Matching beef cattle breeds to the environment for desired outcomes in a changing climate: a systematic review

MM McIntosh, SA Spiegal, SZ McIntosh… - Journal of Arid …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cattle graze approximately 30% of global land, making their interactions with Earth's social
and ecological systems of critical importance. Cattle have experienced a long process of …

Genetic and productive background of Criollo cattle in Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay and the United States

E Armstrong, FAR Almeida, MM McIntosh, M Poli… - Journal of Arid …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cattle were first introduced to the Western Hemisphere in 1493 and by subsequent
introductions from the Iberian Peninsula, providing the genetic background of the American …

Movement, activity, and landscape use patterns of heritage and commercial beef cows grazing Chihuahuan Desert rangeland

S Nyamuryekung'e, AF Cibils, RE Estell… - Journal of Arid …, 2022 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to compare foraging behavior of mature Raramuri Criollo
(RC, heritage breed) and Angus Hereford crossbred (AH, commercial breed) cows grazing …

Criollo Cattle Breeds as a Potential Alternative for Sustainable and Healthy Beef Production in America

JN Márquez-Godoy, A Álvarez-Holguín… - Rangeland Ecology & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sustainable beef production is a growing concern worldwide, particularly in arid regions
where limited natural resources availability and adverse environmental conditions pose …

Silvopastoral systems as a strategy to attenuate the negative effects of heat stress on productivity of beef cows grazing natural grassland

GA Goncherenko, F Báez, JK Fedrigo, R Santa Cruz… - Agroforestry …, 2024 - Springer
Heat stress affects cow-calf performance during the summer; thus, it is relevant to study
attenuation strategies. The thermal environment, physiological response to heat stress …

Grass finishing of Criollo cattle can provide an environmentally preferred and cost effective meat supply chain from United States drylands

JP Castaño-Sánchez, CA Rotz, MM McIntosh, C Tolle… - Agricultural …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract CONTEXT The southwestern United States is experiencing an increasingly warmer
and drier climate that is affecting cattle production systems of the region. Adaptation …

Economics of Raramuri Criollo and British crossbred cattle production in the Chihuahuan desert: effects of foraging distribution and finishing strategy

GL Torell, LA Torell, J Enyinnaya, S Spiegal… - Journal of Arid …, 2023 - Elsevier
Significant challenges for raising beef cattle exist in the arid and semi-arid regions of the
United States. Limited forage availability and small profit margins are among the greatest …

Foraging behavior and body temperature of heritage vs. commercial beef cows in relation to desert ambient heat

S Nyamuryekung'e, AF Cibils, RE Estell… - Journal of Arid …, 2021 - Elsevier
We studied foraging patterns of Raramuri Criollo (heritage breed,“RC”) and Angus x
Hereford (commercial beef breed,“AH”) cows in relation to ambient heat and body …

Can cattle geolocation data yield behavior-based criteria to inform precision grazing systems on rangeland?

MM McIntosh, AF Cibils, RE Estell, Q Gong, H Cao… - Livestock Science, 2022 - Elsevier
A key challenge of precision grazing systems is identifying behavior anomalies associated
with situations of reduced animal production and wellbeing. We determined typical ranges of …

Understanding the changes induced by the incorporation of trees in low densities into livestock systems: relevance of a long-term interdisciplinary experimental …

JK Fedrigo, V Benítez, M de Souza, V Morales… - Agroforestry …, 2024 - Springer
The purpose of this work is to describe the creation process of the first long-term
experimental platform designed for interdisciplinary studies of Silvopastoral Systems (SPS) …