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Uncovering Biogas Outcomes: Tales of Hubris, Hope, and Failure From Southern Malawi
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
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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
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"Teat condition in dairy cows"
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.
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An Update on Protein and Amino Acid Nutrition
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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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
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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
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Integrated Multi‐Omics Analysis Reveals the Genetic Basis of Phenotypic Variation in Tibetan Sheep
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
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Supplementing beef cattle diets with brown seaweed affects coprophagous beetles' dung use
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
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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
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The Effects of Sex-Sorted Semen on Southern Dairy Farms [PDF]
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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