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- Library Collection RecordThe impact on palatable shrubs when herbivores have access to high-quality food is unclear. We determined if providing high-quality food and increasing white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)…Publication Date 2016
- Celtis ehrenbergiana
- deer density
- deer effects on vegetation
- Eysenhardtia texana
- Odocoileus virginianus
- spiny hackberry
- supplemental feed
- Texas kidneywood
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordThe impact on palatable shrubs when herbivores have access to high-quality food is unclear. We determined if providing high-quality food and increasing white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)…Publication Date 2016
- Celtis ehrenbergiana
- deer density
- deer effects on vegetation
- Eysenhardtia texana
- Odocoileus virginianus
- spiny hackberry
- supplemental feed
- Texas kidneywood
- white-tailed deer
- 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 1990-10-01
- quails
- birds
- turkeys
- private lands
- Odocoileus virginianus
- hunting
- land use
- Texas
- wildlife management
- 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 1991-02-01
- south Florida flatwoods
- leasing
- Odocoileus virginianus
- hunting
- Florida
- plant communities
- rotational grazing
- prescribed burning
- range management
- 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 1991-02-01
- Texas
- fees
- hunting
- Odocoileus virginianus
- leasing
- Val Verde County
- 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 1991-08-01
- Odocoileus virginianus
- fires
- fire effects
- Texas
- range management
- 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 1992-06-01
- range management
- Texas
- brush control
- goats
- goat meat
- Odocoileus virginianus
- brushwood
- predators
- guard dogs
- fencing
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangelands archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from…Publication Date 1999-10-01
- triclopyr
- Oklahoma
- surveys
- tebuthiuron
- Odocoileus virginianus
- hunting
- brush control
- prescribed burning
- 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 1988-10-01
- females
- young animals
- population decrease
- mortality
- animal behavior
- population pressure
- Odocoileus virginianus
- hunting
- Texas
- wildlife management
- 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 1988-12-01
- feeding behavior
- feeding preferences
- Odocoileus hemionus
- Cervus elaphus canadensis
- Odocoileus virginianus
- cost benefit analysis
- goats
- sheep
- cattle
- rangelands
- grazing
- multiple land use
- Library Collection RecordWhite-tailed deer welfare and production under various intensities of continuous-use grazing by combined cattle, sheep, and angora goats was studied in the Edwards Plateau region of Texas. Under poor…Publication Date 1965-01-01
- native forage
- competition
- Food
- responses
- Central Texas
- Welfare
- white-tailed deer
- Continuous Use Grazing
- Sheep Angora Goats
- Deer Production
- Ashe Juniper Vegetative Type
- Mortaility
- rest periods
- Poor
- vegetative composition
- deer
- controlled grazing
- palatability
- livestock production
- range condition
- livestock
- cattle
- production
- Odocoileus virginianus
- feed
- Edwards Plateau
- Texas
- carrying capacity
- Library Collection RecordFrequency of large rangeland wildfires may increase in the southwestern United States and northeastern Mexico as a result of exotic grass invasion and reduced emphasis on livestock production, but…Publication Date 2012-05-01
- fetal growth
- food habits
- mesquite rangeland
- Odocoileus virginianus
- pregnancy
- south Texas
- Library Collection RecordCarrying capacity estimates based on digestible protein (DP) and energy (DE) are useful in comparing effects of land management practices or the ability of different vegetation communities to support…Publication Date 2011-05-01
- Acacia berlandieri
- Acacia rigidula
- nutrition
- Odocoileus virginianus
- phenolic amines
- tannin
- Library Collection RecordNumerous studies have examined the impacts of ground level O3 on plants that are important for human consumption, but native species that are important for wildlife have received less scrutiny.…Publication Date 2009-07-01
- ground-level ozone
- herbivory
- Odocoileus virginianus
- pollution
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordNear infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) of feces for the prediction of diet quality in several species of livestock and wildlife has been reported. The technique has not been reported in deer.…Publication Date 2006-05-01
- crude protein
- digestible organic matter
- feces
- near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy
- Odocoileus virginianus
- phosphorus
- Library Collection RecordGuajillo (Acacia berlandieri Benth.) is considered a medium- to high-quality forage for both wild and domestic ruminants. However, studies have shown that guajillo contains phenolic amines and…Publication Date 2005-01-01
- Acacia berlandieri
- detoxification
- glucuronic acid
