Rangelands Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.rala.2025.01.001

Holly F. Henderson , Urs P. Kreuter

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Nutritional monitoring of rangeland beef cattle in the Edwards Plateau of Texas using region-specific fecal near-infrared spectroscopy predictions of diet quality

Rangelands Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.rala.2024.11.004

Douglas R. Tolleson , William E. Fox , William E. Pinchak , Jay P. Angerer

{"title":"Nutritional monitoring of rangeland beef cattle in the Edwards Plateau of Texas using region-specific fecal near-infrared spectroscopy predictions of diet quality","authors":"Douglas R. Tolleson , William E. Fox , William E. Pinchak , Jay P. Angerer","doi":"10.1016/j.rala.2024.11.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rala.2024.11.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><ul><li><span>•</span><span><div>Determining the quality of grazed forage remains a challenge for nutritional modeling and monitoring in livestock.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>One method used to accomplish this task has been near-infrared spectroscopy of feces (FNIRS) combined with the Nutritional Balance Analyzer Model (Nutbal).</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>Users of the FNIRS-Nutbal system in the Edwards Plateau of Texas have observed inaccurate predictions of diet quality on rangelands.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>Application of a regional-specific FNIRS calibration improved the estimation of grazing animal diet quality in this region.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>Nutritional monitoring of beef cows grazing Edwards Plateau rangeland via the FNIRS-Nutbal system was accurate enough (± 0.5 body condition score, 80% occurrence) to inform management decisions, but incorrect predictions of animal performance did occur.</div></span></li></ul></div></div>","PeriodicalId":101057,"journal":{"name":"Rangelands","volume":"47 2","pages":"Pages 109-117"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143785338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Evaluation of herd instinct tags on cattle behavior in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas

Rangelands Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.rala.2024.11.003

Diego M. Aviles , Caitlyn E. Cooper , Whitney L. Crossland , S.V. Krishna Jagadish , Aaron B. Norris

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An assessment of chemical control options for whitebrush (Aloysia gratissima) in South Texas

Rangelands Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.rala.2024.12.001

Katie J. Pennartz , Evan P. Tanner , Megan K. Clayton , Anthony D. Falk , David B. Wester , Humberto L. Perotto-Baldivieso

{"title":"An assessment of chemical control options for whitebrush (Aloysia gratissima) in South Texas","authors":"Katie J. Pennartz , Evan P. Tanner , Megan K. Clayton , Anthony D. Falk , David B. Wester , Humberto L. Perotto-Baldivieso","doi":"10.1016/j.rala.2024.12.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rala.2024.12.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><ul><li><span>•</span><span><div>Whitebrush (<em>Aloysia gratissima</em>) is a native shrub in South Texas that has become a nuisance on rangelands by forming monoculture stands often requiring intensive management. Whitebrush is drought deciduous (i.e., defoliation in response to moisture stress), which limits the traditional window of opportunity for foliar herbicide applications.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>In 2020, a new herbicide in the picolinic acid family (Invora; aminocyclopyrachlor + triclopyr [ACP + <em>T</em> 1:2]) capable of offering high levels of control for select resprouting woody species was approved for use in rangelands. Our field trials demonstrated Invora provided high levels of control when applied as individual plant (IPT, mortality = 100%) and broadcast (BC, mortality = 98.6%) foliar treatments regardless of season (<em>P</em> = 0.29, α = 0.05) two years after treatment.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>We also found foliar-like applications of other commonly used herbicides can be highly effective when applied to dormant shrubs (IPT mortality = 99.7%, BC mortality = 83.5%) with at least 2.5% surfactant in the chemical mix.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>Laboratory testing indicated high variation in the percentage of viable seed produced annually between whitebrush populations (6%–49%), providing insight into population recruitment strategies post-treatment.</div></span></li></ul></div></div>","PeriodicalId":101057,"journal":{"name":"Rangelands","volume":"47 2","pages":"Pages 118-127"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143785339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Rangelands Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.rala.2025.02.003

Matthew J. Germino

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Virtual fences are not more stressful than conventional electric fences in rotationally stocked beef cattle

Rangelands Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.rala.2024.11.002

Jancy Jeffus , Kevin Wagner , Laura Goodman , Todd Parker , Blake Wilson , Andrew Foote , Ryan Reuter

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Evaluation of blood markers of stress in beef cows during exposure to virtual fence stimuli 评估肉牛在受到虚拟围栏刺激时的血液应激指标

Rangelands Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.rala.2024.04.002

Juliana Ranches , Chad Boyd , Rory C. O'Connor , Matheus Ferreira , Aline Cristine Rezende dos Santos , Gracia Maria Puerto Hernandez , Dustin Johnson , David Bohnert

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Using virtual fence to manage livestock in arid and semi-arid rangelands

Rangelands Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.rala.2024.05.002

Brandon Mayer , Amber Dalke , Andrew Antaya , Sarah Noelle , Brett Blum , Carter Blouin , George Ruyle , Joslyn K. Beard , Aaron Lien

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A pilot study: Training cattle to virtual fence management in groups

Rangelands Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.rala.2024.08.004

Alayna Gerhardt, Federica La Manna, Ryan Reuter

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Is virtual fencing right for you? Producer considerations for successfully deploying and managing livestock with a virtual fence system

Rangelands Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.rala.2024.06.003

Tegan M. May , William S. Burnidge , Anthony G. Vorster , Amber M. Dalke , Hugh Aljoe , Aaron M. Lien , Sarah M. Noelle

{"title":"Is virtual fencing right for you? Producer considerations for successfully deploying and managing livestock with a virtual fence system","authors":"Tegan M. May , William S. Burnidge , Anthony G. Vorster , Amber M. Dalke , Hugh Aljoe , Aaron M. Lien , Sarah M. Noelle","doi":"10.1016/j.rala.2024.06.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rala.2024.06.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><ul><li><span>•</span><span><div>Virtual fencing (VF) is a recent development in agriculture technology with a high potential to improve management outcomes on public and private grazing lands. Adoption is expected to accelerate as the technology improves in providing safe and effective management capabilities for diverse operating contexts.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>Although the applications of VF are numerous, it is not a silver bullet to solve grazing management issues and is not always beneficial for farm and ranch operations.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>We reflect on the operational characteristics that tend to lead to successful VF deployment based on direct experience using VF on working ranches in the United States over the last three years.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>We provide a set of questions and considerations and a decision tree to help producers determine their suitability for adopting and benefiting from VF as well as highlight when producers may need to adapt to realize the full potential of VF. These questions also elucidate when producers may be better served to look to other management approaches or tools rather than investing in VF at this time.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>Our goal is to provide realistic expectations of what VF can and cannot do and help producers be well prepared and succeed with deploying and using VF.</div></span></li></ul></div></div>","PeriodicalId":101057,"journal":{"name":"Rangelands","volume":"47 1","pages":"Pages 9-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143266865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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