Beth Burritt
Wildland Resources Dept
Rangeland Resource Specialist

Contact Information
Office Location: BNR 273A / USU CampusPhone: (435) 797-3576
Email: beth.burritt@usu.edu
Additional Information:
Educational Background
Awards
NACAA Communication Awards - Computer Generated Graphics - Regional Winner , 2013
National Association of County Agricultural Agents
NACAA Communication Awards - Publication - Regional Winner , 2013
National Association of County Agricultural Agents
NACAA Communication Awards - Web Site - National Winner, 2013
National Association of County Agricultural Agents
NACAA Communication Awards - Learning Module National Finalist, 2011
National Association of County Agricultural Agents
NACAA Communication Awards - Newsletter Individual - State Winner, 2011
National Association of County Agricultural Agents
Publications | Abstracts
- Burritt, E., St. Clair, S.B, Villalba, J., Aspen intake and preference by sheep: implications for herbivory and aspen decline. 68th Annual Meeting of the Society for Range, Sacrame. Society for Range Management
- Burritt, E., (2013). A new look at an old forage: Teaching cows to eat big sagebrush to reduce winter feed costs and improve biodiversity. Galaxy IV Conference: Joint Council of Extension Professionals
- Burritt, E., (2013). The Importance of livestock behavior – Learning what our great, great grandfathers understood. Galaxy IV Conference: Joint Council of Extension Professionals
- Coppock, D.D, Burritt, E., (2013). Community engagement and noxious weed control in southern Cache County, Utah . Proceedings of the 19th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management--Estes Park, Colorado/
- Burritt, E., Provenza, F.D, (2002). BEHAVE: Behaviorial Education for Human, Animal, Vegetation and Ecosystem Management. American Society of Agronomy Meetings
- Burritt, E., Mayland, H.F, Provenza, F.D, (2002). Effect of added sugar on preference and intake by sheep of hays cut in the morning versus the afternoon. American Soceity Agronomy Meetings
- Burritt, E., Provenza, F.D, (1999). Do sheep eat more when offered foods with different toxins?. Soc. Range. Manage. Ann. Mtg.
- Burritt, E., Provenza, F.D, (1995). Effect of duration of experience and previous illness on the aquisition and persistence of conditioned food aversions in lambs. Soc. Range Manage.
- Burritt, E., Provenza, F.D, (1994). Effect of a novel environment on the formation and persistence of a conditioned food aversion and ingestion of novel foods by sheep. Soc. Range Manage Ann. Mtg
- Burritt, E., Provenza, F.D, (1990). Ability of lambs to learn with a delay between food ingestion and consequences given meals containing novel and familiar foods. Soc. Range Manage.
- Burritt, E., Provenza, F.D, (1989). Conditioning lambs to avoid palatable shrubs: Persistence and generalization. Soc. Range Manage.
- Burritt, E., Provenza, F.D, (1988). Food aversion learning in lambs: A tool to modify diet selection in lambs. Soc. Range Manage. Ann. Mtg.
