Title | Cattle diets on semidesert grassland: botanical composition |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1975 |
Authors | Rosiere R.E, Beck RF, Wallace J.D. |
Journal | Journal of Range Management |
Volume | 28 |
Pagination | 89-93 |
Date Published | 1975 |
Call Number | 00274 |
Keywords | article, articles, cattle grazing,diet, cattle, esophageal-fistulated, cattle,diet, diet,cattle, journal, journals |
Abstract | Botanical composition of cattle diets on semidesert rangeland was studied by microhistological techniques. Cattle consumed 56% of all species available.... Composition of diets changed with seasons.... Perennial grasses represented dependable sources of forage, but never comprised more than 50% of the steers' diets in any season.... Shrub portions were highest in spring when soaptree yucca was grazed almost exclusively. Forb fractions of diets varied little among seasons but were highest in winter. |