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May 8, 2023 · A team of researchers at the USDA's Agricultural Research Service is completing a 10-year study on how grazing practices used in these two systems affect cattle foraging behavior, diet quality, and yearly weight gain in semi-arid, extensive rangelands.
Jul 22, 2024 · Beef cattle which graze pasture to a residual of 5-6cm in all rotations – except the first and last of the season – are likely to gain more weight than those forced to take covers down...
- Debbie James
May 8, 2023 · A team of researchers at the USDA's Agricultural Research Service is completing a 10-year study on how grazing practices used in these two systems affect cattle foraging behavior, diet quality, and yearly weight gain in semi-arid, extensive rangelands.
Mar 1, 2020 · Overall, the results indicate that it is possible to achieve acceptable weight gains for cattle grazing coniferous forest by finding breeds suitable for these extensive areas and stocking at moderate densities.
- Morten Tofastrud, Anna Hessle, Yngve Rekdal, Barbara Zimmermann
- 2020
A team of researchers at the USDA's Agricultural Research Service is completing a 10-year study on how grazing practices used in these two systems affect cattle foraging behavior, diet quality,...
Dec 15, 2021 · By fusing multiple images over a period of time, scientists were able to monitor how forage quality changes over space and time in rangelands within the shortgrass steppe, and how this relates to the weight gain of free-ranging cattle throughout the summer grazing season.
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May 8, 2023 · Foraging Behavior Explains Why Season-Long Grazing Results in 14% Higher Weight Gains. The first five years of data showed that the rotationally managed cattle gained, on average, 14 percent less weight than cattle in the season-long management system.
