REWM 2000 Principles of Rangeland Management
This course introduces students to Range Management systems of grazing and grazing capacity, livestock grazing management, and methods of measuring forage use, as well as rangeland rehabilitation and maintenance. Students are instructed on the use and application of available technologies including a range management simulation exercise. (3 lect.)
Major Topics
- Rangeland Characteristics and Types
- Range Plant Physiology
- Range Ecology
- Range Inventory and Monitoring
- Stocking Rate Considerations
- Grazing Methods
- Improving Livestock Distribution
- Range Animal Nutrition
- Multiple Use Range Management
- Range Livestock Production
- Wildlife Management
- Manipulation of Range Vegetation
Outcomes
In order to successfully complete this course, the student will:
1. Define terms and summarize concepts unique to the field of Range Management.
2. Compute different production and monitoring measurements.
3. Demonstrate proficiency in the use of various technologies for range management purposes.
4. Explain the basic principles of the ungulate/forage relationship and list the different ways to manage each.
5. Establish rangeland management goals and objectives related to livestock, range and financial performance.
6. Demonstrate understanding of rangeland management concepts through a group range management project that integrates climate, soil types and vegetative productivity of a range area with animal nutrient requirements over a specified production cycle.