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- Library Collection RecordIn many riparian corridors of the semi-arid west, stream incision has resulted in lowered water tables, basin big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata var. tridentata Nutt.) encroachment and the loss of…Publication Date 2003-07-01
- Lupinus argenteus
- soil nutrients
- soil enzymes
- Artemisia tridentata var. tridentata
- Carex douglasii
- semiarid soils
- soil organic matter
- enzyme activity
- soil depth
- ash
- nutrient content
- water table
- riparian areas
- Carex
- grasslands
- soil pH
- fire ecology
- prescribed burning
- Artemisia tridentata
- semiarid zones
- land restoration
- biomass
- plant litter
- Nevada
- invasive species
- restoration
- riparian ecosystems
- water table depth
- Library Collection RecordUnderstanding landscape conversion is vital for assessing the impacts of ecological and anthropogenic disturbances at regional and global scales. Since rangelands cover nearly half of the global land…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- environmental degradation
- land use change
- anthropogenic activities
- vegetation cover
- urbanization
- shrublands
- landscape ecology
- Prosopis
- image analysis
- urban areas
- rural areas
- remote sensing
- vegetation types
- semiarid zones
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- grasses
- Arizona
- land conversion
- landscape indices
- fire suppression
- rangeland maintenance
- semiarid
- grasslands
- Library Collection RecordCommunity-level (per unit area) and individual tiller reproductive biomass inside and outside of long-term exclosures on the northern winter range of Yellowstone National Park, USA were compared.…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- Yellowstone National Park
- bison
- seed productivity
- Cervus elaphus
- winter
- Antilocapra americana
- tillering
- Wyoming
- grazing intensity
- biomass
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- defoliation
- literature reviews
- grasses
- grasslands
- ungulates
- grazing
- clipping
- seed production and yield
- Yellowstone National Park
- literature reviews
- Library Collection RecordSelection for carbon isotope discrimination (delta) has potential for improving water-use efficiency in cool-season grasses. An understanding of how delta is affected by differential water…Publication Date 2003-11-01
- breeding lines
- cool-season grasses
- selection criteria
- drought tolerance
- water-use efficiency
- water-use efficiency
- dry matter yields
- line-source sprinkler system
- rainout shelter
- forage
- Library Collection RecordInformation on the long-term impact of repeated annual fertilizer applications of different nitrogen (N) sources on soil and plants is needed to develop sustainable grassland production systems. The…Publication Date 2004-03-01
- concentration
- forage
- N source
- rate of N
- Library Collection RecordManagement of feral horses grazing on Atlantic and Gulf coast barrier islands requires information on seasonal habitat preferences and distribution of important forage species to maintain stable…Publication Date 2004-05-01
- barrier island
- forage
- grazing
- North Carolina
- preferential habitat utilization
- seasonal utilization
- Library Collection RecordSoil organic matter (OM) is an important factor for maintaining the productivity and the stability of the so-called caldénal woodland ecosystem of central Argentina. Little is known about the…Publication Date 2004-09-01
- soil organic matter
- grasslands
- Library Collection RecordPotential vegetation environments (e.g., habitat types, range sites, ecological sites) are important to land managers because they provide a conceptual basis for the description of resource…Publication Date 2001-09-01
- Little Missouri National Grasslands
- satellite surveys
- mapping
- Landsat
- shrublands
- land use planning
- habitats
- topography
- satellite imagery
- grasslands
- prediction
- range condition
- plant communities
- woodlands
- climatic factors
- grazing
- North Dakota
- habitat types
- ecological sites
- range sites
- ecological classification
- geographic information systems
- remote sensing
- vegetation mapping
- ecological units
