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A review of high nature value farming systems in Europe: Biodiversity, ecosystem services, drivers, innovations and future prospects

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Farming systems of high natural and cultural value represent approximately 30% of farmlands in the European Union and are associated with a high species and habitat diversity and/or the presence of species of European conservation concern. This study aims to synthesize the existing knowledge on the assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem ...
Elsa Varela, Marion Jay, Lukas Flinzberger, Chaima Mobarak, Tobias Plieninger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of exposure to Neospora caninum, Salmonella, and Leptospira interrogans serovar Hardjo on the economic performance of Irish dairy herds [PDF]

, 2015
peer-reviewedThe objective of the current study was to quantify the effects of exposure to Salmonella, Neospora caninum, and Leptospira interrogans serovar Hardjo (L.
O'Doherty, Eugene, O'Grady, Luke, Sayers, Riona, Shalloo, Laurence   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Views from the hill: Deer stalkers' perspectives on land‐use change in the Scottish Highlands

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Land‐use and wildlife management are changing globally as part of efforts to address contemporary environmental challenges. In the Scottish Highlands, the hunting—or ‘stalking’—of deer has entered a period of considerable flux primarily because of national policy changes to mitigate climate change and biodiversity loss.
Callum Leavey‐Wilson, Janet A. Fisher, Sam Staddon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Organic dairy cows: milk yield and lactation characteristics in thirteen established herds and development of a herd simulation model for organic milk production [PDF]

, 2001
As a consequence of organic standards and principles, organic dairy producers are frequently faced with a different set of management considerations than those found in conventional dairy systems.
Hovi, M
core  

Programmed unmanned aerial vehicles show great potential for monitoring marine megafauna in specific areas of interest

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
Targeted conservation measures are contingent on robust knowledge of spatio‐temporal animal distribution in areas of interest. We explore unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) transect monitoring as a novel method for standardized digital aerial surveys of marine megafauna by investigating the fine‐resolution spatio‐temporal distribution of harbour porpoises ...
Dinah Hartmann, Valdemar Palmqvist, Johanna Stedt   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic evaluation of fertility using direct and correlated traits [PDF]

, 2003
Poor fertility has become a major reason for involuntary culling of dairy cows in the United Kingdom. Calving interval (CI) and body condition score (BCS) are recorded, heritable, genetically correlated with each other, and could be used to extend the ...
Berry, Brotherstone, Brotherstone, Calo, Coffey, Collard, Dechow, Dematawewa, E. Wall, Evans, G. Banos, Groen, Groeneveld, Harrison, Hickman, J.A. Woolliams, Jones, Kadarmideen, M.P. Coffey, Mrode, Neumaier, Olori, Pryce, Pryce, Pryce, Pryce, Roman, Roxström, Roxström, Royal, Royal, S. Brotherstone, Veerkamp, Veerkamp   +33 more
core   +1 more source

Portable Radar for Noncontact Heart Rate Monitoring and Estrus Detection in Dairy Cows

IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, EarlyView.
This study introduces a portable radar system for real‐time monitoring of respiratory and heart rates in dairy cows. It uses millimeter‐wave Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) radar to perform noncontact physiological sensing, reducing behavioral disturbance. The radar system's design prioritizes portability, cost‐effectiveness, and robustness,
Yingxiu Li, Ranran Wang, Fuyang Tian, Yudao Li, Zhuolin Wang, Yuxin Yu, Liping Ma, Xin Lu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intermittent structural weakening and acceleration of the Thwaites Glacier Tongue between 2000 and 2018

Journal of Glaciology, 2020
Evolving conditions at the terminus of Thwaites Glacier will be important in determining the rate of its future sea-level contribution over the coming decades.
B. W. J. Miles, C. R. Stokes, A. Jenkins, J. R. Jordan, S. S. R. Jamieson, G. H. Gudmundsson   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of butorphanol in combination with xylazine during castration of calves: A randomised trial under field conditions

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background In horses, cats and dogs, the opioid butorphanol has been proven effective in management of visceral pain and for peri‐ and postoperative pain relief. The aim of this study was to evaluate physiological responses and indicators of noxious stimuli when adding butorphanol to xylazine for sedation of bull calves during surgical ...
Axel Sannö, Lovisa Snygg, Maja Wiklund, Görel Nyman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Productive efficiency of cows primiparous aberdeen angus of the body size and milk production levels

Bioscience Journal, 2016
Assessment of the productive efficiency of 30 primiparous Aberdeen Angus cows of different body sizes, classified at calving as heavy (375±10.5 kg) or light (283±7.7 kg), and different total milk-yield levels, classified as high (868±24.5 kg) or low ...
Ricardo Zambarda Vaz, Edson Luiz Azambuja Ribeiro, João Restle, Fabiano Nunes Vaz, Paulo Santana Pacheco, José Luiz Moletta   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source