Herbage dynamics of tallgrass prairie under short duration grazing
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Authors: J. E. Brummer, R. L. Gillen, and F. T. McCollum
Date: 1988
Journal: Journal of Range Management
Volume: 41
Number: 3
Pages: 264-266
Summary of Methods: In this Oklahoma study, Brummer et al. found that grazing schedule had limited and inconsistent effects on short-term herbage dynamics of tallgrass prairie. Average seasonal standing crop increased from 4-cycle to 2-cycle grazing at the light stocking rate, but did not respond to grazing schedule at the heavy stocking rate. Favorable growing conditions resulted in light forage utilization, which averaged 30% over all treatments. Total herbage disappearance and herbage disappearance per animal-unit-day were significantly higher than 4-cycle grazing at the heavier stocking rate than under all other treatments.
Article Summary / Main Points: None
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Agrovoc Control Words: Riparian zones Rangelands Wildlife
Article Review Type: Refereed
Article Type: Experimental Research
Keywords: herbage accumulation, herbage disappearance, rotation grazing, stocking rate
Annotation: Grazing schedule treatments were based on the number of complete grazing cycles (2,3,or 4) in an 8 pasture rotation that could be completed during a 152-day spring-summer grazing season.
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