Download or read book The Effects of Rotational and Continuous Grazing on Horses Pasture Condition and Soil Properties written by Laura Beth Kenny and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rotational grazing tends be recommended over continuous grazing for its potential improvements to forage quality, yield, and animal gain. However, work comparing these grazing systems using horses is sparse, and it is not appropriate to utilize findings from other livestock species due to differences in equine physiology and grazing behavior. The present study examined the effects of grazing system on horse condition, vegetation attributes, and soil properties for one year. The first objective was to evaluate four methods for estimating plant species composition. Each method agreed with each other method well enough to be used interchangeably. The second objective was to compare the effects of rotational and continuous grazing on horse and pasture condition. Horses were not affected by grazing system, but pasture condition was strongly affected with rotational pastures exhibiting higher production and ground cover than continuous pastures. The third objective was to evaluate the effects of rotational and continuous grazing on soil chemical, physical, and hydraulic properties. It was found that grazing system had no effect on soil fertility, bulk density, or hydraulic conductivity. Overall, these findings support the recommendation of rotational grazing for improved pasture condition, but do not offer evidence of improved horse or soil condition over continuous grazing.
Download or read book Horse Pasture Management written by Paul H. Sharpe and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2018-11-09 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horse Pasture Management begins with coverage of the structure, function and nutritional value of plants, continuing into identification of pasture plants. Management of soil and plants in a pasture is covered next, followed by horse grazing behavior, feed choices of horses, management of grazing horses, and how to calculate how many horses should be grazing relative to land size. Management of hay and silage are included, since year-round grazing is not possible on many horse farms. A number of chapters deal with interactions of a horse farm with the environment and other living things. As an aid in good pasture management, one chapter explains construction and use of fencing and watering systems. Contributions are rounded out with a chapter explaining how the University of Kentucky helps horse farm managers develop their pasture management programs. - The purpose of the book is to help people provide a better life for horses - Provides the basic principles of pasture management for those involved in equine-related fields and study - Covers a variety of strategies for managing the behavior, grouping, environmental, and feeding needs of grazing horses to ensure high levels of welfare and health - Includes information on environmental best practices, plant and soil assessment, and wildlife concerns - Explains pasture-related diseases and toxic plants to be avoided - Includes links to useful resources and existing extension programs
Download or read book Effects of Continuous Vs Rotational Grazing of Adult Horses on Cool Season Grasses in Southwest Missouri written by Crystal J. Duey and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some grazing methods can negatively affect water quality through increased phosphorus runoff, causing eutrophication of surface water bodies. High stocking density and poor forage stands can increase these problems. Rotational grazing schemes have shown promise in increasing forage stands and vegetative buffers. There is little information available involving the effects of equine grazing on a rotational grazing scheme. During 2007 and 2008, cool season grasses were grazed by horses of light horse breeding to determine the effects of rotational and continuous grazing methods, during the summer growing season. Plate meter readings were taken to determine available forage, grass clippings were taken from a 0.0929 m2 area to determine dry matter and calibrate the plate meter. The rotational grazing system showed higher available forage between the two treatments (P_0.01) for both years. However, year and interaction effects were not significant (P0.05).
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Download or read book Rotational Versus Continuous Grazing of Cattle Sheep and Horses written by Ralph Edward Hunt and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Soil Management written by Jerry L. Hatfield and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-01-22 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Degradation of soils continues at a pace that will eventually create a local, regional, or even global crisis when diminished soil resources collide with increasing climate variation. It's not too late to restore our soils to a more productive state by rediscovering the value of soil management, building on our well-established and ever-expanding scientific understanding of soils. Soil management concepts have been in place since the cultivation of crops, but we need to rediscover the principles that are linked together in effective soil management. This book is unique because of its treatment of soil management based on principles—the physical, chemical, and biological processes and how together they form the foundation for soil management processes that range from tillage to nutrient management. Whether new to soil science or needing a concise reference, readers will benefit from this book's ability to integrate the science of soils with management issues and long-term conservation efforts.
Download or read book Guide to Pasture Condition Scoring written by Dennis Cosgrove and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Evaluating the Impacts of Time Controlled and Continuous Grazing Systems on Soil Properties Surface Hydrology and Pasture Production in South East Queensland written by Gholamreza Sanjari and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract : There is an increasing recognition of the importance of rangeland ecosystems as the source of water supply, wildlife habitat, recreation, carbon sequestration, and so forth, in addition to being a resource for animal production. Land holders and graziers are concerned about the decline in pasture productivity, as well as the environmental consequences of their practices. Continuous grazing practice has been largely documented to encourage selective grazing by animals, exposing desirable plant species to repeated defoliations as compared with less desirable or undesirable species that are usually ignored. Long term continuous grazing in rangelands ecosystems has also decreased the relative abundance of palatable plants, resulting in lower productivity. Surface soil compaction is often attributed to continuous grazing, due to trampling, lower infiltration, higher runoff and soil loss, as well as imbalanced distribution of urine and faeces across paddocks. Time- controlled (TC) grazing, which includes short durations of intensive grazing, followed by long rest periods, has been increasingly adopted by graziers around the world. It is believed that TC grazing reduces the negative effects of continuous grazing and increases pasture productivity. Although the new TC grazing system has received a high degree of acceptance amongst livestock producers over the last two decades, little research has been carried out to document the environmental consequences of such a grazing system. To address this issue, a comprehensive large scale field study was carried out on the effects of the two grazing management systems (continuous and time-controlled) on selected pasture attributes, soil characteristics, runoff and soil erosion from 2001 to 2006 on the grazing property, 2Currajong3, in the south-east region of Queensland, Australia. The results obtained show a highly significant herbage accumulation of up to 150% under TC grazing in 2006 compared with the earlier results following the change from continuous grazing to TC grazing in 2001. In continuous grazing however no such a significant change was found over the course of the study. In line with the results of herbage cover, ground cover and residue also increased with time under TC grazing but not under continuous grazing.
