Grazing Deferment Effects on Forage Diet Quality and Ewe Performance Following Summer Rangeland Fire
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Grazing Deferment Effects on Forage Diet Quality and Ewe Performance Following Summer Rangeland Fire
Complete rest or grazing deferment is a general recommendation to encourage vegetative recovery following fire in the western United States. However, effects of grazing deferments on animal performance have not been determined. Prescribed fires were individually applied to nine separate, 1.5-ha pastures each year (2006 and 2007) for a total of 18 pastures. Grazing was deferred until spring (16 ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Rangeland Ecology & Management
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1550-7424
DOI: 10.2111/rem-d-09-00146.1