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IDENTIFICATION OF POLYMORPHISM IN LEPTIN GENE OF MURRAH BUFFALO BY PCR-RFLP [PDF]

Exploratory Animal and Medical Research, 2012
Present study was undertaken with the objective to identify the genetic variation in exon 2 and exon 3 of leptin gene and to determine the association of variants with milk production and fat% in Murrah buffaloes.
Sanjoy Datta, Archana Verma, I. D. Gupta, Indrasen Chauhan, Mandeep S. Azad, Yathish H.M., N. K. Batul, T. Har   +7 more
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Identifying factors affecting age at first semen freezing and age at first semen use in Sahiwal bulls [PDF]

Veterinary World, 2015
Aim: The objective of the study was to evaluate the effects of non-genetic factors on reproduction traits viz. age at first semen freezing and age at first semen use of breeding bulls in Sahiwal bulls by fitting least-squares analysis.
B. C. Naha, A. K. Chakravarty, M. A. Mir, V. Jamuna, A. P. Singh, D. Maher   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Niacin for dairy cattle: a review [PDF]

British Journal of Nutrition, 2008
Due to the incorporation of niacin into the coenzymes NAD and NADP, niacin is of great importance for the metabolism of man and animals. Apart from niacin in feed and endogenous formation, microbial niacin synthesis in the rumen is an important source for dairy cows.
Inka-Donata, Niehoff, Liane, Hüther, Peter, Lebzien   +2 more
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Protection Motivation Theory and Farmers' Participation in Futures Markets: Evidence From Germany

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines why German farmers show limited adoption of commodity futures contracts despite substantial price volatility, applying Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) to understand the cognitive processes driving participation decisions in futures markets. Survey data from 303 German farmers collected in 2024 were analyzed using Partial
Hendrik Wever, Marius Michels, Oliver Musshoff   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Livelihood Diversification as an Adaptation Strategy to Climate Change and Household Food Security of Livestock Holders in Pakistan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rural farm households continue to face significant risks from climate change, resulting in many of them diversifying their livelihood sources into other income‐generating activities to increase their incomes and improve food and nutrition security. In this study, we examine the drivers and impact of farm households' participation in livelihood
Mahwish Arshad, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Daily milk yield correction factors: What are they?

JDS Communications, 2023
Cows are typically milked 2 or more times on a test-day, but not all these milkings are sampled and weighed. The initial approach estimated a test-day yield with doubled morning (AM) or evening (PM) yield in the AM-PM milking plans, assuming equal AM and
Xiao-Lin Wu, George R. Wiggans, H. Duane Norman, Asha M. Miles, Curtis P. Van Tassell, Ransom L. Baldwin VI, Javier Burchard, Joao Durr   +7 more
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Weather Attention in Online Discourse and Price Uncertainty in Agricultural Futures Markets

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Weather is a central determinant of production risk in agricultural markets, but markets respond not only to weather conditions themselves, but also to how those conditions are noticed, framed, and interpreted in public discourse. In this setting, real‐time online weather discussions may shape price uncertainty by influencing how market ...
Mario A. Ortez, Olga Isengildina Massa, Michael Liam Smith, Nicole Olynk Widmar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neutrophil dynamics in the blood and milk of crossbred cows naturally infected with Staphylococcus aureus [PDF]

Veterinary World, 2015
Aim: The present study was designed to evaluate the neutrophil dynamics in terms of the functional competence during subclinical mastitis (SCM) and clinical mastitis (CM).
Dilip K. Swain, Mohar Singh Kushwah, Mandheer Kaur , Ajay K. Dang   +3 more
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Accounting for animal health in efficiency analysis: An application to Swedish dairy farms

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Poor animal health is a central concern in modern livestock production. Despite the necessity to incorporate animal health in efficiency analysis, the theoretical and empirical developments are limited on this subject. This article appropriately characterizes the axiomatic properties of animal health within a production framework.
Frederic Ang, Enoch Owusu‐Sekyere, Karin Alvåsen, Helena Hansson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk management externalities in agrifood supply chains

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Firms may under‐ or over‐invest in risk management from the social planner's perspective, resulting in a negative externality on other economic agents in the supply chain. The externality of risk management is particularly relevant for agrifood supply chains, which frequently experience disruptions and play a primary role in preventing major ...
Jeffrey Hadachek, Meilin Ma
wiley   +1 more source