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- Library Collection RecordGrasslands are vast areas covered mostly by grass and grass-like plants.These areas don’t receive enough rainfall to grow trees or support a forest, but they don’t get too little either to become…Publication Date 2020
- grasslands
- prairies
- rangelands
- pampas
- Llanos
- Temperate climate
- savannas
- Description
- cerrado
- Tropical
- Library Collection RecordDr. Mitch McClaran and Elise Gornish discuss the Santa Rita's history as a grassland and the changing nature of mesquite populations within it. The nature of how this change effects wildlife is…Publication Date 2018
- brush control
- management
- mesquite
- grassland management
- grasslands
- wildlife
- history
- Santa Rita Experimental Range
- WSARE Brush Management Workshop 1
- Library Collection RecordAmy Ganguli details the changing nature of grassland vegetation within New Mexico and the Mexican state of Chihuahua. She provides information on how grasslands can be restored and other treatment…Publication Date 2018
- brush control
- management
- vegetation
- grassland management
- grasslands
- New Mexico
- Chihuahua
- Santa Rita Experimental Range
- WSARE Brush Management Workshop 1
- Library Collection RecordPrescribed burning was utilized as a management tool on grasslands of the Northern Great Plains. We analyzed the use of fire to manipulate encroaching and unpalatable western snowberry (…Publication Date 2018
- prescribed burning
- northern Great Plains
- grasslands
- Symphoricarpos occidentalis
- tallgrass prairie
- plant community dynamics
- Poa pratensis
- Library Collection RecordOver the last 100 years, woody species have invaded grassland around the globe.Dr. Steven Archer at the University of Arizona is working to understand the potential of grasslands to be invaded so…Publication Date 2017
- brush control
- woody plants
- grasslands
- management
- 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 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 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 RecordMixed-grass prairies of the northern Great Plains evolved following frequent disturbances such as drought, fire, and extensive grazing by ungulates. As a result of periodic natural disturbances,…Publication Date 2013
- axillary buds
- Bouteloua gracilis
- Pascopyrum smithii
- Hesperostipa comata
- grasslands
- meristem limitations
- prescribed burns
- tillers
- Vegetative Reproduction
- mixed grass prairie
- northern Great Plains
- 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 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 RecordNet carbon exchange of terrestrial ecosystems will likely change as atmospheric CO2 concentration increases. Currently, little is known of the annual dynamics or magnitude of CO2 flux on many native…Publication Date 1999
- field experimentation
- grasslands
- carbon dioxide
- Artemisia tridentata
- plant communities
- seasonal variation
- Achnatherum thurberianum
- biogeochemical cycles
- experimental rigs
- 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 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 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 RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1992
- seed mixtures
- prairie soils
- sowing
- Idaho
- wildlife
- prairies
- grasslands
- forest fires
- conservation areas
- economic impact
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1992
- seed mixtures
- prairie soils
- sowing
- Idaho
- wildlife
- prairies
- grasslands
- forest fires
- conservation areas
- economic impact
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1992
- wildlife management
- grazing
- range management
- livestock
- Colorado
- grasslands
- wildlife
- overgrazing
- conservation
- water systems
- 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
- energy balance
- digestibility
- feeding frequency
- forage
- cattle
- Montana
- rangelands
- dietary supplements
- energy intake
- feed grains
- grazing behavior
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1986
- rodent control
- zinc phosphide
- strychnine
- rodents
- grasslands
- South Dakota
- semiarid zones
- Cynomys ludovicianus
- 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 RecordOverview of Alaska's rangelands, in four zones: coastal forests, boreal forests, arctic tundra, and maritime grasslands.Publication Date 1983
- rangelands
- tundra
- boreal forests
- grasslands
- Alaska
- Arctic
- arctic ecosystems
- arctic vegetation
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1981
- rainfall
- soil erosion
- Saudi Arabia
- grasslands
- goats
- water
- vegetation
- sheep
- desert
- Over Grazing
- rangeland management
- 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 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 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 1969
- weed control
- range management
- prescribed burning
- rangelands
- brush control
- herbicides
- forage
- cost benefit analysis
- farming systems
- mesquite
- Southwestern United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1966
- Soil Productivity
- Africa
- resources
- Nigeria
- utilization
- development
- grasslands
- range management
- Base
- Existing Grasslands
- grassland vegetation
- livestock distribution
- Livestock Industry
- Need
- Plant Productivity
- Research Information
- 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 RecordThe grassland ecosystems we see today have an extensive history of human activity and disturbance. In response to these alterations, many native U.S. grasslands and grassland species are in decline…
- grasslands
- climate
- rangelands
- climate change
- California grasslands
- Great Plains
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available
- range management
- grazing management
- grazing intensity
- grazing
- grasslands
- South Dakota
- Oklahoma
- North Dakota
- Nebraska
- Kansas
- recreation
- grazing systems
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available
- seedlings
- grazing management
- grazing
- grasslands
- forestry
- forest stands
- forest resources
- forest health
- forest ecology
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available
- rangelands
- grazing
- grasslands
- grasses
- environmental protection
- educational resources
- education
- training
- teaching
- sustainability
- recreation
- grazing management
- Library Collection RecordRangelands provide a vast array of resources, products and values, including forage for livestock, habitat for wildlife, clean water, renewable energy, recreational opportunities, open space, and…
- world
- rangelands
- grasslands
- continents
- global
- biome
- Library Collection RecordAn index that gives descriptions and agronomic information on a range of forages.
- plants
- grasslands
- nomenclature
- genus
- Scientific Name
- Library Collection RecordThe Grazing Land Conservation Initiative (GLCI) is a nationwide collaborative process of individuals and organizations working to maintain and improve the management, productivity, and health of the…
- range management
- ranching
- grazing management
- grazing
- grasslands
- grazing systems