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- Library Collection RecordRangelands are globally extensive, provide fundamental ecosystem services,and are tightly coupled human–ecological systems. Rangeland sustainability depends largely on the implementation and…
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordCattle producers, including stocker operators, often find themselves at the mercy of forces outside their control, such as weather and markets. Their success often depends on their ability to manage…Publication Date 2010
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordFederal regulations such as the Endangered Species Act and the Clean Water Act continue to challenge ranchers and land management agencies alike. Ranchers looking to succeed in the face of these…Publication Date 2010
- monitoring techniques
- United States
- Arizona
- Yavapai
- Library Collection RecordYavapai County is one Arizona's original territorial counties formed in 1864. The County encompasses 8,122 square miles and 5 square miles of water. For comparison, the area is about the same…
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- Library Collection RecordWe are in the second year of a new livestock grazing management scheme was implemented on the Santa Rita Experimental Range (Santa Rita) under the supervision of Dr. George Ruyle, School of Natural…Publication Date 2007
- Arizona
- Santa Rita
- Santa Rita Experimental Range
- Library Collection RecordNutritional challenges placed upon the lactating cow can be extreme in Arizona. One challenge placed upon the cow is the extra nutritional requirements caused by lactation. Figure 1 illustrates the…Publication Date 2015
- Nutritional disorders
- nutrition
- reproduction
- Arizona
- Challenges
- cattle
- Library Collection RecordArizona has about 62 million acres of rangeland. Rangeland is land with grasses, forbs, and shrubs that support grazing animals, such as cattle, elk, deer, and antelope. In Arizona, rangelands…Publication Date 2004
- cattle
- beef
- rangeland
- rangeland monitoring
- Library Collection RecordThis article details the capture of Macho B, a male jaguar, in the Atascosa Mountains of Arizona on February 18, 2009 and the controversy that followed his death from capture-related stress less than…Publication Date 2016
- endangered species
- jaguars
- Arizona
- Endangered Species Act
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: The jaguar (Panthera onca) is an endangered species that occasionally visits the southwestern United States from Mexico. The number of jaguar sightings per decade has declined over the last…Publication Date 2005
- Arizona
- jaguars
- geographic information systems
- GIS
- landscape
- Panthera onca
- conservation
- habitat selection
- Neighborhood analysis
- predictive models
- Library Collection RecordThis article contains references to jaguars in Arizona for the period of 1885-1959. All references from the 18 years previous to the publication of the report were within 50 miles of the U.S.-Mexico…Publication Date 1960
- jaguars
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordThis article reviews many of the sightings and reports of jaguars in Arizona and New Mexico in the past century.Publication Date 2000
- jaguars
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordABSTRACT: This report summarizes the results of the first two meetings of the Arizona-New Mexico Jaguar Conservation Team (JAG Team) Research Committee and outlines future research that will guide…Publication Date 2006
- jaguars
- Arizona
- wildlife management
- Panthera onca
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: The designation of jaguar critical habitat in April 2014 in southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico created concern for livestock ranchers in the region. We interviewed ranchers to…Publication Date 2015
- jaguars
- Arizona
- endangered species
- management
- wildlife conservation
- attitudes
- human dimensions
- Endangered Species Act
- Panthera onca
- Library Collection RecordThis map depicts the predicted distribution of jaguars (Panthera onca) in Arizona and includes the locations of recent sightings.Publication Date 2015
- distribution
- jaguars
- Arizona
- Panthera onca
- 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 RecordThis is a summary report from a workshop held at the Santa Rita Experiment Range on February 27-28, 2013.Publication Date 2013
- drought
- seasonality
- Arizona
- Apache county
- Cochise County
- Coconino County
- Pima County
- Yavapai County
- Gila County
- Santa Cruz County
- Palmer Drought Severity Index
- Library Collection RecordThe Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) was historically distributed throughout the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Extensive predator removal campaigns during the early 20th…Publication Date 2018
- Arizona
- conservation genomics
- gray wolves
- hybridization
- New Mexico
- single nucleotide polymorphisms
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1964
- juniper
- soil moisture
- vegetation
- Arizona
- Compeition
- Grass Composition
- herbage yields
- Juniperus monosperma
- Show Low
- understory vegetation
- Zonation
- Zone
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1967
- utilization
- water
- cattle
- distance
- Grazing Distribution Patterns
- grazing time
- Hereford
- Jornada Experimetnal Range
- Observations
- Palatable Species
- Santa Gertrudis
- Southern New Mexico
- utilization survey
- Utilization Surveys
- Walk
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1973
- Paraffin
- water harvesting
- precipitation
- water
- livestock
- runoff
- Arizona
- carrying capacity
- Granite Reef
- Mesa
- Water Source
- Wax Treated Soils
- Library Collection RecordGrasshopper outbreaks in Nebraska have resulted in losses over $2 million per year due to lost forage for livestock. As much as 23% of western U.S. forage is consumed by grasshoppers annually.…Publication Date 2018-06
- AUMs
- cattle
- grasshoppers
- grazing
- insecticide
- Library Collection RecordWe determined the feasibility of using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) video monitoring to predict intake of discrete food items of rangeland-raised Raramuri Criollo non-nursing beef cows. Thirty-five…Publication Date 2016
- cattle
- diet selection
- drones
- foraging behavior
- Library Collection RecordPrevious research suggests facilitative grazing by cattle during the preceding summer-fall can enhance spring foraging habitat of Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni). However, previous…Publication Date 2016
