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dc.contributor.authorGoulart, Ricardo C. D.
dc.contributor.authorCorsi, Moacyr
dc.contributor.authorBailey, Derek W.
dc.contributor.authorZocchi, Silvio S.
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-05T07:14:10Z
dc.date.available2020-09-05T07:14:10Z
dc.date.issued2008-11-01
dc.identifier.citationGoulart, R. C., Corsi, M., Bailey, D. W., & Zocchi, S. S. (2008). Cattle grazing distribution and efficacy of strategic mineral mix placement in tropical Brazilian pastures. Rangeland Ecology & Management, 61(6), 656-660.
dc.identifier.issn0022-409X
dc.identifier.doi10.2111/08-137.1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/642996
dc.description.abstractA study was conducted in Brazil to identify factors affecting grazing distribution of yearling Nelore cross heifers and to evaluate the efficacy of placement of a salt-mineral mix away from water to improve uniformity of grazing. Two pastures (25 ha and 42 ha) were evaluated for four 15-d sessions. Mineral mix was placed 590 m to 780 m from water during two sessions and at water for two sessions. Stubble heights were measured at the beginning and end of each session in 1-ha subunits of each pasture. Cattle locations were recorded on day 13 and 14 of each session by horseback observers. Heifers avoided areas with a preponderance of forbs and taller grass (P < 0.001). For the first 15 days of the study cattle avoided subunits farther from water. Thereafter, horizontal distance from water had no affect on grazing use (P > 0.10). Stubble height reduction was more uniform (P < 0.05) when the mineral mix was at water compared to away from water. In contrast, heifers spent less time farther from water when mineral mix was placed at water (P = 0.02) based on visual observations. Strategic placement of a salt-mineral mix away from water does not appear to be a reliable tool to improve cattle grazing distribution in humid tropical pastures from 25 ha to 45 ha in size. 
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSociety for Range Management
dc.relation.urlhttps://rangelands.org/
dc.rightsCopyright © Society for Range Management.
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dc.subjectbehavior
dc.subjectsalt
dc.subjectsupplements
dc.titleCattle Grazing Distribution and Efficacy of Strategic Mineral Mix Placement in Tropical Brazilian Pastures
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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
dc.description.admin-noteMigrated from OJS platform August 2020
dc.source.volume61
dc.source.issue6
dc.source.beginpage656-660
refterms.dateFOA2020-09-05T07:14:10Z


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