- Burritt, E., Provenza, F.D, (1987). Ability of lambs to discriminate between safe and harmful foods. Soc. Range Manage. Ann. Mtg
- Burritt, E., Malechek, J.C, (1987). Drying esophageal extrusa for nutritional analyses: Is freeze-drying really necessary?. Soc. Range Manage. Ann. Mtg
- Burritt, E., Malechek, J.C, Provenza, F.D, (1986). The effect of mastication on tannin concentrations and nutritional constituents of shrubs. Soc. Range Manage. Ann. Mtg
- Pfister, J.A, Burritt, E., (1985). Fiber composition of fistula extrusa samples: Influence of low temperature oven-drying. Soc. Range Manage. Ann. Mtg
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Book Chapters
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Fact Sheets
- Burritt, E., (2014). Benefits of exposing animals to poor-quality foods early in life. Utah State University
- Burritt, E., Monaco, T., Thacker, E., (2014). Should Ranchers Value Sagebrush? Why We Need Sagebrush. Utah State University Extension
- Burritt, E., (2013). Mother knows best. Utah State University
- Burritt, E., (2013). Ingestion of toxic plants by herbivores. Utah State University
- Burritt, E., (2012). Early experiences can change the structure of the body. Utah State University
- Burritt, E., (2012). How livestock learn about food and locations. Utah State University
- Burritt, E., (2012). Structure, quality and skills interact to influence forage intake. Utah State University
- Burritt, E., (2012). Preparing animals for moving day. Utah State University
- Burritt, E., (2012). Training livestock to leave streams and use uplands. Utah State University
- Burritt, E., Bailey, D., (2012). Using low moisture blocks to improve livestock distribution and forage utilization. Utah State University
- Burritt, E., Reid, C.R, (2012). Carbohydrate Reserves: What you learned maybe wrong. Utah State University
- Burritt, E., (2012). Exposing animals to grain with mom improves intake of grain at weaning and feedlot performance. Utah State University
- Burritt, E., Villalba, J., (2012). Diet mixing: Increasing intake of unpalatable plants. Utah State University
- Burritt, E., (2012). Mineral nutrition: Are animals nutritionally wise?. Utah State University
- Burritt, E., (2011). Palatability - More than a matter of taste. Utah State University
- Burritt, E., Provenza, F.D, (2004). Learning what to eat and what to avoid. Utah State University
- Burritt, E., Provenza, F.D, (2003). Does variety matter?. Utah State University
- Burritt, E., Provenza, F.D, (2003). Ignoring Variation: Are we missing opportunity?. Utah State University
- Burritt, E., (2003). Introducing animals to new foods. Utah State University
- Burritt, E., Provenza, F.D, (2003). Learning about foods and locations. Utah State University
- Burritt, E., (2003). Training animals to avoid foods. Utah State University
- Burritt, E., Provenza, F.D, (2002). Behavior depends on consequences. Utah State University
- Burritt, E., Provenza, F.D, (2002). Factors affecting grazing tolerance. Utah State University
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Burritt, E., The Duck Creek Decision and Appeal: What did the Courts Say?. Rangelands/Society of Range Management
- Villalba, J., Burritt, E., (2015). Intake of Medusahead by Sheep: Influence of Supplements, Silica and Individual Animal Variation. Invasive Plant Science and Management, 8:2, 151-159. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1614/IPSM-D-14-00072.1
- Thacker, E., Messmer, T.A, Burritt, E., (2015). Daubenmire vs Line Point Intercept as Cover Measurements for Sage-Grouse Habitat. Rangelands, 37, 7-13.
- Hamilton, T., Burritt, E., Villalba, J., (2015). Assessing the impact of supplements, food aversions, and silica on medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski) use by sheep. Small Ruminant Research, 124, 45-54. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2015.01.014
- Villalba, J., Burritt, E., St. Clair, S.B, (2014). Aspen ( Populus tremuloides Michx.) Intake and Preference by Mammalian Herbivores: The Role of Plant Secondary Compounds and Nutritional Context. Journal of Chemical Ecology, doi: DOI 10.1007/s10886-014-0507-0
- Burritt, E., McNeal, L., Miller, R.L, Villar, F., (2012). Flushing ewes improves the number of offspring in a range management system. . Journal of the NACAA, 5:2
- Burritt, E., Mayland, H., Provenza, F.D, Miller, R.L, Burns, J., (2005). Effect of added sugar on preference and intake by sheep of hay cut in the morning versus the afternoon. Applied animal behaviour science, 94:3, 245–254.
- Burritt, E., Provenza, F.D, (2000). Role of toxins in intake of varied diets by sheep. Journal of Chemical Ecology26, 1991-2005.
- Burritt, E., Banner, R.E, Provenza, F.D, (2000). Sagebrush ingestion by lambs: Effects of experience and macronutrients. Journal of Range Management53, 91-96.
- Provenza, F.D, Burritt, E., Perevolotsky, A., Silanikove, N., (2000). Self-regulation of intake of polyethylene glycol by sheep fed diets varying in tannin concentrations. Journal of Animal Science/High-wire Press, 78, 1206-1212.
- Banner, R.E, Rogosic, J., Burritt, E., Provenza, F.D, (2000). Supplemental barley and activated charcoal increase intake of sagebrush by lambs. Journal of Range Management, 53, 415-420.
