Master grazer: educating kentucky livestock producers

摘要：

Kentucky has over 2.51 million head of grazing ruminants consisting of beef and dairy cattle, goats and sheep ( USDA, 2007).The beef and dairy industries represented over ＄ 779 million ( US dollars) of cash receipts in 2005.There are over 200,000 horses in the state and the sale of horses and stud fees brought in over ＄ 1 billion (US dollars) to Kentucky horse owners and breeders in 2006 (USDA, 2007 ).Kentucky has over 2.8 million ha of pasture or land grazed by livestock, but much of this landbase is currently underutilized.

关键词： grazing educational program rotational stocking

作者: S.R.Smith G.D.Lacefield

作者单位: University of Kentucky,P.O.Box 469,Princeton,K Y (USA) 42445;University of Kentucky,N222-E Ag.Science North,Lexington,KY (USA) 40546-0091

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2008世界草地与草原大会

会议地点: 呼和浩特

会议语种:英文

在线出版日期: 2008-06-29（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）