- Library Collection RecordWe analyzed the habitat preferences of white-tailed deer in a 1,000 ha area in an arid region of northeastern Mexico where drinking water is abundant throughout the year (via 33 water troughs). Seven…Publication Date 2001-09-01
- Leucophyllum
- Celtis
- rest
- shade
- Acacia
- Hilaria
- predator-prey relationships
- Opuntia
- shrublands
- Flourensia
- habitat selection
- Prosopis
- arid zones
- searching behavior
- feeding
- grasslands
- gender differences
- Mexico
- rain
- animal preferences
- Odocoileus virginianus
- animal behavior
- plant communities
- seasonal variation
- canopy
- forage
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Northeastern zone
- water sources
- radiotelemetry
- hiding cover|thermal cover
- forage
- Library Collection RecordRotational grazing has been proposed as a Best Management Practice (BMP) for minimizing runoff in Wisconsin agricultural riparian areas. The influence of this land management practice on grassland…Publication Date 2001-09-01
- sturnella magna
- passerculus sandwichensis
- dolichonyx oryzivorus
- Wisconsin
- fields
- wild birds
- depth
- grasslands
- continuous grazing
- species diversity
- riparian buffers
- rotational grazing
- plant communities
- wildlife management
- plant litter
- pastures
- rotational grazing
- species richness
- density
- dominance
- buffer strips
- Library Collection RecordLarge areas of rangelands in the east Mediterranean Basin are dominated by dense cover of the unpalatable, dwarf shrub prickly burnet (Sarcopoterium spinosum (L.) Spach.). This study examined the…Publication Date 2001-09-01
- Sarcopoterium spinosum
- chalk grasslands
- Mediterranean grassland
- NPK fertilizers
- Israel
- cultural control
- ground cover
- brush control
- chemical control
- prescribed burning
- biomass
- range management
- forage
- shrub encroachment
- Mediterranean ecosystem
- fertilization
- fire
- range improvement
- Sarcopoterium spinosum
- Library Collection RecordKnowledge of the rate woody plant canopy cover increases is essential for understanding the ecology of rangeland plant communities, determining the economic feasibility of brush management practices…Publication Date 2001-09-01
- aerial photography
- chaining
- grubbing
- Juniperus pinchotii
- carrying capacity
- soil types
- brush control
- rain
- biomass production
- grazing intensity
- Texas
- canopy
- forage
- Juniperus pinchotii
- mechanical brush control
- aerial photography
- line transects
- juniper management
- herbage production
- Library Collection RecordLand, livestock, and wildlife managers need to understand the nutritional dynamics of forages to sustain adequate growth and reproduction of their animals and/or assure equitable payment for forages…Publication Date 2001-11-01
- Leymus cinereus
- Elymus elymoides
- rangeland soils
- Festuca idahoensis
- Pseudoroegneria spicata
- Poa secunda
- arid grasslands
- Achnatherum thurberianum
- nutrient content
- plant ecology
- fiber content
- Bromus tectorum
- Oregon
- crude protein
- precipitation
- grasses
- forage
- crude protein
- neutral detergent fiber
- in vitro organic matter disappearance
- Poa sandbergii
- Bromus tectorum
- Sitanion hystrix
- Agropyron spicatum
- Festuca idahoensis
- Stipa thurberiana
- Elymus cinereus
- Library Collection RecordPresence of annual bromes (Bromus spp.), introduced annual weedy grasses, can alter seasonal patterns of forage production and quality and require management changes for efficient use of infested…Publication Date 2001-11-01
- protein
- dietary protein
- Bromus japonicus
- atrazine
- arid grasslands
- protein content
- liveweight gain
- weed control
- selective grazing
- diet
- steers
- precipitation
- biomass
- range management
- crop yield
- introduced species
- grazing
- beef cattle
- forage
- Bromus japonicus
- Pascopyrum smithii
- northern Great Plains
- crude protein yield
- Library Collection RecordThe tribe Triticeae contains over 250 perennial species that are components of grasslands in the temperate and sub-arctic regions of the world and includes some of the world's most valuable…Publication Date 2001-11-01
- Elymus
- plant introduction
- germplasm
- Hordeum
- Leymus
- Psathyrostachys
- Elytrigia
- genome
- germplasm evaluation
- Agropyron
- plant genetic resources
- mortality
