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- Library Collection RecordYoung livestock and wildlife learn what to eat and where to live based on interactions with their mothers. Young animals learn about foods in the womb prior to birth, from mother’s milk and through…Publication Date 2013
- livestock
- Dietary components
- livestock feed
- Library Collection RecordIs it palatable or unpalatable? These terms are often used  to describe forage plants or livestock feeds, but do we  really understand the meaning of palatability? Webster  defines palatable as…Publication Date 2011
- palatability
- livestock feed
- forage harvesters
- Library Collection RecordResearch at Utah State University demonstrates that animals can learn to eat unpalatable plants and to mix palatable and unpalatable plants in their diets. Furthermore, the nutritional composition of…Publication Date 2012
- Diet preferences
- livestock feed
- toxicity
- Library Collection RecordWhen moved to a new location, livestock and wildlife face many of the same challenges we do. In fact, moving to a new location is generally much harder for livestock than for us because animals donâ…Publication Date 2012
- livestock feed
- Experiential learning
- habitat improvement
- experience
- 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 RecordIf animals can learn to discriminate between safe and harmful plants, then why do they eat poisonous plants and die? Under most circumstances animals can learn if a plant is safe or harmful…Publication Date 2012
- toxins
- poisonous plants
- livestock feed
- Library Collection RecordToxins exist everywhere in nature. We define toxins as chemicals that naturally occur in plants and can cause illness or death if eaten in sufficient quantities. Toxins occur in all grasses, forbs…Publication Date 2013
- toxins
- livestock feed
- plant toxins
- Library Collection RecordBig sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) grows in arid and semiarid areas throughout the Intermountain West. It is a long-lived, slow-growing, evergreen shrub that typically grows 2 to 4 feet in height…Publication Date 2014
- toxins
- noxious plants
- livestock feed
- Library Collection RecordQuaking aspen are widely revered by range and wildlife managers alike for their diverse and nourishing array of understory plants. Young aspen sprouts are particularly favored by deer, elk, cattle,…Publication Date 2014
- livestock feed
- forage