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- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2010
- Rice fields
- grazing
- cattle
- drinking water
- solar energy
- pumps
- fencing
- Library Collection RecordGrassland vegetation can provide visual cover for terrestrial vertebrates. The most commonly used method to assess visual cover is the Robel pole. We test the use of digital photography as a more…Publication Date 2010
- bunchgrass
- Digital image analysis
- grazing
- litter
- range management
- Robel pole
- wildlife management
- remote sensing
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Library Collection RecordIn the seasonally dry tropics the productivity of grazing cattle is often constrained by nutrition, particularly during the dry season. An experiment during 2 annual cycles estimated the diet…Publication Date 2010
- diet selection
- Diet CP
- Diet DM digestibility
- animal nutrition
- animal production
- cattle
- forage quality
- north Queensland
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordRanchers and researchers restore a high-desert watershed in an area experiencing juniper enroachment.Publication Date 2010
- sagebrush
- juniper
- range management
- United States
- woody encroachment
- Library Collection RecordRangeland ecosystems support half of the world's livestock while also providing habitats for some of the most charismatic of wildlife species. This book examines the pressures on rangeland…Publication Date 2010
- grassland animals
- grazing
- livestock
- range management
- Library Collection RecordThis study was conducted to understand how seasonality in drylands influences the space-time dynamics of cattle behavior and mobility among pastoralist managed Zebu cattle. The study relies on the…Publication Date 2010
- behavior
- cattle
- Cultural ecology
- GPS
- Herd mobility
- pastoralism
- seasonality
- tracking
- zebu
- Kenya
- Africa
- Library Collection Record1. Through their effects on plant communities, herbivores can exert strong direct and indirect effects on savanna ecosystems and have the potential to create and maintain savanna landscape…Publication Date 2010
- grazing
- savanna
- herbivores
- ecosystem ecology
- vegetation dynamics
- cattle
- game
- cattle - wildlife interactions
- ecological legacies
- facilitation
- foraging behaviour
- landscape heterogeneity
- pastoralism
- plant - herbivore interactions
- rangeland
- succession
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordIn spite of predictions of communal rangeland collapse due to continuous grazing and increased livestock populations, this grazing system remains prevalent in communal areas, suggesting animals…Publication Date 2010
- cattle
- Graze
- key resource areas
- livestock
- communal farming
- rangelands
- grazing
- plant production
- soils
- soil organic carbon
- Eastern Cape
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordSeed ecology may play a role in the widespread increase of Acacia karroo in savanna and grassland. Accordingly, fecundity, predation, mortality by fire, dispersal by livestock, and seed longevity…Publication Date 2010
- dispersal
- fire
- seed bank
- seed lngevity
- seed predation
- seed production
- ecology
- savanna
- grassland
- livestock
- insects
- germination
- cattle
- sheep
- goats
- management
- Eastern Cape
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe relative benefit of different grazing management practices for maintaining grassland biodiversity integrity was assessed. Practices considered were grazing system, stocking rate, animal type,…Publication Date 2010
- analytic heirarchy process
- plant diversity
- stocking rate
- veld condition assessment
- grazing
- management
- biodiversity
- fire
- cattle
- sheep
- Impact assessment
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordNovel concepts and tools to promote progress in grazing science and management need to incorporate heterogeneity and nonlinear scaling of spatially and temporally distributed ecological interactions…Publication Date 2009-09-01
- cattle
- grazing systems
- heterogeneity
- scaling
- sheep
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- cattle
- grazing systems
- grazing intensity
- grassland management
- Natural pastures
- sown pastures
- Wintering
- Library Collection Record[13th Conference on animal production, 12th and 13th May, 2009, Zaragoza [Spain]], Joy Torrens, M.Calvo Costa, J.H.Calvete Margolles, C.Latorre Górriz, M.A.Casasús Pueyo, I.Panea Doblao, B.Sanz…Publication Date 2009
- cattle
- grazing systems
- livestock management
- grazing intensity
- grassland management
- Library Collection Record[13th Conference on animal production, 12th and 13th May, 2009, Zaragoza [Spain]], Joy Torrens, M.Calvo Costa, J.H.Calvete Margolles, C.Latorre Górriz, M.A.Casasús Pueyo, I.Panea Doblao, B.Sanz…Publication Date 2009
