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Fat addition in the diet of dairy ruminants and its effects on productive parameters
Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias, 2013 This review analyzes the current knowledge on the effects of fat supplementation in dairy ruminant diets. Research conducted on dairy cows and goats shows that dry matter intake decreases when diets contain extra fat due to a negative effect on ...
Andrés L Martínez Marín +5 more
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Feeding and grazing management for dairy cattle: opportunities for improved production [PDF]
, 2009 An adequate feed intake is an important prerequisite to realize high milk production in dairy cows, especially during grazing. The analysis of feed intake behaviour can assist in understanding variation in daily intake and in improving its prediction ...
Abrahamse, P.A.
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Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Synthetic dairy products are promoted as an environmentally sustainable alternative to conventional dairy goods. This paper examines the potential economic, employment and land use impacts of large‐scale synthetic dairy production on Aotearoa New Zealand—the world's leading dairy exporter. Using a global, economy‐wide model, we simulate a case
Niven Winchester, Dominic White
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"Teat condition in dairy cows"
, 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.
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Forces Behind South Australia's Unusual Structural Changes Since 1840
Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The agricultural sector's share of GDP in growing economies typically declines but, for a century from the early 1850s, Australia's did not. That trend is most evident for the former colony and now State of South Australia (SA). Moreover, that share for SA has been almost flat since 1980 as well, along with the agricultural sector's share of ...
Kym Anderson
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THE ANALOG CITY: Maintaining Everyday Life Through Repair and Jugaad
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Urban scholarship consistently discusses improvisation and heterogeneity as central to urban life in the global South. In this article, I bring together scholarship on urban improvisation and the digital world of smart cities to understand the city as analog.
Julia Corwin
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Self‐Description and the Agro‐Industry's Response to Environmental Crises
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article explores how self‐descriptions can orient organisations towards trajectories that sustain activities that contribute to environmental crises while simultaneously acknowledging both the crises themselves and the need for transformative responses.
Sharon Kishik, Morten Knudsen
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The impact of rumen and hindgut microbiomes on the persistent productivity of long-lived dairy cows
MicrobiomeBackground In high-producing dairy systems, the average productive lifespan of cows is around 2.5–4 years. Persistent productivity and longevity are key determinants of dairy cow production performance and herd profitability.
Jianhao Yang +8 more
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Uncovering Biogas Outcomes: Tales of Hubris, Hope, and Failure From Southern Malawi
Natural 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
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Journal 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
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