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Library Collection RecordPrescribed burning is a recommended maintenance treatment following mechanical treatments of south Texas brushlands, but it is unknown whether it is preferable to additional mechanical treatments to…Publication Date 2004-01-01
- aeration
- brush
- brush management
- forbs
- maintenance treatments
- Odocoileus virginianus
- prescribed burning
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordTo evaluate effects of noncommercial thinning, utilization of forages consumed by elk (Cervus elaphus L.), mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus Raf.), and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Raf.)…Publication Date 2004-09-01
- Cervus elaphus
- diets
- forage standing biomass
- mule deer
- Odocoileus hemionus
- Odocoileus virginianus
- white-tailed deer
- 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 RecordWhite-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus dacotensis Zimm.) numbers in the central Black Hills have declined since the middle 1970s. Population status has been documented by a decline in hunter…Publication Date 2002-05-01
- population decrease
- habitat destruction
- seral stages
- grazing date
- habitat selection
- habitats
- understory
- Populus tremuloides
- gender differences
- South Dakota
- Odocoileus virginianus
- winter
- prescribed burning
- summer
- Wyoming
- plant communities
- diets
- aspen regeneration
- Black Hills
- habitat quality
- habitat selection
- Odocoileus virginianus dacotensis
- prescribed burns
- South Dakota
- white-tailed deer
- Wyoming
- Library Collection RecordWhite-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus L.) feed heavily on alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) throughout Pennsylvania. Attempts to reduce deer feeding on forage crops have proven too costly or…Publication Date 1999-09-01
- Phleum pratense
- crop losses
- vertebrate pests
- Medicago sativa
- Dactylis glomerata
- yield losses
- Pennsylvania
- forage quality
- Odocoileus virginianus
- selective grazing
- hay
- forage
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordDiscing strips of rangeland to increase wildlife foods is a common management practice. I tested the hypotheses (1) annual discing results in greater canopy cover of annual forbs preferred by white-…Publication Date 1999-07-01
- discing
- annuals
- Prosopis glandulosa
- frequency
- palatability
- perennials
- rain
- Odocoileus virginianus
- forbs
- semiarid zones
- Texas
- canopy
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordWhite-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Zimm.) appear to concentrate foraging activity along the perimeters of warm-season food plots. Because of this, we tested the hypothesis that (1) providing…Publication Date 1999-01-01
- Lablab purpureus
- foraging
- mortality
- Odocoileus virginianus
- semiarid zones
- spatial distribution
- Texas
- biomass
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordResource managers in the western United States have long assumed that water was a key limiting factor on wildlife populations in arid habitats. Beginning in the 1940s-1950s, state and federal…Publication Date 1999-07-01
- desert rodents
- Chiroptera
- Lagomorpha
- zenaida
- Callipepla
- adverse effects
- water resources
- game birds
- reptiles
- Ovis canadensis
- wild birds
- experimental design
- arid lands
- cost-benefit analysis
- predators
- duration
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Antilocapra americana
- Odocoileus hemionus
- wildlife management
- water quality
- literature reviews
- Library Collection RecordMule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), white-tailed deer (Odocolieus virginianus), and pronghorn antelope (Antilocapra americana) use of 6 agricultural land use categories in southeastern Montana were…Publication Date 1997-07-01
- wild animals
- agricultural land
- patterns
- conservation reserve program lands
- habitat selection
- population density
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Antilocapra americana
- Odocoileus hemionus
- seasonal variation
- Montana
- Library Collection RecordAshe juniper (Junius ashei, Buckholz) is increasing on most sites across the Edwards Plateau of Texas. It is the purpose of this investigation to document the influence of Ashe juniper tree size on…Publication Date 1997-09-01
- browse line
- light penetration
- size
- Juniperus ashei
- understory
- Odocoileus virginianus
- stocking rate
- goats
- Texas
- plant litter
- botanical composition
- canopy
- browsing
- grasses
- Library Collection RecordSpotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa Lam.), an exotic member of the Compositae, infests large areas of rangeland in the northwestern United States. We assessed the impacts of infestation on a…Publication Date 1997-09-01
- seed clusters
- chicin
- noxious substances
- Cervus elaphus nelsoni
- leaves
- carrying capacity
- population density
- stems
- Cervus elaphus
- Odocoileus virginianus
- selective grazing
- species differences
- Idaho
- diet
- metabolizable energy
- crude protein
- Odocoileus hemionus
- plant density
- Centaurea maculosa
- biomass
- introduced species
- Library Collection RecordWe studied resource partitioning between cattle and deer (Odocoileus virginianus Boddaert) within replicated treatments of continuous and short-duration grazing at heavy and moderate stocking rates.…Publication Date 1997-11-01