- yields
- adaptation
- Nebraska
- precipitation
- introduced species
- grasses
- forage
- Triticeae
- Agropyron
- Thinopyrum
- Elymus
- Leymus
- Pascopyrum
- survival
- forage yield
- Library Collection RecordManagement practices that lower livestock production costs are of interest to ranch enterprises. Windrow or swath grazing is a strategy where livestock directly graze windrow-stored forage, generally…Publication Date 2002-01-01
- agricultural prices
- baling
- bales
- windrows
- windrowing
- losses
- controlled grazing
- production costs
- liveweight gain
- fiber content
- Nebraska
- hay
- profitability
- beef production
- steers
- crude protein
- range management
- crop yield
- beef cattle
- forage
- diet quality
- economics
- forage intake
- forage quality
- forage waste
- meadow hay
- weight gain
- Library Collection RecordStockpiling forage is a commonly used method to extend the grazing season in the southern U.S.A. However, there is little data on stockpiled forage in the upper Midwest. This study was conducted to…Publication Date 2002-01-01
- stock piling
- frost
- feed requirements
- Phalaris arundinacea
- Phleum pratense
- Wisconsin
- Elytrigia repens
- harvest date
- Bromus inermis
- Dactylis glomerata
- Festuca arundinacea
- sown grasslands
- fiber content
- nitrogen fertilizers
- winter
- crude protein
- cattle
- in vitro digestibility
- application rates
- grazing
- forage
- stock piling
- forage quality
- winter grazing
- cool-season grasses
- Library Collection RecordComputer simulation was used to determine the effects of wild elk (Cervus elaphus) on available forage, cattle herd size, and ranch gross margin in southwestern Montana beef cow-calf production…Publication Date 2002-03-01
- leasing
- livestock numbers
- interspecific competition
- simulation models
- ranching
- habitats
- hunting
- production costs
- stocking rate
- Cervus elaphus canadensis
- wildlife management
- range management
- Montana
- grazing
- beef cattle
- forage
- range economics
- Library Collection RecordA 3-year study was conducted to evaluate grazing strategies for production of growing cattle during summer on Northern Great Plains rangeland. Crossbred yearling steers (N = 123 per year, avg initial…Publication Date 2002-03-01
- liveweight gain
- body weight
- fiber content
- stocking rate
- steers
- crude protein
- natural grasslands
- summer
- precipitation
- grazing intensity
- in vitro digestibility
- biomass
- botanical composition
- Montana
- beef cattle
- forage
- grazing management
- beef cattle
- protein supplementation
- Library Collection RecordIn August 1994, wildfire burned 6,500 ha of native Dry Mixed Prairie in southeastern Alberta. The following year, a study was initiated to monitor the recovery of major plant communities. Burning was…Publication Date 2002-03-01
- Koeleria macrantha
- Elymus lanceolatus
- Hesperostipa comata
- wildfire management
- Agropyron
- ground cover
- fires
- fire effects
- Alberta
- forbs
- Pascopyrum smithii
- Bouteloua gracilis
- precipitation
- biomass production
- grazing intensity
- prairies
- drought
- range management
- plant litter
- botanical composition
- canopy
- grazing
- grasses
- beef cattle
- Stipa
- composition
- forage
- litter
- preference
- production
- topography
- Library Collection RecordThe nutritional quality (digestible energy, crude protein, and minerals) of 7 known elk (Cervus elaphus Linnaeus) forages was assessed at 4 different time periods from May to November. Species…Publication Date 2002-05-01
- Coptis
- ceanothus sanguineus
- Salix scouleriana
- Amelanchier alnifolia
- Trifolium repens
- Carex geyeri
- digestible energy
- Salix
- nutrient content
- mineral content
- Carex
- Poa pratensis
- Idaho
- crude protein
- Cervus elaphus canadensis
- wildlife management
- forage
- elk
- Cervus elaphus
- forage quality
- nutrition
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordIn recent years livestock death losses from poisonous plants in the western United States have averaged about 2-3% annually. A review of 36 grazing studies in North America shows poisonous plant…Publication Date 2002-05-01
- Oxytropis
- deserts
- avoidance conditioning
- Oxytropis sericea
- controlled grazing
- poisonous weeds
- woodland grasslands
- Western United States
