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- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- reindeer
- livestock
- grazing
- foraging
- fields
- sown pastures
- grazing intensity
- Feed grasses
- plant production
- trampling
- Constraints
- nomadism
- Norway
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- foraging
- Stipa
- Artemisia
- steppes
- Stipa
- Artemisia
- Stipa
- Artemisia
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2010
- forage
- foraging
- production
- Production Economics
- Production policies
- silage
- silage making
- meadows
- standards
- Regulations
- guidelines
- equipment
- production
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- nutritive value
- rangelands
- foraging
- Library Collection Record
- sheep
- goats
- foraging
- feeding preferences
- rangelands
- vegetation
- highlands
- Pakistan
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2010
- goats
- sheep
- livestock management
- animal performance
- feedlots
- body weight
- animal production
- feeds
- feeding
- forage
- browse plants
- grazing
- foraging
- goat meat
- Mutton
- quality
- semiarid zones
- Tanzania
- Library Collection RecordThis bulletin contains 18 different research papers related to the topic of Grazing Behavior of Livestock and Wildlife, as well as abstracts of poster presentations. Paper titles are as follows;…Publication Date 1999
- grazing
- livestock
- foraging
- wildlife
- 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 1993-06-01
- grazing
- Wyoming
- foraging
- forage evaluation
- riparian grasslands
- habitat selection
- 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 1994-06-01
- range management
- foraging
- cattle
- South Dakota
- bison
- feeding preferences
- grazing behavior
- 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 2002-06-01
- grazing
- weed control
- range management
- rotational grazing
- foraging
- stocking rate
- drought
- monitoring
- forage
- Society for Range Management
- recreation
- pastures
- Oklahoma
- Mountain Park, Oklahoma
- residual effects
- finishing
- testing
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Precipitation variability within and across years remains a major challenge for livestock producers in arid and semiarid ecosystems. • Cattle adapted to harsh desert ecosystems may…Publication Date 2015-12-01
- livestock
- dry lands
- foraging
- Mexican cattle
- Library Collection RecordOptimum habitat condition is a concept typically used for wildlife rather than livestock. The definition for optimal livestock habitat will vary with management objectives. Abiotic factors, such as…Publication Date 2005-03-01
- distribution
- grazing
- foraging
- behavioral mechanisms
- management
- Library Collection RecordDiet selection by juvenile and adult non-pregnant, non-lactating goats and the diets of adult non-productive goats with low (≤ 1.5; grading scale 0-5) and moderate (≥ 2.5) body condition score (BCS)…Publication Date 2004-09-01
- Chihuahuan Desert
- botanical composition
- range
- preference
- foraging
- Library Collection RecordActivity budgets and foraging behavior of yearling bison (Bison bison L.) on pasture were studied during quarterly trials between June 1994 and December 1995. Daily activity patterns were polyphasic…Publication Date 2001-05-01
- physical activity
- bison
- digestible energy
- British Columbia
- diurnal variation
- foraging
- dietary fiber
- lignin
- duration
- length
- pastures
- animal behavior
- feeding behavior
- crude protein
- seasonal variation
- feeding preferences
- nutritional ecology
- forage intake
- annual grazing
- forage selection
- Library Collection RecordStructural anti-quality characteristics are physical plant traits that reduce the performance and productivity of herbivores and quality of their agricultural products. Most structural anti-quality…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- shear strength
- animal injuries
- wool
- performance
- tensile strength
- foraging
- habitats
- plant morphology
- duration
- plant anatomy
- pastures
- digestibility
- sustainability
- botanical composition
- quality
- pasture plants
- literature reviews
- grazing
- feed intake
- bite size
- chewing
- canopy structure
- intake rate
- physical plant defenses
- spines
- 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 RecordMany desert plants germinate and establish from seed caches made by granivorous rodents. As a preliminary test of the feasibility of using rodent seed-caching activities to enhance seedling emergence…Publication Date 1998-11-01
