Intelligent perception-based cattle lameness detection and behaviour recognition: A review

Y Qiao, H Kong, C Clark, S Lomax, D Su, S Eiffert… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cattle lameness detection as well as behaviour recognition are the two
main objectives in the applications of precision livestock farming (PLF). Over the last five …

Adaptive, multipaddock rotational grazing management: a ranch-scale assessment of effects on vegetation and livestock performance in semiarid rangeland

DJ Augustine, JD Derner… - Rangeland Ecology & …, 2020 - Elsevier
A comprehensive understanding of multipaddock, rotational grazing management on
rangelands has been slow to develop, and the contribution of adaptive management (Briske …

Structure and functioning of wild and agricultural grazing ecosystems: A comparative review

GS Kleppel, DA Frank - Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022 - frontiersin.org
For more than 10 million years, large, herd forming ruminants have thrived as parts of
sustainable grazing ecosystems. Conversely, since their domestication 8,000–11,000 years …

Grazing allometry: anatomy, movement, and foraging behavior of three cattle breeds of different productivity

CM Pauler, J Isselstein, J Berard… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Modern breeding has formed a multitude of cattle breeds ranging from undemanding, low-
productive breeds to high-productive, specialized dairy, or beef cattle. The choice of breed …

Adaptive multi-paddock grazing increases soil nutrient availability and bacteria to fungi ratio in grassland soils

U Khatri-Chhetri, KA Thompson, SA Quideau… - Applied Soil …, 2022 - Elsevier
Grasslands are used extensively for grazing livestock, and variation in grazing management
may affect the soil microbial community and ecosystem functions, such as nutrient cycling, in …

GPS tracking to monitor the spatiotemporal dynamics of cattle behavior and their relationship with feces distribution

JA Hassan-Vásquez, F Maroto-Molina… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The environmental impact of livestock production is an important concern
of modern societies. In the case of grazing cattle, the accumulation of feces in some areas …

Patch-burn management changes grazing behavior of cattle in humid subtropical grasslands

RK Boughton, BW Smith, EH Boughton… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2024 - Elsevier
Humid, subtropical grazing lands utilized for cattle production are significant
agroecosystems that are important for economic production, global food security, and …

[HTML][HTML] A holistic view of Holistic Management: What do farm-scale, carbon, and social studies tell us?

HJ Hawkins, ZS Venter, MD Cramer - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Holistic Management (HM) is claimed to increase production of plants and animals while
also increasing soil organic carbon under all conditions in all habitats. Peer-review literature …

A comparison of low‐cost behavioral observation software applications for handheld computers and recommendations for use

A van der Marel, CL O'Connell, S Prasher… - Ethology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In the field of animal behavior and behavioral ecology, many standardized methods to
observe animal behavior were established in the last decades. While the protocols …

Evaluating several vegetation indices derived from Sentinel-2 imagery for quantifying localized overgrazing in a semi-arid region of South Africa

CJ Harmse, H Gerber, A Van Niekerk - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Rangeland monitoring aims to determine whether grazing management strategies meet the
goals of sustainable resource utilization. The development of sustainable grazing …