- Burritt, E., Provenza, F.D, (1997). Effect of a novel environment on the formation and persistence of a conditioned food aversion and ingestion of novel foods by sheep. Applied Animal Behav. Sci.54, 317-325.
- Burritt, E., Provenza, F.D, (1996). Amount of experience and prior illness affect the acquisition and persistence of conditioned food aversion in lambs. Applied Animal Behav. Sci.48, doi: 73-80
- Provenza, F.D, Ortega-Reyes, L., Scott, C.B, Lynch, J.J, Burritt, E., (1994). Antiemetic drugs attenuate food aversions in sheep. Journal of Animal Science72, 1989-1994.
- Provenza, F.D, Lynch, J.J, Burritt, E., Scott, C.B, (1994). How goats learn to distinguish between novel foods that differ in post-ingestive consequences. Journal of Chemical Ecology20, 609-624.
- Launchbaugh, K.L, Provenza, F.D, Burritt, E., (1993). How herbivores track variable environments: Response to variability of phytotoxins. Journal of Chemical Ecology19, 1047-1056.
- Burritt, E., Provenza, F.D, (1992). Lambs form preferences for non-nutritive flavors paired with calories. Journal of Animal Science70, 1133-1136.
- Burritt, E., Provenza, F.D, (1991). Ability of lambs to learn with a delay between food ingestion and consequences given meals containg novel and familiar foods. Applied Animal Behaviour Science32, 179-189.
- Provenza, F.D, Burritt, E., (1991). Socially-induced diet preference ameliorates conditioned food aversion in lambs. Applied Animal Behav. Sci.31, 229-236.
- Provenza, F.D, Burritt, E., Clausen, T.P, Bryant, J.P, Reichardt, P.B, Distel, R.A, (1990). Conditioned flavor aversion: a mechanism for goats to avoid condensed tannins in blackbrush. American Naturalist136, 810-828.
- Burritt, E., Provenza, F.D, (1990). Food Aversion learning in sheep: Persistence of conditioned taste aversions to Palatable shrubs (Cerocarpus montanus and Amelanchier alnifolia). Journal of Animal Science68, 1003-1007.
- Clausen, T.P, Provenza, F.D, Burritt, E., Bryant, J.P, Reichardt, P.B, (1989). Ecological implications of condensed tannin structure: a case study. Journal of Chemical Ecology16, 2381-2392.
- Burritt, E., Provenza, F.D, (1989). Food aversion learning: Ability of lambs to discrimate between sage and harmful foods. Journal of Animal Science67, 1732-1739.
- Burritt, E., Pfister, J.A, Malechek, J.C, (1988). Effect of drying method on the nutritive composition of esophageal fistula forage samples: Influence of maturity. Journal of Range Management41, 346-349.
- Burritt, E., Malechek, J.C, Provenza, F.D, (1987). Changes in concentrations of tannins. total phenolics, crude protein and in vitro digestibility of browse due to mastication and insalvation by cattle. Journal of Range Management40, 409-411.
- Burritt, E., Bittner, A.S, Street, J.C, Anderson, M.J, (1985). Comparison of laboratory methods for the prediction of in vitro dry matter digestibility in three maturing grasses. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 33:4, 725–728.
- Burritt, E., Bittner, A.S, Street, J.C, Anderson, M.J, (1984). Correlations of phenolic acids and xylose content of cell wall with in vitro dry matter of three maturing grasses. J. Dairy Sci.67, 1209.
- Bittner, A.S, Burritt, E., Moser, J., Street, J.C, (1982). Composition of dietary fiber: neutral and acidic sugar composition of the alcohol insoluble residue from human foods. Journal of Food Science, 47:5, 1469–1471.
Professional Journal
- Burritt, E., Kossler, M., Villalba, J., (2013). Finishing bison by offering a choice of feeds and room to roam. Journal of the National County Agricultural Agents, 6:2
- Burritt, E., Banner, R.E, (2013). Elk and cattle grazing can be complementary: Elk response to a 19-year exclusion of cattle grazing.. Rangelands, 35:1, 1-6. doi: 10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-12-00068.1
- Brunson, M.W, Burritt, E., (2009). Behavioral factors in rotational grazing systems. Rangelands, 31, 20-25.
