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Medium-Term Effect of Livestock Grazing Intensities on the Vegetation Dynamics in Alpine Meadow Ecosystems

Land
The dynamics and plant composition of toxic weeds in alpine meadows are strongly influenced by management practices such as livestock grazing. Here, the effect of grazing management on vegetation and soil characteristics within an alpine meadow ecosystem
Bo Chen, Xujun Ma, Xiaolei Zhou, Xiaowei Zhang, Xuhu Wang, Zizhen Li, Xinyi Yang, Songsong Lu, Weibo Du   +8 more
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Monitoring Productivity of A UK Dairy System Aiming to Increase Soil Carbon, based on Diverse Swards and Incorporating Mob Grazing [PDF]

, 2013
There is interest in increasing soil organic matter (SOM), both to improve plant productivity, and augment carbon sequestration. One practice that may contribute to increasing SOM is a “mob grazing” approach.
Leach, Katharine, Richmond, Robert, Waterfield, William   +2 more
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Identification of possible cow grazing behaviour indicators for restricted grass availability in a pasture-based spring calving dairy system [PDF]

, 2018
peer-reviewedPrecision livestock farming uses biosensors to measure different parameters of individual animals to support farmers in the decision making process.
Geoghegan, Anne, Grant, Jim, Kennedy, Emer, Leso, Lorenzo, O'Brien, Bernadette, Schick, Matthias, Shalloo, Laurence, Umstatter, Christina, Werner, Jessica   +8 more
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Management affects nitrate leaching from organic farms [PDF]

, 2013
Management decisions significantly affect nitrate-N leaching (N-leaching) from comparable organic fields. The main concern is field management during autumn and themanagement of grass leys.
Askegaard, Margrethe, Eriksen, J.
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Long-term sheep grazing reduces fungal necromass carbon contribution to soil organic carbon in the desert steppe

Frontiers in Microbiology
Grazing has been shown to impact the soil environment and microbial necromass carbon (MNC), which in turn regulates soil organic carbon (SOC). However, the carbon sequestration potential of fungi and bacteria under different stocking rates remains ...
Tianqi Zhao, Tianqi Zhao, Naijing Lu, Naijing Lu, Jianying Guo, Xin Zhang, Jing Liu, Mengli Zhao   +7 more
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Reduction of slaughterhouse stress in beef cattle by facilitating animal tameness [PDF]

, 2011
The relationship between animals and humans is important for animal husbandry and welfare. Loosehousing and grazing systems with low management input often result in frail relationships between humans and animals.
Hillmann, Edna, Kreuzer, Michael, Leiber, Florian, Probst, Johanna K., Spengler Neff, Anet   +4 more
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Long-term effect of different management regimes on the survival and population structure of Gladiolus imbricatus in Estonian coastal meadows

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2019
Questions: How does the population structure of the threatened plant species Gladiolus imbricatus differ in the early and late stages of habitat restoration under different management regimes? What is the best management regime for the species? Location:
Marika Kose, Jaan Liira, Kadri Tali
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Bush encroachment control and risk management in semi-arid rangelands [PDF]

We study the role of bush encroachment control for a farmer’s income and income risk in a stochastic ecological-economic model of grazing management in semiarid rangelands.
Martin F. Quaas, Natalia Lukomska, Stefan Baumgärtner   +2 more
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Environmental impacts of grazed pastures [PDF]

, 2010
Large nitrogen (N) surplus and return of excreta-N in localised patches at high N rates in intensively grazed pasture systems markedly increases the risk of N losses to waterways and the atmosphere. Here are described the main routes of N input to grazed
Eriksen, J., Ledgard, S., Lou, J., Rasmussen, J., Schils, R.   +4 more
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Calibrating Agro-Hydrological Model under Grazing Activities and Its Challenges and Implications

Hydrology
Recently, the Agricultural Policy Extender (APEX) model was enhanced with a grazing module, and the modified grazing database, APEXgraze, recommends sustainable livestock farming practices.
Amanda M. Nelson, Mahesh L. Maskey, Brian K. Northup, Daniel N. Moriasi   +3 more
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