- cattle
- grazing systems
- livestock management
- Pasture Improvement
- pastures
- nutritive value
- soil chemicophysical properties
- Experimentation
- Experimentation
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- cattle
- nutritional status
- Natural pastures
- mixed pastures
- sown pastures
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- cattle
- grazing intensity
- defoliation
- trampling
- regrowth
- defoliation
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- cattle
- transhumance
- livestock management
- herds
- pastoralism
- pastoral society
- nomadism
- Ethnic groups
- social change
- history
- Germany
- land use
- land management
- grazing lands
- Namibia
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- cattle
- feeds
- Self sufficiency
- appropriate technology
- grazing
- abandoned land
- Rice fields
- grazing systems
- Library Collection Record13th Conference on animal production, 12th and 13th May, 2009, Zaragoza [Spain]], Joy Torrens, M.Calvo Costa, J.H.Calvete Margolles, C.Latorre Górriz, M.A.Casasús Pueyo, I.Panea Doblao, B.Sanz…Publication Date 2009
- cattle
- grazing systems
- nematode infections
- Infestation
- Epidemiology
- Spain
- Infestation
- Library Collection Record13th Conference on animal production, 12th and 13th May, 2009, Zaragoza [Spain]], Joy Torrens, M.Calvo Costa, J.H.Calvete Margolles, C.Latorre Górriz, M.A.Casasús Pueyo, I.Panea Doblao, B.Sanz…Publication Date 2009
- cattle
- grazing systems
- Infestation
- morbidity
- Spain
- Infestation
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- cattle
- Malaysia
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- cattle
- Cover plants
- Phosphate fertilizers
- application rates
- vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae
- enzyme activity
- inoculation
- genetic soil types
- savannas
- soil analysis
- soil pH
- soil organic matter
- nutrient availability
- phosphorus
- calcium
- magnesium
- potassium
- sodium
- Laboratory diagnosis
- enzyme activity
- soil biology
- inoculation
- calcium
- magnesium
- potassium
- sodium
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- cattle
- Slurry
- grasslands
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- animal husbandry
- Breeds (animals)
- livestock management
- cows
- cattle
- pastures
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- vegetation
- flora
- pastures
- hay
- animal husbandry
- cattle
- animal diseases
- animal feeding
- proximate composition
- protein content
- diffusion of information
- higher education
- research projects
- vegetation
- flora
- Library Collection RecordCaracterización biofÃsica y evaluación de la aptitud de las tierras en el área de seguridad PEQUIVEN e INVEPAL, PetroquÃmica de Venezuela S.A.: PEQUIVEN, Morón (Venezuela).- Morón (Venezuela…Publication Date 2009
- vegetation
- crops
- forests
- pastures
- land classification
- cattle
- development projects
- Regional development
- legislation
- Nature conservation
- vegetation
- legislation
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- cattle
- pastures
- Library Collection RecordProceedings of the 18 International Science Symposium on Nutrition of Domestic Animals 'Zadravec-Erjavec Days', Ceh, T.Kapun, S.Kramberger, B..- Murska Sobota (Slovenia): Kmetijsko…Publication Date 2009
- dairy cows
- cattle
- calves
- animal nutrition
- Supplementary Feeding
- feed intake
- nutrient availability
- nutrient intake
- milk yield
- hay
- concentrates
- Parturition
- lactation
- pastures
- feeds
- Parturition
- lactation
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- cattle
- Crossbreeding
- parasites
- Helminths
- weight gain
- rotational grazing
- agrosilvopastoral systems
- Library Collection Record[13th Conference on animal production, 12th and 13th May, 2009, Zaragoza [Spain]], Joy Torrens, M.Calvo Costa, J.H.Calvete Margolles, C.Latorre Górriz, M.A.Casasús Pueyo, I.Panea Doblao, B.Sanz…Publication Date 2009
- cattle
- forest grazing
- leaves
- tannins
- bacteria
- rumen microorganisms
- poisoning
- bacteria
- bacteria
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- grazing
- cattle
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- cattle
- feeds
- Self sufficiency
- roughage
- Feed Crops
- grazing
- Feed Resources
- feeding systems
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- cattle
- forest grazing
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- cattle
- forest grazing
- mammals
- wild animals
- habitats
- Library Collection Record1-Jul-09Publication Date 2009
- forage
- grazing
- range management
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordOn rangelands, uneven or unmanaged livestock distribution can adversely affect plant community composition, riparian function, or displace wildlife. These issues have historic precedents and are…Publication Date 2009
- range management
