Developing methods to provide high quality forage through most of the year is important for cattle operations. The purpose this study was determine management options offset summer “slump” with fescue. Four grass pasture treatments (10 pastures total; 4 acres each) were used in a completely randomized design and stocked growing heifers (n = 49; initial wt 461 ± 65 lb). Pasture consisted novel f...

This paper reviews current knowledge of the social behavior of grazing beef cattle and discusses how that knowledge can be applied to rangeland cattle management. Cattle herds are composed of social subgroups that influence grazing distribution on rangeland. Grazing distribution is, in part, a learned response; therefore, management strategies that alter the social composition and structure of ...

Clinical features and pathological and mycological findings in a field outbreak of intoxication in dairy cattle grazing kikuyu grass are reported. The outbreak followed invasion of the grass by the army worm (Spodoptera exempta). Clinical signs included drooling of saliva, depression, apparent inco-ordination, sunken eyes, ruminal distension and atony, recumbency, moderate diarrhoea and "sham d...

Information on the physiological ecology of grass-dominant pastures has made a substantial contribution to the development of practices that optimise the amount of feed harvested by grazing animals in temperate livestock systems. However, the contribution of ecophysiology is often under-stated, and the need for further research in this field is sometimes questioned. The challenge for ecophysiol...

Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) is the most commonly used cultivated grass in the United States to feed beef cattle. Tall fescue is a cool-season perennial grass that many cattle producers ‘can’t live with, but can’t live without’ because of its hardiness and good forage yields, but adverse effects on cattle well-being and yields. The history of this forage and its effects on animal p...

This article presents the results of clinical and laboratory studies on examination sooty Karakul sheep. farming is one main branches animal husbandry, today some 6 million sheep are raised in desert semi-desert pastures Republic. The productivity most rangelands these areas low, this figure largely dependent atmospheric precipitation. In addition, global problem warming causing a sharp drop Pa...

English wood pastures have become a target for ecological restoration, including the restoration of pollarded trees and grazing animals, although pigs have not been frequently incorporated into wood pasture restoration schemes. Because wood pastures are cultural landscapes, created through the interaction of natural processes and human practices, a historical perspective on wood pasture managem...

The uti l ization of minerals in orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.) fertilized with kieserite (2,240 kg/ha) was examined in spring with lactating beef cows and wether lambs. Kieserite increased the concentration of Mg in vegetative herbage from .22 to .29% (P<.01) and of S from .20 to .29% (P<.01), with little effect on other minerals. Fert i l ization also increased (P<.01) apparent absorpti...

Rotational grazing studies have produced mixed results related to animal performance (weight gain), which has contributed producer uncertainty regarding management decisions. To enhance decision-support for producers, we improved algorithms in the Agricultural Policy/Environmental eXtender (APEX) model better represent cattle weight gain real-world rangeland conditions under two strategies. Sim...