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- Library Collection RecordAll animals behave as they do based on the consequences of their behavior. Every behavior has a consequence, and the likelihood of a behavior continuing depends on the consequences of that…Publication Date 2005
- livestock raising
- Library Collection RecordThe essential nutrients required by grazing animals are water, energy, protein, minerals, and vitamins. These nutrients are needed to maintain body weight, growth, reproduction, lactation, and health.Publication Date 2011
- Nutritional Requirements
- ruminants
- proteins
- energy
- water
- Library Collection RecordYoung livestock and wildlife learn what to eat and where to live based on interactions with their mothers. Young animals learn about foods in the womb prior to birth, from mother’s milk and through…Publication Date 2013
- livestock
- Dietary components
- livestock feed
- Library Collection RecordIs it palatable or unpalatable? These terms are often used  to describe forage plants or livestock feeds, but do we  really understand the meaning of palatability? Webster  defines palatable as…Publication Date 2011
- palatability
- livestock feed
- forage harvesters
- Library Collection RecordThe nutrient requirements of domestic livestock have been provided in detail by various National Research Council (NRC) publications. However, these NRC requirements have been developed on pen-fed…Publication Date 2011
- nutrient requirements
- rangelands
- ruminants
- Library Collection RecordMany wonder if cows can eat snow in the winter to supply all their water needs. The answer is yes. There are many situations where cattle can survive on snow without having any other water supply.…Publication Date 2011
- winter
- cattle
- temperature
- snow
- Library Collection RecordCarrying capacity is the number of grazing animals a piece of land can support long term without causing harm to rangeland resources (vegetation, soils, and water). The characteristics of the land,…
- carrying capacity
- grazing
- calculation
- Library Collection RecordSo what does an animal that has just eaten learn when a  person walks into its pen, catches it, and gives it a  capsule containing a toxin with a balling gun? The  animal will associate the person…Publication Date 2012
- livestock raising
- toxicosis
- Library Collection RecordThe most important decision for successful range management is setting a proper stocking rate. Stocking rate is defined as the number of animals grazing on a given amount of land for a specified time…
- stocking rate
- Library Collection RecordHerbivores forage in a complex environment. How do they learn which foods are nutritious and which foods are toxic or low in quality? Herbivores begin learning about what foods are safe before they…Publication Date 2005
- herbivores
- foraging
- Library Collection RecordWhy do animals eat certain foods and live in certain locations? Your first thought might be that they are born that way or it’s in their genes. While it is true that every animal is born with a…Publication Date 2013
- Diet preferences
- livestock raising
- environmental factors
- Library Collection RecordWhile strategies to cope with grazing vary greatly between plant species, plants in general either avoid grazing or tolerate grazing. Plants avoid grazing by reducing their accessibility or…
- defoliation
- grazing
- plants
- Library Collection RecordMineral nutrition is extremely complex. The amount of a particular mineral an animal will eat depends not only on the level of that mineral in the body but also on its interactions with other…Publication Date 2012
- minerals
- Diet preferences
- Library Collection RecordPhotos of approximately 300 species (including non-flowering plants and fungi) mostly taken within 40Â miles of the town of Central, Alaska.
- vegetation
- plants
- flowers
- identification
- Alaska
- Arctic
- photographs
- Library Collection RecordThe Alaska Geobotany Center (AGC) is dedicated to understanding northern ecosystems through the use of geographic information systems, remote sensing, field experiments, and cooperative team research…
- ecosystems
- vegetation
- Alaska
- Arctic
- Library Collection RecordAlaska Natural Heritage Program provides the scientific bases for effective biological conversation in Alaska.
- ecology
- vegetation
- biological diversity conservation
- Alaska
- Arctic
- Library Collection RecordSometimes a single plant prevents managers from grazing livestock in an area with good forage production. Often the plant has high agronomic value, like fruit trees, Douglas fir trees or …Publication Date 2013
- agronomic traits
- livestock management
- foraging
- Library Collection RecordAnimals are born knowing what to eat. It’s innate. But if diet selection is truly innate, consider this scenario: To cut the high cost of winter feeding, an animal scientist feeds beef cows …
- Diet preferences
- diet
- toxicity
- livestock raising
- Library Collection RecordResearch at Utah State University demonstrates that animals can learn to eat unpalatable plants and to mix palatable and unpalatable plants in their diets. Furthermore, the nutritional composition of…Publication Date 2012
- Diet preferences
- livestock feed
- toxicity
- Library Collection RecordLivestock performance in feedlots is often poor during the first few weeks after animals enter the feedlot. Sudden changes in diet and poor intake of new foods likely contribute to poor performance.…Publication Date 2012
- diet
- weaning
- feedlots
- Weaning foods
- 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 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 RecordIndividual articles in the book  ArtÃculos individuales Baker Ranch Susan Slocum, Assistant Professor, George Mason University  El Rancho Baker Susan Slocum,…
- Library Collection RecordIndividual articles in the book  ArtÃculos individuales Baker Ranch Susan Slocum, Assistant Professor, George Mason University  El Rancho Baker Susan Slocum,…
- Library Collection RecordThe Forest Health staff of the Southwestern Region provides assistance and expertise to Federal, State, Tribal and private land managers in Arizona and New Mexico concerning forest health conditions…Publication Date 2014
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordWhen moved to a new location, livestock and wildlife face many of the same challenges we do. In fact, moving to a new location is generally much harder for livestock than for us because animals donâ…Publication Date 2012
