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Grazing management
Title:
Grazing management
Author:
Vallentine, John F.
ISBN:
9780127100012
9780323139663
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
San Diego : Academic Press, ©1990.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (x, 533 pages) : illustrations
Contents:
Introduction to grazing -- Grazing effects on plants and soil -- Spatial patterns in grazing -- Manipulating grazing distribution -- Grazing and Herbivore nutrition -- Grazing activities and behavior -- Plant selection in grazing -- Kind and mix of grazing animals -- Grazing animal intake and equivalence -- Grazing capacity inventory -- Grazing intensity -- Grazing seasons -- Grazing systems, Part I -- Grazing systems, Part II -- Appendix -- Terminology -- Literature cited -- Index of plants -- Subject index.
Abstract:
Introduction to Grazing. Grazing Effects on Plants and Soils. Spatial Patterns in Grazing. Manipulation Grazing Distribution. Grazing and Herbivore Nutrition. Grazing Activities and Behavior. Plant Selection in Grazing. Kind and Mix of Grazing Animals. Grazing Animal Intake and Equivalence. Grazing Capacity Inventory. Grazing Intensity. Grazing Seasons. Grazing Systems. Part I. Grazing Systems. Part II. Appendix. Terminology. Literature Cited. Index of Plants. Subject Index. Key Features * Comparison of types of grazing land with grazing animals. * Evaluation of productivity of forage plants under different grazing regimes. * Examination of specialized grazing systems * Development of inventories of grazing resources * Determination of nutritive quality of various forages * Sustainability of forage plant vigor and productivity.
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Electronic Access:
ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780127100005Available:*
Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SF85 .V35 1990 | 1182656-1001 | Elsevier E-Book Collections | Searching... |
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