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- Library Collection RecordHydrocyanic acid or prussic acid poisoning of livestock by sorghums [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] and sudangrasses [Sorghum sudanese (Piper) Stapf] is caused by the digestive liberation of…Publication Date 1987-11-01
- hydrogen cyanide
- dhurrin
- plant analysis
- cultivars
- Nebraska
- Sorghastrum nutans
- seasonal variation
- forage
- plant height
- Library Collection RecordLand managers have recommended burning or mowing big sacaton (Sporobolus wrightii) grassland in either fall or winter for 100 years. The greatest potential for natural fire would have occurred when…Publication Date 1988-01-01
- mowing
- seasons
- Sporobolus
- crop quality
- grasslands
- prescribed burning
- range management
- Arizona
- forage
- Library Collection RecordUse of livestock for biological weed control in timber plantations is gaining popularity in the United States and elsewhere. Efficient use of livestock to control unwanted brush relies upon knowledge…Publication Date 1987-11-01
- forest management
- biological control
- brush control
- Pseudotsuga menziesii
- forest plantations
- Oregon
- diets
- sheep
- seasonal variation
- botanical composition
- grazing
- forage
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordTobosa (Hilaria mutica [Buckl.] Benth.) was seasonally grazed with cattle under high-density (2.1 to 5.1 animal unit/hectare [AU/ha]) rotation and low-density (0.33 and 0.39 AU/ha) continuous…Publication Date 1988-01-01
- crop quality
- Hilaria mutica
- arid zones
- liveweight gain
- stocking rate
- rotational grazing
- crude protein
- cattle
- rangelands
- grazing
- New Mexico
- forage
- Library Collection RecordThree soil-active herbicides: atrazine [6-chloro-N-ethyl]-N1-(1-methyethyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine]; propham (1-methylethyl phenyl carbamate); and pronamide [3,5-dichloro(N-1,1-dimethyl-2-…Publication Date 1987-11-01
- propham
- propyzamide
- Bromus japonicus
- atrazine
- carbohydrates
- perennials
- weed control
- yields
- Bromus tectorum
- phosphorus
- Poaceae
- crude protein
- Montana
- nutritive value
- forage
- Library Collection RecordA 16-paddock, cell-designed, rotational grazing (RG) system was initiated in March 1981 to evaluate the effects of RG on various vegetation response variables and cow/calf production. This 20-month…Publication Date 1987-07-01
- organic matter digestibility
- crop quality
- continuous grazing
- stocking rate
- pastures
- rotational grazing
- digestibility
- crude protein
- cattle
- Texas
- plant litter
- forage
- Library Collection RecordComparisons were made over a 4-year period between 1-herd, 16-pasture short duration grazing (SDG) and continuous grazing (CG) on the Texas High Plains. Animal performance, vegetation response, and…Publication Date 1987-09-01
- liveweight gain
- grazing experiments
- stocking rate
- steers
- Texas
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- grazing
- forage
- 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 RecordThis study evaluated the accuracy of a once daily dose of ytterbium (Yb)-labeled forage as a marker to estimate fecal output of cattle grazing at the National Range Research Station, Kiboko, Kenya.…Publication Date 1987-09-01
- rare earth elements
- isotope labeling
- feces collection
- zebu
- Kenya
- grazing
- forage
- feed intake
- Library Collection RecordResearch was initiated at the Texas Experimental Ranch in 1981 to quantify the effects of 2 stocking densities, equivalent to 14- and 42-paddock rotational grazing (RG) treatments, on aboveground…Publication Date 1987-05-01
- stocking rate
- rotational grazing
- cattle
- Texas
- biomass
- rangelands
- grazing
- forage
- Library Collection RecordThe rising plate meter (RPM) was used to determine forage production and livestock utilization in a rotational grazing system on improved annual pasture in California. Prior to rotating livestock,…Publication Date 1986-09-01
- meters
- growth analysis
- digestible energy
- rotational grazing
- California
- range management
- livestock
- forage
