Cattle Distribution on Mountain Rangeland in Northeastern Oregon

Utilization of heterogeneous grasslands by domestic herbivores: Theory to management

“…Virtually all of the approaches to improve grazing distribution (water development, herding, salting and fencing) were described over 40 years ago [73]. The [3] proposed several mechanisms to explain the matching response pattern. A simple mechanism is that livestock return to nutrient rich areas more frequently than nutrient poor areas [8,9].…”

“…A simple mechanism is that livestock return to nutrient rich areas more frequently than nutrient poor areas [8,9]. A matching pattern could also result from animals traveling more slowly through, and having a higher intake rate in nutrient rich areas [3,25,35].…”

Gis Based Water Suitability Classification for Sheep – A Case Study of Savadkooh Watershed, Mazandaran, Iran

“…Kiet (2000) carried out a study on rangelands in Australia where slope and access to water resources were reported as the limiting factors for cattle grazing. Actually, the negative impact of slope caused a reduction in livestock distribution and access to water resources (Vallentine, 2001) as well as reduced grazing capacity (Holechek et al, 2001), such that livestock willing to graze were reduced by increasing slope (Gillen et al, 1984). Vallentine (2001) stated that livestock ability to graze was reduced by increasing slope together with spending a lot of energy.…”

“…The spatial distribution of grazing in rangelands is also one of the main preconditions for proper livestock grazing. The main objective of livestock distribution is to make the maximum safe use of rangelands without serious threat to other parts (Gillen et al, 1984), and it depends on topography, the quantity and quality of available forage, environmental conditions and water resources (Animut and Goessch, 2008).…”

Integrating production functions of timber, forage, and cattle to achieve sustainable resource management.

“…Several factors have been identified as important influences on grazing distribution patterns. The most notable of these are slope and distance to water (Mueggler 1965, Cook 1966, Martin and Ward 1970, Senft et al 1983, Gillen et al 1984, Pinchak et al 1991, but grazing distribution can be influenced by multiple factors including: 1) forage quantity or quality; 2) distance to mineral supplement; 3) proximity to fences; 4) pasture size; 5) abundance of weeds; and 6) weather (Ehrenreich and Bjugstad 1966, Clary et al 1978, Smith and Owensby 1978, Senft et al 1983, Bailey et al 1989, Hart et al 1991, Owens et al 1991, Hein and Miller 1992. Our data indicate some of the aforementioned are important regulators of grazing in the three community pastures.…”