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Survey of cattle and pasture management practices on focal pastures in Alberta

Published:2019-12-01 Issue:4 Volume:99 Page:955-961
ISSN:0008-3984
Container-title:Canadian Journal of Animal Science
language:en
Short-container-title:Can. J. Anim. Sci.

Author:

Bao Tan¹²,Carlyle Cameron N.²,Bork Edward W.²,Becker Marcus³,Alexander Mike J.⁴,DeMaere Craig²⁴,de Souza Danielle Maia²,Farr Dan⁵,McAllister Tim A.⁶,Selin Carrie³,Weber Marian⁷,Cahill James F.¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, CW 405 Biological Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada.

2. Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, 410 Ag/For Center, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5, Canada.

3. Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute, CW 405 Biological Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada.

4. Rangeland Resource Management, Alberta Environment and Parks, Box 1420, Pincher Creek, AB T0K 1W0, Canada.

5. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Sciences, Environmental Monitoring and Science Division, Alberta Environment and Parks, 9888 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5J 5C6, Canada.

6. Ruminant Nutrition and Microbiology, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 5403 — 1st Avenue South, P.O. Box 3000, Lethbridge, AB T1J 4B1, Canada.

7. Environmental Planning and Economics Program, InnoTech Alberta, 250 Karl Clark Road, Edmonton, AB T6N 1E4, Canada.

Abstract

A survey of Alberta beef producers was conducted at sites overlapping with a province-wide network of permanent biodiversity monitoring plots to characterize focal pastures and their management, including estimates of stocking rates. Overall, greater stocking rates were reported in the boreal compared with the parkland and grassland natural regions, coinciding with an increased reliance on tame forage on relatively small land areas of largely deeded land. Higher stocking rates were also associated with earlier starting dates of grazing in the season, higher mean annual precipitation, and lower mean annual temperature.

Publisher

Canadian Science Publishing

Subject

Animal Science and Zoology,Food Animals

Link

http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjas-2018-0110

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