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Publication Date
1989
Location
Nice France
Description
Relationship of forage availability, animal growth, and reproduction have been studied in both humid "improved" pastures (Adje et al., 1980; Guerrero et al., 1984; Bransby et al., 1988) and semi-arid "native" rangelands (Hart, 1972, 1978) but no study has been reported in which the two ecosystems hav�� b��en compared in terms of these relationships. Forage ava1lab1hty 1s one of the primary variables that can be easily controlled by cattle producers and thus the relationship to performance and reproduction is of fundamental importance. The purpose of this experiment was to determine if the patterns of relationship between forage availability and animal performance or reproduction are similar for two divergent subtropical ecosystems: humid, "improved", intensively managed pastureland and semi-arid, "native", extensively managed rangeland.
Citation
Holloway, J W.; Rouquette, F M. Jr; Long, C R.; Owens, M K.; Warrington, B G.; Chamrad, A D.; Baker, J F.; and Forrest, D W., "Influence of Forage Availability on Growth and Reproduction of Brahman-Hereford (F-1) Females Grazing Humid Pastures and Semi-Arid Rangelands" (1989). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 36.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1989/session10/36)
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Influence of Forage Availability on Growth and Reproduction of Brahman-Hereford (F-1) Females Grazing Humid Pastures and Semi-Arid Rangelands
Nice France
Relationship of forage availability, animal growth, and reproduction have been studied in both humid "improved" pastures (Adje et al., 1980; Guerrero et al., 1984; Bransby et al., 1988) and semi-arid "native" rangelands (Hart, 1972, 1978) but no study has been reported in which the two ecosystems hav�� b��en compared in terms of these relationships. Forage ava1lab1hty 1s one of the primary variables that can be easily controlled by cattle producers and thus the relationship to performance and reproduction is of fundamental importance. The purpose of this experiment was to determine if the patterns of relationship between forage availability and animal performance or reproduction are similar for two divergent subtropical ecosystems: humid, "improved", intensively managed pastureland and semi-arid, "native", extensively managed rangeland.
