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- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- socioeconomic development
- socioeconomic environment
- grassland management
- pastures
- quality
- Dairy cattle
- linear programming
- farm size
- economic viability
- Turkey
- Library Collection RecordThe direct short-term impact of three rates of stocking (4, 8 and 16 small-stock units [SSU] ha-1) was quantified in terms of soil characteristics of arid Nama Karoo vegetation (subshrub/grass).…Publication Date 2009
- bulk density
- Infiltration Rate
- Karoo bushes
- soil compaction
- stocking rate
- sheep
- agriculture
- grazing
- soils
- stocking rates
- hydrology
- South Africa
- Library Collection Record[13rh Conference on animal production, 12th and 13th May, 2009, Zaragoza [Spain]], Joy Torrens, M.Calvo Costa, J.Calvete Margolles, C.Latorre Górriz, M.A.Casasús Pueyo, I.Panea Dobla, B.Sanz Pascua…Publication Date 2009
- Sorghum bicolor
- grassland management
- grazing systems
- crop yield
- animal performance
- Mexico
- Sorghum bicolor
- Sorghum bicolor
- Mexico
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- sheep
- grazing
- animal feeding
- landscape
- pastures
- meadows
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- meadows
- grasslands
- grasses
- grassland management
- Feed Crops
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- rangelands
- grasslands
- Feed grasses
- Agropyron cristatum
- Bromus
- Festuca ovina
- planting
- grassland management
- Agropyron cristatum
- Bromus
- Festuca ovina
- Collection
- Agropyron cristatum
- Bromus
- Festuca ovina
- Library Collection RecordThe nutritive value of four subtropical grasses (Panicum maximum, Anthephora pubescens, Digitaria eriantha and Chloris gayana) standing hay were compared in terms of qualitative intake and partial…Publication Date 2009
- Anthephora pubescens
- Chloris gayana
- Digitaria eriantha
- nutritive value
- Panicum maximum
- diet selection
- sheep
- forage quality
- animal nutrition
- grazing
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- China
- steppes
- grassland management
- desertification
- economic development
- family farms
- overgrazing
- environmental protection
- Agricultural policies
- desertification
- China
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- Weeds
- woody plants
- colonizing ability
- farmland
- marginal land
- tropical forests
- mixed forests
- meadows
- botanical composition
- Nature conservation
- cultivation
- grassland management
- Norway
- Thailand
- Library Collection RecordPrimary energy extraction patterns by livestock under agropastoralism and ranching were investigated by the bite count method in semiarid south-eastern Kenya. Sward biomass for optimal energy intake…Publication Date 2009
- agropastoralism
- energy intake
- ranching
- livestock
- cattle
- sheep
- goats
- pastoralism
- diet selection
- grazing
- management
- animal production
- Kenya
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- Sudan
- animal husbandry
- forage
- grassland management
- rangelands
- sandy soils
- clay soils
- Sudan
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- horses
- animal husbandry
- pastures
- pollution
- grassland management
- cesium
- pollution
- Library Collection RecordThis study examined intraspecific variation in mineral composition and rumen degradability of Atriplex nummularia plants and the influence on selection preferences of sheep. Individual plants were…Publication Date 2009
- forage quality
- in situ degradability
- intraspecific variation
- salt bush
- sheep
- nutrition
- diet selection
- forage quality
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordField Guide by Andrea Stebleton et al. concerning Fire, Rangeland Management, Monitoring and other subjectsPublication Date 2009
- fire ecology
- grassland management
- monitoring
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordField Guide by Andrea Stebleton et al. concerning Fire, Rangeland Management, Monitoring and other subjectsPublication Date 2009
- fire ecology
- grassland management
- monitoring
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- China
- sheep
- grazing
- grassland management
- profitability
- China
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- Treatment Date
- sheep
- controlled release
- sowing
- rangeland soils
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- shrublands
- plant cover
- sheep
- Greece
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- sheep
- grazing
- legumes
- nitrogen metabolism
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- sheep
- grazing
- milk
- urea
- legumes
- urea
- urea
- urea
- urea
- urea
- urea
- urea
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- grassland management
- livestock
- carrying capacity
- Library Collection RecordAn informational clip on recreating safely where sheep guard dogs may be present.Publication Date 2009
- sheep
- guard dogs
- recreation
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- grassland management
- quality
- feeds
- wild plants
- dominant species
- crude protein
- fields
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- grassland management
- plant ecology
- vegetation
- habitats
- endangered species
- environment
- biodiversity
- vegetation
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- environment
- ecosystems
- dairy farms
- rivers
- grassland management
- vegetation
- fauna
- vegetation
- fauna
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- sheep
- fallow
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- landscape
- grassland management
- endangered species
- biodiversity
- Nature conservation
- species
- Japan
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- Lolium perenne
- Trifolium repens
- grassland management
- nitrogen fertilizers
- fertilizer application
- Lolium perenne
- Trifolium repens
- Lolium perenne
- Trifolium repens
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- China
- animal husbandry
- grassland management
- China
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- Alps
- sheep
- grazing
- summer
- ecosystems
- Regulations
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- sheep
- predation
- damage
- pastures
- habitats
- Behaviour
- Norway
