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* ''The well-indexed book...is an important source of information and references for a diverse range of readers, serving us both a textbook and a reference manual. As such it will appeal to lecturers and advanced students; also advisers, consultants and innovative rangeland managers will benefit from dipping into the text. Researchers will find the book a valuable resource for the cited references...'' - EAAP News Grazing animals need to be managed in order to accommodate desired results in terms of animal, plant, land and economic responses. Grazing Management, 2nd Edition integrates principles and management techniques that apply to all grazing lands and to all grazing animals. This comprehensive volume provides authoritative review on a wide range of relevant topics: animal nutrition and nutritional balance when fed on different sorts of grazing lands; seasonal variation and limits placed on ecosystems by grazing; the effects of grazing on grazing lands; the various sorts of grazing behaviors; selecting plants and managing grazing lands, as well as many other important topics bearing upon the methods, practises and procedures for properly managing grazing lands and animals.

* Animal nutrition and nutritional balance when fed on different sorts of grazing lands
* Seasonal variation and limits placed on ecosystems by grazing
* The effects of grazing on grazing lands
* The various sorts of grazing behaviours
* Selecting plants and managing grazing lands

Audience: Faculty, researchers, graduate students, land managers, and extension services personnel responsible for grazing and rangeland management for both wild and domestic animals. Federal, state, and local departments of agriculture. Libraries at institutions with strong animal science, animal nutrition, land management, and land grant backgrounds. Grazing Management is recommended as both a textbook and as a reference manual. As a textbook, the prime audience is 4th & 5th year university students with a major in range science, animal science, big game management, or agronomy. As a reference manual, it will be utilized by extension and research personel, grazing land managers, innovative ranchers and farmers, agribusiness personnel and conservationists.

Grazing animals need to be managed in order to accommodate desired results in terms of animal, plant, land and economic responses. Grazing Management, Second Edition integrates principles and management techniques that apply to all grazing lands and to all grazing animals. This comprehensive volume provides authoritative review on a wide range of relevant topics: animal nutrition and nutritional balance when fed on different sorts of grazing lands; seasonal variation and limits placed on ecosystems by grazing; the effects of grazing on grazing lands; the various sorts of grazing behaviors; selecting plants and managing grazing lands, as well as many other important topics bearing upon the methods, practises and procedures for properly managing grazing lands and animals. Animal nutrition and nutritional balance when fed on different sorts of grazing lands Seasonal variation and limits placed on ecosystems by grazing The effects of grazing on grazing lands The various sorts of grazing behaviours Selecting plants and managing grazing lands Content: Preface to Second Edition , Pages xi-xii 1 - Introduction to Grazing , Pages 1-27 2 - Grazing Herbivore Nutrition , Pages 29-66 3 - Animal Nutritional Balance , Pages 67-92 4 - Grazing Seasons and Seasonal Balance , Pages 93-125 5 - Grazing Effects on Plants and Soil , Pages 127-165 6 - Grazing Activities/Behavior , Pages 167-199 7 - Spatial Patterns in Grazing , Pages 201-228 8 - Manipulating Grazing Distribution , Pages 229-259 9 - Plant Selection in Grazing , Pages 261-302 10 - Kind and Mix of Grazing Animals , Pages 303-344 11 - Grazing Animal Intake and Equivalence , Pages 345-377 12 - Grazing Capacity Inventory , Pages 379-410 13 - Grazing Intensity , Pages 411-444 14 - Grazing Methods , Pages 445-472 15 - Grazing Systems , Pages 473-526 16 - Grazing as an Environmental Tool , Pages 527-555 Appendix , Pages 557-558 Glossary , Pages 559-578 Literature Cited , Pages 579-650 Index , Pages 651-659 Introduction to Grazing. Grazing Effects on Plants and Soils. Spatial Patterns in Grazing. Manipulation Grazing Distribution. Grazing and Herbivore Nutrition. Grazing Activities and Behavior. Plant Selection in Grazing. Kind and Mix of Grazing Animals. Grazing Animal Intake and Equivalence. Grazing Capacity Inventory. Grazing Intensity. Grazing Seasons. Grazing Systems. Part I. Grazing Systems. Part II. Appendix. Terminology. Literature Cited. Index of Plants. Subject Index. Key Features * Comparison of types of grazing land with grazing animals. * Evaluation of productivity of forage plants under different grazing regimes. * Examination of specialized grazing systems * Development of inventories of grazing resources * Determination of nutritive quality of various forages * Sustainability of forage plant vigor and productivity "Cattle, sheep, and horses graze on native and seeded rangelands and several kinds of perennial pasture, as well as temporary and crop aftermath pasture. The Second Edition of Grazing Management integrates the concepts, principles, and management techniques that apply to all grazing lands and to all grazing animals Grazing management is the manipulation of animal grazing to achieve desired results based on animal, plant, land, or economic responses, but the continuing immediate goal is to supply the quantity and quality of forage needed by the grazing animal for it to achieve the production function intended.