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- Library Collection RecordGrazing management involve manipulating the grazing animal, the forage plant, and the soil complex to obtain specific ecological and economic objectives. The successful grazing manager must…Publication Date 2023
- grazing management
- grazing intensity
- grazing
- grazing systems
- 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 RecordPrairie-Oak Savanna is a temperate, globally-unique, endangered habitat type characterized by old-growth Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) stands, expansive low prairie habitat, and wetland complexes.…Publication Date 2017
- restoration ecology
- oak savanna
- invasive hybrid cattail
- terrestrial laser scanning
- woody encroachment
- prescribed burning
- grazing management
- Corylus americana
- secretive marsh birds
- Library Collection RecordThe Great Basin Fire Science Exchange connects land managers and scientists to improve pre- and post-fire management decisions by providing relevant information and access to technical expertise.…Publication Date 2017
- wildfires
- fuels
- Rehabilitation of natural resources
- grazing management
- Seeding (seed)
- Great Basin
- 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 RecordLand managers are responsible for developing effective strategies for conserving and restoring Great Basin ecosystems in the face of invasive species, conifer expansion, and altered fire regimes. A…Publication Date 2016
- invasive species
- Annual Plants
- conifers
- wildfires
- grazing management
- fuels
- Seeding (seed)
- sagebrush
- aspen (tree)
- Great Basin
- Library Collection RecordPurpose: To provide guidelines for maintaining productive sagebrush steppe communities in grazed areas after fire. The focus is on plant communities that, prior to fire, were largely intact and had…Publication Date 2015
- grazing management
- wildfires
- Great Basin
- 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 RecordWhat does this manual do? The manual aids users in establishing their own monitoring program in grasslands, shrublands, and grass/shrub mixes. It is not designed for use in measuring riparian or…Publication Date 2013
- range management
- grazing management
- sustainability
- Library Collection RecordGuidelines have been developed through research and experience. They include timing of grazing, frequency of grazing, intensity of grazing, type of livestock, number of animals, animal distribution,…Publication Date 2012
- grazing intensity
- grazing management
- grazing systems
- duration of grazing
- grazing frequency
- grazing timing
- Library Collection RecordGuidelines have been developed through research and experience. They include timing of grazing, frequency of grazing, intensity of grazing, type of livestock, number of animals, animal distribution,…Publication Date 2012
- grazing intensity
- grazing management
- grazing systems
- duration of grazing
- grazing frequency
- grazing timing
- Library Collection RecordFor years, managers used the carbohydrate reserve theory to decide when to graze plants on rangelands to maintain healthy and desirable plants. The carbohydrate reserve theory states that the…Publication Date 2012
- carbohydrates
- grazing management
- Carbohydrate Content
- 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 RecordThis site focuses on research and outreach on the diverse managed ecosystems that comprise California rangelands. We study and promote management to support the multitude of services that…Publication Date 2010
- watershed management
- rangelands
- water quality
- grazing management
- grazing
- Cryptosporidium
- California
- E. coli
- ecosystem services
- Library Collection Record1-Jul-09Publication Date 2009
- forage
- grazing
- range management
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordSuccessful grazing management integrates animals, forage, and other resources to market valuable products at a profit. Grazing management relies on several principles and practices established…Publication Date 2007
- forage production
- grazing management
- Hawaii
- range condition
- stocking rate
- Library Collection RecordTechnical Reference 1737-20. BLM/ST/ST-06/002+1737.Publication Date 2006
- grazing management
- wetlands
- classification
- ecological site descriptions
- grazing treatments
- photo monitoring
- riparian
- Library Collection RecordThis fact sheet covers the basics of grass growth and regrowth and how plants respond to grazing.Publication Date 2006
- growth
- grazing management
- grasses
- Colorado
- cool-season grasses
- defoliation frequency
- grazing intensity
- Intermountain West
- plant regrowth
- warm-season plants
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 2004, 2006
- land use
- land management
- land economics
- grazing management
- agricultural economics
- South Dakota
- 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 RecordProfitable ranching depends upon the management of land, livestock, financial and human resources. To be economically and ecologically successful, ranchers must adapt to their environment and develop…Publication Date 2003
- pasture plants
- grazing management
- Wyoming
- Montana
- Library Collection RecordThe primary goal of this Sierra Club federal public lands grazing policy is to protect and restore native biodiversity and achieve functional and self-sustaining ecosystems. The Sierra Club…Publication Date 2000
- grazing
- recreation
- grazing management
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1999
- forage
- botanical composition
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1999
- forage
- botanical composition
- Library Collection RecordThe link takes you to the title page. Click on table of contents found on the left side bar to read the final report.Publication Date 1998
- grazing management
- Arizona
- 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 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 RecordRangeland Watershed Program Fact Sheet No. 21 of Grazing Management TermsPublication Date 1995
- grazing management
- grazing
- 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 RecordTreats sustainable ranching from the perspective of being in the livestock business as being in the grass business.Publication Date 1993
- grazing management
- livestock
- sustainable land management
- California
- grass production
- sustainable ranching
- United States
- 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 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 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 RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1990
- tropics
- Andropogon gayanus
- pasture plants
- Gamba grass
- Africa
- South America
- grasses
- Australia
- forage
- arid lands
- 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
- steers
- in vitro digestibility
- forage
- feed intake
- digestibility trials
- feces collection
- feed composition tables
- volume determination
- 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
- energy balance
- digestibility
- feeding frequency
- forage
- cattle
- Montana
- rangelands
- dietary supplements
- energy intake
- feed grains
- grazing behavior
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1982
- labor
- range management
- funding
- desertification
- social change
- technology
- government
- revegetation
- grazing management
- Animal Protection.
- grassland
- land imprinter
- pastoral societies
- plant growth
- seeding
- site selection
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1982
- labor
- range management
- funding
- desertification
- social change
- technology
- government
- revegetation
- grazing management
- Animal Protection.
- grassland
- land imprinter
- pastoral societies
- plant growth
- seeding
- site selection
- 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
- Soviet Union
- farming
- forage
- rangelands
- research
- agriculture
- productivity
- grazing
- grazing management systems
- range improvements
- seeding
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1970
- Weeds
- grazing
- weed control
- recreation
- grazing systems
- grazing management
- grasses
- 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 1970
- range management
- ranching
- grazing management
- grazing intensity