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Soil carbon and nitrogen after eight years of rotational grazing in the Nebraska Sandhills meadows

Geoderma
Grassland provides many ecosystem services; therefore, sustainable management practices of grassland are crucial for maintaining and enhancing its ecosystem health and resilience.
Gandura O. Abagandura, Martha Mamo, Walter H. Schacht, Aaron Shropshire, Jerry D. Volesky   +4 more
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Multifunctions and contributions of grassland-based livestock systems in North-West Vietnam [PDF]

, 2019
In Northwest mountains of Vietnam, the smallholder livestock farms depend largely on natural pastures for animal feed. However, the management or improvement of grazing areas has not yet been recognized or regulated by local authorities.
Blanchard, Melanie, Ickowicz, Alexandre, Le Thi Thanh, Huyen   +2 more
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Production performance, nutrient use efficiency, and predicted enteric methane emissions in dairy cows under confinement or grazing management system. [PDF]

Transl Anim Sci, 2022
Brito AF, Almeida KV, Oliveira AS.
europepmc   +1 more source

Alpacas and Ecosystems Management [PDF]

Alpacas are a species that present physiological, anatomical, morphological and behavioural distinctive characteristics compared to other species used in animal production.
Charry, Al A., Kemp, David R., Lawrie, J.W.   +2 more
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Effectiveness of Conservation Measures Based on Assessment of Grazing Intensity in the Yellow River Source Region

Land
Functional zoning diversifies the management of grazing intensity within protected areas (PAs). However, the complexity makes it difficult to assess grazing intensity and thus understand the effectiveness of PAs in reducing grazing intensity.
Xiaoyang Hu, Zhaofeng Wang, Yili Zhang, Dianqing Gong, Linshan Liu, Kewei Li   +5 more
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An Exploration of Environmentally Sustainable Practices Associated with Alternative Grazing Management System Use for Horses, Ponies, Donkeys and Mules in the UK. [PDF]

Animals (Basel), 2022
Furtado T, King M, Perkins E, McGowan C, Chubbock S, Hannelly E, Rogers J, Pinchbeck G.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Proposition of an index of intensity of grass use [PDF]

, 2013
A. The widely used concept of intensity of grassland management can be defined according to the fertilization level and defoliation frequency for mown meadows or to the stocking rate for pastures.
Dumont, Bertrand, Huguenin-Elie, Olivier, Michel, N., Plantureux, Sylvain, Taugourdeau, Simon   +4 more
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Greater prairie‐chicken nest survival and changes in vegetation structure and composition with conservation grazing

Wildlife Society Bulletin
Conservation grazing is a management practice to maintain or restore prairie vegetation conditions. The application of conservation grazing in highly fragmented grasslands, such as Minnesota's tallgrass prairie, has received far less study than larger ...
Jamie R. Horton, Charlotte L. Roy, Jacob M. Haus, Brian J. Hiller   +3 more
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Dairy Sheep Grazing Management and Pasture Botanical Composition Affect Milk Macro and Micro Components: A Methodological Approach to Assess the Main Managerial Factors at Farm Level. [PDF]

Animals (Basel), 2022
Cabiddu A, Carrillo S, Contini S, Spada S, Acciaro M, Giovanetti V, Decandia M, Lucini L, Bertuzzi T, Gallo A, Salis L.   +10 more
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Social Dilemmas and Public Range Management: Results from the Nevada Ranch Survey [PDF]

Since the late 1960s, the Nevada ranch community has come under increasing pressure from environmental groups regarding their use of public lands for livestock grazing, thus increasing tension between ranchers and public land managers and potentially ...
Alison Eagle, G. Cornelis van Kooten, Roy Thomsen, Thomas Hobby   +3 more
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