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- Library Collection RecordUtilization has been an important “tool†in range management since its beginnings. On the surface the concept appears simple, referring to the percentage of current forage removed by…Publication Date 2016
- livestock
- forage
- monitoring
- Library Collection RecordIn any supplementation program, it is essential that the forage resource be stocked in such a manner so there is adequate forage quantity available per animal unit. If forage quantity is insufficient…Publication Date 2015
- nutritive value
- forage
- Arizona
- supplements
- nutrition
- cows
- 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
- Library Collection RecordIf feeding poor-quality forages (less than 7% crude protein and 50% TDN) are a necessary part of your livestock operation, exposing replacement females to poor-quality roughage early in life with…Publication Date 2014
- forage
- Diet preferences
- livestock raising
- Library Collection RecordIn general, the more livestock eat, the more weight they gain or milk they produce. Thus, forage intake is key to animal performance. Agronomists manage for plant density and height to ensure…Publication Date 2012
- forage harvesters
- forage
- livestock raising
- Library Collection Record1-Jul-09Publication Date 2009
- forage
- grazing
- range management
- Arizona
- 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 RecordThe purpose of this website is to provide graziers with tropical grass and legume information compiled from research station and on-ranch field plot projects conducted by the Hawaii Cooperative…Publication Date 2003
- grasses
- forage
- legumes
- aphids
- Hawaii
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1999
- forage
- botanical composition
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1999
- forage
- botanical composition
- 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 RecordThree experiments were conducted to evaluate effects of supplemental protein and forage on marker estimated fecal output using an intraruminal continuous release marker device in grazing steers. In…Publication Date 1995
- heat
- controlled release
- Nebraska
- hay
- soybean meal
- steers
- crude protein
- seasonal variation
- beef cattle
- forage
- chromic oxide
- errors
- feces collection
- fiber content
- protein supplements
- wheat
- Library Collection RecordSeven trials, independent of data used to develop fecal near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) equations, were conducted to validate previously developed fecal NIRS equations for prediction of…Publication Date 1995
- reflectance
- organic matter
- protein content
- faeces
- crude protein
- forage
- equations
- infrared spectroscopy
- 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 RecordEfficacy of a continuous release marker device (CRD) containing chromium oxide to estimate fecal output was evaluated in two 12-day grazing trials with beef steers (n = 10, trial 1; n = 7, trial 2).…Publication Date 1991
- faeces
- sampling
- animal nutrition
- beef cattle
- forage
- feed intake
- chromic oxide
- grazing trials
- markers
- Library Collection RecordA sequential multiple latin square experimental design was evaluated as a tool for establishing dietary preference rankings. Dietary preference of 4 grasses was determined by a series of four 4 X 4…Publication Date 1991
- Alopecurus
- lambs
- Festuca arundinacea
- evaluation
- palatability
- statistical analysis
- forage
- feed intake
- feeding preferences
- Alopecurus arundinaceus
- Elytrigia elongata
- ranking
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1990
- tropics
- Andropogon gayanus
- pasture plants
- Gamba grass
- Africa
- South America
- grasses
- Australia
- forage
- arid lands
- 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 1989
- crop production
- tillage
- grain crops
- Hedysarum
- Medicago
- Tunisia
- farm management
- forage
- rain
- sheep
- rangelands
- grazing
- variation
- 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 1987
- production
- deserts
- grasslands
- steers
- crude protein
- seasonal variation
- rangelands
- New Mexico
- forage
- feed intake
- dietary fiber
- diets
- dona ana county new mexico
- feces composition
- protein supplements
- 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 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 1986
- steers
- in vitro digestibility
- forage
- feed intake
- digestibility trials
- feces collection
- feed composition tables
- volume determination
- 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 1981
- Soviet Union
- farming
- forage
- rangelands
- research
- agriculture
- productivity
- grazing
- grazing management systems
- range improvements
- seeding
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1981
- Bos indicus
- legumes
- forage
- Argentina
- Brahman
- cattle production
- Chaco Seco
- Nebre
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1981
- rainfall
- soil erosion
- Saudi Arabia
- grasslands
- goats
- water
- vegetation
- sheep
- desert
- Over Grazing
- rangeland management
- Library Collection RecordChapter 1 contains a general discussion of the basic principles of grazing management and is written to provide a conceptual framework to integrate the remaining nine chapters. Chapter 2 provides an…Publication Date 1970
- wildlife
- social change
- planning
- livestock production
- hydrology
- grazing management
- grasses
- forage
- erosion control
- environment
- ecology
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1970
- trees
- sustainable forestry
- sustainable agriculture
- shrubs
- ranching
- forage
- farm management
- agroforestry
- agricultural resources
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1969
- history
- sheep
- animal husbandry
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1969
- weed control
- range management
- prescribed burning
- rangelands
- brush control
- herbicides
- forage
- cost benefit analysis
- farming systems
- mesquite
- Southwestern United States
- 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 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 RecordCow poop photographs are compared with stock photos to determine the approximate crude protein and digestibility of there forage/food. Look for CowPoopAnalyzer in the App Store.
- forage
- quality
- crude protein
- digestibility
- app
- poop
- manure
- Library Collection RecordA series of videos.
- grazing
- sheep
- cattle
- wildlife
- endangered species
- targeted cattle grazing
- targeted
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available
- grazing management
- grazing
- forage
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available
- sheep
- goats
- Library Collection RecordThis paper presents results of over 40 years of experience on rangelands in the central and western parts of the United States. The principal theme is the relationship of drought to vegetation…
- drought
- forage
- Africa
- Colorado
- Midwestern United States
- western U.S.
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available
- forage
- Montana
- Library Collection RecordThis file contains descriptions and instructions of how to use the 37 worksheets within the Forage Monitoring spreadsheet.
- forage
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available
- weed control
- mixed grazing
- Euphorbia esula
- sheep
- grazing systems
- cattle
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available
- weed control
- invasive species
- grazing management
- Euphorbia esula
- sheep
- North Dakota
- cattle
- 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
- Weeds
- livestock
- grazing
- weed control
- sheep
- recreation
- grazing management
- grasses
- goats
- cattle
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available
- stocking rate
- forage
- animal health
- animal feeding
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available
- stocking rate
- range management
- prescribed burning
- overgrazing
- livestock production
- forage
- animal feeding
- Oklahoma
- animals
- Library Collection Record
50 Hay Judging
Abstract not available- forage
- animal nutrition