- millets
- choice of species
- Dipodomys merriami
- dipodomys panamintinus
- chaetodipus formosus
- caching
- Heteromyidae
- Dipodomys
- Perognathus
- arid grasslands
- Achnatherum hymenoides
- foraging
- seed dispersal
- Atriplex canescens
- animal behavior
- 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 RecordThe study determined the species components of the diets of small ruminants grazing mountain ranges of the Montseny Biosphere Reserve (Catalunya, NE Spain). Three mixed flocks of sheep and goats, led…Publication Date 1998-07-01
- montane forests
- Erica arborea
- Calluna vulgaris
- Quercus ilex
- heathlands
- mixed grazing
- Festuca
- Spain
- foraging
- feces composition
- selective grazing
- species differences
- forbs
- shrubs
- diets
- sheep
- goats
- rangelands
- grasses
- Library Collection RecordUneven distribution of grazing negatively impacts rangelands through over- and under utilization of resources. The goal of this study was to quantify the role of experience on search pattern and…Publication Date 1998-07-01
- foraging
- searching behavior
- memory
- path analysis
- experiments
- steers
- spatial distribution
- Library Collection RecordA study was conducted to determine the influence of prescribed fire on the availability of primary foods of sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus Bonaparte) chicks at Hart Mountain National Antelope…Publication Date 1996-07-01
- insects
- chicks
- Centrocercus urophasianus
- game birds
- autumn
- foraging
- habitats
- Purshia tridentata
- species diversity
- spring
- prescribed burning
- Oregon
- Artemisia tridentata
- forage
- Library Collection RecordGrazing distribution patterns of large herbivores are affected by abiotic factors such as slope and distance to water and by biotic factors such as forage quantity and quality. Abiotic factors are…Publication Date 1996-09-01
- wild animals
- foraging
- mathematical models
- ungulates
- spatial distribution
- wildlife management
- range management
- grazing
- 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 RecordCattle at a light stocking rate of 0.17 to 0.18 AUM/ha over a 35-day grazing season in summer preferred to graze on lowland range sites, while elk in winter preferred upland range sites. We changed…Publication Date 1991-05-01
- animal competition
- sloping land
- foraging
- highlands
- lowlands
- habitats
- site factors
- soil types
- stocking rate
- pastures
- winter
- Wyoming
- grazing intensity
- Cervus elaphus canadensis
- grazing behavior
- cattle
- 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 RecordVegetation cover may afford many species of prey animals reduced risk of being detected and/or attacked by predators. In this study, feeding stations were provided for black-tailed jackrabbits (Lepus…Publication Date 1991-09-01
- predation
- Lepus californicus
- shrub cover
- risk
- foraging
- spatial variation
- herbivores
- shrubs
- rangelands
- feed intake
- Library Collection RecordDietary composition and quality, activity budgets, and foraging behavior of tame mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) were monitored in winter to ascertain the effects of prior summer use of…Publication Date 1990-05-01
- overwintering
- snow
- foraging
- Odocoileus hemionus
- Odocoileus
- diet studies
- goats
- wildlife management
- botanical composition
- Utah
- browsing
- Library Collection RecordUtilization patterns of cattle were related to pasture characteristics in a nonrandom and complex manner. Six mixed brush pastures on the Rio Grande Plains (244-356 ha) that were topographically flat…Publication Date 1991-03-01
- consumption patterns
- availability
- mixed pastures
- foraging
- environmental factors
- grazing behavior
- spatial distribution
- cattle
- plant density
- Texas
- range management
- botanical composition
- grazing
- grasses
- forage
- Library Collection Record
- Nepal
- feed intake
- Feed consumption
- Feed conversion efficiency
- Feed dispensers
- Feed processing
- Feed production
- Feed Resources
- feeding
- Feeding equipment
- feeding frequency
- feeding habits
- feeding level
- feeding preferences
- Broadleaved trees
- seed trees
- Plant protein
- Leaf protein concentrate
- Leaf protein
- protein content
- livestock
- browse plants
- Feed legumes
