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Abstract:

The present study was conducted to evaluate if cattle supplemental block consumption was associated with the spatial pattern of environmental use. In Phase I the environmental factors which affected these patterns of usage were studied. Cattle distribution was estimated using an indirect method based on the distribution of scats accumulated from 1 October 1986 to 26 October 1986. Cattle spent more time in the shelter and in the area surrounding the watering place than in any other area of the same size within the field, and preferred the richest vegetation communities. In Phase II we investigated the best field distribution of supplemental food blocks, testing three hypotheses: (1) use is random, (2) use is correlated with cattle presence, and (3) use is directly related to the activity in which the cattle engage in each area of the field. Blocks were assigned to shelter, water and meadow areas. and the weight of each block as well as the number of scats around each block were determined at the beginning and at the end of the study (2 February 1987 to 4 April 1987). Although the meadow area had presented the least use (per sample unit) at the beginning of the trial, block consumption was significantly greater in this area, indicating that hypothesis (3) best predicts block consumption. In Phase III we tried to replicate the previous results on a larger scale. A 3100-ha field with 1097 animals was used from 10 June 1987 to 10 October 1987. Three types of area were determined with respect to the distance to the watering place. A similar tendency as in previous phases was obtained. Blocks located near the watering place were less consumed than those in an adjacent foraging area. The overall results suggest that placement of supplemental blocks near watering sites will not lead to optimum utilization and should not be recommended. © 1992 Elsevier Science Publishers B.V. All rights reserved.

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Documento: Artículo
Título:Patterns of environmental use by cattle and consumption of supplemental food blocks
Autor:Cassini, M.H.; Hermitte, G.
Filiación:Instituto de Biologia y Medicina Experimental, Obligado 2490, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Pabellon II, 1428 Nuñez, Argentina
Año:1992
Volumen:32
Número:4
Página de inicio:297
Página de fin:312
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0168-1591(05)80023-1
Título revista:Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Título revista abreviado:Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci.
ISSN:01681591
CODEN:AABSE
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_01681591_v32_n4_p297_Cassini

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Cassini, M.H. & Hermitte, G. (1992) . Patterns of environmental use by cattle and consumption of supplemental food blocks. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 32(4), 297-312.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0168-1591(05)80023-1
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Cassini, M.H., Hermitte, G. "Patterns of environmental use by cattle and consumption of supplemental food blocks" . Applied Animal Behaviour Science 32, no. 4 (1992) : 297-312.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0168-1591(05)80023-1
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Cassini, M.H., Hermitte, G. "Patterns of environmental use by cattle and consumption of supplemental food blocks" . Applied Animal Behaviour Science, vol. 32, no. 4, 1992, pp. 297-312.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0168-1591(05)80023-1
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Cassini, M.H., Hermitte, G. Patterns of environmental use by cattle and consumption of supplemental food blocks. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 1992;32(4):297-312.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0168-1591(05)80023-1