- livestock feed
- Experiential learning
- habitat improvement
- experience
- Library Collection RecordCattle can damage streams and surrounding vegetation (riparian areas) by over-grazing riparian vegetation, breaking down banks, decreasing water quality, which can reduce fish populations and…Publication Date 2012
- riparian zones
- cattle
- streams
- Upland areas
- livestock feed
- Library Collection RecordDo your cattle refuse to graze in the uplands yet over-graze the bottoms? Do you want them to change their ways? Molasses based low-moisture blocks (LMB) can help. Rangeland pastures can be under-…Publication Date 2012
- winter
- supplements
- Supplementary Feeding
- Library Collection RecordAt Deseret Land & Livestock, reducing sagebrush abundance on as little as 5% of the ranch appears to have significantly increased production and abundance of sage grouse and pronghorn. Thus,…Publication Date 2005
- sagebrush
- livestock
- biodiversity
- Desert climate
- Library Collection RecordIf animals can learn to discriminate between safe and harmful plants, then why do they eat poisonous plants and die? Under most circumstances animals can learn if a plant is safe or harmful…Publication Date 2012
- toxins
- poisonous plants
- livestock feed
- Library Collection RecordThis handbook may help livestock producers reduce tall larkspur poisoning in cattle by providing information on: (1) identifying tall larkspurs, (2) treating poisoned animals, (3) collecting larkspur…Publication Date 2005
- livestock production
- poisonous plants
- toxins
- 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 RecordConcern is increasing worldwide over land degradation from grazing, particularly by livestock. While grazing by herbivores, from insects to elephants, is a natural process, grazing that destroys…Publication Date 2005
- grazing capacity
- grazing
- livestock
- herbivores
- Library Collection RecordMonitoring gathers information about how rangelands respond to management over time. This information can be used to make changes in management. A good monitoring program provides information on…Publication Date 2005
- grazing
- plant response
- monitoring techniques
- habitat improvement
- Library Collection RecordToxins exist everywhere in nature. We define toxins as chemicals that naturally occur in plants and can cause illness or death if eaten in sufficient quantities. Toxins occur in all grasses, forbs…Publication Date 2013
- toxins
- livestock feed
- plant toxins
- Library Collection RecordThis is a description of a research project entitled "Reducing Wildfire Spread with Targeted Grazing".Publication Date 2014
- grazing
- Fire Prevention
- Idaho
- owhyee
- Library Collection RecordWyoming is a rangeland state! Around 85% of the state is considered rangelands. These rangelands are not only an important part of Wyoming’s history and culture, but also influence the ecosystems…Publication Date 2014
- rangelands
- Introduction
- Wyoming
- Library Collection RecordWyoming is a rangeland state! Around 85% of the state is considered rangelands. These rangelands are not only an important part of Wyoming’s history and culture, but also influence the ecosystems…Publication Date 2014
- rangelands
- Introduction
- Wyoming
- Library Collection RecordBig sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) grows in arid and semiarid areas throughout the Intermountain West. It is a long-lived, slow-growing, evergreen shrub that typically grows 2 to 4 feet in height…Publication Date 2014
- sagebrush
- steppes
- livestock management
- Library Collection RecordBig sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) grows in arid and semiarid areas throughout the Intermountain West. It is a long-lived, slow-growing, evergreen shrub that typically grows 2 to 4 feet in height…Publication Date 2014
- toxins
- noxious plants
- livestock feed
- Library Collection RecordIn the United States, the current distribution of big sagebrush ranges from Washington and California east to the Dakotas and Nebraska. In the future, areas where sagebrush will expand, the leading…Publication Date 2014
- drought
- sagebrush
- regeneration
- range management
- Library Collection RecordWe compiled long-term records on canopy cover from permanent vegetation plots across the western United States to examine how the cover of common grasses and sagebrush changes in response to yearly…Publication Date 2014
- climate change
- plants
- sagebrush
- Library Collection RecordThe primary goal of this project was to assess the effect of climate change on carbon cycling in mature sagebrush ecosystems. We used initial soil characteristics and carbon values for three location…Publication Date 2014
- Carbon cycle
- sagebrush
- climate change
- Library Collection RecordSince 6000 years ago, modern steppe vegetation has contracted in some regions (e.g. southeastern Idaho) but expanded into other regions (e.g. eastern Oregon). These changes from the mid-Holocene to…Publication Date 2014
- steppes
- communities
- sagebrush
- Idaho
- Oregon
- Library Collection RecordAspen has conventionally been thought of as "fire dependent," meaning that it requires forest fires to thrive. The quick-sprouting root system of an aspen clone rapidly regenerates after…Publication Date 2014
- fires
- Library Collection RecordAspen "decline" comes in two flavors: long-term decline related to conifer encroachment and short-term decline (a.k.a., Sudden Aspen Decline or SAD) initiated by drought. For decades we…Publication Date 2014
- 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 RecordWe often hear about the diverse values of aspen forests, but what evidence is there to support such assertions? Much of the "value" of aspen lies in its apparently innate beauty; a rich…Publication Date 2014
- ecosystems
- Library Collection RecordConventional treatments to stimulate aspen regeneration are widely available (e.g., Shepperd et al. 2008), although we now know that a strong sprouting response is not enough to protect from post-…Publication Date 2014
- management
- Library Collection RecordMongolian rangelands and the pastoral systems that depend on them are at a potential tipping point. Some research reports widespread grazing- and climate-induced degradation, while other assessments…Publication Date 2015
- Mongolia
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