Author: "Reeves, Justin L." / Publication Year: 2014 / Subject: 4 selected / Text Availability: Full Text

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Author:: Reeves, Justin L., et al. ; Derner, Justin D.; Sanderson, Matt A.; Hendrickson, John R.; Kronberg, Scott L.; Petersen, Mark K.; Vermeire, Lance T.; Show all 7 Authors
Source:: Agriculture, ecosystems & environment 2014 v.183 pp. 110
ISSN:: 0167-8809
Subject:: C3 plants; Hereford; Poa pratensis; atmospheric precipitation; autumn; beef cattle; cattle production; climate; climate change; data analysis; data collection; ecological invasion; grasslands; grazing; growing season; models; pastures; plant communities; rangelands; seasonal variation; spring; steers; stocking rate; summer; temperature; weight gain; wet environmental conditions; winter; yearlings; Great Plains region; North Dakota
Abstract:: ... In the face of an increasingly variable climate, long-term cattle weight gain datasets are rare, yet invaluable, for determining site-specific influences of seasonal weather patterns on cattle production. Here, we present a long-term (1936–2005) yearling Hereford steer dataset collected at the Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory (NPGRL) near Mandan, ND, USA. Data were analyzed using weighted ...
Handle:: 10113/58163
DOI:: 10.1016/j.agee.2013.10.030
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2013.10.030