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- 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 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 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 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 RecordSites at the Wind Cave National Park (WCNP) in South Dakota dominated by warm-season grasses were used by elk (Cervus elaphus) and mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), while sites dominated by cool-…Publication Date 1969
- Cervus elaphus
- mule deer
- Odocoileus hemionus
- bison
- Antilocapra americana
- Bison bison
- elk
- forbs
- graminoids
- pronghorn
- 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 RecordThis study, of the Farewell, Alaska, bison (Bison bison) herd, indicated shrubs, especially willow (Salix spp.) may be important in the diet during summer and fall. From fecal samples collected and…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- Alaska
- food habits
- Bison bison
- fall range
- Fecal Samples
- summer range
- Library Collection RecordOver two years, bison (Bison bison) on the Konza Prairie were 3 times as likely to graze recently burned watersheds as unburned areas, especially in spring and summer. Bison also preferentially…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- bison
- Bison bison
- Konza Prairie Research National Area
- perennial grasses
- Library Collection RecordVinton and Hartnett examined the response of big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) and switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) to bison (Bison bison) grazing and clipping in burned and unburned Kansas tallgrass…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- bison
- Andropogon gerardii
- Panicum virgatum
- Bison bison
- fire
- 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 RecordSteuter et al. determined the effects of bison (Bos bison) grazing and the diet and distribution of bison and pocket gophers (Geomys bursarius) on sandhills prairie pastures. All pastures were…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- Bos bison
- exclosures
- forbs
- Geomys bursarius
- perennial C4 grasses
- plant-herbivore interaction
- pocket gophers
- species composition
- vegetation community structure
- 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
- Library Collection RecordSinger et al. present in this paper an evaluation of the abundance of elk (Cervus elaphus) and bison (Bison bison) and their grazing on ungulate winter ranges in two national parks (Yellowstone…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- Cervus elaphus
- mineralization
- Bison bison
- elk
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- ungulate herbivory
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordThis study reports niche relationships between elk (Cervus elaphus) and four other native ungulates, mule deer (Odocoileus hermionus), bison (Bison bison), pronghorn (Antilocapra americana), and…Publication Date 1969
- Cervus elaphus
- bison
- mule deer
- Odocoileus hemionus
- Antilocapra americana
- bighorn sheep
- Bison bison
- diet overlaps
- elk
- niche relationships
- Ovis canadensis
- Pronghorn Antelope
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordThe purpose of this study was to evaluate differences in aboveground biomass production by plant species between grazed and ungrazed sites on Yellowstone National Park's northern elk (Cervus…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- Cervus elaphus
- bison
- Bison bison
- bunchgrasses
- elk
- native ungulates
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this study was to assess the impact of animal density on the P status of A, B, and C horizons of soils, on the Beaurivage River watershed located in Quebec, Canada. The results of…Publication Date 1969
- cattle
- Bos taurus
- Hogs
- phosphorus
- Quebec
- animal density
- Porcus sp.
- watershed
- 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 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 RecordPfeiffer and Hartnett measured the response of annually burned and unburned little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) plants to grazing to determine how pasture management combining fire and grazing…Publication Date 1969
- Schizachyrium scoparium
- grazing
- bison
- bunchgrass
- fire
- little bluestem
- 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 RecordNorland et al. conducted this study in Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP), North Dakota, to determine bison (Bison bison) stocking rates that would minimize damage to indigenous plant…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- North Dakota
- Bison bison
- forage production
- habitat use
- linear model
- optimum stocking
- 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 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 RecordKrueger looked at the foraging relationships and potential competition between bison, prairie dogs and pronghorn in Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota. Specifically, he studied the…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- foraging
- South Dakota
- Antilocapra americana
- competition
- Cynomys ludovicianus
- facilitation
- interaction
- prairie dog
- pronghorn
- 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 RecordHart reviews and maps travelers' observations of bison during journeys across the U.S. and Canadian Great Plains in the 1700's to 1870's to examine whether bison "flash grazed…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- grazing management
- Canada
- Great Plains
- habitat