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Weighted Single-Step Genome-Wide Association Study for Growth Traits in Chinese Simmental Beef Cattle

Genes, 2020
Improving the genetic process of growth traits is one of the major goals in the beef cattle industry, as it can increase meat production and reduce the cost of raising animals.
Z. Zhuang, Lingyang Xu, Jie Yang, Huijiang Gao, Lupei Zhang, Xue Gao, Junya Li, B. Zhu   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Scoping Review: The Impact of Housing Systems and Environmental Features on Beef Cattle Welfare

Animals, 2020
Simple Summary Reviews are needed to synthesize known information on a particular topic. Beef cattle welfare is an emergent research field. Decisions producers make, such as how to house cattle, can impact their overall welfare.
Rachel M. Park, M. Foster, C. Daigle
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Determining Frequency of Multiple Organ System Involvement and Concurrent Lesions Identified in Feedyard Mortalities and Potential Associations with Cattle Demographics

Veterinary Sciences
Necropsies are commonly used to diagnose the causes of death in feedyard cattle, but the documentation of multiple organ system involvement and concurrent lesions is limited.
Madeline R. Mancke, Brad J. White, Eduarda M. Bortoluzzi, Brandon E. Depenbusch, Paige H. Schmidt, Rachel E. Champagne, Makenna Jensen, Phillip A. Lancaster, Robert L. Larson   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Slow-Release Urea Supplementation on the Performance of Beef Cattle

Animals, 2020
Simple Summary Plant-based feedstuffs, such as soybean meal and rapeseed meal are utilised to supply rumen degradable protein (RDP) and rumen undegradable protein (RUP) in the diets of ruminant animals (e.g., cattle, buffalo, sheep and goat).
S. Salami, C. Moran, H. Warren, J. Taylor-Pickard   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Improve Pasture or Feed Grain? Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Profitability, and Resource Use for Nelore Beef Cattle in Brazil’s Cerrado and Amazon Biomes

Animals, 2020
Simple Summary Deforested areas in Brazil’s Amazon and Cerrado savannah have historically transitioned to pasture for grazing tropical beef cattle. Brazil’s projected growth in beef exports emphasizes the importance of sustainably intensifying Brazil’s ...
Luana Molossi, A. K. Hoshide, Lorena Machado Pedrosa, A. Oliveira, D. C. Abreu   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

BEEF CATTLE IN AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS

, 2018
One of the difficulties to sustainable maintain livestock based on grasslands is to provide appropriate solution for feeding the animals throughout the year. Grazing of woody perennial areas is of paramount importance for the purposes of animal welfare and forage.
Anna Varga, József Mozsgai, Robert Borek, Andrea Vityi   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Beyond Labels: Exploring Consumer Preferences for Plant‐Based Meat Labeling Policies

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Whether meat‐related terms should be permitted on the labels of plant‐based meat alternatives is hotly debated. Utilizing survey data featuring a discrete choice experiment, we examine consumer responses to plant‐based meat alternatives under three labeling scenarios: no restrictions; a ban on meat‐related terms; and a requirement for a ...
Liam J. S. Boldt, Jill E. Hobbs, Patrick Lloyd‐Smith, Yang Yang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pasto Certo® version 2.0 - An application about Brazilian tropical forage cultivars for mobile and desktop devices

Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales, 2020
A brief outline of the second version of Pasto Certo®, released by Embrapa and partners in February 2019, is presented. It is an improved and updated version of Pasto Certo® 1.0, an application that describes Brazilian commercial tropical forage ...
Sanzio Carvalho Lima Barrios, Camilo Carromeu, Márcio Aparecido Inácio da Silva, Edson Takashi Matsubara, Cacilda Borges do Valle, Liana Jank, Mateus Figueiredo Santos, Giselle Mariano Lessa de Assis, Leonardo Lazarino Crivellaro, Thallyson Danchen Teixeira Gonçalves, José Marcos Queiroz Júnior, Anderson Ramires Candido, Wyverson Kim Rocha Machado, Beatriz Tomé Gouveia, Alana Aparecida Amarilha Nobre, Ayhan Liell Zanella   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of aluminum resistance in hybrids of Brachiaria decumbens Stapf. [PDF]

Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology, 2015
The objective of this work was to evaluate hybrids of Brachiaria decumbens for root vigor and aluminum resistance as components of edaphic adaptation.
Keise Mara Belmonte de Oliveira, Sanzio Carvalho Lima Barrios, Lucimara Chiari, Valdemir Antônio Laura, Cacilda Borges do Valle   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determinants of local food producer participation in state‐sponsored marketing programs: Evidence from Missouri

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines producer participation choices considering a variety of potential benefits linked to state‐sponsored marketing programs, using a real choice dataset of farmers in Missouri. Multinomial logit models are employed to predict determinants of farmer enrollment in three tiers of the Missouri Grown local food marketing program ...
Lan Tran, Ye Su, Laura McCann
wiley   +1 more source