[HTML][HTML] Feed sorting in dairy cattle: Causes, consequences, and management
Dairy cattle commonly sort total mixed rations, a behavior that influences individual nutrient
intake and reduces the nutritive value of the ration left in the bunk across the day. Typical …
intake and reduces the nutritive value of the ration left in the bunk across the day. Typical …
[HTML][HTML] Animal board invited review: Grassland-based livestock farming and biodiversity
MD Fraser, HE Vallin, BP Roberts - animal, 2022 - Elsevier
Grasslands dominate land cover nationally and globally, and their composition, structure
and habitat value are strongly influenced by the actions of domestic and wild grazing …
and habitat value are strongly influenced by the actions of domestic and wild grazing …
[KİTAP][B] Adaptive herbivore ecology: from resources to populations in variable environments
RN Owen-Smith - 2002 - books.google.com
The adaptation of herbivore behavior to seasonal and locational variations in vegetation
quantity and quality is inadequately modelled by conventional methods. Norman Owen …
quantity and quality is inadequately modelled by conventional methods. Norman Owen …
Ungulate foraging strategies: energy maximizing or time minimizing?
CM Bergman, JM Fryxell, CC Gates… - Journal of Animal …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Summary 1 Many classical models of ungulate foraging are premised on energy
maximization, yet limited empirical evidence and untested currency assumptions make the …
maximization, yet limited empirical evidence and untested currency assumptions make the …
Distribution and abundance of small insects and arachnids in relation to structural heterogeneity of grazed, indigenous grasslands
1. The species composition and spatial distribution of small insects (Hemiptera, Coleoptera,
Lepidoptera) and arachnids (Araneae, Opiliones, and Pseudoscorpiones) were investigated …
Lepidoptera) and arachnids (Araneae, Opiliones, and Pseudoscorpiones) were investigated …
Prairie vegetation and soil nutrient responses to ungulate carcasses
EG Towne - Oecologia, 2000 - Springer
The impact of large ungulate carcasses on grassland dynamics was investigated by
monitoring vegetation and soil nutrients in 50-cm circular zones around the center of bison …
monitoring vegetation and soil nutrients in 50-cm circular zones around the center of bison …
Trading forage quality for quantity? Plant phenology and patch choice by Svalbard reindeer
Plant phenology of Luzula heathland plots in Spitsbergen (78° N) was manipulated by
adding or removing snow, which altered the time for plots (2 m× 2 m; n= 10) to become snow …
adding or removing snow, which altered the time for plots (2 m× 2 m; n= 10) to become snow …
Effects of grazing by horses and/or cattle on the diversity of coastal grasslands in western France
G Loucougaray, A Bonis, JB Bouzille - Biological conservation, 2004 - Elsevier
In the coastal grasslands of western France, extensive mixed grazing by cattle and horses
has been practised for many centuries. The vegetation of these old embanked grasslands …
has been practised for many centuries. The vegetation of these old embanked grasslands …
Analysis of the coexistence mechanisms for grasses and legumes in grazing systems
1 It is widely assumed that grass-legume associations offer a way to sustainable, low input
land use, with reduced environmental impact. However, a combination of both ecological …
land use, with reduced environmental impact. However, a combination of both ecological …
[HTML][HTML] Regenerative rotational grazing management of dairy sheep increases springtime grass production and topsoil carbon storage
Increased traditional dairy sheep production in the Basque Country of northern Spain could
substantially affect pasture soils. This type of agricultural land performs vital functions and …
substantially affect pasture soils. This type of agricultural land performs vital functions and …