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Overview
Grazing animals need to be managed in order to accommodate desired results in terms of animal, plant, land and economic responses. Grazing Management, 2nd Edition integrates principles and management techniques that apply to all grazing lands and to all grazing animals. This comprehensive volume provides authoritative review on a wide range of relevant topics: animal nutrition and nutritional balance when fed on different sorts of grazing lands; seasonal variation and limits placed on ecosystems by grazing; the effects of grazing on grazing lands; the various sorts of grazing behaviors; selecting plants and managing grazing lands, as well as many other important topics bearing upon the methods, practises and procedures for properly managing grazing lands and animals.* Animal nutrition and nutritional balance when fed on different sorts of grazing lands
* Seasonal variation and limits placed on ecosystems by grazing
* The effects of grazing on grazing lands
* The various sorts of grazing behaviours
* Selecting plants and managing grazing lands
Audience: Faculty, researchers, graduate students, land managers, and extension services personnel responsible for grazing and rangeland management for both wild and domestic animals. Federal, state, and local departments of agriculture. Libraries at institutions with strong animal science, animal nutrition, land management, and land grant backgrounds. Grazing Management is recommended as both a textbook and as a reference manual. As a textbook, the prime audience is 4th & 5th year university students with a major in range science, animal science, big game management, or agronomy. As a reference manual, it will be utilized by extension and research personel, grazing land managers, innovative ranchers and farmers, agribusiness personnel and conservationists.
Synopsis
Cattle, sheep, and horses graze on native and seeded rangelands and several kinds of perennial pasture, as well as temporary and crop aftermath pasture. The Second Edition of Grazing Management integrates the concepts, principles, and management techniques that apply to all grazing lands and to all grazing animals. This comprehensive volume provides an authoritative review of a wide range of relevant topics: animal nutrition and nutritional balance when animals feed on different sorts of grazing lands; seasonal variation and limits placed on ecosystems by grazing; effects of grazing on grazing lands; various grazing behaviors; selecting plants and managing grazing lands; and many other important topics bearing upon the methods, practices, and procedures for properly managing grazing lands and animals. This book will be an important reference tool for animal scientists, land managers, range managers, and policy makers responsible for managing grazing animals.
Booknews
On the interaction between grazing animals and forage plants, especially the development of grazing plans for specific animals that incorporate the intensity, frequency, and seasonality of defoliation. Written as a text for courses in range/forage management and production, but also useful as a reference for those working in land management agencies and departments of agriculture. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)