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dc.contributor.authorSvejcar, T.
dc.contributor.authorVavra, M.
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-24T04:07:12Z
dc.date.available2020-09-24T04:07:12Z
dc.date.issued1985-09-01
dc.identifier.citationSvejcar, T., & Vavra, M. (1985). The influence of several range improvements on estimated carrying capacity and potential beef production. Journal of Range Management, 38(5), 395-399.
dc.identifier.issn0022-409X
dc.identifier.doi10.2307/3899706
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/645575
dc.description.abstractA simple calculation is proposed for estimating carrying capacity of range sites based on seasonal forage quality and standing crop. The model estimates animal unit days a pasture can support. Potential beef production of a particular site was estimated by multiplying animal unit days by average daily gain as indicated from forage quality. Improved and unimproved portions of 4 plant communities (grassland, mixed conifer, lodgepole pine, and moist meadow) were compared for carrying capacity and potential beef production. Improvement generally resulted in large increases in both carrying capacity and potential beef production; however, only in the case of the grassland did range improvement extend the period during which weight gains could be expected. Calculations indicate that energy generally became limiting before crude protein. Forage quality was insufficient to maintain weight gains of growing animals after mid-summer. Advantages and limitations of the calculations are discussed.
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.subjectmodels
dc.subjectgrassland improvement
dc.subjectgrazing experiments
dc.subjectstocking rate
dc.subjectbeef production
dc.subjectOregon
dc.subjectrange management
dc.subjectrangelands
dc.subjectlivestock
dc.subjectforage
dc.titleThe Influence of Several Range Improvements on Estimated Carrying Capacity and Potential Beef Production
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dc.typeArticle
dc.identifier.journalJournal of Range Management
dc.description.noteThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries.
dc.description.collectioninformationThe Journal of Range 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.volume38
dc.source.issue5
dc.source.beginpage395-399
refterms.dateFOA2020-09-24T04:07:13Z


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