BEEF-CATTLE DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS ON FOOTHILL RANGE
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Across 3 seasons, 77% of observed use on the Wyoming site was within 366 m of water; 65% of the land was beyond 723 m from water and sustained only 12% of observed use. Cattle concentrated use (79%) on slopes less than 7%. Consequently 35% of the area, on or surrounded by slopes >10%, received only 7% of observed use. Loamy, grazable woodland and wetland/subirrigated range sites were most preferred and accounted for >65% of observed use while occupying <35% of the land area. Overall, coarse upland, very shallow and shallow loamy sites were not preferred, but site preference varied as areas further from water were utilized. Observed use was significantly correlated with standing crop and crude protein standing crop over various growth form characteristics of the forage component. -from Authors