Pastor.i: a smartphone application to facilitate grazing management [PDF]
, 2018 Grazing in extensive beef farming systems is often manage in an empirical way based on past experience and on the visual appreciation of animal behavior and forage potential. Records of entrances and exits of the animals in the paddocks are rare. However,
Cancela d'Abreu, Manuel +4 more
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A PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS OF DAIRY FEEDING SYSTEMS IN THE NORTHEAST [PDF]
This study analyzes the use and profitability of three distinct feeding systems; confinement feeding, traditional grazing, and management-intensive grazing from a randomly selected sample of northeastern dairy farms.
Hanson, Gregory D. +2 more
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Impact of forest management regimes on ligneous regeneration in the Sudanian savanna of Burkina Faso [PDF]
, 2007 Annual early fire, selective tree cutting and grazing exclusion are currently used to manage the State forests of the Sudanian savanna of Burkina Faso, West Africa. Such prescriptions, however, are not based on experimental evidence.
Zida, Didier
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Proceedings of the New Zealand Grassland Association, 1989 Recent assessments of the relative importance of stocking rate. stocking policy and grazing management on the output from pastoral systems are used as a starting point to argue the need for objective pasture assessments to aid control of livestock enterprises to meet production targets. Variations in stocking rates, stocking policy and other management
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, 1963 Cooperating with the United States Department of AgricultureIntroduction -- Outlook -- History -- Facilities -- Organization -- Financing -- Report of progress -- Fertilizers -- Dairying -- Grazing -- Forages -- Irrigation -- Cereals -- Weed control ...
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Human Impacts on Forest Biodiversity in Protected Walnut-Fruit Forests in Kyrgyzstan [PDF]
, 2014 We used a spatially explicit model of forest dynamics, supported by empirical field data and socioeconomic data, to examine the impacts of human disturbances on a protected forest landscape in Kyrgyzstan.
Abdymomunov R. A. +47 more
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Ecological benefits of strategically applied livestock grazing in sagebrush communities
EcosphereThere are concerns about the negative consequences of non‐native livestock grazing of sagebrush communities, especially since these communities are experiencing unpreceded threats from invasive annual grasses, altered fire regimes, and climate change ...
Kirk W. Davies +4 more
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Estimating the economic implications for grazing properties in the Mackay Whitsunday catchments of practice changes to more sustainable landscapes [PDF]
In the Mackay Whitsunday region, the dominant grazing based operations are small intensive systems that heavily utilise soil, nutrient and chemical management practices.
East, Miriam
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Cattle management practices and milk production on mixed smallholder organic pineapple farms in Central Uganda [PDF]
, 2006 A longitudinal study to assess animal management practices and milk production was conducted for a period of 12 months on 30 smallholder farms keeping dairy cattle and certified organic pineapple production in Luwero and Kayunga districts, based on ...
Kabi, Fred +4 more
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Perspectives on conservation grazing: The need for monitoring and communication
Ecological Solutions and EvidenceConservation grazing is widely used to manage open ecosystems, but inconsistent definitions and inadequate reporting of grazing patterns hinder effective communication among researchers, practitioners and policymakers, limiting the understanding and ...
Jonathan Millett +9 more
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