Grazing preferences of cattle in regenerating aspen forest
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Authors: R. D. Fitzgerald, R. J. Hudson, and A. W. Bailey
Date: 1986
Journal: Journal of Range Management
Volume: 39
Number: 1
Pages: 13-18
Summary of Methods: Fitzgerald et al. evaluated the preferences of cattle for major plant species with regards to regenerating post-burned aspen (Populus tremuloides) forest. Cattle grazed forest more when grasses matured more toward the end of the growing season. Cattle preferred herbaceous species when present, and of shrub species, cattle preferred wild rose (Rosa spp.) and wild raspberry (Rubus strigosus) over aspen, but preferred aspen over snowberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis). Aspen was grazed more often late in the season.
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: grazing, cattle, preference, aspen, populus tremuloides
Annotation: Cattle were placed on the treatment paddocks either early or late in the growing seasons of 1979 and 1980. Each treatment was paddock was grazed either early or late, not both. Cattle were retained in the treatment paddocks until all edible material had been consumed or trampled. Grazing times were: 1979- early (July 5-17) and late (August 22 - September 1) and 1980- early(May 31-June 13) and late (August 15-23).
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