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    Breed and stocking rate effects on Chihuahuan Desert cattle production

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    Author
    Winder, J. A.
    Bailey, C. C.
    Thomas, M.
    Holechek, J.
    Issue Date
    2000-01-01
    Keywords
    cattle breeds
    pregnancy rate
    farm income
    livestock numbers
    weaning weight
    arid grasslands
    arid zones
    production costs
    calves
    continuous grazing
    body weight
    rain
    Brangus
    Beefmaster
    barzona
    stocking rate
    breed differences
    beef cows
    shrubs
    botanical composition
    New Mexico
    beef cattle
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    Winder, J. A., Bailey, C. C., Thomas, M., & Holechek, J. (2000). Breed and stocking rate effects on Chihuahuan Desert cattle production. Journal of Range Management, 53(1), 32-38.
    Publisher
    Society for Range Management
    Journal
    Journal of Range Management
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10150/643912
    DOI
    10.2307/4003389
    10.2458/azu_jrm_v53i1_winder
    Additional Links
    https://rangelands.org/
    Abstract
    Productivity of Barzona, Brangus, and Beefmaster cattle was evaluated on conservatively (n=2) (40 ha AU-1) and moderately (28.5 ha AU-1) stocked pastures (n=2) in the Chihuahuan Desert of south-central New Mexico. Equivalent numbers of suckled, first-calf heifers of each breed (n=31) weighing 333+/-11 kg were randomly assigned to the study pastures in the spring of 1992. Pastures were grazed continuously and herd productivity data were collected from 1992-1994. In late August 1994, all pastures were destocked due to onset of severe drought. No effect of breed (P > 0.10) was detected in the analyses, so data were pooled across breeds and compared between the stocking rates. Calf crop percentages (1993, 1994) were higher in conservative than moderate stocked pastures (82 vs 62%, respectively, P < 0.01). Financial analyses standardized to a hypothetical medium size (8,094 ha) New Mexico Chihuahuan Desert cattle range showed net returns per ha did not differ (P > 0.10) between stocking rates. However, the main effect of year and stocking rate X year interaction were significant (P < 0.05). These analyses suggest that the drought in 1994 lowered returns per ha compared to 1993 when precipitation was near average and that conservative stocking may present less financial risk than moderate stocking when drought occurs. These data are consistent with other studies from arid and semi-arid rangelands demonstrating that conservative stocking can give financial returns from cattle production equal to or greater than those from moderate stocking.
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    text
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    Language
    en
    ISSN
    0022-409X
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.2307/4003389
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