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Does variation in plant diversity and abundance influence browsing intensity in black rhinos?

Emanuel S. Sisya, Francis Moyo, Emanuel H. Martin, Linus K. Munishi

African Journal of Ecology > 61 > 3 > 606 - 616

Variations in forage availability, selection and preferences can lead to intense foraging competition and depletion of food consequently lowering diet quality and population performance of black rhino species. This study investigated seasonal variations in rhino diet, foraging, preference and browsing intensity and how this is influenced by plant diversity and availability in Mkomazi National Park...

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Knowledge co‐production with traditional herders on cattle grazing behaviour for better management of species‐rich grasslands

Zsolt Molnár, András Kelemen, Róbert Kun, János Máté, more

Journal of Applied Ecology > 57 > 9 > 1677 - 1687

The research gap between rangeland/livestock science and conservation biology/vegetation ecology has led to a lack of evidence needed for grazing‐related conservation management. Connecting scientific understanding with traditional ecological knowledge of local livestock keepers could help bridge this research and knowledge gap. We studied the grazing behaviour (plant selection and avoidance)...

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Effect of forage species and ensiling conditions on silage composition and quality and the feed choice behaviour of goats

Rebecca Scherer, Katrin Gerlach, Johannes Taubert, Stephanie Adolph, more

Grass and Forage Science > 74 > 2 > 297 - 313

The hypothesis was that forage species and ensiling conditions have an impact on the formation of biogenic amines and the feed choice of goats in short‐term preference trials. At ensiling, lucerne (Medicago sativa L., first cut), red clover (Trifolium pratense L., first cut) and Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam., second cut) were treated differently to obtain a range of fermentation qualities...

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Factors affecting forage selection by the endangered Eld's deer and hog deer in the floating meadows of Barak-Chindwin Basin of North-east India

Chongpi Tuboi, Syed Ainul Hussain

Mammalian Biology - Zeitschrift f�r S�ugetierkunde > 2016 > 81 > 1 > 53-60

Eld's deer (Rucervus eldii) and the hog deer (Axis porcinus) occur largely in the floodplains of major river basins in the Indo-Malayan region. Both are ‘Endangered’ and conservation dependent. To improve our understanding of habitat use by Eld's deer in its last remaining natural habitat in India, we examined the feeding habits of this species and the sympatric hog deer in the Keibul Lamjao National...

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Stocking Rate and Fuels Reduction Effects on Beef Cattle Diet Composition and Quality

Abe Clark, Tim DelCurto, Martin Vavra, Brian L. Dick

Rangeland Ecology & Management > 2013 > 66 > 6 > 714-720

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the influence of forest fuels reduction on diet quality, botanical composition, relative preference, and foraging efficiency of beef cattle grazing at different stocking rates. A split plot factorial design was used, with whole plots (3 ha) being fuel reduced or no treatment (control), and split plots (1 ha) within whole plots were grazed to three levels of...

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The food habits of goats on rangelands with different amounts of fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens) cover

M. Mellado, A. Rodríguez, E.A. Lozano, J. Dueñez, more

Journal of Arid Environments > 2012 > 84 > Complete > 91-96

Esophageally fistulated goats were released in a microphyll desert scrub habitat with 14.6% or 46.2% aerial cover of Atriplex canescens (induced by removal of all shrubs except A. canescens, with livestock grazing exclusion for 10 years) to determine the seasonal forage species selected by the goats. The shrub removal strongly influenced the goats’ feeding habits. The goats grazing the Atriplex-dominated...

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Forage Quality of Plant Species Consumed by Capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) in the Paraná River Delta, Argentina

María J. Corriale, Santiago M. Arias, Rubén D. Quintana

Rangeland Ecology & Management > 2011 > 64 > 3 > 257-263

The capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) is a selective herbivore that may show a preference for certain plant species. Such a preference is likely to be explained by the nutritional benefits hypothesis, stating that the nutritional value of species selected by capybaras is higher than that of avoided ones. Therefore, the objectives of this work are to evaluate the nutritional value of the plant species...

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Influence of livestock grazing on the capybara's trophic niche and forage preferences

R D Quintana

Acta Theriologica > 2002 > 47 > 2

Trophic niche parameters and forage preferences of capybara Hydrochaeris hydro- chaeris Linnaeus, 1766 were studied at three areas of east-central Argentina: Lower Delta Islands (LDI), only capybara present; Puerto Constanza (PC), capybara and cattle, and Villaguay (VI), capybara, cattle and sheep. Significant correlation was found in the annual botanical composition of capybara faeces at LDI and...

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Feed preference by Baladi goats

Applied Animal Behaviour Science > 1999 > 65 > 1 > 63-72

Sixteen female Baladi goats, eight adults (24 to 48 months) and eight juveniles (6 to 12 months) were used. The study examined diet preference of different forages as affected by kind of feed, preparation (chopping) and age of animal. Green fodders, i.e., clover (Trifolium alexandrinum), darawa (Zea mays) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) were preferred (P<0.01) to high quality roughages (clover hay)...

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Impacts of live canopy pruning on the chemical constituents of Douglas-fir vascular tissues: implications for black bear tree selection

Forest Ecology and Management > 1998 > 109 > 1-3 > 51-56

The impact of live canopy pruning on the carbohydrate and terpene content of vascular tissue was investigated in the lower bole of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii). Cambial zone vascular tissue samples were collected from pruned and unpruned trees in the lower bole and within the live canopy. Current year's radial growth was estimated from the mass of vascular tissue removed from the 800cm ...

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Preferences of Angora goats for eight selections of grasses used for reclamation of Great Basin rangelands

D. Ganskopp, L. Richman, D. Johnson, R. Angell, more

Small Ruminant Research > 1996 > 19 > 2 > 103-112

Mature Angora goats were pastured in plots supporting eight selections of grasses used for rangeland reclamation in the northern Great Basin. The objectives were to establish the relative preferences of goats for these forages at two stages of phenology (late-boot and dormant) and relate selective preferences to forage production and quality attributes. Numbers of each selection visited, total bites...

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Does variation in plant diversity and abundance influence browsing intensity in black rhinos?

Knowledge co‐production with traditional herders on cattle grazing behaviour for better management of species‐rich grasslands

Effect of forage species and ensiling conditions on silage composition and quality and the feed choice behaviour of goats

Factors affecting forage selection by the endangered Eld's deer and hog deer in the floating meadows of Barak-Chindwin Basin of North-east India

Stocking Rate and Fuels Reduction Effects on Beef Cattle Diet Composition and Quality

The food habits of goats on rangelands with different amounts of fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens) cover

Forage Quality of Plant Species Consumed by Capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) in the Paraná River Delta, Argentina

Influence of livestock grazing on the capybara's trophic niche and forage preferences

Feed preference by Baladi goats

Impacts of live canopy pruning on the chemical constituents of Douglas-fir vascular tissues: implications for black bear tree selection

Preferences of Angora goats for eight selections of grasses used for reclamation of Great Basin rangelands

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