Adapting to climate change on desert rangelands: A multi-site comparison of grazing behavior plasticity of heritage and improved beef cattle
Climate change is amplifying the spatiotemporal heterogeneity of desert rangeland forages through its impact on precipitation variability. Foraging behavior plasticity (an animal's ability to alter its behavior to cope with environmental variation) could be a key trait for climate adaptation of beef...
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| author | Cibils, Andrés Francisco Estell, Richard E. Spiegal, Sheri Nyamuryekung'e, Shelemia McIntosh, Matthew Duni, Danielle M. Herrera Conegliano, Oscar Ariel Rodriguez Almeida, Felipe A. Roacho Estrada, Octavio Blanco, Lisandro Javier Duniway, Michael C. Utsumi, Santiago A. Gonzalez, Alfredo L. |
| author_browse | Blanco, Lisandro Javier Cibils, Andrés Francisco Duni, Danielle M. Duniway, Michael C. Estell, Richard E. Gonzalez, Alfredo L. Herrera Conegliano, Oscar Ariel McIntosh, Matthew Nyamuryekung'e, Shelemia Roacho Estrada, Octavio Rodriguez Almeida, Felipe A. Spiegal, Sheri Utsumi, Santiago A. |
| author_facet | Cibils, Andrés Francisco Estell, Richard E. Spiegal, Sheri Nyamuryekung'e, Shelemia McIntosh, Matthew Duni, Danielle M. Herrera Conegliano, Oscar Ariel Rodriguez Almeida, Felipe A. Roacho Estrada, Octavio Blanco, Lisandro Javier Duniway, Michael C. Utsumi, Santiago A. Gonzalez, Alfredo L. |
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| description | Climate change is amplifying the spatiotemporal heterogeneity of desert rangeland forages through its impact on precipitation variability. Foraging behavior plasticity (an animal's ability to alter its behavior to cope with environmental variation) could be a key trait for climate adaptation of beef cattle in arid environments. We analyzed GPS-derived movement and activity data of Criollo and commercial beef cattle from eight studies conducted at sites in North and South America to determine whether seasonal and year-to-year behavior plasticity varied significantly between breeds. We calculated dormant/brown season or driest year percent change in foraging behavior relative to growing/green season or wettest year. Compared to commercial beef breeds, Criollo cattle exhibited significantly greater seasonal adjustment in daily distance traveled (20% increase vs. 2% decrease, P ≤ 0.02) and daily grazing effort (25% vs. 1.5% increase, P = 0.01) during the dormant/brown vs. growing/green season. Increase in daily area explored during the dormant/brown season was almost three times greater in Criollo vs. commercial beef cattle (P = 0.09). Seasonal adjustment in daily time spent grazing was similar for Criollo and commercial beef breeds. Increase in daily area explored during the dormant/brown season of dry vs. wet years was three times greater for Criollo vs. commercial beef breeds (P = 0.03). Criollo cattle tended (P = 0.09) to exhibit greater behavior adjustment than commercial beef counterparts in daily distance traveled during the dormant/brown season of dry vs. wet years (22% vs. 4% increase, respectively). No breed differences in adjustment of time spent grazing (P = 0.36) or grazing effort (P = 0.20) during dormant/brown season of dry vs. wet years were observed. Dry vs. wet year grazing behavior adjustments during the growing/green season were similar for both breeds. Grazing behavior plasticity observed in Criollo cows could be a critical trait for desert beef herds in the face of increasingly variable rainfall patterns occurring as a result of climate change. |
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| spelling | INTA134182022-11-15T11:36:56Z Adapting to climate change on desert rangelands: A multi-site comparison of grazing behavior plasticity of heritage and improved beef cattle Cibils, Andrés Francisco Estell, Richard E. Spiegal, Sheri Nyamuryekung'e, Shelemia McIntosh, Matthew Duni, Danielle M. Herrera Conegliano, Oscar Ariel Rodriguez Almeida, Felipe A. Roacho Estrada, Octavio Blanco, Lisandro Javier Duniway, Michael C. Utsumi, Santiago A. Gonzalez, Alfredo L. Ganado Bovino Ganado de Carne Cambio Climático Pastoreo Tierras de Pastos Cattle Beef Cattle Climate Change Grazing Rangelands Climate change is amplifying the spatiotemporal heterogeneity of desert rangeland forages through its impact on precipitation variability. Foraging behavior plasticity (an animal's ability to alter its behavior to cope with environmental variation) could be a key trait for climate adaptation of beef cattle in arid environments. We analyzed GPS-derived movement and activity data of Criollo and commercial beef cattle from eight studies conducted at sites in North and South America to determine whether seasonal and year-to-year behavior plasticity varied significantly between breeds. We calculated dormant/brown season or driest year percent change in foraging behavior relative to growing/green season or wettest year. Compared to commercial beef breeds, Criollo cattle exhibited significantly greater seasonal adjustment in daily distance traveled (20% increase vs. 2% decrease, P ≤ 0.02) and daily grazing effort (25% vs. 