Grazing management plays an important role in the continuous and economicutilization of pastures. Proper grazing management is a main factor for the accumulation ofplant litter which reduces soil erosion and increase the soil permeability to keep moremoisture in the soil. In current study, the effect of three different grazing intensities (low,moderate and high) along with the grazing gradient ...

Short-term grazing behavior variables are sensitive to the canopy structure and have an impact on daily forage intake. This study evaluated effect of pre- post-grazing heights harvesting process at a patch scale in mixture Brachiaria brizantha (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Stapf. syn. Urochloa R.D. Webster cv. Marandu (palisade grass) Arachis pintoi Krapov. & W.C. Greg. Belomonte (forage peanut). Treat...

This is a draft review for consultation. Additional work is in progress. Please do not quote this document or any part therein without prior consent of the authors. 2 COVER SHEET Title How does the impact of grazing on heathland compare with other management methods? Systematic review N o. 14 Date draft protocol published on website Date final protocol published on website Date draft review pub...

We monitored pasture biomass on 20 permanent plots over 35 years to gauge the reliability of rainfall and NDVI as proxy measures of forage shortfalls in a savannah ecosystem. Both proxies are reliable indicators of pasture biomass at the onset of dry periods but fail to predict shortfalls in prolonged dry spells. In contrast, grazing pressure predicts pasture deficits with a high degree of accu...

Many biodiversity experiments have demonstrated that plant diversity can stabilize productivity in experimental grasslands. However, less is known about how diversity-stability relationships are mediated by grazing. Grazing is known for causing species losses, but its effects on plant functional groups (PFGs) composition and species asynchrony, which are closely correlated with ecosystem stabil...

Changes in commodity pricing and environmental concerns are changing animal agriculture throughout the United States. Adopting multispecies grazing as an alternative production system could result in improved forage utilization, increased animal performance, and reduced production costs, and thereby improve the financial stability of livestock operations. This study focused on the Silver Spur R...