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- Library Collection RecordGrazing strategies should be designed to maintain vigorous populations of plant species critical for livestock production, wildlife habitat, and/or ecosystem functions. Treatments consisting of 5- to…Publication Date 1999-09-01
- early summer
- timing
- Schizachyrium scoparium
- Calamovilfa longifolia
- Andropogon hallii
- sandy soils
- mortality
- stocking rate
- selective grazing
- Nebraska
- rotational grazing
- summer
- tillers
- grazing intensity
- cattle
- botanical composition
- defoliation
- Library Collection RecordIn continuous grazing systems the amount of herbage and its quality is a matter of primary concern. However, at moderate stocking, cattle grazing usually leads to the generation of patches differing…Publication Date 1998-11-01
- areas
- patches
- density
- Festuca arundinacea
- continuous grazing
- stocking rate
- pastures
- cattle
- nitrogen content
- biomass
- Argentina
- grazing
- feeding preferences
- plant height
- Library Collection RecordInvasion of pristine grasslands by caldén (Prosopis caldenia Burkart), and increased densities of this species in savannas are well-known vegetation changes in the semiarid region of central…Publication Date 1998-11-01
- landscape ecology
- Prosopis
- savanna woodlands
- ecological succession
- population dynamics
- rain
- shrubs
- sheep
- cattle
- Argentina
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordSevere livestock losses caused by tall larkspur (Delphinium spp.) consumption have caused many producers to try various preventative measures, including the use of mineral-salt supplementation. The…Publication Date 1998-09-01
- dose response
- dosage
- training (animals)
- poisoning
- Delphinium barbeyi
- dietary mineral supplements
- barley
- cattle
- Utah
- feed intake
- Library Collection RecordSince settlement, cattle grazing has been a major cause of soil disturbance in cold desert ecosystems. The objective of this study was to determine the impact of cattle grazing in different seasons…Publication Date 1998-09-01
- cryptogams
- lichen crusts
- mosses and liverworts
- tillage
- deserts
- ground cover
- winter
- spring
- Idaho
- summer
- cattle
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this research was to determine, on a seasonal basis, the relative preferences of cattle for 7 native grasses and d crested wheatgrass (Agropyron desertorum (Fischer ex Link)Schultes…Publication Date 1998-09-01
- vegetative growth
- flowering
- dormancy
- Agropyron desertorum
- fiber content
- selective grazing
- Oregon
- crude protein
- cattle
- plant density
- biomass
- phenology
- plant litter
- botanical composition
- grazing
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordWe evaluated the species composition of soil seed banks from 9 farms (36 pastures total) located in the northeast United States. Our objective was to quantify the soil seed bank composition of…Publication Date 2000-01-01
- Northeastern United States
- Trifolium repens
- seed banks
- Poa pratensis
- cutting
- rotational grazing
- cattle
- seed germination
- biomass
- botanical composition
- Library Collection RecordSpring livestock grazing has been suggested as a tool to improve winter forage quality of bluebunch wheatgrass (Agropyron spicatum [Pursh] Scribn. & Smith). Impacts on plant vigor and survival…Publication Date 1998-09-01
- Pseudoroegneria spicata
- basal area
- Cervus elaphus
- winter
- spring
- cattle
- phenology
- defoliation
- grazing
- maturity stage
- Library Collection RecordA 10-year riparian grazing study was conducted on a cold, mountain meadow riparian system in central Idaho in response to cattle grazing-salmonid fisheries conflicts. Six pastures were established…Publication Date 1999-05-01
- seral stages
- stream erosion
- Salix
- streams
- riparian buffers
- Idaho
- forbs
- grazing intensity
- shrubs
- cattle
- plant litter
- botanical composition
- canopy
- grasses
- Library Collection RecordThe effect of the growing season and topographic zone on biomass production, protein content, cell content (CC), lignin, cellulose, hemicellulose, digestibility (DMD), and mineral element…Publication Date 1998-09-01
- cellulose
- cells
- nutrient deficiencies
- Spain
- hemicellulose
- mineral content
- legumes
- semiarid grasslands
- lignin
- protein content
- fiber content
- sodium
- slope
- forbs
- phosphorus
- digestibility
- cattle
- phenology
- seasonal variation
- botanical composition
- nutritive value
- grasses
- Library Collection RecordGeneralized linear mixed models were used to obtain best linear unbiased predictions (BLUP's) of herbivore preferences for range plant species from expert knowledge contained in range site…Publication Date 1998-01-01
- deer
- resource utilization
- Edwards Plateau
- Cyperaceae
- mixed grazing
- interspecific competition
- legumes
- browse plants
- best linear unbiased prediction
- linear models
- forbs
- shrubs
- sheep
- goats
- cattle
- Texas
- grasses