- cattle
- Cervus elaphus
- forage conditioning
- grazing facilitation
- resource selection function
- targeted livestock grazing
- Library Collection RecordWild horse (Equus ferus caballus) management in western North America is an escalating concern for ecological integrity on these landscapes. Identifying potential diet overlap among horses, livestock…Publication Date 2016
- cattle
- diet composition
- domestic sheep
- elk
- Equus ferus caballus
- microhistological fecal analysis
- mule deer
- pronghorn
- Library Collection RecordMore frequent wildfires and incidences of mega-fires have increased the pressure for fuel treatments in sagebrush (Artemisia) communities. Winter grazing has been one of many fuel treatments proposed…Publication Date 2016
- Artemisia tridentata
- cattle
- Exclosure
- Exotic annual grass
- fire
- fuel treatment
- Library Collection RecordPastoral livestock production systems in Africa that have existed for centuries are now threatened by changing demographics, improved communications, increased availability of modern weapons, open…Publication Date 2017
- Africa
- cattle
- food crisis
- grazing
- livestock
- nomads
- range management
- Library Collection RecordThe dispersal of woody plant seeds by livestock has been implicated as one of the causes of woody plant encroachment in semiarid ecosystems worldwide. In the southern Great Plains, United States,…Publication Date 2017
- brush management
- cattle
- endozoochory
- Prosopis glandulosa
- seeds
- woody plant invasion
- Library Collection RecordObservation is a simple method of acquiring information and is a critical step in the scientific method for both developing and investigating testable hypotheses. Cameras have long played a role in…Publication Date 2017
- Arizona
- cattle
- elk
- grazing
- riparian
- time-lapse photography
- Library Collection RecordWe examined multiple environmental factors related to climate change that affect cattle production on rangelands to identify sources of vulnerability among seven regions of the western United States…Publication Date 2017
- cattle
- climate change
- rangelands
- vulnerability
- Library Collection RecordWe determined the feasibility of using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) video monitoring to predict intake of discrete food items of rangeland-raised Raramuri Criollo non-nursing beef cows. Thirty-five…Publication Date 2016
- cattle
- diet selection
- drones
- foraging behavior
- Library Collection RecordPrevious research suggests facilitative grazing by cattle during the preceding summer-fall can enhance spring foraging habitat of Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni). However, previous…Publication Date 2016
- cattle
- Cervus elaphus
- forage conditioning
- grazing facilitation
- resource selection function
- targeted livestock grazing
- Library Collection RecordWild horse (Equus ferus caballus) management in western North America is an escalating concern for ecological integrity on these landscapes. Identifying potential diet overlap among horses, livestock…Publication Date 2016
- cattle
- diet composition
- domestic sheep
- elk
- Equus ferus caballus
- microhistological fecal analysis
- mule deer
- pronghorn
- Library Collection RecordMore frequent wildfires and incidences of mega-fires have increased the pressure for fuel treatments in sagebrush (Artemisia) communities. Winter grazing has been one of many fuel treatments proposed…Publication Date 2016
- Artemisia tridentata
- cattle
- Exclosure
- Exotic annual grass
- fire
- fuel treatment
- Library Collection RecordGlobal positioning system (GPS) data collected over a 4-yr period on 52 crossbred young cows grazing a 146-ha pasture were used to determine whether cattle establish patch-scale rotational patterns…Publication Date 2014-11
- cattle
- GPS
- patch grazing
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-02
- alkaloids
- beef
- cattle
- Delphinium
- larkspur
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-06
- cattle
- GPS tracking
- Grazeable Areas
- grazing distribution
- stocking rates
- Library Collection RecordJust as identifying plants is the baseline skill for rangeland professionals, the ability to assess the condition of grazing livestock by observing them is critical to their…Publication Date 2017
- cattle
- body condition
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2015
- browse plants
- Arizona
- rangelands
- nutrition
- Browsers
- characteristics
- Library Collection RecordIn hundreds of communities in our eleven western states, ranchers, environmentalists and federal land managers are wrestling with each other's differences in values, motives, needs and cultures…Publication Date 1998
- ranchers
- environmentalists
- collaboration
- Southwest
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Library Collection Record1-Jul-09Publication Date 2009
- forage
- grazing
- range management
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordPastureMap is easy grazing management and cattle record keeping software. Make profitable decisions and keep everyone on the same page.
- grazing management
- cattle
- mobile equipment
- app
- record keeping
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1979-02-01
- weight gain
- supplements
- yeast
- nutrition
- cattle
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1979-02-01
- cow
- shredding
- goats
- Louisiana
- pasture
- forest
- calves
- forage
- pastures
- cattle
- management
- grazing
- range
- Texas
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1979-02-01
- Randado Ranch
- Zachry Ranch
- deer
- fences
- livestock
- wildlife
- cattle
- management
- Texas
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1979-02-01
- Texas
- grazing
- cattle
- wildlife
- livestock
- forage
- pasture
- history
- Germany
- Brahman
- farming
- Hawkins Ranch
- forestry
- Hereford
- Longhorns
- fish
- grasses
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1979-06-01
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1980-02-01
- Texas
- cattle
- range management
- Paul Weyerts
- Weyerts ranch
- erosion control
- pastures
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1980-06-01
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1980-08-01
- vegetation
- grasslands
- Rancho Repaco
- Spanish explorers
- savanna
- Indians
- Honduras
- range management
- cattle
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1981-04-01
- grazing
- cattle
- ranchers
- research
- disease
- minerals
- tropics
- mineral supplementation
- nutrition
- Columbia
- soil
- legumes
- South America