- animal production
- trees
- feeding systems
- farming systems
- animal feeding
- shrubs
- ruminants
- animal nutrition
- monogastric animals
- toxicity
- nutritive value
- Supplementary Feeding
- Protozoa
- digestion
- multipurpose trees
- small farms
- Leucaena
- Psyllidae
- Pest insects
- insect control
- crop losses
- Alley cropping
- Prosopis
- plant production
- Acacia nilotica
- geographical distribution
- forest resources
- soil conservation
- biomass
- energy sources
- Development policies
- Philippines
- climatic zones
- Cropping Systems
- species
- nutrients
- Agronomic characters
- diet
- steppes
- grazing systems
- weight gain
- domestic animals
- foraging
- toxic substances
- evaluation
- research
- milk yield
- Gliricidia
- Erythrina
- feeds
- Sugarcane
- Infestation
- pest resistance
- Feed Crops
- Food crops
- Hedges
- crop management
- crop yield
- chemical composition
- land use
- afforestation
- watersheds
- Gasifiers
- livestock management
- socioeconomic environment
- Library Collection RecordPrescribed burning is frequently used to enhance regeneration of aspen. The effects of burning aspen on wild ungulates are poorly understood. We used free-ranging tame elk to assess diet composition…Publication Date 1987-09-01
- habitat selection
- foraging
- forests
- Populus tremuloides
- Cervus elaphus
- prescribed burning
- Idaho
- animal nutrition
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordBlack-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) use of 2 new rangeland seedings in northern and central Nevada was determined by fecal pellet counts for the first growing seasons following seeding…Publication Date 1987-11-01
- Lepus californicus
- sown grasslands
- foraging
- population density
- habitats
- Lepus
- Nevada
- rangelands
- forage
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection Record
- feed intake
- feeding
- Feeding equipment
- feeding systems
- foraging
- animal feeding
- grazing systems
- feeding preferences
- feeding level
- feeding habits
- feeding frequency
- natural resources
- Natural resources management
- Feed Resources
- animal nutrition
- experimental design
- Statistical methods
- field experimentation
- Biological analysis
- research
- Chemical reagents
- Dietary guidelines
- animal production
- Tropical zones
- sustainability
- livestock
- feeds
- ruminants
- Experimentation
- Library Collection RecordStudies on several wild and domestic ungulates suggest that large grazers attain higher maximum forage intake rates but require relatively higher forage biomass to do so. In this study, forage intake…Publication Date 1987-01-01
- bison
- boreal forests
- foraging
- Alberta
- biomass
- range management
- ecology
- feed intake
- Library Collection RecordWe estimated forage intake of Hereford (HH) and 75% Simmental-25% Hereford (3S1H) cows grazing in northcentral Montana during the summer grazing season of 1982. Cows ranged freely over a 81-ha…Publication Date 1986-09-01
- lactation
- Festuca altaica
- Festuca idahoensis
- Pseudoroegneria spicata
- foraging
- breed differences
- beef cows
- Montana
- rangelands
- feed intake
- Library Collection RecordVariation in voluntary forage intake is undoubtedly the major dietary factor determining level and efficiency of ruminant production. This variation is largest and least predictable for grazing…Publication Date 1985-07-01
- foraging
- voluntary intake
- ruminants
- grazing intensity
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordGrazing trials were conducted on high elevation summer range in southwestern Utah, with cattle and sheep stocked separately and together in .4-ha paddocks. Vegetation measurements were taken before…Publication Date 1985-07-01
- symphoricarpos oreophilus
- Symphoricarpos
- foraging
- highlands
- grazing intensity
- sheep
- cattle
- rangelands
- Utah
- Library Collection RecordThe total cost (fee and non-fee) of grazing BLM, FS, and private deeded rangeland was estimated by partial budgeting procedures from records kept by the Saval Ranch, a northeastern Nevada cow-calf…Publication Date 1986-01-01
- public ownership
- private ownership
- foraging
- ranching
- cost-benefit analysis
- pastures
- cattle
- Nevada
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordThe impact of the burrowing activity of the bannertail kangaroo rat (Dipodomys spectabilis) on southern New Mexico desert rangelands was investigated. The study was conducted on black grama (…Publication Date 1982-11-01
