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Calculate carrying capacity for a 160-acre pasture with the following ecological site breakdown: Sandy, 80 aces with a relative production value of 1,900-lbs per acre; Sub-irrigated, 80 acres with a relative production value of 2,200-lbs per acre. Show your work and includes proper units in your answer.

You manage a 1,000-acre cattle ranch in North Dakota’s tallgrass prairie region. Identify one grazing system that would be appropriate for this property (1 point) and provide one justification for the grazing system you selected (1 point).

Gains per acre are highest when stocking rate is heavy.

Stocking rate is considered the most important grazing decision because it influences ____________. (select all that apply)

In the range model, as a site moves from early successional to climax, how does range condition change?

Prairie rose ___________ in response to grazing pressure and is _____________ food for cattle.

Explain the difference between overgrazing and overstocking.

Explain the rationale behind the ‘leave half, take half’ grazing management decision.

List two considerations for selecting an appropriate livestock species or breed for a rangeland.

The term for a fully or freely moveable joint.