- grasslands
- continuous grazing
- stocking rate
- range management
- livestock
- Delphinium
- cattle
- sheep
- goats
- grazing
- poisonous plants
- economics
- Library Collection RecordA study was conducted to determine the potential of using Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) imagery to monitor short-term changes in rangeland forage conditions on a regional scale.…Publication Date 2002-07-01
- remote sensing
- hill grasslands
- satellite imagery
- multispectral imagery
- advanced very high resolution radiometer
- short-grass praire
- range condition
- estimation
- nitrogen content
- prairies
- biomass
- seasonal variation
- Montana
- forage
- NDVI
- biomass
- nitrogen
- regional
- Library Collection RecordThe value of public land forage has been of key interest since grazing fees were first established on federal lands. Additionally, knowing the value of rangeland forage is important for assessing the…Publication Date 2002-09-01
- grazing permits
- quality of life
- leasing
- land values
- estimation
- rangelands
- United States
- grazing
- forage
- forage values
- grazing fees
- grazing leases
- hedonic models
- contingent valuation
- public lands grazing
- Library Collection RecordThere is little information on the impact of grazing intensity on productivity and sustainability of intensively managed pastures in the humid, short-season parkland of the Canadian prairies. Our…Publication Date 2002-11-01
- urine
- Bromus riparius
- sward
- biogeochemical cycles
- controlled grazing
- feces composition
- Alberta
- leaf area index
- pastures
- grazing intensity
- in vitro digestibility
- range management
- plant litter
- beef cattle
- forage
- dry matter
- nutrient flow
- productivity
- disappearance
- residual
- pastures
- nutritive value
- Library Collection RecordPanels of experts from the Society for Range Management and the National Research Council proposed that status of rangeland ecosystems could be ascertained by evaluating an ecological site's…Publication Date 2002-11-01
- soil surface
- soil structure
- flow resistance
- soil morphology
- gullied land
- wind erosion
- hydrologic factors
- assessment
- rapid methods
- data collection
- ecological balance
- grassland condition
- overland flow
- rill erosion
- ground cover
- grasslands
- range condition
- perennials
- mortality
- vegetation
- biomass production
- range management
- plant litter
- introduced species
- invasive species
- literature reviews
- United States
- soil compaction
- soil stability
- hydrologic function
- biological integrity
- ecosystem status
- erosion
- infiltration
- inventory
- Library Collection RecordElk sedge (Carex geyeri Boott) is one of the most important livestock and big game forages in many areas of the western U.S. It is one of the most prominent forage species in the diets of cattle and…Publication Date 2003-01-01
- Physocarpus opulifolius
- date
- Festuca
- Carex geyeri
- Carex
- protein content
- Pinus ponderosa
- fiber content
- Pseudotsuga menziesii
- chemical composition
- Oregon
- crude protein
- plant communities
- phenology
- seasonal variation
- botanical composition
- nutritive value
- forage
- Carex geyeri
- cattle
- graminoids
- nutrition
- phenology
- season
- Library Collection RecordWe compared the herbage standing crop on 31 farms along a rainfall gradient in Namibia (southwestern Africa) in 1997 with the results attained for the same gradient by Walter (1939). We found that…Publication Date 2000-03-01
- Namibia
- environmental degradation
- desertification
- grasslands
- rain
- stocking rate
- biomass production
- overgrazing
- forage
- Africa
- rangelands
- historical records
- grazing
- rainfall
- 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 2000-03-01
- digestibility markers
- alkanes
- indigestible acid-detergent fiber
- alfalfa
- alfalfa hay
- prediction
- feces composition
- fiber content
- hay
- digestibility
- cattle
- in vitro digestibility
- grasses
- forage
- maturity stage
- indigestible
- ADF
- hydrocarbon
- beef cattle
- Library Collection RecordLow soil nutrient status may be the major limiting factor to forage production in rangelands of the Mendoza plains 4 years out of 10. We studied vegetation responses to annual applications of N and P…Publication Date 2000-07-01
