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Exploring Effective Detection and Spatial Pattern of Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia Genus) from Airborne Imagery before and after Prescribed Fires in the Edwards Plateau by Jaime, Xavier A., Angerer, Jay P., Yang, Chenghai, Walker, John, Mata, Jose, Tolleson, Doug R., Wu, X. Ben

“…Over the past century, prickly pear (PP) cactus (e.g., genus Opuntia; subgenus Platyopuntia) has increased on semi-arid rangelands. Effective detection of…”
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Grass bud responses to fire in a semiarid savanna system by Hiers, Quinn A., Treadwell, Morgan L., Dickinson, Matthew B., Kavanagh, Kathleen L., Lodge, Alexandra G., Starns, Heath D., Tolleson, Doug R., Twidwell, Dirac, Wonkka, Carissa L., Rogers, William E.

“…Increasingly, land managers have attempted to use extreme prescribed fire as a method to address woody plant encroachment in savanna ecosystems. The effect…”
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The LTAR Integrated Grazing Land Common Experiment at the Texas Gulf by Schantz, Merilynn C., Smith, Douglas R., Harmel, Daren, Goodwin, Douglas J., Tolleson, Doug R., Leyton, Javier M. Osorio, Flynn, K. Colton, Yost, Jenifer L., Thorp, Kelly R., Arnold, Jeffrey G., White, Michael J., Adhikari, Kabindra, Hajda, Chad

“…Extreme weather and climate events have become more frequent and directly affect the ecological structure and function of integrated grazing lands. While the…”
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Soil Heating in Fire (SheFire): A model and measurement method for estimating soil heating and effects during wildland fires by Brady, Mary K., Dickinson, Matthew B., Miesel, Jessica R., Wonkka, Carissa L., Kavanagh, Kathleen L., Lodge, Alexandra G., Rogers, William E., Starns, Heath D., Tolleson, Doug R., Treadwell, Morgan L., Twidwell, Dirac, Hanan, Erin J.

“…Fire has transformative effects on soil biological, chemical, and physical properties in terrestrial ecosystems around the world. While methods for estimating…”
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Usable Science for Managing Animals and Rangeland Sustainability by Meiman, Paul J, Tolleson, Doug R, Johnson, Theodora, Echols, Alex, Price, Frank, Stackhouse-Lawson, Kim

“…Animals are critical components of rangeland ecosystems, and domestic livestock provide an extremely important management tool on rangelands. Decades of…”
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Determination of Sex in Ungulate Herbivores via near Infrared Spectroscopy of Hair: Growing Cattle as a Surrogate Model by Tolleson, Doug R

“…Abstract Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has been used in a variety of medical and veterinary science applications. In particular, NIRS calibrations have…”
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A Comparison of Rangeland Monitoring Techniques for Modeling Herbaceous Fuels and Forage in Central Arizona, USA by Rhodes, Edward C., Tolleson, Doug R., Angerer, Jay P., Kava, John A., Dyess, Judith, Nicolet, Tessa

“…While fire and rangeland managers frequently have different land management roles and objectives, their data needs with regards to herbaceous biomass (fuel…”
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Effect of Stocking Rate During Gestation on Subsequent Performance of Growing Beef Cattle by Tolleson, Doug R, Rouquette, Monte M, Norman, Kelli, Long, Charles R

“…Abstract Beef cows in the southeastern United States are likely maintained on pasture during mid-gestation, a critical period for fetal development of traits…”
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Near Infrared Spectroscopy in Wildlife and Biodiversity by Vance, Carrie K., Tolleson, Doug R., Kinoshita, Kodzue, Rodriguez, Jaime, Foley, William J.

“…Near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy has been used to answer a wide variety of questions in wildlife and biodiversity research. Whereas agricultural systems and…”
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359 Intake and Growth Performance of Feedlot Lambs Fed Diets with Hi-a and Low-a Corn Cobs and Bermudagrass Hay by Quadros, Danilo G, Whitney, Travis R, Weishuhn, Cassie, Xu, Wenwei, Tolleson, Doug R, Diaz, Jose M, Kerth, Chris

“…Abstract Hi-A™ corn is a unique type of lines and hybrids that were developed by the Texas A&M AgriLife Corn Breeding Program and have high anthocyanin and…”
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416 Urgency to Address Infrastructure in Animal sciences–A Preliminary Report by Mulvaney, Don R, Corbitt, Katie, Randel, Lowell, Cammack, Kristi M, Cross, Russell, Davis, Ellen, Davis, Teresa A, Gambino, Chris, Godfrey, Robert, Murdoch, Gordon K, Reynolds, Larry P, Riggs, Penny K, Tolleson, Doug R, Swanson, Janice, Wulster-Radcliffe, Meghan, Archibeque, Shawn L

“…Abstract The purpose of the ASAS Public Policy Committee (PPC) is to help ASAS shape public policy and public opinion on current issues affecting farms and…”
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Effect of Anti-acaricide Treatment on Tick Species Present and Performance of Growing Beef Heifers by Hays, Samantha R, Teel, Pete D, Starns, Heath D, Garza, Nick E, Diaz-Gomez, Jose M, Beall, Sarah L, Tolleson, Doug R

“…Abstract The Edwards Plateau region of Texas is largely used for grazing cattle and small ruminants. Tick parasitism in range livestock can occur year-round…”
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282 Nutritional Monitoring of Prenatally Stressed and Translocated Brahman Heifers by Tolleson, Doug R, Randel, Ron D, Perry, George A, Diaz, Jose M, Starns, Heath D, Knight, Colt W, Garza, Nick E, Beall, Sarah L, Neuendorff, Don A, Welsh, Thomas H

“…Abstract One drought mitigation strategy is transporting livestock to non-drought locations. Our objective was to evaluate the effects of prenatal stress and…”
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