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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
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Hemp Cultivation and Crop Diversification: Implications for Ecosystem Services in Kentucky

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the ecosystem benefits of expanding hemp cultivation by assessing its impact on crop diversity. Using scenario‐based simulations and fixed‐effect panel regressions with county‐level data in Kentucky, we find that increased hemp acreage tends to enhance crop diversity, improving water quality and bird diversity.
Yunsun Park, Seong D. Yun, Brandy E. Phipps, Tyler Mark, Craig Schluttenhofer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Herd Health to Public Health: Digital Tools for Combating Antibiotic Resistance in Dairy Farms

Antibiotics
The emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a significant threat to global food security, human health, and the future of livestock production. Higher rates of antimicrobial use in dairy farming and the sheer lack of new antimicrobials available ...
Andra-Sabina Neculai-Valeanu, Adina-Mirela Ariton, Ciprian Radu, Ioana Porosnicu, Catalina Sanduleanu, Gabriela Amariții   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Constitutive expression pattern of ITGB6 receptor gene in the air pathways of buffalo

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2016
Integrin beta 6 (ITGB6) is one of the important integrin family proteins, required for viral entry in their respective host. The constitutive expression of ITGB6 was reported in cattle and sheep but not in buffalo.
RANI SINGH, RAJIB DEB, UMESH SINGH, SUSHIL KUMAR, RANI ALEX, SHRIKANT TYAGI, T V RAJA, RAFEEQUE RAHMAN ALYETHODI, GYANENDRA SENGAR, SHEETAL SHARMA, V BHANUPRAKASH, ANKUR SHARMA   +11 more
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Delaying the Inevitable? U.S. Screwworm Closures and Feeder Cattle Market Dynamics

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biosecurity trade restrictions are commonly framed as preventive measures, yet in many settings they function primarily as policies of delay: they impose immediate market costs while only postponing the arrival of biological risks. This paper evaluates that intertemporal tradeoff using the 2024–2025 US suspension of live cattle imports from ...
Shelby Sumner, Savannah Jones, Tania Islam, K. Aleks Schaefer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of HF crossbred bulls under field progeny testing programme at different agro-climatic regions in India

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2020
Adequate numbers of progeny tested bulls are not available in India and whatever small number of bulls are progeny tested, they have low repeatability as the progeny tests are based on small number of daughters mostly reared at the institutional farms ...
A K DAS, RANI ALEX, RAVINDER KUMAR, N V PATIL, UMESH SINGH, SUSHIL KUMAR, S K RATHEE, S TYAGI, K ANIL KUMAR, R L BHAGAT, P P DUBEY   +10 more
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The Cow or the Credit: Causal Relationship Between California Dairy Herd Consolidation and Anaerobic Digesters

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The California dairy industry has experienced considerable consolidation over the past 30 years. During this period, there has also been substantial technological innovation, implementation of the state's Low Carbon Fuel Standard program, and rapid adoption of anaerobic digesters.
Michael McCullough, Jarrett Hart
wiley   +1 more source

Heavy Metal Contamination: Impacts From Plants to the Food Chain and Eco‐Friendly Amelioration Strategies

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Heavy metal pollution reduces soil health and threatens food safety by entering plants; however, the use of nanoparticles, biofertilizers, and organic fertilizers such as biochar offers a promising strategy for improvement and sustainable agriculture. ABSTRACT Heavy metal (HM) pollution, resulting from human activities such as mining and the excessive ...
Sina Siavash Moghaddam, Latifeh Pourakbar, Sevda Alizadeh, Zahra Alizadeh, Jelena Popović‐Djordjević   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cattle AutoID: Biometric for Cattle Identification: Cattle AutoID

Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Sustainable Information Engineering and Technology, 2023
Worapan Kusakunniran, Kunthorn Phongluelert, Chanathip Sirisangpaival, Osh Narayan, Kittikhun Thongkanchorn, Anuwat Wiratsudakul   +5 more
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The Impacts of Health and Environmental Information Nudges on Meat Choices: Where Does Goat Meat Fit?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amidst a recent surge in US goat meat imports to meet growing demand, this study contributes to the meat demand literature by examining consumer preferences for goat meat, a relatively healthy and environmentally friendly alternative to other popular meats.
Binod Khanal, Sunil P. Dhoubhadel, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr.   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source