- phosphorus fertilizers
- economic analysis
- production costs
- soil fertility
- rain
- nitrogen fertilizers
- use efficiency
- biomass production
- application rates
- Argentina
- rangelands
- forage
- crude protein
- season rain-use efficiency
- nutrient use efficiency
- range fertilization economics
- Library Collection RecordRobust needlegrass (Achnatherum robustum [Vasey] Barkw. = Stipa robusta [Vasey] Scribn.) is a high-biomass rangeland species that is adapted to warmer temperatures and matures later than most cool-…Publication Date 2000-07-01
- New Mexico
- Arizona
- Colorado
- beef cattle
- forage
- Stipa
- dry matter
- feed intake
- feeding preferences
- plant height
- zero grazing
- Elytrigia elongata
- Acremonium
- endophytes
- Leymus chinensis
- ergot alkaloids
- ergometrine
- fungi
- roadside plants
- green fodders
- lysergic acid amide
- Stipa robusta
- Achnatherum robustum
- Acremonium
- ergonovine
- lysergic acid amide
- narcosis
- Neotyphodium
- sleepygrass
- Stipa robusta
- Library Collection RecordForage use data can help rangeland and wildlife managers make informed decisions. However, managers need to know if forage use techniques that are commonly used to estimate ungulate herbivory under…Publication Date 2000-09-01
- experimental plots
- height-weight curve methods
- paired-plot method
- growth curve
- regression analysis
- equations
- Cervus elaphus
- selective grazing
- Pascopyrum smithii
- biomass
- range management
- beef cattle
- forage
- plant height
- Arizona
- height-weight
- herbivory
- paired-plot
- stubble height
- Library Collection RecordAssessment of standing crop on grasslands using a visual obstruction technique provides valuable information to help plan livestock grazing management and indicate the status of wildlife habitat. The…Publication Date 2000-11-01
- stand density
- data collection
- errors
- lowlands
- grasslands
- Nebraska
- sampling
- biomass
- range management
- grasses
- plant height
- Residual cover
- grassland structure
- regression model
- wildlife habitats
- Robel pole
- Nebraska Sandhills
- Library Collection RecordA fire scar chronology was constructed from ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex Laws.) and Rocky Mountain juniper (Juniperus scopulorum Sarg.) trees within the 70 km2 Rochelle Hills Area of the…Publication Date 2000-11-01
- history
- Juniperus scopulorum
- fire scars
- fire intervals
- understory
- frequency
- grasslands
- Pinus ponderosa
- fire ecology
- fires
- fire effects
- Wyoming
- plant litter
- seasonal variation
- canopy
- fire intervals
- Library Collection RecordA 3-year experiment to evaluate tracked vehicle effects on vegetation and soil characteristics was established on the Gilbert C.Grafton South State Military Reservation (CGS) in North Dakota. Study…Publication Date 2000-11-01
- trafficability
- tracked vehicles
- Bromus inermis
- soil density
- soil depth
- ground cover
- Poa pratensis
- grasslands
- plant litter
- botanical composition
- soil compaction
- bulk density
- North Dakota
- Soil dry bulk density
- plant community
- personnel carrier
- Poa pratensis
- Bromus inermis
- Library Collection RecordTwo grazing trials were conducted during early winter (December 1996-January 1997) and spring (April-May 1997) to evaluate the effect of shape of pasture on forage use and behavior of grazing sheep (…Publication Date 2001-03-01
- Italy
- chemical composition
- pastures
- winter
- animal behavior
- spring
- feeding behavior
- voluntary intake
- Mediterranean climate
- selective grazing
- use efficiency
- sward destruction
- shape
- protein intake
- energy intake
- grazing intensity
- sheep
- biomass
- forage
- dry matter
- diet choice
- space pattern
- grazing management
- Library Collection RecordIn recent times, pinyon (Pinus spp.)-juniper (Juniperus spp.) woodlands have expanded into large portions of the Southwest historically occupied by grassland vegetation. From 1997-1998, we studied…Publication Date 2001-05-01
- wild birds
- pinyon-juniper
- frequency
- grasslands
- species diversity
- ecological succession
- woodlands
- establishment
- botanical composition
- Pinus
- Juniperus
- Arizona
- Juniperus monosperma
- grasslands
- pinyon-juniper
- Arizona
- southwestern U.S.
