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Uncovering Biogas Outcomes: Tales of Hubris, Hope, and Failure From Southern Malawi

open access: yesNatural Resources Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The purpose of this article is to speak directly to biogas failure. Over the past two decades, immense amounts of money have been spent by African governments, private individuals, and most conspicuously, international aid agencies and donors, on countless biogas projects in every country on the continent.
Marc Kalina   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of coenzyme Q10 on growth performance, rumen fermentation, blood metabolites, antioxidant status, and immune responses of pre-weaned Holstein dairy calves

open access: yesAnimal Nutrition
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ) dietary supplementation on growth performance, rumen fermentation, diarrhea frequency, and serum biochemical metabolites of pre-weaned Holstein dairy calves.
Mahmoud M. Abdelsattar   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

"Teat condition in dairy cows"

open access: yes, 2004
The dairy cow's teat is the first line of defence against mastitis pathogens. The milking process may affect the teat's condition, increasing the risk of mastitis. It is well-proven that teat-ends with severe erosions or broken skin will have an increased risk of mastitis.
openaire   +3 more sources

An Update on Protein and Amino Acid Nutrition

open access: yes, 2017
Summary - AA are very, very important! - Representation of effects is complicated - Multiple AA - Energy - Hormones - Integrated response - Nyet on the barrel with broken staves - Can’t be done by guess and by golly - Excellent modeling progress - USDA ...
Hanigan, Mark D.   +7 more
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Pushing the Boundaries: Studies on Consumers and Food Demand in the Journal of Agricultural Economics

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We summarize the development of consumer economics and food demand in the Journal of Agricultural Economics over the past 100 years. Even from an early stage, the role of marketing agricultural products in a thriving agricultural sector was recognized within the works published in the Journal.
Jill E. Hobbs, Jutta Roosen
wiley   +1 more source

Farmers’ Protests and Climate Change: An Analysis of Irish Dairy Farms Manifestations d’agriculteurs et changement climatique : Une analyse des exploitations laitières irlandaises Bauernproteste und Klimawandel: Eine Analyse irischer Milchviehbetriebe

open access: yesEuroChoices, EarlyView.
Summary In 2023 and 2024, farmers across Europe, including in Ireland, staged protests. Low farm incomes and increasingly stringent environmental and climate policies were frequently cited as key drivers. By accounting for almost 38 per cent of national greenhouse gas emissions, the agricultural sector is the largest contributor in Ireland to climate ...
Hendrik Hildebrandt, Doris Läpple
wiley   +1 more source

Integrated Multi‐Omics Analysis Reveals the Genetic Basis of Phenotypic Variation in Tibetan Sheep

open access: yesIntegrative Zoology, EarlyView.
SNaPshot‐validated GWAS results demonstrated significant correlations between candidate single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and body size traits in Tibetan sheep. Concurrently, hematoxylin and eosin staining, alongside muscle fiber analysis, confirmed pronounced morphological differences in muscle tissue between sheep of varying conformation.
Dehui Liu   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Supplementing beef cattle diets with brown seaweed affects coprophagous beetles' dung use

open access: yesAgricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.
Supplementing beef cattle diets with brown seaweed reduced the attractiveness of dung for a common dung beetle (Onthophagus nuchicornis). Dietary supplementation with brown seaweed appeared to reduce the proportion of major males in the F1 generation.
Samantha Bennett   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of vitamin C on production performance, rumen fermentation, and blood antioxidant indices in heat-stressed Holstein dairy cows

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science
Heat stress exerts severe detrimental effects on lactation performance, rumen health, and antioxidant status in dairy cows, inflicting substantial economic losses on the global dairy industry.
Hongsheng Du   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Effects of Sex-Sorted Semen on Southern Dairy Farms [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper examines the impact of sex-sorted semen adoption on dairy farm level economics. Representative dairies are used to simulate the financial impacts of moving to this new technology.
Bilby, Todd   +4 more
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