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Texas A&M UniversityCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Grazing Management for WildlifeThe Basics
Dr. Megan DominguezAssistant Professor and Extension Range Specialist
Department of Ecosystem Science and Management
1. Diet Compositions
2. Common Grazing Regimes
Basic Grazing Management
Regimes
3. Innovative Grazing
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Healthy Grazing Systems
WildlifeLivestock
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Wildlife Needs
Plant Needs
Livestock Needs
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Diet Composition
Brush/Woody/Browse
Grass
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Grass
Livestock Diet Composition
Cattle
Sheep
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Goats
Lyons & Wright, B-6136
Wildlife Diet Composition
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Exotic Species
Axis deer
Herbaceous-dominated range Browse-dominated range
Cattle
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Nilgaiantelope
WT deer
Lyons & Wright, B-6136
Feeding Classifications
8Lyons, Forbes, Machen E-391
Competition
The simultaneous demand by two or more organisms for limited environmental resources.
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More likely when there is
less plant diversity or
too many animals!
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Common Grazing Regimes
Continuous Grazing
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Common Grazing Regimes
Deferred Rotation
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Common Grazing Regimes
Deferred Rotation
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Common Grazing Regimes
Short Duration
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Common Grazing Regimes
Short Duration
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Innovative Grazing
Water
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Water Access –Hays Co.
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GPS Collars
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Water Access –Hays Co.
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Water Access – Phase 2
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Water Access – Phase 3
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Water Access Summary
21R Lyons
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Water Access – West Texas Ranch
22R Lyons
Slope
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Water Alternatives for Wildlife
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Innovative Grazing
Fire
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Innovative Grazing
Fire
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Grazing site selection, Growing season 2008
27Burned Spring 2008 Burned Summer 2007Fuhlendorf, 2010
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Innovative Grazing
Brush Management
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La Copita Research Ranch
29R Lyons
La Copita Research Ranch
30R Lyons
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La Copita Research Ranch
31R Lyons
Grazing Not Uniform
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