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordHound's-tongue (Cynoglossum officinale L.) is a noxious weed on forested range of western North America (N.A.), which produces barbed nutlets (burrs) that attach to animals. There is anecdotal…Publication Date 1997-05-01
- Cynoglossum officinale
- burrs
- British Columbia
- seed dispersal
- cattle
- plant density
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this study was to determine if cattle that were familiar with white locoweed (Oxytropis sericea Nutt, ex T&G) could be aversively conditioned to avoid eating it. In the first…Publication Date 1997-07-01
- avoidance conditioning
- Oxytropis sericea
- cattle
- grazing
- feed intake
- Library Collection RecordThe larkspur mirid (Hopplomachus affiguratus) is host specific to tall larkspur (Delphinium barbeyi Huth). These insects suck cell solubles from leaves and reproductive racemes, causing flowers to…Publication Date 1997-07-01
- hopplomachus affiguratus
- prevention
- damage
- biological control agents
- leaves
- poisoning
- flowers
- Delphinium barbeyi
- cattle
- Utah
- grazing
- feeding preferences
- poisonous plants
- Library Collection RecordDiet botanical composition, fecal nitrogen percent, and fecal phosphorus percent were determined seasonally during 1991 and 1992 for 3 cattle breeds (Barzona, Brangus, Beefmaster) grazing late-seral…Publication Date 1998-05-01
- rain
- Brangus
- Beefmaster
- beef breeds
- barzona
- selective grazing
- breed differences
- cattle
- seasonal variation
- botanical composition
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordA series of summer grazing studies were conducted to evaluate cattle consumption of preflowering tall larkspur (Delphinium barbeyi [Huth] or D. occidentale [Wats.] Wats.) on mountain rangeland in…Publication Date 1997-07-01
- concentration
- Delphinium occidentale
- leaves
- alkaloids
- poisoning
- flowers
- Delphinium barbeyi
- Idaho
- cattle
- range management
- Utah
- grazing
- Colorado
- poisonous plants
- Library Collection RecordA grazing study was initiated in the foothills of southwestern Alberta on the rough fescue grasslands (Festuca campestris (Rydb.) in 1949 comparing various grazing intensities. In 1992, soil samples…Publication Date 1998-01-01
- soil aggregates
- color
- A horizons
- grassland condition
- soil density
- organic matter
- soil temperature
- Festuca campestris
- Alberta
- phosphorus
- pH
- grazing intensity
- cattle
- nitrogen content
- prairie soils
- soil water
- Library Collection RecordElk (Cervus elaphus) have been repeatedly observed to prefer rested units within rest-rotation grazing systems. Given the logistical and financial investments associated with the maintenance of these…Publication Date 1998-01-01
- animal husbandry
- Cervus elaphus
- rotational grazing
- browsing damage
- cattle
- wildlife management
- biomass
- range management
- browsing
- 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 RecordThis study evaluated the effects of supplementing a diet of range hay (5.7% crude protein, 68% NDF) with grass hay from subirrigated meadows (16.5% crude protein, 53.5% NDF), or with a 70% soybean…Publication Date 1997-07-01
- chemical composition
- hay
- digestibility
- crude protein
- digesta
- kinetics
- cattle
- protein supplements
- rumen fermentation
- grasses
- feed intake
- 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 RecordThe objective of this study was to create and maintain a long lasting aversion to tall larkspur (Delphinium barbeyi Huth) under field grazing conditions. Two grazing trials were conducted: the first…Publication Date 1997-07-01
- poisoning
- avoidance conditioning
- grazing trials
- Delphinium barbeyi
- feeding behavior
- cattle
- grazing
- Colorado
- poisonous plants
- Library Collection RecordMismanagement of livestock can result in herbivory on Pinus seedlings with potential for growth loss. From 1986 to 1990 on a conifer plantation in the Mixed-Conifer Zone of southwestern Oregon we…Publication Date 1998-03-01
- apical meristems
- timing
- Pinus ponderosa
- seedlings
- Oregon
- browsing damage
- cattle
- grazing
- plant height
- Library Collection RecordOrnithologists often use simulated nests consisting of game bird or domestic poultry eggs to study nest survival. Researchers investigating cattle trampling of ground nests have sometimes used clay…Publication Date 1997-05-01
- clay
- birds' nests
- eggs
- clay pigeons
- game birds
- stocking rate
- animal behavior
- rotational grazing
- cattle
- simulation
- trampling
- Library Collection RecordThis research investigated the potential for using cattle grazing pressure (AU Mg-1 ha-1) and stocking rate (Animal Unit Days ha-1) for predicting basal scarring and browsing of lodgepole pine (Pinus…Publication Date 1998-03-01
- clearcutting
- British Columbia
- Pinus contorta
- mortality
- seedlings
- stocking rate
- grazing intensity
- browsing damage
- cattle
- Library Collection RecordThis research investigated the potential for using cattle grazing pressure (AU Mg-1 ha-1) and stocking rate (Animal Unit Days ha-1) for predicting basal scarring and browsing of lodgepole pine (Pinus…Publication Date 1998-07-01
