Pasture and range research techniques / prepared by a joint committee of American Society of Agronomy ...[et al]

Content

Part I Experimental pastures and their management
Selection of experimental area and field aspects of experimental design
Size and number of pastures, number of animals and length of grazing period
Physical facilities
Grazing management


Part II Experimental animal and their management
Selection of experimental animals
Allotment of animals to experimental treatment
Weighing of animals
Animal Behavior
Supplemental feeding
Animal Parasites

Part III Determination of herbage quality
Animal performance
Indicator methods in herbage quality studies
Chemical composition of pasture herbage
e.tc

Part IV Determination of Herbage production and yield
Measuring yield by animal performance
measurement of energy value of pasture and range forage
herbage sampling for yield
e.tc

Part V Study of pasture flora
Botany analysis and sampling
Botanical analysis and sampling: natural pastures and range

Part V Complementary factors
Small-plot experiments
Climatic data
Pasture irrigation
e.tc

Includes bibliography