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Social Cohesion of Steers and Sheep as a Possible Variable in Grazing Studies 1
Author(s) -
Bond James,
Carlson G. E.,
Jackson C.,
Curry W. A.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1967.00021962005900050032x
Subject(s) - grazing , affect (linguistics) , cohesion (chemistry) , agronomy , productivity , biology , zoology , ecology , psychology , economics , communication , chemistry , economic growth , organic chemistry
During a 4‐year study on the comparative productivity of pastures grazed by cattle and sheep, we also observed the social behavior of these species when kept together. We observed that a strong social relationship between steers and sheep will develop and that time will add to the strength of this relationship. Changes in feeding behavior in response to established social relationships might affect animal performance.