Complementary Grazing Systems for the Northern Great Plains

Drivers and Feedbacks of the Fire-grazing Interaction in the Northern Great Plains

Short communication Soil response to long-term grazing in the northern Great Plains of North America

Grazing management affects ecosystem function through impacts on soil condition. We investigated the effects of long-term (over 70 years) grazing on soil properties and nitrous oxide (N2O) emission within a moderately grazed native vegetation pasture (MGP), heavily grazed native vegetation pasture (HGP), and a fertilized crested wheatgrass (Agropyron desertorum (Fisch. ex. Link) Schult.) pastur...

Grazing improves C and N cycling in the Northern Great Plains: a meta-analysis

Grazing potentially alters grassland ecosystem carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) storage and cycles, however, the overall direction and magnitude of such alterations are poorly understood on the Northern Great Plains (NGP). By synthesizing data from multiple studies on grazed NGP ecosystems, we quantified the response of 30 variables to C and N pools and fluxes to grazing using a comprehensive meta-a...

Vegetation response to seven grazing treatments in the Northern Great Plains

Grazing systems may alter botanical composition and productivity of grasslands through differential use in time, space, or intensity. Seven simulated grazing treatments were applied six years in eastern Montana, USA to determine effects on plant community composition and standing crop. Treatments were moderate stocking (28.8 AUD ha 1 year ) of cattle using 3-pasture summer rotation, season-long...

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...