Improved Livestock Distribution with Fertilizer—A Preliminary Economic Evaluation
Issue Date
1969-03-01Keywords
improvedlivestock distribution
Economic Evaluation
fertilizer
methods
forage production
vegetation
Value
benefits
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Hooper, J. F., Workman, J. P., Grumbles, J. B., & Cook, C. W. (1969). Improved livestock distribution with fertilizer—a preliminary economic evaluation. Journal of Range Management, 22(2), 108-110.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3896191Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
The use of fertilization to increase forage production is widely known. The value of fertilizer as a tool for improving livestock distribution has often been alluded to, but seldom measured. The findings of this pilot study indicate there are three potential benefits from fertilization and two separate situations under which fertilizer benefits can be analyzed. The study further indicates that the value of fertilization for improving distribution may be of great magnitude. Here-to-fore evaluation of fertilizer applications on range lands has emphasized increased forage production. Correct evaluation of fertilization benefits must recognize both increased forage production and improved livestock distribution. This paper represents an advance in range fertilization evaluation theory./El estudio se llevó a cabo en un pastizal de montaña del norte de Utah. La fertilización aumentó la producción de forraje, pero cuando se analizó únicamente el incremento de producción no resultó económico. Sin embargo la fertilización mejoró la distribución del ganado y el valor del mejoramiento de la distribución del ganado en el pastoreo por si solo pagó la fertilización. Por lo tanto basándose en este estudio la fertilización es recomendada únicamente como parte de un plan de manejo bien desarrollado.Type
Articletext
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enISSN
0022-409Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2307/3896191