— Management of Grazed Ecosystems

Prerequisites & course information

Course Description: Principles and practices of managing grazing; grazing plan development; setting goals, herbivore nutritional demand, animal unit equivalents, determining ecological carrying capacities and stocking rate, livestock spatial and temporal distribution and grazing systems, herbivore – plant – soil interactions, livestock – wildlife interactions, conservation grazing practices, and the economics of grazing management. Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 1 hour(s), Lecture/Lab 1 hour(s), Web Virtual Lecture 1 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE). Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 1 hour(s), Lecture/Lab 1 hour(s), Web Virtual Lecture 1 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE).