Forage resource use by cattle or goats at an Indian protected area: Differences and implications for conservation

Staat van de natuur van Caribisch Nederland 2017 : een eerste beoordeling van de staat (van instandhouding), bedreigingen en managementimplicaties van habitats en soorten in Caribisch Nederland

“…Vanaf de vroege jaren 50 zijn de negatieve effecten op ecosystemen door overbegrazing door ongecontroleerd loslopend vee goed bekend (Gilliland, 1952;Kolars, 1966;Pisanu et al, 2005;Bakker et al, 2010;Müller et al, 2011). Coblentz (1977Coblentz ( en 1978 was een van de eerste auteurs om de overgevoeligheid van eilandecosystemen voor exotisch vee te bespreken.…”

Effect of offering a multiple choice among Brazilian woody plants on intake and feeding behavior of experienced and inexperienced Santa Inês lambs

“…In the tropics and subtropics, when the dry season results in a sharp decline in the quantity and quality of grasses and herbs, additional feeds such as those offered by woody forages (leaf litter, shrubs and trees) are increasingly selected (Pfister and Malechek, 1986;Marquardt et al, 2010;Müller et al, 2012). However, woody plants in tropical regions often contain potentially detrimental substances such as PSM (AlonsoDíaz et al, 2010).…”

“…When certain forage sources like grasses and herbs are getting dry in the semi-arid tropics for seasonal reasons, small ruminants on rangelands either have to eat the dry plants or incorporate higher proportions of forages from other functional groups such as trees and shrubs into their diets (Müller et al, 2012). Tree foliage could represent a potential high quality feed supplement for ruminants (Leng, 1997).…”