- avian communities
- succession
- Library Collection RecordThe dependence between grassland herbage production and precipitation within the Boreal region of central Alberta was evaluated. Additional objectives were to compare current year growing season (e.g…Publication Date 2001-05-01
- growth periods
- simulation models
- hydrology
- soil temperature
- highlands
- grasslands
- prediction
- Alberta
- growth
- precipitation
- biomass production
- plant communities
- forage
- current year precipitation
- lowlands
- production
- regression
- uplands
- water year
- Library Collection RecordCholla cactus may serve as an emergency feedstuff for livestock when forage availability is low. A study was conducted at the Corona Range and Livestock Research Center to evaluate the nutritive…Publication Date 2001-05-01
- processing technology
- spines
- opuntia imbricata
- moisture content
- organic matter
- burning
- leaves
- cows
- mineral content
- stems
- estimation
- fiber content
- feeds
- digestibility
- crude protein
- rumen fermentation
- nutritive value
- livestock
- New Mexico
- forage
- dry matter
- drought forages
- mineral content
- emergency feeding
- Library Collection RecordGoats consume juniper, but toxic terpenoids within the plant limit intake. Our objective was to determine if dosing goats with the adsorptive compound activated charcoal would increase juniper…Publication Date 2001-05-01
- Juniperus ashei
- charcoal
- Juniperus pinchotii
- browse
- adaptation
- terpenoids
- goats
- Texas
- forage
- feed intake
- feeding preferences
- Juniperus
- J. ashei
- J. pinchotii
- Capra
- experience
- preference
- toxicosis
- feedback
- aversions
- browsing
- Library Collection RecordThe cover of native and non-native introduced plants was compared between seeded (reclaimed) ski runs and adjacent or nearby unseeded (control) areas at a managed ski area in northern Arizona to…Publication Date 2001-05-01
- sowing
- disturbed soils
- skiing
- topsoil
- soil degradation
- ground cover
- grasslands
- reclamation
- species diversity
- introduced species
- botanical composition
- Arizona
- disturbance
- reclamation
- ski runs
- non-native species
- richness
- Library Collection RecordA classification of dietary structural types that represents different arrangements of forage classes is proposed. It may be especially useful for interpreting and comparing herbivore diets from…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- Lama guanicoe
- feces composition
- pastures
- selective grazing
- species differences
- vegetation
- feeds
- digestibility
- sheep
- goats
- cattle
- seasonal variation
- Argentina
- botanical composition
- forage
- diet botanical composition
- conceptualization
- forage classes
- microhistological analysis
- multivariate analysis
- similarity of diets
- Library Collection RecordNative pasture and Old World bluestems (Bothriochloa spp.) have contrasting herbage production characteristics that suggest potential for incorporation into a complementary forage system. We compared…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- growth periods
- costs and returns
- economic analysis
- liveweight gain
- stocking rate
- pastures
- profitability
- Oklahoma
- biomass production
- botanical composition
- grazing
- beef cattle
- forage
- mixed prairie
- complementary forages
- old world bluestem
- Bothriochloa
- livestock performance
- Library Collection RecordAccurately identifying the botanical composition of free-ranging animal diets remains a challenge. Currently accepted procedures are time consuming, many requiring painstaking sample preparation…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- fluorescence
- lambs
- wavelengths
- methodology
- evaluation
- light intensity
- feces composition
- feces
- statistical analysis
- selective grazing
- feeds
- botanical composition
- forage
- feed intake
- cattle
- botanical composition
- fluorescence
- xenon fluorometry
- fecal fluorophores
