1985
DOI: 10.2307/3898969
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Food Habits and Distribution of Cattle on a Forest and Pasture Range in Northern Idaho

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“…Similar behavior was observed in cattle in Idaho forestlands 36 and bison 41 . Similar behavior was observed in cattle in Idaho forestlands 36 and bison 41 .…”
Section: Cattle Observationssupporting
confidence: 71%
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“…Similar behavior was observed in cattle in Idaho forestlands 36 and bison 41 . Similar behavior was observed in cattle in Idaho forestlands 36 and bison 41 .…”
Section: Cattle Observationssupporting
confidence: 71%
“…To ensure the data represented cattle preferences, observations were collected in the early morning or late afternoon when it was relatively cool 36 , and shortly after the animals were introduced to a new plot, when there was the greatest grazing selection. Four trained observers using binoculars and stopwatches, and well-acquainted with the shrub species present at each site, monitored the cattle.…”
Section: Monitoring Cattle Activitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Torstenson et al (2006), in northwestern Wyoming, and Beck and Peek (2005), in northeastern Nevada, also reported that cattle diets are dominated by grasses and forbs with minimal inputs from shrubs. However, Mitchell and Rodgers (1985), in a Douglas-fir/ninebark habitat type in northern Idaho, reported cattle had similar composition of diets from mid-June through August, but the diets were dominated by grasses and browse. Other researchers (Holechek 1982;Uresk and Paintner 1985) have reported changes in diet composition during this time period of mid-June through August.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…This results in an increased opportunity for cattle/wildlife to forage and obtain a higher-quality diet, and subsequently increases productivity. Typically, cattle select a diet that is predominantly grass with limited forbs and shrubs Mitchell and Rodgers 1985). However, cattle diets vary throughout the grazing season, with woody vegetation becoming a greater part of the diet as the grazing season progresses (Darambazar 2003;Mitchell and Rodgers 1985).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Furthermore, they can be important structures for grazing animals like cattle as they may offer them not only additional food but also shelter against sun, wind, rain, or snow, and can be used for comfort behavior such as rubbing or scratching. The nutritional importance of shrubs for cattle has often been described, as well as their ecological importance for landscape stability, but there is also a function of cattle for bush management on pastures [5][6][7][8]. Bushes and trees on pastures can be regarded as important ecological structures, which can be affected by browsing pressure.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%