- Kimball, B.A, Provenza, F.D, Burritt, E., (2002). Importance of alternative foods on the persistence of flavor aversions: implications for applied flavor avoidance learning. Applied Animal Behavior Science, 76, 249-258.
- Weidmeier, R.D, Provenza, F.D, Burritt, E., (2002). Exposure to ammoniated wheat straw as suckling calves improves performance of mature beef cows wintered on ammoniated wheat straw. Journal of Animal Science, 80, 2340-2348.
Public or Trade Journal
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | MultiMedia
PowerPoint
- Burritt, E., (2013). Principles of Diet Selection. *
- Burritt, E., (2012). Invasive Plant Species of Utah. *
- Burritt, E., (2012). Teaching Cows to Eat Weeds. *
Video
- Burritt, E., Voth, K., (2010). Saving Money and Improving Landscapes: The Economics of Animal Behavior. Western SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) *
- Burritt, E., Voth, K., (2005). Using livestock behavior on your livestock operation. Utah State University
Web
- Burritt, E., BEHAVE: Behavioral Education for Human, Animal, Vegetation, and Ecosystem Management. Utah State University Extension *
- Burritt, E., Utah Rangelands. Utah State University Extension *
- Voth, K., Burritt, E., (2006). Eat at Joe’s: Using Livestock Behavior to Improve Landscapes, Productivity and Profitability. National Learning Center for Private Forest and Range Landowners *
Other Media
- Burritt, E., (2008). BEHAVE: Tools for changing the way your students think about livestock and for improving producer profitability and sustainability. *
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Technical Reports
Other Reports
- Burritt, E., (2012). Grazing on BLM Lands and Sagegrouse – A Response to an Environmentalists Letter. *
- Burritt, E., (2012). Effects of rotational grazing systems at the landscape level.
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Other
Bulletins
- Burritt, E., Paisley, S., (2014). Feedlot Performance and Profitability of Cattle Fed Either a Mixed Ration or Allowed to Select Their Diet: 2014 Field Days Bulletin. University of Wyoming
- Burritt, E., Hart, R.A, (2014). Nutritional Value and Toxins in Various Noxious Weeds. Utah State University
- Burritt, E., Doran, M., Stevesen, M., (2013). Training livestock to avoid a specific forage. Utah State University
- Howery, L.D, Provenza, F.D, Burritt, E., (2010). Rangeland Herbivores Learn to Forage in a World Where the Only Constant is Change. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension
Newsletter
- Burritt, E., (2016). Even Ruminants Don’t Like to Eat the Same Thing Over and Over Again. On Pasture *
- Burritt, E., (2016). Oregon Rancher Teaches Cows to Eat Sagebrush. On Pasture *
- Burritt, E., (2016). Grazing Sagebrush to Save It. On Pasture *
- Burritt, E., (2016). An Animal’s Early Experience Outside Can Change Its Body Inside. On Pasture *
- Burritt, E., Keyes, J., (2015). BEHAVE Newsletter March 2015. Utah State University Extension *
- Burritt, E., Keyes, J., (2015). BEHAVE Newsletter January 2015. Utah State University Extension *
- Burritt, E., Keyes, J., (2014). BEHAVE Newsletter December 2014. Utah State University Extension *
- Burritt, E., Keyes, J., (2014). BEHAVE Newsletter November 2014. Utah State University Extension *
- Burritt, E., Keyes, J., (2014). BEHAVE Newsletter October 2014. Utah State University Extension *
- Burritt, E., Keyes, J., (2014). BEHAVE Newsletter August 2014. Utah State University Extension *
- Burritt, E., (2013). Utah Chapter Northern Range Tour. Society for Range Management Utah Section Newsletter *
- Burritt, E., (2012). BEHAVE Newsletter June 2012. Utah State University Extension *