- Library Collection RecordAlthough recognized in importance from the dawn of history, forages have too often been underestimated and undervalued perhaps in part because animal performance has frequently failed to reflect…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- plant diseases and disorders
- immune response
- morbidity
- animal health
- sexual reproduction
- antinutritional factors
- Festuca arundinacea
- nutritional status
- toxicity
- mineral content
- economic analysis
- liveweight gain
- mortality
- adaptation
- animal behavior
- secondary metabolites
- digestibility
- insect pests
- nutritive value
- literature reviews
- livestock
- forage
- feed intake
- chemical constituents of plants
- nutrition
- animal health
- performance
- forage quality
- toxins
- Library Collection RecordLignin is a polymer formed from monolignols derived from the phenylpropanoid pathway in vascular plants. It is deposited in the cell walls of plants as part of the process of cell maturation. Lignin…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- dietary fiber
- stems
- genotype
- lignin
- light
- age
- cell wall components
- xylem
- biochemical pathways
- phenylpropanoids
- cell differentiation
- sclerenchyma
- soil fertility
- air temperature
- chemical composition
- digestion
- soil water content
- digestibility
- range management
- literature reviews
- forage
- chemical constituents of plants
- anti-quality
- digestibility
- forage quality
- forage utilization
- Library Collection RecordPlants possess a wide variety of compounds and growth forms that are termed "anti-quality" factors because they reduce forage value and deter grazing. Anti-quality attributes can reduce a…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- allelochemicals
- food intake
- detoxification
- animal husbandry
- energy content
- metabolism
- flavor
- toxicity
- nutrient content
- foraging
- nutrient availability
- tolerance
- adaptation
- animal behavior
- selective grazing
- herbivores
- nutritive value
- quality
- literature reviews
- grazing
- forage
- anti-quality
- conditioned aversions
- detoxification
- diet selection
- forage quality
- foraging
- grazing behavior
- toxic plants
- Library Collection RecordPlant growth depends upon C, H, O, and at least 13 mineral elements. Six of these (N, K, Ca, Mg, P, and S) macro-elements normally occur in plants at concentrations greater than 1,000 mg kg(-1) level…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- silicon
- animal health
- sulfur
- nickel
- nutrient-nutrient interactions
- nutrient content
- mineral content
- nutrient availability
- sodium
- nitrogen
- potassium
- trace elements
- phosphorus
- magnesium
- calcium
- mineral nutrition
- literature reviews
- livestock
- forage
- mineral interaction
- mineral requirements
- mineral nutrients
- ruminant diets
- Library Collection RecordThe ability of proanthocyanidins (PA) to form insoluble complexes with proteins and polysaccharides affects fiber digestion and analysis. This review discusses these effects in relationship to the…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- molecular weight
- anthocyanidins
- chemical structure
- polymers
- polyphenols
- precursors
- methodology
- cell walls
- dietary fiber
- polysaccharides
- chemical composition
- digestion
- digestibility
- literature reviews
- forage
- chemical constituents of plants
- condensed tannins
- neutral detergent
- acid detergent
- lignin
- polyphenolics
- Library Collection RecordRuminants are a diverse group of mammals, both domestic and wild species, that exhibit microbial fermentation prior to gastrointestinal activity. During the digestive process, glycosides and other…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- metabolites
- metabolism
- clinical aspects
- substrates
- symptoms
- glycosides
- chemical structure
- treatments
- nutrient availability
- phytotoxins
- pastures
- ruminants
- rumen fermentation
- range management
- rangelands
- pasture plants
- literature reviews
- forage
- poisonous plants
- ruminants
- cattle
- rumen microbes
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