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The ecological effects of grazing by the White Rhino (Ceratotherium simum simum) at a landscape scale [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
In this thesis I generated hypotheses concerning the top down effect of grazing ungulates on grass communities and fire behavior from work done within grazing exclosures in Hluhluwe iMfolozi Park.
Waldram, Matthew
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Inference of the Activity Timeline of Cattle Foraging on a Mediterranean Woodland Using GPS and Pedometry

open access: yesSensors, 2010
The advent of the Global Positioning System (GPS) has transformed our ability to track livestock on rangelands. However, GPS data use would be greatly enhanced if we could also infer the activity timeline of an animal.
Yehuda Yehuda   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Informal Institutions and Herders’ Grazing Intensity Reduction Behavior: Evidence from Pastoral Areas in China

open access: yesLand, 2022
Overgrazing is the key factor that has exacerbated grassland degradation in China’s pastoral regions. Herder’s grazing-based livestock production behavior becomes important to grassland conservation. Several formal environmental institutions and policies
Lijia Wang   +3 more
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Effect of daily movement of dairy cattle to fresh grass in morning or afternoon on intake, grazing behaviour, rumen fermentation and milk production [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Twenty Holstein cows were split into two equal groups to test the effect of daily move to a previously ungrazed strip after morning milking (MA) or afternoon milking (AA) on herbage intake, grazing behaviour, rumen characteristics and milk production ...
Dijkstra, J.   +2 more
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Video recording and vegetation classification elucidate sheep foraging ecology in species‐rich grassland

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2021
Factors influencing grazing behavior in species‐rich grasslands have been little studied. Methodologies have mostly had a primary focus on grasslands with lower floristic diversity.
Stephen J. G. Hall   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

How does grazing pressure affect feed intake and behavior of livestock in a meadow steppe in northern China and their coupling relationship

open access: yes, 2023
Livestock feeding behavior and intake play a crucial role in influencing grassland health and productivity. A comprehensive investigation into livestock feeding behavior and intake can effectively elucidate the interactions and impacts of livestock and ...
Zhang, C.   +12 more
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Animal behavior and pasture depletion in a pasture-based automatic milking system

open access: yesAnimal, 2014
In pasture-based automatic milking systems (AMS), feed is the main incentive that can be managed to encourage reliable and consistent voluntary and distributed cow traffic.
N.A. Lyons   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Harry Stobbs Memorial Lecture: Can grazing behavior support innovations in grassland management?

open access: yesTropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales, 2013
Grazing is a fundamental process affecting grassland ecosystem dynamics and functioning. Its behavioral components comprise how animals search for feed, and gather and process plant tissues in different spatio-temporal scales of the grazing process ...
Paulo César de Faccio Carvalho
doaj   +1 more source

The Effect of Grazing Intensity and Sward Heterogeneity on the Movement Behavior of Suckler Cows on Semi-natural Grassland

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
Extensively grazed semi-natural grasslands contribute to a wide range of ecosystem services, including the preservation of biodiversity and provision of livestock feed.
Dina Hamidi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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