A Durable Livestock Exclosure for Herbage Production and Utilization Sampling

The utilization of herbage protein by animals.

CONFERENCE PRO,CEEDINGS '952 recently the work of Legg, Curnow & Simpson (1950) has focused attention on the oestrogens in grass which they show tend to be higher in spring grass. Then again there is the marked laxative effect of young grass, particularly for cattle that have just been turned out, a factor which markedly affects its value at that time. Finally, we have troubles such as blowing ...

Assessment of Feed Resources Utilization for Livestock Production by Agro-Pastoralists in Tafa Local Government Area of Nigeria

Feed resources availability at cheap and affordable prices for livestock consumption are major factors determining capability of livestock production to supply products for increasing urban and cities consumers in Nigeria. To take advantages of the high demand in urban areas, livestock producers on extensive pastoralism are moving closer to cities and urban communities such as Abuja the Nigeria...

Alfalfa Utilization by Livestock

Gerald E. Higginbotham Farm Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension, Fresno, CA Carolyn L. Stull Extension Specialist, University of California School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis Nyles G. Peterson Farm Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension, Riverside, CA Anne V. Rodiek Professor, California State University, Fresno Barbara A. Reed Farm Advisor, University of ...

Production Capacity for Durable Goods

Riparian livestock exclosure research in the western United States: a critique and some recommendations.

Over the last three decades, livestock exclosure research has emerged as a preferred method to evaluate the ecology of riparian ecosystems and their susceptibility to livestock impacts. This research has addressed the effects of livestock exclusion on many characteristics of riparian ecosystems, including vegetation, aquatic and terrestrial animals, and geomorphology. This paper reviews, critiq...