Factors Affecting Site Use Preference of Grazing Cattle Studied from 2000 to 2020 through GPS Tracking: A Review
Understanding the behaviour of grazing animals at pasture is crucial in order to develop management strategies that will increase the potential productivity of grazing systems and simultaneously decrease the negative impact on the environment. The objective of this review was to summarize and analys...
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| author | M. Jordana Rivero Patricia Grau-Campanario Siobhan Mullan Suzanne D. E. Held Jessica E. Stokes Michael R. F. Lee Laura M. Cardenas |
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| description | Understanding the behaviour of grazing animals at pasture is crucial in order to develop management strategies that will increase the potential productivity of grazing systems and simultaneously decrease the negative impact on the environment. The objective of this review was to summarize and analyse the scientific literature that has addressed the site use preference of grazing cattle using global positioning systems (GPS) collars in the past 21 years (2000–2020) to aid the development of more sustainable grazing livestock systems. The 84 studies identified were undertaken in several regions of the world, in diverse production systems, under different climate conditions and with varied methodologies and animal types. This work presents the information in categories according to the main findings reviewed, covering management, external and animal factors driving animal movement patterns. The results showed that some variables, such as stocking rate, water and shade location, weather conditions and pasture (terrain and vegetation) characteristics, have a significant impact on the behaviour of grazing cattle. Other types of bio-loggers can be deployed in grazing ruminants to gain insights into their metabolism and its relationship with the landscape they utilise. Changing management practices based on these findings could improve the use of grasslands towards more sustainable and productive livestock systems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-84a4ba0eaa0945d7af61e4f7e871f2952023-11-21T15:05:38ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202021-04-01218269610.3390/s21082696Factors Affecting Site Use Preference of Grazing Cattle Studied from 2000 to 2020 through GPS Tracking: A ReviewM. Jordana Rivero0Patricia Grau-Campanario1Siobhan Mullan2Suzanne D. E. Held3Jessica E. Stokes4Michael R. F. Lee5Laura M. Cardenas6Sustainable Agriculture Sciences, Rothamsted Research North Wyke, Okehampton EX20 2SB, Devon, UKSustainable Agriculture Sciences, Rothamsted Research North Wyke, Okehampton EX20 2SB, Devon, UKBristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Langford BS40 5DU, Somerset, UKBristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Langford BS40 5DU, Somerset, UKBristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Langford BS40 5DU, Somerset, UKSustainable Agriculture Sciences, Rothamsted Research North Wyke, Okehampton EX20 2SB, Devon, UKSustainable Agriculture Sciences, Rothamsted Research North Wyke, Okehampton EX20 2SB, Devon, UKUnderstanding the behaviour of grazing animals at pasture is crucial in order to develop management strategies that will increase the potential productivity of grazing systems and simultaneously decrease the negative impact on the environment. The objective of this review was to summarize and analyse the scientific literature that has addressed the site use preference of grazing cattle using global positioning systems (GPS) collars in the past 21 years (2000–2020) to aid the development of more sustainable grazing livestock systems. The 84 studies identified were undertaken in several regions of the world, in diverse production systems, under different climate conditions and with varied methodologies and animal types. This work presents the information in categories according to the main findings reviewed, covering management, external and animal factors driving animal movement patterns. The results showed that some variables, such as stocking rate, water and shade location, weather conditions and pasture (terrain and vegetation) characteristics, have a significant impact on the behaviour of grazing cattle. Other types of bio-loggers can be deployed in grazing ruminants to gain insights into their metabolism and its relationship with the landscape they utilise. Changing management practices based on these findings could improve the use of grasslands towards more sustainable and productive livestock systems.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/8/2696cattle distributiongrazing patternslandscape usesustainable grazingsite selectiongrazing livestock |
| spellingShingle | M. Jordana Rivero Patricia Grau-Campanario Siobhan Mullan Suzanne D. E. Held Jessica E. Stokes Michael R. F. Lee Laura M. Cardenas Factors Affecting Site Use Preference of Grazing Cattle Studied from 2000 to 2020 through GPS Tracking: A Review Sensors cattle distribution grazing patterns landscape use sustainable grazing site selection grazing livestock |
| title | Factors Affecting Site Use Preference of Grazing Cattle Studied from 2000 to 2020 through GPS Tracking: A Review |
| title_full | Factors Affecting Site Use Preference of Grazing Cattle Studied from 2000 to 2020 through GPS Tracking: A Review |
| title_fullStr | Factors Affecting Site Use Preference of Grazing Cattle Studied from 2000 to 2020 through GPS Tracking: A Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors Affecting Site Use Preference of Grazing Cattle Studied from 2000 to 2020 through GPS Tracking: A Review |
| title_short | Factors Affecting Site Use Preference of Grazing Cattle Studied from 2000 to 2020 through GPS Tracking: A Review |
| title_sort | factors affecting site use preference of grazing cattle studied from 2000 to 2020 through gps tracking a review |
| topic | cattle distribution grazing patterns landscape use sustainable grazing site selection grazing livestock |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/8/2696 |
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