- Library Collection RecordInfluences of grazing intensity on species composition and herbage production of grass-woodland and improved grassland subtypes of annual range were evaluated over a 5-year period in coastal northern…Publication Date 1987-03-01
- grassland utilization
- grasslands
- responses
- yields
- productivity
- grazing intensity
- California
- sheep
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- grazing
- forage
- Library Collection RecordAbove- and belowground biomass dynamics of 'WW-Spar' (Bothriochloa ischaemum) and 'Caucasian' (B. caucasica) Old World bluestems were monitored under field conditions during…Publication Date 1986-07-01
- plant physiology
- roots
- plant morphology
- Bothriochloa ischaemum
- Bothriochloa bladhii
- water-use efficiency
- Oklahoma
- growth rate
- biomass
- rangelands
- forage
- Library Collection RecordThis study investigates the potential of fire to manipulate the balance of C3 (cool-season) and C4 (warm-season) herbage in 2 northern Mixed Prairie communities. The xeric high prairie community and…Publication Date 1987-01-01
- cool-season plants
- warm-season plants
- plant-water relations
- plant community analysis
- crop quality
- fire ecology
- fires
- fire effects
- South Dakota
- crop production
- Poaceae
- prairies
- seasonal variation
- forage
- Library Collection RecordEstablishment of fourwing saltbush [Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.] on rangelands in western Texas could improve forage production and quality. Three experiments were conducted to evaluate…Publication Date 1986-09-01
- growth analysis
- Bouteloua curtipendula
- Atriplex canescens
- mortality
- Texas
- establishment
- plant competition
- rangelands
- forage
- Library Collection RecordWe investigated effects of fall burning of gulf cordgrass (Spartina spartinae) rangeland on winter diets and liveweight gains of cattle on the Texas Coastal Prairie during 1979-1981. Gulf cordgrass…Publication Date 1986-05-01
- crude protein
- spartina spartinae
- autumn
- Nassella leucotricha
- liveweight gain
- grazing trials
- pastures
- prescribed burning
- digestibility
- diets
- cattle
- Texas
- forage
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordA study was conducted in 1982 and 1983 at the Dickinson Experiment Station, North Dakota, in the mixed grass prairie to determine the effects of short duration grazing (SDG) and repeated seasonlong…Publication Date 1986-11-01
- grazing time
- stocking rate
- plant communities
- cattle
- prairies
- range management
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- grazing
- forage
- North Dakota
- Library Collection RecordA study of plant succession in relation to disturbance history was conducted in Douglas-fir [Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca (Beissn.) Franco] forest and fescue (Festuca L. spp.) grassland…Publication Date 1986-05-01
- Festuca
- plant ecology
- ecological succession
- fires
- Pseudotsuga menziesii
- mountain grasslands
- habitat improvement
- range management
- Montana
- forage
- Library Collection RecordDiet crude protein and in vitro organic matter digestibility (IVOMD) of diets of esophageally fistulated steers were compared for a pasture grazed June to September ("summer" pasture) and…Publication Date 1986-11-01
- Florida
- prescribed burning
- digestibility
- crude protein
- cattle
- range management
- seasonal variation
- nutritive value
- grazing
- forage
- Library Collection RecordRussian wildrye (Psathyrostachys juncea), Altai wildrye (Leymus angustus), creeping foxtail (Alopecurus arundinaceus), and 2 forms of a bluebunch wheatgrass (Pseuduroegneria spicata) × quackgrass (…Publication Date 1986-09-01
- Pseudoroegneria spicata
- field experimentation
- Alopecurus arundinaceus
- saline soils
- salt tolerance
- plant introduction
- Leymus angustus
- Elytrigia repens
- Psathyrostachys juncea
- in vitro digestibility
- Montana
- rangelands
- forage
- Library Collection RecordGermplasm of Eragrostis curvula and E. lehmanniana was evaluated for in vitro dry matter disappearance (IVDMD), palatability (animal preference among genotypes), and forage vigor (weight/-plant). Our…Publication Date 1986-05-01
- winter hardiness
- Eragrostis curvula
- genotype