- interspecific competition
- browse plants
- continuous grazing
- Odocoileus virginianus
- stocking rate
- species differences
- forbs
- rotational grazing
- cattle
- Texas
- seasonal variation
- botanical composition
- grasses
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordWe documented vegetation dynamics (April 1986-July 1989) as part of a larger study to understand botanical composition and nutritional components of cattle and deer diets under 2 grazing systems (…Publication Date 1997-11-01
- continuous grazing
- rain
- Odocoileus virginianus
- stocking rate
- forbs
- rotational grazing
- grazing intensity
- cattle
- Texas
- biomass
- seasonal variation
- botanical composition
- grasses
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordWe studied cattle and deer diet quality within replicated grazing treatments of continuous and short-duration grazing at heavy and moderate stocking rates. The study was conducted at the Welder…Publication Date 1997-11-01
- energy content
- protein content
- continuous grazing
- Odocoileus virginianus
- stocking rate
- species differences
- rotational grazing
- crude protein
- in vitro digestibility
- range management
- botanical composition
- beef cattle
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordMost rangelands in northern Nuevo Leon, Mexico, have been grazed intensely for more than 10 years simultaneously by cattle and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus texanus). There is a lack of…Publication Date 1997-05-01
- chaparral
- browse plants
- continuous grazing
- species diversity
- Odocoileus virginianus
- diet
- rotational grazing
- natural grasslands
- cattle
- seasonal variation
- botanical composition
- Library Collection RecordEstimates of carrying capacity for herbivores are useful for determining the relative value of different ranges. We compared 6 estimates of nutritional carrying capacity for white-tailed deer (…Publication Date 1997-01-01
- Zanthoxylum fagara
- digestible energy
- costs and returns
- grassland improvement
- semiarid grasslands
- carrying capacity
- estimation
- body weight
- Odocoileus virginianus
- natural grasslands
- shrubs
- nitrogen content
- Texas
- forage
- dry matter
- feed intake
- Library Collection RecordBotanical composition of diets and dietary overlap were investigated among free-ranging cattle (Bos taurus), Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni), and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus…Publication Date 1996-01-01
- interspecific competition
- seral stages
- ecological succession
- feces composition
- Cervus elaphus
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Idaho
- plant communities
- botanical composition
- browsing
- beef cattle
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordThe perceived economic damage to forage crops in Montana attributed to native ungulates during 1992 was estimated using a mail survey of 2,200 randomly selected farms and ranches. The 1,120…Publication Date 1996-07-01
- farm surveys
- crop damage
- crop losses
- vertebrate pests
- compensation
- hay fields
- haystacks
- fields
- farm size
- Odocoileus virginianus
- pastures
- Antilocapra americana
- hay
- Odocoileus hemionus
- Cervus elaphus canadensis
- Montana
- Library Collection RecordSeasonal habitat use by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Zimmerman) was monitored with radio telemetry in 1988-89 to determine responses to experimental brush treatments, 5-6 years post-…Publication Date 1996-09-01
- habitat selection
- tebuthiuron
- triclopyr
- Odocoileus virginianus
- prescribed burning
- Oklahoma
- range management
- seasonal variation
- Library Collection RecordWe studied the effects of vegetation characteristics in southern Texas on site selection by mature, male white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Raf.). Thirteen, radio-collared animals were…Publication Date 1994-05-01
- males
- tracking
- telemetry
- habitat selection
- site factors
- vegetation types
- species diversity
- Odocoileus virginianus
- woody plants
- Texas
- canopy
- Library Collection RecordAn extensive food plot program maintained for 4 years on the National Red Dirt Wildlife Management Preserve of the Kisatchie National Forest, La., failed to produce improvements in southern pine-…Publication Date 1993-03-01
- national forests
- hunting
- Louisiana
- Odocoileus virginianus
- feeding behavior
- dietary supplements
- wildlife management
- forage
- Library Collection RecordWe provided fenbendazole to captive (N = 77) and free-ranging (3 study areas) white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Louisiana to determine effects on gastrointestinal nematode burdens.…Publication Date 1993-05-01
- Louisiana
- Odocoileus virginianus
- feces
- chemical control
- digestive system diseases
- animal parasitic nematodes
- nematode control
- fenbendazole
- ova
- incidence
- Library Collection RecordIncreasing populations of big game animals are a problem for private landowners in some parts of western North America. Influence of bit game costs, hunting-related income, noneconomic benefits, size…Publication Date 1993-01-01
