Melinda Ellison
Melinda Ellison
Associate Professor & Extension Specialist — Range Livestock & Sheep
Phone
208-756-2749
Email
Mailing Address
Nancy M. Cummings Research, Extension & Education Center
University of Idaho
16 Hot Springs Ranch Road
Carmen, ID 83462
Ellison's research focuses primarily on the effects of grazing livestock on wildlife and range.
Ph.D., University of Wyoming, 2016
M.S., University of Wyoming, 2013
B.S., University of Wyoming, 2011
- Interactions among grazing livestock, wildlife and rangelands
- Grazing management systems on extensive rangelands
- Grazing livestock behavior and nutrition
- Grazing management in riparian systems and wildfire burn areas
- Use of virtual fence for grazing management
- Sheep and cattle production
- Randall, K. J., M. J. Ellison†, J. V. Yelich, W. J. Price, and T. N. Johnson. 2022. Changes in forage quality and cattle performance with short-duration grazing of Intermountain West mesic meadows. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 87(2023):13-21. DOI: 10.1016/j.rama.2022.10.005.
- Southerland, C. N., J. B. Taylor, J. V. Yelich, and M. J. Ellison†. 2022. Refined methodology for identification of bitterness aversion in mature rams through quantification of fluid intake and behavioral response to phenylthiocarbamide. Applied Animal Behavior Science. 254(2022):105706. DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2022.105706.
- Randall, K. J., M. J. Ellison, J. V. Yelich, W. J. Price, and T. N. Johnson†. 2022. Managing forbs preferred by Greater sage-grouse and soil moisture in mesic meadows with short-duration grazing. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 82(2022):66-75. DOI: 10.1016/j.rama.2022.02.008.
- Ellison, M. J. †, R. R. Cockrum, W. J. Means, A. M. Meyer, J. Ritten, K. J. Austin, and K. M. Cammack. 2022. Effects of feed efficiency and diet on performance and carcass characteristics in growing wether lambs. Small Ruminant Research. 207(2022):106611. DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2021.106611.
- Karl, J. W., J. Yelich, M. J. Ellison, and D. Lauritzen. 2019. Estimates of willow (Salix spp.) canopy volume using unmanned aerial systems. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 73(4): 531-537. DOI: 10.1016/j.rama.2020.03.001.
- Henslee, D., J. Yelich, J. B. Taylor, and M. J. Ellison†. 2019. Avoidance of Phenylthiocarbamide in mature Targhee and Rambouillet rams. Translational Animal Science. 3(4):1194-1204. DOI: 10.1093/tas/txz125.
- 2022 Excellence in Extension Team Award – University of Idaho Extension