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Genome-editing opportunities to enhance cattle productivity in the tropics
CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 2022 The livestock performance in tropical regions has been limited by environmental conditions that causes heat stress and favors the development of parasites and diseases, impairing animal health.
Luiz Sergio de Almeida Camargo +1 more
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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
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Frontiers in Genetics, 2023 Various methods have been proposed to estimate daily yield from partial yields, primarily to deal with unequal milking intervals. This paper offers an exhaustive review of daily milk yields, the foundation of lactation records.
Xiao-Lin Wu +11 more
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Gait assessment in dairy cattle
Animal, 2009 Lameness is one of the most important dairy cow welfare issues and has inspired a growing body of literature on gait assessment. Validation studies have shown that several methods of gait assessment are able to successfully distinguish cows with and without painful pathologies.
F.C. Flower, D.M. Weary
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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 +4 more
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NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE VARIATION IN LEPTIN GENE OF MURRAH BUFFALO (BUBALUS BUBALIS) [PDF]
Exploratory Animal and Medical Research, 2012 Leptin is a 16 kD protein, synthesized by adipose tissue and is involved in regulation of feed intake, energy balance, fertility and immune functions.
Sanjoy Datta +7 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how consumer taste and brand equity perceptions shape the acceptance of plant‐based milk products. Using a blind/informed tasting experiment, we evaluated consumers' willingness to buy (WTB) and taste perception of a plant‐based milk alternative produced by a traditional dairy brand, compared with competing plant‐based ...
Federico Parmiggiani +6 more
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Does modeling causal relationships improve the accuracy of predicting lactation milk yields?
JDS Communications, 2023 This study compared 3 correlational (best prediction, linear regression, and feed-forward neural networks) and 2 causal models (recursive structural equation model and recurrent neural networks) for estimating lactation milk yields.
Xiao-Lin Wu +7 more
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Exploring the Impact of Meat Alternative Labeling Regulations on the U.S. Meat Consumption Patterns
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The global demand for conventional meat continues to rise, but it is also associated with substantial environmental and health challenges. In response, meat alternatives have gained popularity, sparking debates over meat alternative labeling regulations. This study investigates the effects of meat alternative labeling regulations in the United
Jeong Hun Ji, Sang Hyeon Lee
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