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T‐2 Toxin Exploits Gut‐Derived Staphylococcus Saprophyticus to Disrupt Hepatic Macrophage Homeostasis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
T‐2 toxin promotes the proliferation of intestinal S. saprophyticus and facilitates its translocation to the liver in piglets and mice. The translocated bacteria trigger autophagy in Kupffer cells and recruit monocytes to the liver through the nucleotide‐binding oligomerization domain 2 (NOD2) signaling pathway, alongside the M1 polarization of hepatic
Yuanyuan Zhu, Liu Xu, Fangrui Guo, Jianyu Qu, Xiangyan Liu, Qiurong Xu, Jie Sheng, Jiangping Wang, Xiaohong Xie, Ruimin Ren, Chuan Zhou, Sisi Yan, Shuiping Liu, Zhihang Yuan, Rongfang Li, Jing Wu, Jine Yi, Yulong Yin, Lixin Wen, Ji Wang   +19 more
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Understanding Sport Participation and Athlete Development: The Exposure to Sport Scale

Current Issues in Sport Science
The purpose of this two-part paper was to conceptualize and validate a new method for measuring youth sport exposure. In part one, different disciplines were used to guide the creation of the Exposure to Sport Scale.
Alexandra Mosher, Antonia Cattle, Jessica Fraser-Thomas, Joseph Baker   +3 more
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Dissecting Extreme Price Fluctuations in Mineral Fertilizers: Regularities and Co‐Movements in Light of Global Food Security

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Extreme swings in food prices can put food security at risk. Fertilizer prices are among the main drivers of food prices. This work explores the recurrent behavior of the extreme global fertilizer price fluctuations underlying food price dynamics.
Massimiliano Calvia
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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

Case-control study on factors associated with a decreased milk yield and a depressed health status of dairy herds in northern Germany

BMC Veterinary Research, 2019
Background In the past years, it became apparent that health status and performance differ considerably within dairy farms in Northern Germany. In order to obtain clues with respect to possible causes of these differences, a case-control study was ...
Katharina Charlotte Jensen, Cornelia Frömke, Bettina Schneider, Phuong Do Duc, Frieder Gundling, Katrin Birnstiel, Franziska Schönherr, Theresa Scheu, Anika Kaiser-Wichern, Svenja Woudstra, Christian Seyboldt, Martina Hoedemaker, Amely Campe   +12 more
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Review of the Challenges and Prospects in Agrivoltaics

Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
This articles reviews the recent prospects of agri‐photovoltaics (agri‐PV) across continents. The existing standards and pilot projects to standardize new codes and regulations are discussed. The state‐of‐the‐art agri‐PV scheme's benefits and lackings are presented. Community acceptance and policy barriers are also discussed where prospective solutions
Tanvir M. Mahim, M. Mosaddequr Rahman, A. S. Nazmul Huda   +2 more
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Intensification enhances litter carbon and nitrogen decomposition dynamics in subtropical grazinglands

Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment, 2020
Increased grazing land management intensification through the selection of productive species and the use of N affects the amount and quality of C and N inputs to the soil.
Marta M. Kohmann, Joao M. D. Sanchez, Maria L. Silveira, Carolina B. Brandani, Amanda Baldo, Bernardo M. M. N. Borges, Victor S. Ribeirinho, Joao M. B. Vendramini   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Foreign labor, peer‐networking and agricultural efficiency in the Italian dairy sector

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract While the presence of immigrants in the agricultural sector is widely acknowledged, the empirical evidence on its economic consequences is lacking, especially from a microeconomic perspective. Using the Farm Accountancy Data Network panel data for Italian dairy farms in the period 2008–2018, the present study investigates the relationship ...
Federico Antonioli, Simone Severini, Mauro Vigani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of raw cow milk quality according to free fatty acid contents in the Czech Republic

Czech Journal of Animal Science, 2008
The concentration (c) of free fatty acids (FFAs) in milk is an indicator of dairy cow nutrition, milk straining, its bacterial contamination and storage quality.
O. Hanuš, J. Vegricht, J. Frelich, A. Macek, M. Bjelka, F. Louda, L. Janů   +6 more
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Effect of heat stress on reproductive performances of dairy cattle and buffaloes: A review [PDF]

Veterinary World, 2016
Heat stress has adverse effects on the reproductive performances of dairy cattle and buffaloes. The dairy sector is a more vulnerable to global warming and climate change.
Soumya Dash , A. K. Chakravarty , Avtar Singh , Arpan Upadhyay , Manvendra Singh , Saleem Yousuf   +5 more
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