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Artiodactyls
| The "cloven-hoofed" artiodactyls comprise 192 species of pigs, peccaries, hippopotami, llamas, camels, deer, giraffes, pronghorn, antelope, cattle, goats, and sheep. Many have horns or antlers and most are ruminants or cud-chewers that thrive on grass and leaves. They all are symbionts with bacteria that help digest the vegetation. Artiodactyls are crucial parts of human civilization, especially after the domestication of pigs, llamas, camels, cattle, goats, and sheep. Sustainable futures include preventing overgrazing and browsing by domesticated species, pollution from industrialized pig farms and feedlots, wildlife management of deer, antelope, and other hunted species, as well as conservation of rare and endangered species and domestic races. |  |
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Alaska Moose Federation
Targeted Grazing Handbook: A Natural Approach to Vegetation Management and Landscape Enhancement|
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