Turner Institute of Ecoagriculture

Agricultural research in i) bison livestock production and performance ii) native species conservation, restoration and management, and iii) ecosystem and landscape studies. The main research focus area relates to the practice of bison ranching conducted in economically sustainable and ecologically sensitive manner while promoting the conservation of native species and habitats. There are significant research needs in areas of bison physiology, health, productivity, feeding, meat quality and nutrition, genetics and breeding, husbandry and handling, social structure and communication, national and native peoples heritage, environmental impacts of bison, role of grazing in maintaining native ecosystems and ecosystems services, and the response to wildlife to bison grazing.