- Sporobolus
- burrowing
- area
- foraging
- bannertail
- Kangaroo Rat
- bannertail
- Desert Rangelands
- Dipodomys spectabilis
- Dropseed
- Bouteloua eriopoda
- Prosopis glandulosa
- New Mexico State University College Ranch
- Mound Density
- black grama
- composition
- mesquite
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordThis is a synthesis of 67 studies illustrating the concept of optimum habitat to livestock and their needs highlighting specifically the effect of habitat attributes on livestock use, the effect if…Publication Date 1969
- foraging
- livestock management
- spatial distribution
- grazing patterns
- grazing uniformity
- habitat
- livestock behavioral mechanisms
- stocking rates
- Library Collection RecordMoose (Alces alces) herbivory was assessed in relation to population parameters of both Balsam fir (Abies balsamea) and moose populations on Isle Royale National Park, Michigan (47° 55' N,…Publication Date 1969
- balsam fir
- Abies balsamea
- moose
- browsing
- foraging
- herbivory
- Alces alces
- boreal
- Conifer
- Isle Royale National Park
- Library Collection RecordA need for improving and updating rodent-control methodology prompted this study of the use of aircraft for baiting destructive populations of ground squirrels. Both spot and strip baiting by air…Publication Date 1968-11-01
- rodent control
- Citellus
- San Luis Obispo County
- Stripping
- aerial methods
- Dispensing
- Ground Squirrel Bait
- aircraft
- Destructive Populations
- Fickert
- Carriso
- Santa Margarita
- Lewis
- Camatta
- Newhall
- Spot Broadcast
- Mice
- Crimped Oat Groats
- Sodium Fluoroacetate
- seed
- foraging
- control
- California
- Library Collection RecordSenft et al. have found that many of the problems of applying traditional optimal foraging theory to large herbivores can be solved by blending elements of foraging theory, landscape ecology, and…Publication Date 1969
- foraging
- ecological hierarchy
- foraging behavior
- large herbivores
- plant responses
- Library Collection RecordWhen herbivores preferentially feed on early successional species they may generate conditions favorable for these species and thus create a positive feedback. Positive feedbacks may create multiple…Publication Date 1969
- foraging
- grasslands
- herbivory
- alternate stable states
- disturbance
- herbivore population dynamics
- multiple stable state
- pocket gophers
- spatial structure
- succession
- Thomomys bottae
- Library Collection RecordKrueger looked at the foraging relationships and potential competition between bison, prairie dogs and pronghorn in Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota. Specifically, he studied the…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- foraging
- South Dakota
- Antilocapra americana
- competition
- Cynomys ludovicianus
- facilitation
- interaction
- prairie dog
- pronghorn
- Library Collection RecordLesser snow geese (Chen caerulescens caerulescens) disturb aquatic and semi-aquatic plant species while foraging in the saltmarsh regions of La Perouse Bay, on the Hudson Bay coast. The production…Publication Date 1969
- foraging
- Chen caerulescens caerulescens
- clonal reproduction
- disturbance
- lesser snow geese
- saltmarsh graminoids
- vegetative propagules
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Avaiable.Publication Date 2000
- vegetation
- habits
- woodlands
- shrubs
- Behaviour
- foraging
- Bird Populations
- change
- Morphological Structure
- New South Wales
- semi-arid
- strip transect census
- 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 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 RecordThe foraging behavior of herbivores may appear to be little more than the idle wanderings of animals in search of food and a place to rest. A closer look reveals a sophisticated process by which…Publication Date 1999
- foraging
- Behaviour
- herbivores
- Library Collection RecordKey resource areas (KRAs), defined as dry season foraging zones for herbivores, were studied relative to the more extensive outlying rangeland areas (non-KRAs) in Kenya. Field surveys with…Publication Date 2008
- drought
- forage
- foraging
- herbivore
- Pastoralist
- rangeland
- Satellite
- topography
- rangelands
- foraging ecology
- mapping
- ecosystem ecology
- landscape ecology
- soils
- monitoring
- conservation
- decision support systems
- Africa