Multi-paddock grazing on rangelands: why the perceptual dichotomy between research results and rancher experience?

R Teague, F Provenza, U Kreuter, T Steffens… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Maintaining or enhancing the productive capacity and resilience of rangeland ecosystems is
critical for the continued support of people who depend on them for their livelihoods …

[PDF][PDF] Short-duration grazing: the facts in 1999.

JL Holechek, H Gomes, F Molinar… - Rangelands …, 2000 - journals.uair.arizona.edu
S hort-duration grazing (also called rapid-rotation, time-controlled, Savory grazing, holistic
resource management) was conceived in Zimbabwe by Allan Savory in the 1960's and later …

[PDF][PDF] Grazing systems, pasture size, and cattle grazing behavior, distribution and gains.

RH Hart, J Bissio, MJ Samuel… - Rangeland Ecology & …, 1993 - journals.uair.arizona.edu
Reduced pasture size and distance to water may be responsible for the alleged benefits of
intensive time-controlled rotation grazing systems. We compared cattle gains, activity …

[PDF][PDF] Vegetation, cattle, and economic responses to grazing strategies and pressures.

WA Manley, RH Hart, MJ Samuel… - … /Journal of Range …, 1997 - journals.uair.arizona.edu
Rotation grazing strategies have been proposed to increase stocking capacity, improve
animal gains, and improve forage production and range condition. We compared continuous …

Paddock size and stocking density affect spatial heterogeneity of grazing

MK Barnes, BE Norton, M Maeno… - Rangeland ecology & …, 2008 - Elsevier
The claim that intensive rotational grazing (IRG) can sustain higher stocking rates can be
partially explained by more even spatial distribution of grazing such that livestock consume …

[HTML][HTML] Virtual herding for flexible livestock management–a review

DM Anderson, RE Estell, JL Holechek… - The Rangeland …, 2014 - CSIRO Publishing
Free-ranging livestock play a pivotal role globally in the conversion of plant tissue into
products and services that support man's many and changing lifestyles. With domestication …

[PDF][PDF] Benefits of multi-paddock grazing management on rangelands: limitations of experimental grazing research and knowledge gaps

R Teague, F Provenza, B Norton… - … , NY, USA: Nova …, 2008 - ndl.ethernet.edu.et
The benefits of multi-paddock rotational grazing on commercial livestock enterprises have
been evident for many years in many countries. Despite these observations and the results …

Effects of time-controlled grazing on runoff and sediment loss

G Sanjari, B Yu, H Ghadiri, CAA Ciesiolka… - Soil …, 2009 - CSIRO Publishing
The time-controlled rotational grazing (TC grazing) has become popular in Australia and
elsewhere in the world to provide graziers and ranchers with improved productivity over …

Grazing frequency and ecosystem processes in a northern mixed prairie, USA

ME Biondini, L Manske - Ecological Applications, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this study was to evaluate for a 6‐yr period the effects of a twice‐over
rotation grazing system (ROT) and a season‐long grazing system (SL), and compare these …

[PDF][PDF] Grazing strategies, stocking rates, and frequency and intensity of grazing on western wheatgrass and blue grama.

RH Hart, S Clapp, PS Test - Rangeland Ecology & …, 1993 - journals.uair.arizona.edu
Stocking rates and grazing strategies may alter botanical composition of rangeland
vegetation by altering frequency and intensity of defoliation of individual plant species. We …