Comparison of Season-Long Grazing Applied Annually and a 2-Year Rotation of Intensive Early Stocking Plus Late-Season Grazing and Season-Long Grazing

Songbird response to rest-rotation and season-long cattle grazing in a grassland sagebrush ecosystem.

Grazing on natural rangelands, which are areas dominated by native vegetation that are used for livestock grazing, can achieve desired vegetation outcomes, preserve native habitat, and economically benefit multiple stakeholders. It is a powerful tool that can be manipulated to reduce wildlife declines and benefit ecosystems. However, the benefits of conservation grazing systems on many wildlife...

Evaluation of hay-type and grazing-tolerant alfalfa cultivars in season-long or complementary rotational stocking systems for beef cows.

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) persistence and forage and cow-calf production were evaluated on pastures containing smooth bromegrass with or without grazing-tolerant or hay-type alfalfa cultivars rotationally stocked in either a season-long or complementary system. In 1997, six 2.02-ha pastures were seeded with smooth bromegrass, a mixture of a grazing-tolerant alfalfa (Amerigraze variety) and s...

Effects of Season and Stage of Rotation Cycle on Hydrologic Condition of Rangeland Under Intensive Rotation Grazing

Infdtration rate and sediment production were measured over a 2-year period on an intensive rotationally grazed pasture. Measurements were taken prior to the movement of livestock onto the pasture, soon after their removal, and approximately midway through the subsequent rest period of each rotation through the system. Midgrass-dominated interspaces were characterized by significantly higher ht...

Season-long Grazing Intensity and Parasite Load in Yearling Steers in the Northern Great Plains

Parasites in young grazing animals can compromise performance due to parasitic gastroenteritis and/or competition for nutrients. Parasite loads are influenced by cattle exposure to plant bases and time spent in pasture. Fecal-oral parasite transmission can increase through time as plant defoliation exposes the base of the plant, where parasites accumulate. Grazing management is an important com...

Performance and Economics of Yearlings Developed with Intensive Winter Management, and Partial Season Grazing