Moisture content and bale temperature. Initial bale moisture differed among treatments. However, the low moisture treatment in 2008 was slightly greater (17%) than the target moisture range of less than 15%. However, this moisture content proved to be critically important.
The animal unit month (AUM) has historically been used as a unit of forage. consumption and the basis of permits, stocking rates and fees for grazing public. lands. This report provides a review and update of current livestock weights and. forage consumption rates, clarifies the definition of an AUM and proposes means.
Grazing is a method of feeding in which a herbivore feeds on plants such as grasses, or other multicellular organisms such as algae. In zoology, graminivory is a form of grazing. A graminivore is an herbivorous animal that feeds primarily on grass (specifically true grasses; plants of the family Poaceae).The word is derived from Latin graminis, meaning grass, and vorare, meaning to eat..n zoology, graminivory is a form of grazing. A graminivore is an herbivorous animal that feeds primarily on grass (specifically true grasses; plants of the family Poaceae). The word is derived from Latin graminis, meaning grass, and vorare, meaning to eat..