Grazing Management

2. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-0-12-710001-2
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 659 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 1010 g

Grazing animals need to be managed in order to accommodate desired results in terms of animal, plant, land and economic responses. Grazing Management, Second 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.

Zielgruppe

Researchers, postgraduates and land managers responsible for grazing and rangeland management for both wild and domestic animals. Government departments of agriculture.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vallentine, John F.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau Nutzpflanzen: Biologie, Genetik, Pflanzenzüchtung
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Tierhaltung
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Primärer Sektor Agrarökonomie, Ernährungswirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction to GrazingGrazing Herbivore NutritionAnimal Nutritional BalanceGrazing Seasons and Seasonal BalanceGrazing Effects on Plants and SoilGrazing Activities/BehaviorSpatial Patterns in GrazingPlant Selection in GrazingKind and Mix of Grazing AnimalsGrazing Animal Intake and EquivalenceGrazing Capacity InventoryGrazing IntensityGrazing MethodsGrazing SystemsGrazing as an Environmental Tool