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Creator:: Holechek, Jerry Lee
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Research was conducted at the Starkey Experimental Range and Forest in northeastern Oregon to determine

Creator:: Berry, Timothy James
Abstract:: Research was conducted at the Starkey Experimental Forest and Range in northeastern Oregon to determine cattle performance, diet quality, botanical composition of forage ingested, and production and utilization among rest-rotation, season-long, and deferred rotation grazing systems. The grazing season lasted from June 20 to October 10 of each year. Cows...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: cattle 107 diets under the rest-rotation (RR) and season-long (SL) grazing systems in 1979. 11 The

Creator:: Matney, Casey A.
Abstract:: State-and-transition models (STMs) have been successfully used to describe ecological dynamics in woodlands, shrublands, grasslands, and several other ecosystems. Changes in vegetation and soil are measured to gauge and predict plant community dynamics within ecological states and transitions between alternative ecological states. Ecological states and their boundaries are defined by...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the A (A) and Bt2 (B) soil horizons in relation to distance from the cattle watering point in the

Creator:: Biskie, Howard A
Abstract:: Grazing cattle usually have access to streams as a source of drinking water. A model was developed for the personal computer to predict the bacterial quality of these streams. The model estimates the number of organisms that enter the stream by the direct deposit of feces and by runoff from...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: levels measured in four different research projects and found to be within an order of magnitude in

Creator:: Pegas, Fernanda de Vasconcellos
Abstract:: Agritourism is one way to sustainably conserve open space. Its potential to supplement Oregon ranchers’ income may also preserve ranching culture. Research on agritourism in Oregon and elsewhere, however, is scarce. This study focused on the motivations of Oregon ranchers to diversify into agritourism, the congruence of conservation easements and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Research on agritourism in Oregon and elsewhere, however, is scarce. This study focused on the

Creator:: Rhodes, Bruce Douglas
Abstract:: As part of investigations to evaluate the suitability of sheep grazing in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) plantations of Oregon's Coast Range, this research was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of sheep grazing in suppressing unwanted vegetation, determine seasonal variations in forage quality, and investigate the impact of sheep grazing on big...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: cattle grazing on mixed conifer plantations in California reduced brush and was not harmful to tree

Creator:: Bryant, Larry Duane
Abstract:: This research was conducted on three study areas on elk winter ranges in Northeast Oregon. One was on the Starkey Experimental Forest and Range and the others were in the same vicinity. Plant appendages, spring and fall defoliation and fall growth of bluebunch wheatgrass were evaluated in terms of quality...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . 1979). 6 PROBLEM STATEMENT Deer, elk, and cattle all graze on publicly owned lands in the Blue

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