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 …

Background Traditionally managed semi-natural pastures are recognised for their high
biodiversity. One drawback is that these pastures are often low in fodder production and …

High biodiversity of Estonian semi-natural grasslands can only be maintained through
continuous management. One option for the usage of biomass from these areas is …

The interactions between botanical composition of pasture, quality of herbage grazed,
performances of dairy cows and sensory and nutritional properties of dairy products were …

Diet selection by grazing livestock may affect animal performance as well as the biodiversity
of grazed areas. Recent DNA barcoding techniques allow to assess dietary plant …

Context In grazed grassland, the per area output of animal-source products usually declines
with decreasing stocking rates because of lower herbage utilisation efficiency …

In the Alps, many summer pastures are under-used due to the decreasing number of
livestock. Optimizing the grazing management of heterogeneous pastures implies a better …

Biodiverse semi-natural pastures are threatened because of sub-optimal grazing. Breed
effects on choice of foraging vegetation type, diet and hence pasture management was …

Our study examined the impact of grazing by Hungarian Grey cattle on plant communities in
grasslands restored and established through different methods. The grasslands were …

Diet selection and preference by grazing animals are determined by genetic and
environmental factors that interact and affect their efficacy for managing vegetation as …