Grazing Management

Grazing management is a rangeland management practice that regulates the timing, frequency, and intensity of herbivory to control the interactions among grazing animals, forage plants, and soils for achieving specified ecological and economic objectives.

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2017–2026

Parents

Pasture ManagementRange ManagementRangeland Management

Children

Adaptive Grazing ManagementContinuous GrazingDeferred GrazingForage Quality ManagementForage RegrowthForage Supply AssessmentGrazing DistributionGrazing IntensityGrazing PressureGrazing System Design

Publications

11.5K

Quantitative Effects of Grazing on Vegetation and Soils Over a Global Range of Environments

D. G. Milchunas, William K. Lauenroth · Ecological Monographs · 1993 · 2K citations

Natural Resources, Ecology, Soil Sciences +16

Ecology of a Grazing Ecosystem: The Serengeti

S. J. McNaughton · Ecological Monographs · 1985 · 1.4K citations

Natural Resources, Ecology, Forage Production +13

GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT AND CONVERSION INTO GRASSLAND: EFFECTS ON SOIL CARBON

Richard T. Conant, Keith Paustian, Edward T. Elliott · Ecological Applications · 2001 · 1.3K citations

Agriculture, Ecology, Soil Sciences +17

Grazing as an Optimization Process: Grass-Ungulate Relationships in the Serengeti

S. J. McNaughton · The American Naturalist · 1979 · 1.3K citations

Natural Resources, Ecology, Grazing Management +15

Estimating the grazing impact of marine micro-zooplankton

Michael R. Landry, R. P. Hassett · Marine Biology · 1982 · 1.2K citations

Life Sciences, Marine Biology, Marine Sciences +14

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Authors

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JH
John Hodgson
University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
65 publications · 4.6K citations
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Iain J. Gordon
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia
45 publications · 3.6K citations
33
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AJ
A. J. Parsons
AgResearch, New Zealand
39 publications · 3.4K citations
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JD
Justin Derner
Agricultural Research Service, United States
58 publications · 4K citations
31
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PC
Paulo César de Faccio Carvalho
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
53 publications · 2.6K citations
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Journal of Applied Ecology
249 publications · 20.3K citations
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Journal of Range Management
824 publications · 34.2K citations
81
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Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
243 publications · 14.1K citations
64
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Grass and Forage Science
409 publications · 16K citations
61
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Journal of Animal Science
346 publications · 13.2K citations
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See also Grazing Management
Core Methods	Pasture Rotation Scheduling Herbage Mass Monitoring Stocking Rate Calculation Paddock Allocation Location Tracking Systems
Objectives	Livestock Health Biodiversity Conservation Rangeland Management Pasture Productivity Soil Erosion Control Weed Suppression Soil Health Animal Welfare Productive Life Forage Quality Pasture Regrowth Patterns Wildlife Conservation
Monitoring Indicators	Soil Fertility Grazing Pressure Leaf Area Index Assessment Pasture Utilization Economics Pasture Biomass Production Soil Moisture Body Temperature Vegetation Cover Forage Nutritional Value
Management Systems	Continuous Grazing Rotational Grazing Systems Holistic Grazing Planning
Environmental Drivers	Slopes Forage Quality Architectural Elevation Precipitation Seasonal Variation Slope Aspect Soil Moisture Soil Properties Plant Community Composition Climate Change