- genetic variation
- palatability
- Oklahoma
- digestibility
- semiarid zones
- Eragrostis lehmanniana
- nutritive value
- forage
- Library Collection RecordHigh quality forage is needed in the northern Great Plains during the summer when major growth of cool-season grasses has ceased and quality of standing forage is low. The objective of this study was…Publication Date 1986-05-01
- crude protein
- Great Plains
- seasons
- water uptake
- Bouteloua curtipendula
- Schizachyrium scoparium
- Psathyrostachys juncea
- Agropyron desertorum
- digestibility
- crop yield
- Montana
- rangelands
- nutritive value
- forage
- Library Collection RecordStudies were conducted to determine the effects on herbage yield of removing mulch and standing dead plant litter during dormancy for up to 3 or more consecutive years. This information is required…Publication Date 1986-11-01
- mulches
- Festuca altaica
- biological production
- Alberta
- Poaceae
- prairies
- range management
- plant litter
- forage
- Library Collection RecordThe effect of eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) on understory herbage standing crop was investigated in northcentral Oklahoma tallgrass prairies. Herbage standing crop was measured under and at…Publication Date 1987-05-01
- Oklahoma
- Poaceae
- soil water content
- Juniperus virginiana
- leaf water content
- prairies
- plant competition
- forage
- plant height
- Library Collection RecordMule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in the Sierra Nevada rely heavily on mountain whitethorn (Ceanothus cordulatus, Kell.) and deerbursh (C. integerrimus, H&A) as summer forage. In this study,…Publication Date 1986-11-01
- digestible energy
- Ceanothus cordulatus
- Ceanothus integerrimus
- photoperiod
- mixed conifers
- digestibility
- crude protein
- Odocoileus hemionus
- California
- seasonal variation
- nutritive value
- forage
- Library Collection RecordTebuthiuron, [N-(5-1,1-dimethyethyl-l1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-N,N′-dimethylurea], a root-absorbed pelleted herbicide, was broadcast onto sand shinnery oak (Quercus havardii) rangeland in west Texas,…Publication Date 1986-09-01
- herbicide residues
- water content
- residual effects
- tebuthiuron
- sandy soils
- weed control
- Quercus havardii
- digestibility
- diet studies
- cattle
- Texas
- rangelands
- nutritive value
- grazing
- forage
- Library Collection RecordTwo aerial applications of 2,4,5-T [2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy) acetic acid] were applied to 3,634 ha of mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. glandulosa) dunelands in southern New Mexico. Herbicide…Publication Date 1986-07-01
- Coleoptera
- duneland
- tetralopha euphenella
- soil biology
- aerial spraying
- herbicide residues
- birds
- ecosystems
- 2,4,5-T
- arid zones
- Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa
- weight
- mammals
- cattle
- rangelands
- New Mexico
- forage
- Library Collection RecordTwo-year understory production was determined on 6 major forest soils across 2 geomorphic regions in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Stepwise multiple regression was used to determine those…Publication Date 1987-03-01
- forest soils
- understory
- soil types
- South Dakota
- grazing
- forage
- Library Collection RecordUtilization studies conducted on a high mountain range determined the quantity and timing of white locoweed (Oxytropis sericea Nutt.) consumption by cattle. Paired plots (one caged and one grazed)…Publication Date 1986-07-01
- toxins
- utilization
- consumption
- mountains
- Oxytropis
- grazing behavior
- cattle
- rangelands
- Utah
- forage
- Library Collection RecordOld World bluestems (Bothriochloa spp.) have been used in the U.S. for over 60 years but few data are available on effects of management or cultivar differences for forage yield and quality. Field…Publication Date 1987-01-01
- maturation
- leaf to stem ratio
- Bothriochloa
- crop quality
- dry matter accumulation
- plant morphology
- cultivars
- in vitro digestibility
- crop yield
- nutritive value
- forage
