Autonomous on-animal sensors in sheep research: A systematic review

ES Fogarty, DL Swain, G Cronin, M Trotter - Computers and Electronics in …, 2018 - Elsevier
This systematic review explores the use of on-animal sensor technology in sheep research.
A total of 71 peer-reviewed articles reporting on 82 independent experiments were …

Invited review: Feeding behavior of goats,

AL Goetsch, TA Gipson, AR Askar… - Journal of animal …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Factors influencing the feeding behavior of goats include grazing management practices,
type of vegetation and season, breed and stage of production, group size, and properties of …

Effects of stocking rate on methane and carbon dioxide emissions from grazing cattle

CS Pinares-Patiño, P D'hour, JP Jouany… - Agriculture, ecosystems & …, 2007 - Elsevier
Pastoral farming contributes significantly to total agricultural emissions of greenhouse
gases, and stocking rate is the simplest grassland management decision. A study was …

Co-grazing of sheep and goats: benefits and constraints

G Animut, AL Goetsch - Small Ruminant Research, 2008 - Elsevier
Co-grazing of sheep and goats has been practiced throughout history and is commonplace
around the world. However, its benefits may not be fully appreciated and means to maximize …

Feeding behavior of sheep and goats in a deciduous tropical forest during the dry season: The same menu consumed differently

PG González-Pech, JF de Jesús Torres-Acosta… - Small Ruminant …, 2015 - Elsevier
The sustainable use of the tropical deciduous forest (TDF) during co-grazing of sheep and
goats is a complex paradigm. To unveil the latter, an important step is to identify which plants …

Factors affecting goat meat production and quality

AL Goetsch, RC Merkel, TA Gipson - Small Ruminant Research, 2011 - Elsevier
Deposition of relatively less subcutaneous fat by goats than sheep adversely affects storage
properties of meat, most importantly dehydration and cold-shortening. High concentrate …

[HTML][HTML] Grazing behavior, dietary value and performance of sheep, goats, cattle and camels co-grazing range with mixed species of grazing and browsing plants

AS Mohammed, G Animut, M Urge, G Assefa - Veterinary and Animal …, 2020 - Elsevier
A study was conducted to assess grazing behavior (GB), dietary value and performance of
co-grazing sheep, goats, cattle and camels with initial body weights (BW) of 20.6±2.09 …

Soil greenhouse gas emissions and grazing management in northern temperate grasslands

Z Ma, BM Shrestha, EW Bork, SX Chang… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Adaptive multi-paddock (AMP) grazing, a grazing system in which individual paddocks are
grazed for a short duration at a high stock density and followed by a long rest period, is …

Performance and forage selectivity of sheep and goats co-grazing grass/forb pastures at three stocking rates

G Animut, AL Goetsch, GE Aiken, R Puchala… - Small Ruminant …, 2005 - Elsevier
Differences among ruminant species in forage selectivity offer potential for efficient utilization
of pastures with diverse arrays of plant species. One common management strategy that …

Grazing behavior of sheep at different stocking rates in the Inner Mongolian steppe, China

L Lin, U Dickhoefer, K Müller, A Susenbeth - Applied Animal Behaviour …, 2011 - Elsevier
In free-ranging or grazing animals, physical activity can account for a substantial proportion
of their total energy requirement with considerable consequences for animals at low …