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Effects of Stocking Rate and Botanical Composition on the Physical Characteristics of the Riparian Zones of Pastures (A Two-Year Progress Report)

Authors: Douglas Allen Bear (Iowa State University) , James R. Russell (Iowa State University) , Daniel G. Morrical (Iowa State University) , Mustafa Tufekcioglu (Iowa State University) , Thomas M. Isenhart (Iowa State University) , John L. Kovar (USDA National Soil Tilth Laboratory)

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    Effects of Stocking Rate and Botanical Composition on the Physical Characteristics of the Riparian Zones of Pastures (A Two-Year Progress Report)

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Abstract

Grazing management practices that allow cattle to congregate near pasture streams may result in the loss of vegetative cover and promote accumulation of manure near the streams, increasing the risk of nonpoint source pollution of the stream. The objective of this project was to evaluate the effects of stocking rate of pastures and the botanical composition of the pastures’ riparian zone on the forage sward height and the proportions of bare and manure-covered ground along the banks of pasture streams.

Keywords: Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Animal Science

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Bear, D. A., Russell, J. R., Morrical, D. G., Tufekcioglu, M., Isenhart, T. M. & Kovar, J. L., (2009) “Effects of Stocking Rate and Botanical Composition on the Physical Characteristics of the Riparian Zones of Pastures (A Two-Year Progress Report)”, Iowa State University Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports 2008(1).

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2009-01-01

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