Grazing Potential of Louisiana Pine Forest-Ranges

Herbert S. Sternitzke

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Grazing Potential of Louisiana Pine Forest-Ranges

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Herbert S. Sternitzke

Year:

1975

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Res. Note SO-203. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 2 p.

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Abstract

Louisiana's 5 million acres of pine forest-range have an estimated forage potential for 135,776 yearlong cow-calf units. Two-thirds of the units can be sustained on loblolly-shortleaf pine ranges; the rest, on longleaf-slash pine ranges.

Keywords

Animal unit months, cow-calf units, forage potential, understory herbage

Citation

Sternitzke, Herbert S. 1975. Grazing Potential of Louisiana Pine Forest-Ranges. Res. Note SO-203. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 2 p.