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Why Range Forage Quality Changes
(1999-02-15)
Range plants vary in nutritional quality. Forage quality is determined by the plant part eaten, plant age, season, soils and range sites, stocking rates, and other factors. Periods of high animal nutritional demand must ...
What Range Herbivores Eat -- and Why
(1999-02-15)
Different range animals have different diets. Some eat grass, some eat browse (leaves from woody plants) and forbs (wildflowers, weeds, etc.), and some eat all three. The differences in their diets allow many types of ...
Understanding Forage Intake in Range Animals
(1999-02-08)
Forage intake is as important as forage quality. This publication explains the factors affecting forage intake. Available in Spanish as E-100S.
Rangeland Risk Management for Texans: Managing Climatic and Financial Risk with Grazing
(2002-03-04)
Both climatic and financial risks can be reduced through proper grazing management. The effects of grazing, the importance of animal numbers, and the principle of rest and graze are detailed here, along with strategies for ...
Stocking Rate: The Key Grazing Management Decision
(2001-07-19)
Stocking rate is the most important grazing management decision a rancher makes. This publication covers all the factors involved in determining an appropriate stocking rate, including rainfall and forage production, range ...
What We Know About Coyotillo
(2000-05-16)
Coyotillo is a toxic plant that has poisoned people, cattle, sheep, goats, guinea pigs, horses, swine and chickens. This publication describes the plant, lists symptoms of livestock poisoning and discusses preventive measures.
Using Livestock to Manage Wildlife Habitat
(2003-06-19)
Livestock grazing can be an effective tool in managing wildlife habitat. This publication explains how grazing affects various wildlife species such as white-tailed deer, bobwhite quail and turkeys, and how to select the ...
Understanding Forage Intake in Range Animals (Spanish)
(2001-09-10)
Forage intake is as important as forage quality. This publication explains the factors affecting forage intake. Available in English as L-5152.
Rangeland Risk Management for Texans: Patch Grazing and Sustainable Rangeland Production
(2002-10-28)
Grazing distribution is a major concern to livestock producers. This publication addresses uneven grazing patterns in livestock and recommends ways to overcome such behaviors.
Rangeland Risk Management for Texans: Forage Quality and Quantity
(2000-11-01)
This publication focuses on ways of recognizing and correcting problems with both forage quality and forage quantity. Both are important, and both can be the reason for poor animal performance.