Optimising sward structure and herbage yield for the performance of dairy cows at pasture. [PDF]
, 1999 End of Project ReportsThe basic unit of intake is the bite. The total daily intake of grazed grass is determined by the number of bites taken and the weight of the average bite.
I. A. Casey, Avril V. Brereton
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The Impact of Tourist Traffic on the Condition and Cell Structures of Alpine Swards [PDF]
Remote Sensing, 2018 This research focuses on the effect of trampling on vegetation in high-mountain ecosystems through the electromagnetic spectrum’s interaction with plant pigments, cell structure, water content and other substances that have a direct impact on leaf properties.
Marlena Kycko +4 more
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Sward lifting in compacted grassland: effects on soil structure, grass rooting and productivity
Soil and Tillage Research, 2018 Abstract Soil compaction can impair the productivity of permanent grassland. A way to ameliorate compaction in the topsoil (0–30 cm), without destroying the sward, is soil loosening by sward lifting. To explore the potential of this form of non-inversion tillage, we applied this treatment once, either in spring or in autumn, to a moderately compacted
H.C. de Boer +2 more
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Cropping systems for spring and winter cereals under simulated pasture: Sward structure [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 1993 The feasibility of using mixtures of spring-planted spring and winter cereals for pasture in central and southern Alberta was demonstrated previously. In the current study cropping system treatments consisting of: spring cereal monocrops (SMC), either oats (Avenu sativa L.) or barley (Hordeum vulgare L.); winter cereal monocrops (WMC), either winter ...
V. S. Baron +4 more
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Sward structure and nutritive value of tanzania guineagrass subjected to rotational stocking managements [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2009 The objective of this work was to evaluate the sward structure and nutritive value of Panicum maximum Jacq. cv. Tanzânia subjected to rotational stocking managements characterised by a common pre-grazing condition of 95% canopy light interception (LI) and two post-grazing residues, 25 and 50 cm.
Gelson dos Santos Difante +5 more
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Effects of sward structure upon herbage intake by grazing dairy cows [PDF]
Annales de Zootechnie, 1995 Laura Astigarraga, JL Peyraud
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Effects of Daily Herbage Allowance on Sward Structure, Herbage Intake and Milk Production by Dairy Cows Grazing a Pure Perennial Ryegrass Sward [PDF]
Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2001 T. H. Kim, Ki‐Seok An, Woo‐Jin Jung
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Characterization of grazing behaviour microstructure using point-of-view cameras
PLoS ONE, 2022 Grazing patterns, intake structure, and diet selection are dynamic responses to animals’ feeding environment. This study uses video sequences from animal-borne cameras to capture time- and scale-dependent grazing behaviour variables related to sward ...
Elvira Sales-Baptista +5 more
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Animals, 2021 We assessed the effects of high-intensity and low-frequency (HILF) vs. low-intensity and high-frequency (LIHF) grazing on herbage production and performance of beef cattle grazing sorghum pastures.
Thales Baggio Portugal +9 more
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Relationship between Temperate Grass Sward Characteristics and the Grazing Behavior of Dairy Heifers
Agronomy, 2022 Sward architecture mediates ruminant grazing behavior in temperate grazing lands. Temperate grasses differ in their sward structure, which may influence the grazing behavior of cattle.
Kathy J. Soder +3 more
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