Download or read book Management intensive Grazing written by Jim Gerrish and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using vivid images and detailed explanations, Gerrish takes graziers step by step through the MiG system. He begins from the ground up with the soil, and advances through the management of pastures and animals. Written for those new to MiG grazing, Gerrish's insight and personal experience can help experienced graziers fine tune their grazing operations for added income.
Download or read book Pastures for Horses written by Angela Avery and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Root growth Stoppage Resulting from Defoliation of Grass written by Franklin Jacob Crider and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lockhart and Wiseman s Crop Husbandry Including Grassland written by Steve Finch and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2002-06-05 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1966, Lockhart and Wiseman's Crop Husbandry Including Grassland has established itself as the standard crop husbandry text for students and practitioners alike. Radically revised and expanded, and with a new team of authors, the eighth edition confirms and extends its reputation.Part one looks at the basic conditions for crop growth with chapters on plant structure and growth, soil analysis and management, and the use of fertilisers and manures. There is also a new chapter on the influence of climate and weather. Part two surveys general aspects of crop husbandry. As well as a discussion of cropping techniques, there are new chapters on the important new areas of integrated crop management and organic crop husbandry, as well as discussion of seed selection and production. Part three then looks at how these general techniques are applied to particular crops, with chapters on cereals, root crops, fresh harvested crops, forage crops and combinable break crops. Part four considers the use of grassland with chapters on classification, sowing and management, grazing and conservation for winter feed.Lockhart and Wiseman's Crop Husbandry Including Grassland remains the standard text for general agriculture, land management and agri-business courses, and is a valuable practical reference for the farming industry. - The eighth edition has been widely expanded and remains the standard text for general agriculture, land management and agri-business courses - Includes new chapters on cropping techniques, integrated crop management and quality assurance, seed production and selection and the influence of climate - Discusses basic conditions for crop growth, how techniques are applied to particular crops, the influence of weather and the use of grassland
Download or read book Soil Management of Smallholder Agriculture written by Rattan Lal and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-11-24 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly two billion people depend on hundreds of millions of smallholder farmers for food security. Yet, these farmers' lives also hang in the balance due to their extreme vulnerability to the risks of soil degradation and depletion, soil exhaustion, climate change, and numerous biotic and abiotic stresses. Soil Management of Smallholder Agriculture
Download or read book The Welfare of Horses written by N. Waran and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-07-24 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the development of horse behaviour, and the way in which the management of horses today affects their welfare. Horses for sport, companionship and work are considered and ways of improving their welfare by better training and management is described. The book assesses welfare, nutrition, and behaviour problems with horses. The authors include internationally-recognised scientists from Britain, Ireland, USA and Australia.
Download or read book The Effects of Different Grazing Systems on Pasture Production written by Ronald Dobson Harkness and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Grazing Strategy Effects on Utilization Animal Performance Aboveground Production Species Composition and Soil Properties on Nebraska Sandhills Meadow written by Aaron Shropshire and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ultrahigh stocking density (a.k.a., mob grazing) is proposed as a management tool that results in greater harvest efficiency, animal performance, aboveground plant production, species richness, and soil carbon content. The study objective was to determine grazing treatment, haying, or non-defoliated control effects on forage utilization, aboveground production, animal performance, and soil properties. In 2010, 25 ha of Sandhills meadow were divided into 2 replications of 3 grazing, a hay, and control treatment. Grazing treatments were a 120-pasture rotation with one grazing cycle (mob), a 4-pasture rotation with one cycle (4PR1), and a 4-pasture rotation with two cycles (4PR2) at stocking densities of 225,000, 7,000, and 5,000 kg ha-1, respectively. Pastures were stocked by yearling steers (365 kg) at 7.4 AUM ha-1 from May to August in 2010 to 2017. Hay was harvested annually in July. Control plots were not defoliated. In grazed treatments, aboveground biomass was clipped at ground level to estimate utilization after grazing periods (24 hours, 10 and 15 days,). Aboveground biomass was clipped at ground level annually within experimental units in mid-August. Species composition was determined annually in June. Soil cores were taken in 2010 and 2018 at 0-10 cm and 10-20 cm depths. Utilization in grazed treatments differed by treatment. Mob utilization and trampled vegetation was highest followed by 4PR1 and 4PR2. Harvest efficiency did not differ by treatment. Residual standing live herbage had a treatment by year interaction where mob was usually lowest and 4PR2 was usually highest. Aboveground production did not differ among grazing and hay treatments but was greater for grazed treatments than control. Animal performance differed by treatment and year with steers gaining more in 4PR2 than the other treatments. Cool-season grasses decreased in control but increased in grazed treatments. Warm-season grasses decreased in control and were unchanged in grazed treatments. Prairie cordgrass and white clover were affected by treatment. Soil carbon, nitrogen, and bulk density did not differ among treatments. We concluded that management strategy was a driver of utilization, animal performance, and species composition. After 8 years, mob grazing was not a driver of aboveground production or soil property changes.
Download or read book The Effects of Rotational Grazing Systems and Continuous Grazing Systems on Stream Channels and Macroinvertebrate Communities in the Driftless Area Ecoregion written by Kara Lyn Raymond and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