- grazing behaviour
- forage selection
- standing crop
- management
- grasslands
- plant production
- forage quality
- cattle
- grazing
- Burns
- Oregon
- USA
- Library Collection RecordA brief explantion of why the Wyoming grasslands surrounding Independence Point have remained relatively unchanged over the last two centuries.Publication Date 2009
- range management
- grasslands
- Seasonal Use
- United States
- Wyoming
- Library Collection RecordThis field guide is an introduction to grazing management designed to help landowners, contractors, and agency personnel make better grassland management decisions. Grazing can have a deleterious…Publication Date 2009
- Arizona
- grazing
- New Mexico
- range management
- rangeland health
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis field guide is an introduction to grazing management designed to help landowners, contractors, and agency personnel make better grassland management decisions. Grazing can have a deleterious…Publication Date 2009
- Arizona
- grazing
- New Mexico
- range management
- rangeland health
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis field guide is an introduction to grazing management designed to help landowners, contractors, and agency personnel make better grassland management decisions. Grazing can have a deleterious…Publication Date 2009
- Arizona
- grazing
- New Mexico
- range management
- rangeland health
- United States
- Library Collection RecordWe quantified livestock (cattle, shoats, horses and donkeys) losses to lions (Panthera leo) and attitudes to lions, livestock losses and tourism among livestock owners, village residents and tourism…Publication Date 2009
- communities
- cattle
- Benefit
- predation
- compensation
- eco - tourism
- subsistence agriculture
- pastoralism
- socio-economic aspects
- Botswana
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordHuman land use such as pastoralism may be a key determinant of wildlife populations. We studied the influence of land use on wildlife and livestock in south-western Kalahari, Botswana, during the wet…Publication Date 2009
- Carnivore
- distance
- herbivore
- Mammal
- Ostrich
- savanna
- land use
- conservation
- national parks
- livestock
- pastoralism
- cattle
- species richness
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordMonitoring cattle inflows and outflows over time is a good indicator of herd productivity. In this study, ninety households were monitored for a year to determine the effect of season, rangeland type…Publication Date 2009
- Cattle sales
- Herd dynamics
- Household consumption
- mortality
- cattle
- Economic Aspects
- rangelands
- animal production
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordLittle is known about the grass species type, composition and nutritive value in the semiarid savannas that sustain most of Swaziland's cattle population through the seven-month-long dry season…Publication Date 2009
- cumulative gas production
- organic matter degradability
- ruminant livestock
- tropical grass species
- nutrition
- cattle
- grasslands
- savanna
- grazing
- soils
- forage quality
- Swaziland
- Africa
- 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 RecordPredation by jaguars (Panthera onca) and pumas (Puma concolor) is often a source of conflict with cattle ranching in northeastern Sonora, Mexico. Because jaguars are endangered in Mexico, such…Publication Date 2008-09-01
- cattle
- diet
- jaguars
- Mexico
- mortality
- predation
- pumas
- Sonora
- Library Collection RecordA challenge in animal behavior studies using Global Positioning System (GPS) collars is selecting a sampling frequency to accomplish desired goals. High data resolution (i.e., frequent sampling) is…Publication Date 2008-03-01
- cattle
- distance travelled
- GPS collars
- grazing behavior
- sampling interval
- Library Collection RecordFactors that influence selective grazing preference occur at a range of scales and include both edaphic elements such as topography, vegetation community, soil type and human influences such as…Publication Date 2008
- cattle
- degradation
- Library Collection RecordIn recent years there has been recognition of, and importance placed on rehabilitation of the Australian landscape. Rehabilitation targets are being set by natural resource management (NRM) bodies…Publication Date 2008
- rehabilitation
- reclamation
- cattle
- Burdekin Catchment
- Library Collection RecordCarrying capacity is typically defined as the maximum population size that can be supported indefinitely by a given environment, but there are at least 10 different specific definitions used in basic…Publication Date 2008
- Density dependence
- Law of the minimum
- Logistic population growth model
- population regulation
- population size
- Sustainable yield
- carrying capacity
- cattle
- ecology
- rangelands
- southern Africa