- silvopastoral systems
- British Columbia
- Pinus contorta
- seedlings
- stocking rate
- grazing intensity
- browsing damage
- cattle
- trampling
- Library Collection RecordCattle trampling of endangered plants, certain animal species, and ground nests may be a management concern on rangeland. Researchers need theoretical models of trampling loss to assist in design of…Publication Date 1996-05-01
- probabilistic models
- birds' nests
- endangered species
- continuous grazing
- stocking rate
- rotational grazing
- cattle
- range management
- simulation
- trampling
- Library Collection RecordFor many grassland songbird species, pastures represent some of the best available breeding habitat in the Upper Midwest. Increasing interest in intensive rotational grazing (IRG) among midwestern…Publication Date 1996-07-01
- pheasants
- birds' nests
- Wisconsin
- wild birds
- stocking rate
- rotational grazing
- grazing intensity
- cattle
- Library Collection RecordTo understand how different techniques might affect diet estimates for cattle, the esophageal-fistula and bite-count techniques were compared using trained cattle. For the Texas Coastal Bend, bite-…Publication Date 1995-11-01
- biting rates
- fistula
- estimation
- esophagus
- diet
- cattle
- Texas
- botanical composition
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordThe paper describes an analytical procedure to preliminarily investigate large scale animal-environment interactions. The method is based on Correspondence Analysis applied over a contingency table…Publication Date 1997-01-01
- livestock numbers
- physical activity
- savanna woodlands
- feeding habits
- habitats
- annual grasslands
- winter
- animal behavior
- spring
- shrubs
- cattle
- seasonal variation
- Library Collection RecordMicrobial growth in the rumen is a pivotal part of any ruminant protein system, and there is an optimal balance between available nitrogen (N) and energy in the rumen. When the nitrogen-to-energy…Publication Date 1995-09-01
- cattle
- in vitro digestibility
- protein supplements
- rumen fermentation
- protein requirement
- nitrogen content
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this study was to evaluate the potential of near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) for estimating botanical composition of esophageal extrusa samples. Spectral data were…Publication Date 1996-03-01
- sampling
- Andropogon gerardii
- esophagus
- infrared spectroscopy
- forbs
- diet
- Oklahoma
- digesta
- sheep
- cattle
- botanical composition
- grasses
- Library Collection RecordGrazing can have a profound impact on soil water through its influence on infiltration via treading and on evapotranspiration through defoliation. Hydrologic changes in rangelands are most often…Publication Date 1995-11-01
- groundwater recharge
- grazing time
- soil depth
- evapotranspiration
- controlled grazing
- Alberta
- slope
- soil water content
- grazing intensity
- cattle
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordMore information about the effects of combining intensive livestock grazing of noxious weeds and associated desirable plants with other control measures is needed to develop effective rangeland weed…Publication Date 1996-07-01
- Euphorbia esula
- Poa pratensis
- rain
- selective grazing
- species differences
- sheep
- cattle
- plant density
- picloram
- biomass
- Montana
- grazing
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordTwo 2-year trials were conducted to evaluate and compare frontal, continuous, and 2-paddock rotation grazing systems on 'Plains' Old World bluestem (Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng.).…Publication Date 1994-05-01
- grassland improvement
- controlled grazing
- liveweight gain
- Bothriochloa ischaemum
- stocking rate
- rotational grazing
- Oklahoma
- grazing intensity
- cattle
- seasonal variation
- Library Collection RecordPaddocks of tallgrass prairie were grazed at intervals similar to 8-paddock short duration grazing. Two replicates of a 2 X 3 factorial treatment design were evaluated to determine the influence of…Publication Date 1994-11-01
- dietary protein
- grazing experiments
- stocking rate
- rotational grazing
- Oklahoma
- crude protein
- cattle
- in vitro digestibility
- prairies
- grasses
- forage
- Library Collection RecordTall larkspur (Delphinium barbeyi L. Huth.) toxicosis of cattle is a serious problem on western USA mountain rangelands. Manipulating the ruminal environment may decrease the susceptibility of cattle…Publication Date 1995-07-01
- rumen fluids
- saliva
- poisoning
- carbachol
- electrolytes
- mineral content
- water intake
- Delphinium barbeyi
- blood serum
- dietary mineral supplements
- transit time
- cattle
- grazing
- Colorado
- forage
- Library Collection RecordThe hand-plucking method for estimation of bite size and nutritive quality was tested for steers grazing at low stocking rates on heathland and in riverine grassland. Vegetation height, standing crop…Publication Date 1995-07-01