- crop damage
- game animals
- private ownership
- yield losses
- costs and returns
- surveys
- population density
- hunting
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Antilocapra americana
- Odocoileus hemionus
- Cervus elaphus canadensis
- wildlife management
- crop yield
- Montana
- rangelands
- forage
- Library Collection RecordThe long-term effects of root plowing in plant communities in south Texas are not clearly understood. Our objective was to compare plant species composition and diversity on root-plowed rangelands…Publication Date 1993-07-01
- deep tillage
- browse plants
- species diversity
- Odocoileus virginianus
- woody plants
- Texas
- range management
- canopy
- Library Collection RecordNutritional quality of range plants eaten by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Raf.) in southern Texas is lowest during summer and fall. Nutritional quality of shrub regrowth is typically…Publication Date 1992-11-01
- pruning
- roller chopping
- Acacia rigidula
- leaves
- Acacia berlandieri
- stems
- browse plants
- protein content
- Odocoileus virginianus
- regrowth
- crude protein
- shrubs
- in vitro digestibility
- Texas
- seasonal variation
- rangelands
- nutritive value
- chemical constituents of plants
- Library Collection RecordWe evaluated winter weight gain of captive male white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) that grazed pastures of berseem (Trifolium alexandrinium L.), white (T. repens L.), crimson (T. incarnatum L…Publication Date 1992-11-01
- Trifolium alexandrinum
- Trifolium incarnatum
- Trifolium subterraneum
- Trifolium repens
- Lolium multiflorum
- liveweight gain
- Odocoileus virginianus
- pastures
- diets
- wildlife management
- rangelands
- nutritive value
- Library Collection RecordWe examined white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) use of artificial mineral licks on 3 properties in southcentral Louisiana. High deer use of licks extended longer into summer and fall than…Publication Date 1992-11-01
- salt licks
- wildlife
- Louisiana
- Odocoileus virginianus
- feeding behavior
- dietary mineral supplements
- animal nutrition
- Library Collection RecordFecal analysis was used to determine the relationships between white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus couesi [Coues and Yarrow]) and cattle diets (Beef Master, Hereford and criollo), in Durango,…Publication Date 1993-11-01
- animal competition
- foraging
- Mexico
- Odocoileus virginianus
- diet
- cattle
- botanical composition
- Library Collection RecordMechanical top growth removal of certain shrub species stimulates sprouting and temporarily increases nutritional quality, availability, and yield of browse. We determined the effects of (1) roller…Publication Date 1992-09-01
- roller chopping
- Acacia rigidula
- Aloysia lycioides
- discing
- browse
- Acacia berlandieri
- habitats
- browse plants
- vegetation management
- Odocoileus virginianus
- shrubs
- Texas
- wildlife management
- range management
- nutritive value
- Library Collection RecordA study was conducted from May 1986 to June 1987 with white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) to determine seasonal nutritive value and nutrient digestibilities of guajillo (Acacia berlandieri)…Publication Date 1991-11-01
- Acacia berlandieri
- Odocoileus virginianus
- digestibility
- Texas
- nutritive value
- Library Collection RecordLive oak (Quercus virginiana Mill.) competes with herbaceous plants, but provides browse and mast for white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Zimmerman). We determined the effects of treating live…Publication Date 1991-09-01
- grassland improvement
- nutritional status
- browse
- Quercus virginiana
- foraging
- tebuthiuron
- woodland grasslands
- weed control
- yields
- Odocoileus virginianus
- biomass production
- Texas
- botanical composition
- browsing
- grasses
- forage
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordInstantaneous intake rate (IIR) and instantaneous nutrient intake rate (INIR) by tame white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) of 9 common browse species in south Texas were studied to determine if…Publication Date 1991-11-01
- browse plants
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Texas
- botanical composition
- browsing
- Library Collection RecordBrush is an important component of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Raf.) habitat. We determined the long-term effects of offset disking on canopy cover, density, and diversity of brush…Publication Date 1991-05-01
- South Texas plains
- offset disking
- brush management
- diversity
- discing
- Plains
- habitats
- browse plants
- brush control
- Odocoileus virginianus
- plant density
- Texas
- wildlife management
- range management
- canopy
- browsing
- Library Collection RecordCottonseed hull fragments were identified in feces collected for the first 14 of 17 days after ingestion of 1 g cottonseed hulls by each of 4 adult nude white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus).…Publication Date 1992-01-01
- cottonseed hulls
- estimation
- duration
- feces composition
- Odocoileus virginianus
- digestion
- digestibility
- forage