1.5% increase, P = 0.01) during the dormant/brown vs. growing/green season. Increase in daily area explored during the dormant/brown season was almost three times greater in Criollo vs. commercial beef cattle (P = 0.09). Seasonal adjustment in daily time spent grazing was similar for Criollo and commercial beef breeds. Increase in daily area explored during the dormant/brown season of dry vs. wet years was three times greater for Criollo vs. commercial beef breeds (P = 0.03). Criollo cattle tended (P = 0.09) to exhibit greater behavior adjustment than commercial beef counterparts in daily distance traveled during the dormant/brown season of dry vs. wet years (22% vs. 4% increase, respectively). No breed differences in adjustment of time spent grazing (P = 0.36) or grazing effort (P = 0.20) during dormant/brown season of dry vs. wet years were observed. Dry vs. wet year grazing behavior adjustments during the growing/green season were similar for both breeds. Grazing behavior plasticity observed in Criollo cows could be a critical trait for desert beef herds in the face of increasingly variable rainfall patterns occurring as a result of climate change. EEA Catamarca Fil: Cibils, Andrés Francisco. USDA ARS Oklahoma and Central Plains Agricultural Research Center. USDA Southern Plains Climate Hub; Estados Unidos Fil: Estell, Richard E. United States Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Research Service. Jornada Experimental Range; Estados Unidos Fil: Spiegal, Sheri. United States Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Research Service. Jornada Experimental Range; Estados Unidos Fil: Nyamuryekung'e, Shelemia. New Mexico State University. Department of Animal and Range Sciences; Estados Unidos Fil: McIntosh, Matthew. United States Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Research Service. Jornada Experimental Range; Estados Unidos Fil: Duni, Danielle M. New Mexico State University. Department of Animal and Range Sciences; Estados Unidos Fil: Herrera Conegliano, Oscar Ariel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Catamarca; Argentina Fil: Rodriguez Almeida, Felipe A. Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua. Facultad de Zootecnia y Ecología; México Fil: Roacho Estrada, Octavio. Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua. Facultad de Zootecnia y Ecología; México Fil: Blanco, Lisandro Javier. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria La Rioja; Argentina Fil: Duniway, Michael C. Southwest Biological Science Center. US Geological Survey; Estados Unidos Fil: Utsumi, Santiago A. New Mexico State University. Department of Animal and Range Sciences; Estados Unidos Fil: Gonzalez, Alfredo L. United States Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Research Service. Jornada Experimental Range; Estados Unidos 2022-11-15T11:32:40Z 2022-11-15T11:32:40Z 2023-02 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/13418 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0140196322001811 0140-1963 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2022.104886 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Elsevier Journal of Arid Environments 209 : 104886 (February 2023) |
| spellingShingle | Ganado Bovino Ganado de Carne Cambio Climático Pastoreo Tierras de Pastos Cattle Beef Cattle Climate Change Grazing Rangelands Cibils, Andrés Francisco Estell, Richard E. Spiegal, Sheri Nyamuryekung'e, Shelemia McIntosh, Matthew Duni, Danielle M. Herrera Conegliano, Oscar Ariel Rodriguez Almeida, Felipe A. Roacho Estrada, Octavio Blanco, Lisandro Javier Duniway, Michael C. Utsumi, Santiago A. Gonzalez, Alfredo L. Adapting to climate change on desert rangelands: A multi-site comparison of grazing behavior plasticity of heritage and improved beef cattle |
| title | Adapting to climate change on desert rangelands: A multi-site comparison of grazing behavior plasticity of heritage and improved beef cattle |
| title_full | Adapting to climate change on desert rangelands: A multi-site comparison of grazing behavior plasticity of heritage and improved beef cattle |
| title_fullStr | Adapting to climate change on desert rangelands: A multi-site comparison of grazing behavior plasticity of heritage and improved beef cattle |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adapting to climate change on desert rangelands: A multi-site comparison of grazing behavior plasticity of heritage and improved beef cattle |
| title_short | Adapting to climate change on desert rangelands: A multi-site comparison of grazing behavior plasticity of heritage and improved beef cattle |
| title_sort | adapting to climate change on desert rangelands a multi site comparison of grazing behavior plasticity of heritage and improved beef cattle |
| topic | Ganado Bovino Ganado de Carne Cambio Climático Pastoreo Tierras de Pastos Cattle Beef Cattle Climate Change Grazing Rangelands |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/13418 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0140196322001811 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2022.104886 |
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