Diet preference for grass and legumes in free-ranging domestic sheep and cattle: Current theory and future application

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Preference of dairy cows: indoor cubicle housing with access to a total mixed ration vs. access to pasture (2011, background): “This ensured all of the cows had experience of both the indoor and outdoor conditions, as previous experience can influence preference (Rutter, 2006).”
Forage Legumes for Grazing and Conserving in Ruminant Production Systems (2015, background): “However, all forage legumes generally show poorer persistence under grazing than grasses, due to the preferential grazing of forage legumes by ruminants (Rutter, 2006), and the increased return of N to the soil from livestock excreta (Curll and Wilkins, 1983; Vinther, 1998; Menneer et al., 2003).”
Sustainable, low-input, warm-season, grass-legume grassland mixtures: mission (nearly) impossible? (2011, background): “Increased complexity in animal species, such as a combination of grazer and browser species, both domesticated and native fauna, can also benefit plant community diversity (Vangilder et al., 1982; Van Rooyen et al., 1989; Rutter, 2006).”
Nutritive value of forage legumes used for grazing and silage (2009, background): “In a recent review, Rutter (2006) showed that cattle and sheep both eat mixed diets, showing a partial preference of approximately 70% for clover.”