- Burritt, E., (2012). BEHAVE Newsletter April 2012. Utah State University Extension *
- Burritt, E., (2012). BEHAVE Newsletter February 2012. Utah State University Extension *
- Burritt, E., (2011). BEHAVE Newsletter December 2011. Utah State University Extension *
- Burritt, E., (2011). BEHAVE Newsletter October 2011. Utah State University Extension *
- Burritt, E., (2011). Change the way you think about grazing animals. Conservation Connection for Box Elder County *
- Burritt, E., (2011). BEHAVE Newsletter August 2011. Utah State University Extension *
- Burritt, E., (2011). BEHAVE Newsletter June 2011. Utah State University Extension *
- Burritt, E., (2011). BEHAVE Newsletter April 2011. Utah State University Extension *
- Burritt, E., (2010). BEHAVE Newsletter October 2010. Utah State University Extension *
- Burritt, E., (2010). BEHAVE Newsletter August 2010. *
- Burritt, E., (2010). BEHAVE Newsletter June 2010. *
- Burritt, E., (2010). BEHAVE Newsletter April 2010. *
- Burritt, E., (2010). BEHAVE Newsletter February 2010. *
- Burritt, E., (2009). BEHAVE Newsletter December 2009. *
- Burritt, E., (2009). BEHAVE Newsletter October 2009. *
- Burritt, E., (2009). BEHAVE Newsletter August 2009. *
- Burritt, E., (2009). BEHAVE Newsletter June 2009. *
- Burritt, E., (2009). BEHAVE Newsletter April 2009. *
- Burritt, E., (2009). BEHAVE Newsletter February 2009. *
- Burritt, E., (2008). BEHAVE Newsletter December 2008. *
- Burritt, E., (2008). BEHAVE Newsletter October 2008. *
- Burritt, E., (2008). BEHAVE Newsletter February 2008. *
- Burritt, E., (2007). BEHAVE Newsletter December 2007. *
Other
- Burritt, E., (2017). Duck Creek Decision Overturned. Utah State University *
- Burritt, E., (2016). Anderson (1991): A Review of Bluebunch Wheatgrass Studies. *
- Burritt, E., (2016). The BLM Apparently Can’t Count. *
- Burritt, E., (2016). Cows and Other Ruminants Actually Prefer Crested Wheatgrass. *
- Burritt, E., (2016). Half the Time, Precipitation is Below Average. *
- Burritt, E., (2015). Is Livestock Grazing Detrimental to Sage-grouse?. *
- Burritt, E., (2015). Should a Handful of Peer-Reviewed Articles Dictate Land Management Policy?. *
- Burritt, E., (2015). The First of Many Exclosure Studies. *
- Burritt, E., (2015). Rest-Rotation Grazing: Information is Accurate, but so Much is Missing. *
- Burritt, E., (2015). Why Does the Federal Government Own So Much Land?. *
- Burritt, E., (2015). Clipping Does Not Simulate Grazing. *
- Burritt, E., (2015). When Does Science Become Advocacy?. *
- Burritt, E., (2015). Sauer (1978) More Than Just Dead Leaves. *
- Burritt, E., (2015). Can You Trust Fleischner (1994)?. *
- Keyes, J., Burritt, E., (2015). Most Range Research Cannot Be Applied World-Wide. *
- Burritt, E., (2015). How I Critique a News Article. *
- Burritt, E., (2015). Misusing Mueggler. *
- Burritt, E., (2015). History of Livestock Grazing on Public Lands: Changes Associated with the Taylor Grazing Act and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. *
- Burritt, E., (2015). Rest-Rotation Grazing: Information is Accurate, but so Much is Missing. *
- Burritt, E., (2015). The Purpose of this Blog. *
- Burritt, E., (2015). What is rangeland management?. *
- Burritt, E., (2012). Teaching Cows to Eat Weeds. ConservationNorthern Utah and West Box Elder Conservation Districts *
- Burritt, E., (2012). Teaching Cows to Eat Sagebrush. Utah State University Extension *
- Burritt, E., (2008). BEHAVE Newsletter August 2008. *
- Burritt, E., (2008). BEHAVE Newsletter June 2008. *
- Burritt, E., (2008). BEHAVE Newsletter April 2008. *
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.