Foraging behaviour of cattle grazing semi-arid rangelands in the Sahel of Mali
This paper deals with foraging behaviour of cattle grazing semi-arid rangelands in the Sahel of Mali. It discusses the location of study site, vegetation in the grazing orbit, herd management and livestock behaviour. Results on seasonal variation in feed supply, selection of the annual grazing orbit...
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International Livestock Centre for Africa
1995
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| author | Diarra, L. Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y. Leeuw, P.N. de |
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| author_facet | Diarra, L. Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y. Leeuw, P.N. de |
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| description | This paper deals with foraging behaviour of cattle grazing semi-arid rangelands in the Sahel of Mali. It discusses the location of study site, vegetation in the grazing orbit, herd management and livestock behaviour. Results on seasonal variation in feed supply, selection of the annual grazing orbit in accessible land and of the daily route in the grazing orbit, selection of herbage mass patches within landscape units and selection of species are also presented in the paper. Discussion on forage selection, selection of landscape units and of plant species, impact of cattle foraging vegetaion and rangelands N and P harvesting by livestock are the last topics examined in the paper. |
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| spelling | CGSpace27742023-12-21T14:51:41Z Foraging behaviour of cattle grazing semi-arid rangelands in the Sahel of Mali Diarra, L. Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y. Leeuw, P.N. de arid soils rangelands cattle foraging behaviour grazing vegetation livestock management herds feeds supply seasonal variation selection species feed crops This paper deals with foraging behaviour of cattle grazing semi-arid rangelands in the Sahel of Mali. It discusses the location of study site, vegetation in the grazing orbit, herd management and livestock behaviour. Results on seasonal variation in feed supply, selection of the annual grazing orbit in accessible land and of the daily route in the grazing orbit, selection of herbage mass patches within landscape units and selection of species are also presented in the paper. Discussion on forage selection, selection of landscape units and of plant species, impact of cattle foraging vegetaion and rangelands N and P harvesting by livestock are the last topics examined in the paper. 1995 2010-12-09T11:10:11Z 2010-12-09T11:10:11Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/2774 en Open Access International Livestock Centre for Africa |
| spellingShingle | arid soils rangelands cattle foraging behaviour grazing vegetation livestock management herds feeds supply seasonal variation selection species feed crops Diarra, L. Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y. Leeuw, P.N. de Foraging behaviour of cattle grazing semi-arid rangelands in the Sahel of Mali |
| title | Foraging behaviour of cattle grazing semi-arid rangelands in the Sahel of Mali |
| title_full | Foraging behaviour of cattle grazing semi-arid rangelands in the Sahel of Mali |
| title_fullStr | Foraging behaviour of cattle grazing semi-arid rangelands in the Sahel of Mali |
| title_full_unstemmed | Foraging behaviour of cattle grazing semi-arid rangelands in the Sahel of Mali |
| title_short | Foraging behaviour of cattle grazing semi-arid rangelands in the Sahel of Mali |
| title_sort | foraging behaviour of cattle grazing semi arid rangelands in the sahel of mali |
| topic | arid soils rangelands cattle foraging behaviour grazing vegetation livestock management herds feeds supply seasonal variation selection species feed crops |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/2774 |
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