- Library Collection RecordBluebunch wheatgrass (Agropyron spicatum (Pursh) Scribn. & Smith) was clipped at 4 phenological stages to compare forage quality of subsequent regrowth relative to nondefoliated plants. Following…Publication Date 1986-03-01
- Pseudoroegneria spicata
- British Columbia
- spring
- regrowth
- nutrient contents of plants
- cattle
- range management
- phenology
- nutritive value
- defoliation
- grazing
- forage
- Library Collection RecordFour field trials were conducted from early August to late October, 1982, on blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) rangeland in south-central New Mexico to examine relationships among grazing season, diet…Publication Date 1985-11-01
- Bouteloua gracilis
- diets
- rumen fermentation
- seasonal variation
- rangelands
- grazing
- New Mexico
- beef cattle
- forage
- Library Collection RecordFour field trials were conducted from early August to late October, 1982, on blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) rangeland in south-central New Mexico, to examine relationships among grazing season,…Publication Date 1985-11-01
- nutrients
- digestion
- digesta
- Bouteloua gracilis
- seasonal variation
- rangelands
- grazing
- New Mexico
- beef cattle
- forage
- feed intake
- Library Collection RecordSeed germination can be a limiting step in the establishment of plant species on saline soils. There are indications that the level of adenosine monophosphate (AMP) in the seed may be a limiting…Publication Date 1986-01-01
- preplanting treatment
- adenosine monophosphate
- saline soils
- seed treatments
- Poaceae
- seed germination
- establishment
- range management
- rangelands
- forage
- Library Collection RecordCreeping bluestem (Schizachyrium stoloniferum), a major decreaser on Florida range, is adversely affected by grazing during the growing season after a winter burn. To compare the effect of…Publication Date 1985-11-01
- crude protein
- Schizachyrium stoloniferum
- burning
- carbohydrates
- yields
- Florida
- cutting
- tillering
- in vitro digestibility
- range management
- rangelands
- grazing
- forage
- dry matter
- Library Collection RecordHand separation of live and dead material from clipped plots is tedious and relatively expensive. Live and dead plant materials are easily distinguished under a microscope and can be quickly…Publication Date 1986-01-01
- Sorghum halepense
- biomass determination
- estimates
- ratios
- sampling
- forage
- dry matter
- Library Collection RecordTwelve rumen-cannulated lambs (avg. wt. 40 kg), fed long-stem alfalfa or prairie hay in a crossover design (two, 15-day periods) were used to compare estimates of fecal output from a pulse dose of…Publication Date 1985-03-01
- lambs
- nutritive value
- forage
- feed intake
- Library Collection RecordKleingrass 75 and Verde kleingrass (Panicum coloratum L.), PI 217229 and PMT 4022 plains bristlegrass (Setaria macrostachya H.B.K.) Nees), and commercial green sprangletop (Leptochloa dubia (H.B.K…Publication Date 1985-07-01
- Leptochloa dubia
- setaria macrostachya
- Leptochloa
- seed production
- Panicum coloratum
- Colinus virginianus
- land restoration
- forage
- Library Collection RecordConventional digestibility trials with steers were conducted to evaluate relationships between actual forage intake and estimated forage intake using the total fecal collection procedure. Actual…Publication Date 1986-01-01
- feed composition tables
- feces collection
- volume determination
- digestibility trials
- steers
- in vitro digestibility
- forage
- feed intake
- Library Collection RecordRange forage yields obtained over a 50-year period at the Research Substation near Manyberries in southeastern Alberta were analyzed in relation to several climatic factors. The basic variables were…Publication Date 1986-03-01
- meteorological parameters
- northern Great Plains
- biological production
- Bouteloua
- history
- yields
- climatic zones
- range management
- forage
- Stipa
- Library Collection RecordAn experiment to evaluate 59 long-term leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) management alternatives with resulting forage production was established at 4 sites in North Dakota in 1980. The herbicides…Publication Date 1985-09-01
- Euphorbia esula
- grasslands
- herbicides
- weed control
