Foraging Behavior of Heritage versus Desert-Adapted Commercial Rangeland Beef Cows in Relation to Dam-Offspring Contact Patterns

We compared cow-calf contacts, as well as movement, activity, and pasture use patterns of heritage Raramuri Criollo (RC) and desert-adapted commercial Angus Hereford crossbred (AH) beef cattle grazing Chihuahuan Desert pastures during 4 wk in the summers of 2016 and 2017. Within each herd of 11 cow-...

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Main Authors:	Nyamuryekung’e, Shelemia, Cibils, Andres Francisco, Estell, Richard E., McIntosh, Matthew, VanLeeuwen, Dawn, Steele, Caitriana, González, Alfredo, Spiegal, Sheri, Continanza, Fatima Guadalupe
Format:	Artículo
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Elsevier 2022
Subjects:	Pastoreo Comportamiento Animal Razas de Ganado Herencia Genética Grazing Animal Behaviour Livestock Breeds Genetic Inheritance Raza Angus Rarámuris Criollos
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/13452 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1550742420301299 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2020.11.001