Resource manipulation, such as the creation and maintenance of grazing lawns, may shape
the structure of herbivore communities. We tested the hypothesis that grazing lawns …

Little quantitative information is available about the role of stems as structural foraging
deterrents for large grazers and the actual mechanisms by which such deterrents affect …

Decision support tools to help dairy farmers gain confidence in grazing management need
to be able to predict performance of grazing animals with easy‐to‐obtain variables on farm …

Background The spatial distribution of forage resources is a major driver of animal
movement patterns. Understanding where animals forage is important for the conservation …

GrazeIn is a model for predicting herbage intake and milk production of grazing dairy cows.
The objectives of this paper are to test its robustness according to a planned arrangement of …

The functional response, that is the relationship between the food intake rate of a forager
and the availability of food items, has been subject to numerous investigations in ruminants …

Corridor disease, transmitted by the brown ear tick (Rhipicephalus appendiculatus), is one
of Africa's most pathogenic tick-borne diseases for cattle. With a focus on this species, we …

Determining herbage intake is pivotal for studies on grazing ecology. Direct observation of
animals allows describing the interactions of animals with the pastoral environment along …

2. An evaluation of the performance and accuracy of published models are rarely
undertaken by their authors, but this is proposed in this paper. 3. There is still a need for …

This study was conducted on Tswalu Kalahari Reserve in the eastern Kalahari region of
South Africa. The long-term sustainability of the valued African or Cape buffalo Syncerus …