ABSTRACT Understanding how policy instruments with overlapping goals interact is crucial for leveraging their synergies. This study explores the mechanisms for regional nature parks (a form of protected areas that impose no restrictions on agriculture) to enhance the adoption of biodiversity‐conserving agri‐environment schemes (AES) in Switzerland ...
Yanbing Wang +3 more
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The share of concentrated forage is constantly increasing in the forage balance of the country. The main kind of grain used in husbandry feeding is wheat and it places high demands on soil fertility.
A. P. Gaganov +2 more
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We conducted this study to evaluate the new in vitro system, DAISYII to determine organic matter (OM) digestibility in ruminant feedstuffs with and without addition of the yeast culture (RUMEX) in the amount of 0 grams; 0.30 grams and 2.40 grams/2L of ...
Jan Doležal, Petr Doležal
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Sustainability of the Dairy Industry: Emissions and Mitigation Opportunities
Dairy cattle provide a major benefit to the world through upcycling human inedible feedstuffs into milk and associated dairy products. However, as beneficial as this process has become, it is not without potential negatives.
Carlyn B. Peterson, Frank M. Mitloehner
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Milk production and survival of spring-calving carryover cows in New Zealand dairy herds : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Animal Science at Massey University, Manawatu, New Zealand [PDF]
Non-pregnant cows are generally culled from dairy herds and replaced with two-year-old heifers. Alternatively, non-pregnant cows can be dried-off at the end of lactation, retained for one year (carried over), before being mated and returned to a milking ...
Gardner, Rachel
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In vitro study of dietary factors affecting the biohydrogenation shift from trans-11 to trans-10 fatty acids in the rumen of dairy cows [PDF]
On the basis of the isomer-specific effects of trans fatty acids (FA) on human health, and the detrimental effect of t10,c12-conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) on cows’ milk fat production, there is a need to identify factors that affect the shift from trans-
Enjalbert, Francis +3 more
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Competition Policy and Agribusiness in the Biden Administration
ABSTRACT The Biden Administration pursued a set of ambitious competition policy initiatives in agriculture and agribusiness, primarily aimed at livestock and poultry supply chains, farm inputs, and food retailing. The initiatives included expanded antitrust enforcement; new US Department of Agriculture (USDA) contract regulations requiring poultry ...
James M. MacDonald
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A Metabolomic Overview of Follicular Fluid in Cows
Follicular fluid (FF) protects the oocyte against proteolysis and extrusion during ovulation, providing an appropriate microenvironment that favors proper embryonic development; thereby, FF plays a key role in embryo quality.
Tatiane Melina Guerreiro +7 more
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Foreign labor, peer‐networking and agricultural efficiency in the Italian dairy sector
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 +2 more
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The Impact of the Sodium Thiocyanate on Preserving the Raw Cow Milk [PDF]
The present study is planned to evaluate the keeping quality of raw milk by activation of its natural lactoperoxidase system (LPS) at about 3 h of the morning milking.
Najim Hadi Najim, Mohamed Khadum Wali
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