Grazing Management

Grazing animals need to be managed in order to accommodate desired results in terms of animal, plant, land and economic responses. Grazing Management,�Second Edition integrates principles and management techniques that apply to all grazing lands and to all grazing animals. This comprehensive volume provides authoritative review on a wide range of relevant topics: animal nutrition and nutritional balance when fed on different sorts of grazing lands; seasonal variation and limits placed on ecosystems by grazing; the effects of grazing on grazing lands; the various sorts of grazing behaviors; selecting plants and managing grazing lands, as well as many other important topics bearing upon the methods, practises and procedures for properly managing grazing lands and animals.

• Animal nutrition and nutritional balance when fed on different sorts of grazing lands
• Seasonal variation and limits placed on ecosystems by grazing
• The effects of grazing on grazing lands
• The various sorts of grazing behaviours
• Selecting plants and managing grazing lands