Low-Moisture Blocks: A Tool to Promote Uniform Utilization by Cattle: Learn how to achieve uniform utilization across pastures that are partially burned.

摘要

Perhaps one of the most difficult tasks rangeland managers and ranchers face regarding cattle grazing is improving or influencing cattle distribution to promote grazing in under-utilized areas while minimizing overgrazing in other areas. Several landscape-level factors, including slope, topography, distances to water and shade, and forage quality and availability influence where cattle graze. With these factors in mind, managers focus on improving cattle distribution through strategies that alter pasture attributes or strategies that capitalize on animal grazing behavior.