity
- woody plants
- Texas
- range management
- chaining
- plowing
- root plowing
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1993-12-01
- rangelands
- Texas
- agricultural education
- education programs
- organizations
- Library Collection RecordThe long-term effects of root plowing in plant communities in south Texas are not clearly understood. Our objective was to compare plant species composition and diversity on root-plowed rangelands…Publication Date 1993-07-01
- deep tillage
- browse plants
- species diversity
- Odocoileus virginianus
- woody plants
- Texas
- range management
- canopy
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1993-04-01
- liveweight gain
- livestock production
- cost benefit analysis
- stocking rate
- Texas
- range management
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1993-04-01
- soil structure
- environmental impact
- overgrazing
- stocking rate
- Texas
- range management
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1993-04-01
- supplementary feeds
- soil erosion
- federal government
- Colorado
- livestock
- range management
- grazing
- wildlife management
- Library Collection RecordResearch was conducted at the Sonora Research Station during a 4-year period (1984 to 1988) to measure differences in herbaceous vegetation response between two 7-pasture 1-herd grazing systems.…Publication Date 1993-03-01
- ewes
- dry matter accumulation
- grazing trials
- ecological succession
- stocking rate
- pastures
- heifers
- growth rate
- grazing intensity
- Texas
- botanical composition
- grazing
- forage
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1993-02-01
- Mus musculus
- birds of prey
- state government
- Cervus elaphus canadensis
- livestock
- Montana
- range management
- grazing
- wildlife management
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1993-02-01
- range management
- livestock
- stocking rate
- overgrazing
- overpopulation
- Africa
- problem solving
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