- crop production
- forage
- North Dakota
- poisonous plants
- Library Collection RecordHerbage production and precipitation were determined at 13 locations in 483 ha of mixed grass range 1975-1979; production was determined at all locations 1982-1983, but precipitation was measured…Publication Date 1985-11-01
- biological production
- soil
- biomass determination
- soil types
- grasslands
- precipitation
- Wyoming
- rangelands
- forage
- Library Collection RecordCrested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn.) and Russian wildrye (Elymus junceus Fisch.) are used extensively as seeded pastures in the Prairie Provinces of Canada. Rangeland plowed in 1954…Publication Date 1985-09-01
- Psathyrostachys juncea
- grasslands
- soil fertility
- Agropyron cristatum
- Alberta
- crop yield
- prairie soils
- forage
- Library Collection RecordA representative cow-calf ranch operation in Elko County, Nev., was modeled using a linear programming procedure to determine effects of selected ranch resource differences on profitability of…Publication Date 1985-07-01
- Agropyron desertorum
- spring
- profitability
- range management
- Nevada
- rangelands
- forage
- Library Collection RecordTannins and other phenolics interfere with the interpretation of results from the detergent system of forage analysis. Leaves and apices from browse can contain up to 50% of their organic matter as…Publication Date 1986-01-01
- grasslands
- browse plants
- plant analysis
- botanical surveys
- phenolic content
- fiber content
- Kenya
- tannins
- forage
- Library Collection RecordNutrient and fiber content and in vitro digestible dry matter (IVDDM) were measured in mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus) and serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) samples collected during…Publication Date 1985-09-01
- Amelanchier alnifolia
- site factors
- fiber content
- rangelands
- nutritive value
- Cercocarpus montanus
- Colorado
- forage
- Library Collection Record
- socioeconomic environment
- forest grazing
- deforestation
- biodiversity
- Environmental policies
- sustainability
- Social indicators
- employment
- risk
- Pasture Improvement
- case studies
- multiple land use
- farming systems
- integration
- training
- Breeds (animals)
- small farms
- development projects
- palatability
- digestibility
- animal performance
- livestock
- Veterinary hygiene
- animal health
- rural communities
- Dairies
- product development
- Producer cooperatives
- species
- traditional medicines
- nematode control
- socioeconomic development
- Production Economics
- plant production
- development aid
- pest control
- Pests of animals
- livestock management
- land use
- feeding systems
- cattle
- animal production
- technological changes
- Morus
- forage
- nutritive value
- veterinary services
- Agricultural workers
- Farm helper services
- sheep
- Dairy industry
- Milk products
- Helminths
- Drug plants
- Library Collection RecordA 6-year study was conducted to evaluate the response of California annual range to triennial applications of sulfur only and sulfur plus nitrogen fertilizer. Range response was evaluated in terms of…Publication Date 1986-03-01
- seasonal growth
- sulfur fertilizers
- liveweight gain
- fertilizer application
- nitrogen fertilizers
- stocking rate
- beef production
- California
- crop yield
- rangelands
- grazing
- beef cattle
- forage
- Library Collection RecordA simple calculation is proposed for estimating carrying capacity of range sites based on seasonal forage quality and standing crop. The model estimates animal unit days a pasture can support.…Publication Date 1985-09-01
- models
- grassland improvement
- grazing experiments
- stocking rate
- beef production
- Oregon
- range management
- rangelands
- livestock
- forage
- Library Collection RecordThe bite count technique was used to estimate the botanical composition of cattle diets for deferred rotation and continuous grazing systems on seeded forest range previously clearcut of spruce and…Publication Date 1984-07-01
- British Columbia
- legumes
- diets
- cattle
- botanical composition
- grazing
- grasses
- forage
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