Nutrient supplement placement best management practice for changing beef cow distribution

The strategic placement of nutrient supplement can alter the distribution of cows in an area, as found in three studies conducted in California. Findings further reveal that nutrient placement is more effective during the dry season. Nutrient supplement placement as the best practice for range manag...

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Published inJournal of soil and water conservation Vol. 63; no. 1; pp. 24 - 24A
Main Authors GEORGE, Melvin R, MCDOUGALD, Neil K, JENSEN, Wayne A, LARSEN, Royce E, CAO, David C, HARRIS, Norman R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ankeny, IA Soil and Water Conservation Society 2008
Soil & Water Conservation Society
Subjects
Animal productions
Best management practices
Biological and medical sciences
Company distribution practices
Cows
Cows (Cattle)
Distribution
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Nutrients
Range management
Studies
Terrestrial animal productions
Vertebrates
Water quality
California
United States
North America
America
Vertebrata
Farming animal
Mammalia
Beef cattle
Ox
Nutrient
Cow
Artiodactyla
Code of practice
Resource management
Ungulata
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Summary:The strategic placement of nutrient supplement can alter the distribution of cows in an area, as found in three studies conducted in California. Findings further reveal that nutrient placement is more effective during the dry season. Nutrient supplement placement as the best practice for range management is examined.
ISSN:0022-4561
1941-3300
1941-3300
DOI:10.2489/jswc.63.1.24A