Animal Grazing Behavior Topic Of Nov. 6 Webinar

By Kay Ledbetter

Understanding animal grazing behavior is an important part of grazing management. Landowners can learn more about the most important issues at a Nov. 6 webinar by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service ecosystem science and management unit.

“How Livestock Eat: Understanding Grazing Animal Behavior for Improved Livestock and Resource Management” is next in the Texas Range Webinar Series, scheduled on the first Thursday of each month. Each webinar is scheduled from noon to 1 p.m., said Pete Flores, webinar coordinator in Corpus Christi.

“Knowing how grazing animals eat, how they learn to eat and when they eat provides a basis for using grazing behavior to interpret how much forage is available for grazing,” said Dr. Bob Lyons, AgriLife Extension range specialist and presenter.