- Library Collection RecordLivestock production systems in Africa are experiencing rapid changes in structure and function due to increased demands for livestock products from a more prosperous and ever-increasing human…Publication Date 2008
- Methane
- livestock systems
- Livestock Populations
- climate change
- IPCC
- Africa
- cattle
- sheep
- goats
- greenhouse gases
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordExplanations for why sympatric ruminant species select diets composed of different plant species or plant parts have been controversial. Our explanation is based on learning from foraging…Publication Date 2007-03-01
- diet selection
- herbivory
- cattle
- sheep
- goats
- Library Collection RecordThe effect of livestock type (cattle-to-sheep ratio) and stocking rate on grassland species richness and vegetation composition were tested using two long-term trials in Highland Sourveld Grassland…Publication Date 2007
- grasslands
- grazing
- South Africa
- KwaZulu - Natal
- plant diversity
- grazing
- environmental aspects
- livestock
- cattle
- sheep
- stocking rates
- grassland
- species richness
- fire
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordThesis by Angela Freeman concerning Grazing, Livestock, Rangeland Management and other subjectsPublication Date 2007
- grazing
- livestock
- grassland management
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordBiodiversity is a critical component of the natural environment and the protection of it often meant the displacement of local communities in developing countries. The Richtersveld National Park (…Publication Date 2007
- rangelands
- conservation
- Population crashes
- Herd recovery
- goats
- biodiversity
- socio-economic aspects
- national parks
- sheep
- pastoralism
- land use
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordLeafy spurge is an invasive Eurasian weed on pastures and rangeland in North America where it reduces grass forage production. Our objective was to determine the effects of multispecies grazing…Publication Date 2006-09-01
- Aphthona flea beetles
- cattle
- sheep
- Euphorbia esula
- multispecies grazing
- successional weed management
- Library Collection RecordReport by Kenneth Sanders concerning Monitoring, Rangeland Management and other subjectsPublication Date 2006
- monitoring
- grassland management
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordBook by Karen Launchbaugh et al. concerning Grazing, Rangeland Management, Livestock and other subjectsPublication Date 2006
- grazing
- grassland management
- livestock
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordThis paper examines the impact of incorporating fleece-shedding meat sheep into sheep enterprises in western NSW, and the associated shift in enterprise focus from wool to meat production. Sheep…Publication Date 2006
- sheep
- enterprises
- production
- grazing lands
- western New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordEmploying livestock to manipulate vegetation is as old as grazing itself. Promoting grazing to manage vegetation as a paid service – typically called prescribed or targeted grazing – is a more…Publication Date 2006
- sheep
- Library Collection RecordThe cover of Festuca gracillima (coirón fueguino), a native tussock grass that dominates grass steppes of Southern Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, has diminished under continuous sheep grazing. This…Publication Date 2005-09-01
- Festuca gracillima
- grassland ecology
- rangelands
- steppe
- arid ecosystems
- matrix
- sheep
- Library Collection RecordA dense mountain big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. vaseyana [Rydb] Beetle) canopy suppresses understory vegetation. Rambouillet ewes with high and low dietary preferences for mountain…Publication Date 2005-07-01
- bitterbrush
- diet selection
- grazing
- sheep
- Library Collection RecordThesis by Amanda Hancock concerning Rangeland Management, Remote Sensing and other subjectsPublication Date 2005
- grassland management
- remote sensing
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordThesis by Jennifer Peterson concerning Education, Teachers, Rangeland Management and other subjectsPublication Date 2005
- education
- teacher training
- grassland management
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordWooded rangelands are a vast grazing land resource globally, including shrublands, savannas and forested ranges. They generally provide forage year-round for small ruminants and they are vitally…Publication Date 2005
- diet selection
- Physical and chemical plant defences
- anti-quality
- grazing behaviour
- grazing
- rangelands
- savanna
- goats
- sheep
- foraging ecology
- livestock
- forage quality
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordConcerns about biodiversity preservation through grazing have revived interest in feeding choices made by herbivores. In this article, we study the dynamics of behavioural intake response in…Publication Date 2005
- foraging behaviour
- Bite
- intake rate
- sheep
- Feeding choices
- rangelands
- biodiversity
- forage quality
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe communal areas of the semi-arid (200 mm) winter-rainfall Namaqualand region of South Africa are heavily utilised by a large number of subsistence farmers who keep sheep and goats. For several…Publication Date 2005
- Semi-arid rangeland
- Vegetation Change
- Goat production
- desertification
- sheep
- goats
- stocking rates
- management
- pastoralism
- subsistence agriculture
- plant production
- plant community ecology
- animal production
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordTwo long-term mechanistic models of grazing systems in the semi-arid succulent Karoo have been used to study factors that influence vegetation changes, livestock productivity and sustainability of…Publication Date 2005
- Rangeland dynamics
- Semi-arid regions
- Vegetation Change
- Goat production
- goats
- sheep
- rainfall
- rangelands
- vegetation dynamics
- modelling
- diet selection
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordAlthough cattle are what most people think of first when they think of the western ranching industry, sheep were grazed in Southern Arizona from the time of Father Kino. Large herds of sheep were run…Publication Date 2005
- sheep
- grazing
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- United States