Cattle Diets in a Ponderosa Pine Forest in the Northern Black Hills
- 1 September 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of Range Management
- Vol. 38 (5) , 440-442
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3899718
Abstract
A cattle diet study was conducted in the northern Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming. Forty-eight plants were identified in cattle fecal material. Grasses in the feces averaged 54%, forbs 17%, and shrubs-trees 28% over the grazing season. Sedges (Carex spp.) and wheatgrass (Agropyron spp.) were the most abundant plants found in the feces throughout the season. Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa), ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa), and Oregon grape (Berberis repens) were common in the diet. Shrubs and trees made up 37% of the diet in September. Similiarities and rank order correlations of diets with available forage were low in August, indicating that cattle were selectively grazing.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
- Cattle Diets in the Blue Mountains of Oregon II. ForestsJournal of Range Management, 1982
- Cattle Diets in the Blue Mountains of Oregon, I. GrasslandsJournal of Range Management, 1982
- Cattle Grazing Influence on a Mountain Riparian ZoneJournal of Range Management, 1982