New research reveals how grazing management practices affect cattle weight gain by altering foraging behavior
Rotational or continuous grazing? Which system allows for more sustainable and profitable free-range livestock production?
Rotational or continuous grazing? Which system allows for more sustainable and profitable free-range livestock production?
Ecology
May 9, 2023
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In a new study, researchers have found that little brown bats suffering from white-nose syndrome (WNS) greatly increased their foraging activity at artificial bug buffets. The buffets, located near hibernation sites, will ...
Ecology
Mar 24, 2023
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With dairy cattle numbers increasing in Texas, especially over the Ogallala Aquifer where water resources are limited, producers and researchers are seeking drought-tolerant, quality forages to meet the demand for cattle ...
Agriculture
Mar 16, 2023
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A new study, published in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, investigated the foraging behavior of children in a present-day forager society. Already from an early age, there was a gender-specific development ...
Evolution
Feb 9, 2023
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New collaborative research led by scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, shows reduced krill supplies lead to fewer pregnancies in humpback whales—a finding that could have major implications for industrial ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 23, 2023
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The recent capture and euthanizing of Los Angeles's well-known mountain lion P-22, whose numerous injuries were likely the result of being hit by a car, has highlighted the need for safe wildlife crossings in cities and other ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 22, 2022
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It might seem like common sense that a starving animal is more likely to take dangerous risks to obtain food than one with a full belly. But new research from UCLA shows that groups of Argentine ants, who forage boldly when ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 7, 2022
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An improved variety of grass combined with a rotational grazing system can boost levels of soil carbon on tropical savannas by 15% compared to degraded pasture, a new study performed by the Alliance of Bioversity International ...
Environment
Nov 10, 2022
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On average, Americans eat more than 50 pounds of beef each year (according to USDA estimates). But what do beef cattle eat? In the eastern United States, beef cattle often eat tall fescue, a "cool-season" grass. As the name ...
Agriculture
Oct 24, 2022
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Ilaria Pretelli and Sheina Lew-Levy from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and Erik Ringen from Emory University report evidence to support a theory that the reason human beings have such a long developmental ...