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dc.contributor.authorBailey, Derek W.
dc.contributor.authorJensen, Delyn
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-05T07:10:39Z
dc.date.available2020-09-05T07:10:39Z
dc.date.issued2008-01-01
dc.identifier.citationBailey, D. W., & Jensen, D. (2008). Method of supplementation may affect cattle grazing patterns. Rangeland Ecology & Management, 61(1), 131-135.
dc.identifier.issn0022-409X
dc.identifier.doi10.2111/06-167.1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/642934
dc.description.abstractSupplement placement can be used to manipulate livestock grazing patterns. The objective of this case study was to compare the effect of low-moisture blocks (LMB) and range cake (barley-based cylindrical cubes, 2 cm in diameter, and 2 to 8 cm long) supplementation on cattle grazing patterns in Montana foothill rangeland. One group of nonlactating cows (n = 79) was fed cake 3 times per week (1.8 kg cow-1 feeding-1), and the other group (n = 81) had continuous access to LMB in separate pastures using a crossover design. Movement patterns of cows were recorded with global positioning system collars during four periods (2 wk period-1) during autumn. Range cake was fed on accessible areas, and LMB were placed in higher and steeper terrain. Intake of LMB averaged (mean +/- SE) 318 +/- 50 g d-1. Cows fed LMB (8.07 degrees +/- 0.20 degrees) were observed on steeper slopes (P = 0.08) than cows fed range cake (6.96 degrees +/- 0.19 degrees). Forage utilization decreased as slope increased to a greater degree when range cake was fed than when LMB was fed (P=0.001). Cows spent more time (P=0.05) within 100m of LMB (274 +/- 23 min d-1) than at range cake feeding sites (67 +/- 24 min d-1). Strategic placement of LMB on high, steep terrain appears to be a more practical and effective approach than traditional hand-feeding range cake on intermediate terrain to improve uniformity of cattle grazing on rugged rangeland. 
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSociety for Range Management
dc.relation.urlhttps://rangelands.org/
dc.rightsCopyright © Society for Range Management.
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
dc.subjectdistribution
dc.subjectlow-moisture blocks
dc.subjectrange cake
dc.subjectutilization
dc.titleMethod of Supplementation May Affect Cattle Grazing Patterns
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dc.typeArticle
dc.identifier.journalRangeland Ecology & Management
dc.description.collectioninformationThe Rangeland Ecology & Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information.
dc.eprint.versionFinal published version
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dc.source.volume61
dc.source.issue1
dc.source.beginpage131-135
refterms.dateFOA2020-09-05T07:10:40Z


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