- heathlands
- Netherlands
- bite size
- methodology
- riparian grasslands
- estimation
- cattle
- botanical composition
- grazing
- feed intake
- Library Collection RecordThe profitability of alternative range-based production systems is frequently affected by government policies. Moreover, the comparative profitability of wild and domestic animal production systems…Publication Date 1994-07-01
- Zimbabwe
- disincentives
- opportunity costs
- farm income
- game farming
- savannas
- profitability
- beef production
- semiarid zones
- cattle
- range management
- Library Collection RecordLong-term influences of livestock grazing on vegetation around watering points was studied on 2 upland Chihuahuan desert ranges in southcentral New Mexico using regression analysis. One range had…Publication Date 1995-01-01
- drinking water
- arid zones
- stocking rate
- cattle
- range management
- botanical composition
- New Mexico
- poisonous plants
- Library Collection RecordThe sequence of species selection over the grazing period directly determines the effectiveness of different grazing systems. Knowledge of this sequence is also important in understanding the plant-…Publication Date 1995-07-01
- Tristachya
- tirstachya leucothrix
- Themeda triandra
- Eragrostis plana
- Hyparrhenia hirta
- South Africa
- veld
- tillers
- sheep
- cattle
- range management
- botanical composition
- defoliation
- grazing
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordMany ranchers claim that if a cow starts eating locoweed, she will teach others to eat it. Three grazing trials were conducted to evaluate the role of social facilitation in starting cattle to graze…Publication Date 1994-03-01
- biting rates
- conditioned behavior
- Oxytropis sericea
- Astragalus mollissimus
- responses
- animal behavior
- cattle
- Utah
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordAn investigation was conducted to characterize the intensity and frequency of tiller defoliation in 'Plains' Old World bluestem (Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng) under frontal, continuous…Publication Date 1994-05-01
- frequency
- tussock grasslands
- Bothriochloa ischaemum
- stocking rate
- tillers
- grazing intensity
- browsing damage
- cattle
- defoliation
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordA survey on the levels of the neurotoxic diterpenoid alkaloid methyllycaconitine (MLA) in low larkspur (Delphinium nuttallianum Pritz.) was conducted at rangeland sites in southern British Columbia.…Publication Date 1993-03-01
- rumen microorganisms
- delphinium menziesii
- metabolic detoxification
- alkaloids
- neurotoxins
- rumen fluids
- poisoning
- British Columbia
- cattle
- rumen fermentation
- Delphinium
- chemical constituents of plants
- poisonous plants
- altitude
- delphinium nuttallianum
- methyllycaconitine
- Library Collection RecordOver the past century woody plants have increased in abundance on sites formerly occupied by grasslands in the Sonoran Desert. Woody plant invasion has been associated with a multitude of biological…Publication Date 1993-01-01
- desert rodents
- shrub invasion
- edaphic factors
- Acacia
- woody weeds
- sowing depth
- deserts
- weed biology
- Prosopis velutina
- seed dispersal
- grasslands
- seedling emergence
- invasion
- fires
- fire effects
- air temperature
- woody plants
- environmental factors
- sheep
- cattle
- seed germination
- establishment
- Arizona
- soil texture
- Library Collection RecordAbout 40,000 km2 of the caldénal in central semiarid Argentina are rangelands where the most important economic activity is cow-calf operations. Some information on forage species, mainly regarding…Publication Date 1993-11-01
- cattle
- seasonal variation
- Argentina
- botanical composition
- grazing
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordIn the tropical Andean environments little is known about the relationship between weed dispersal and disturbances caused by cattle. We propose that abundance and dispersal of the Venezuelan Andean…Publication Date 1993-11-01
- Acaena
- vectors
- Venezuela
- plant introduction
- cattle
- Library Collection RecordLeafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) represents a serious threat to the productivity and profitability of many cattle ranches in the midwestern U.S. Sheep and goats will graze the weed, but cattle…Publication Date 1993-07-01
- Euphorbia esula
- cattle
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordLand managers of salt desert shrub and sagebrush steppe vegetation have concerns regarding appropriate stocking rates in summer for ephemeral stream riparian zones because of elevated levels of use…Publication Date 1992-07-01
- Populus deltoides
- crop quality
- streams
- habitat selection
- highlands
- protein content
- riparian buffers
- stocking rate
- crude protein
- Wyoming
- plant communities
- grazing behavior
- cattle
- seasonal variation
- forage
- dry matter
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