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Sperm Sexing in Selected Animals and Humans: Methods, Applications, and Future Prospects

open access: yesAndrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sperm sexing is a technique that enables the selection of offspring sex by sorting spermatozoa based on their sex chromosomes. This technology has gained increasing attention due to its potential applications in both animal breeding and human‐assisted reproduction.
Domrazek Kinga, Jurka Piotr
wiley   +1 more source

Optimising Farm Plans in Different Farming Systems [PDF]

open access: yes
This study has been conducted to optimize farm plans in different farming systems in Orathanadu block of the Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu by randomly selecting 150 livestock farmers from 6 villages.
Nedunchezhian, P., Thirunavukkarasu, M.
core   +1 more source

Economics of organic farming (extension to OF0125)(0F0190) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
This project OF0190 was an extension to OF0125 to cover completing the comparison data for 1997/98 and to extend the data collection by one further year (1998/99). The final reports for the two projects are therefore being submitted jointly.
Fowler, S, Lampkin, N, Wynne-Jones, I
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‘Elbow grease and yellow soap’: Housework time in working‐class households in late‐nineteenth and early twentieth‐century Britain

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Housework is central to feminist calls for recognition of women's work, economic histories explaining the sexual division of labour, and claims regarding the progressive role of scientific knowledge. Yet little is known about the time it actually took. We address this lacuna.
Sara Horrell, Jane Humphries
wiley   +1 more source

Genome-wide analyses to identify genomic regions associated with udder morphology traits in dairy sheep

open access: yesJournal of Dairy Science
: In dairy sheep, mammary morphology-related phenotypes are crucial functional traits due to their connection to machine milking aptitude, udder health, particularly mastitis, and animal welfare.
M. Vrcan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genomic selection in French dairy sheep

open access: yes, 2016
After a presentation of the background of French dairy sheep selection and the resulting strategy of genomic selection, this article considers the different research x development achievements undertaken since 2009 in order to assess the feasibility of this strategy and which results in the implementation of genomic selection in 2015.
Astruc, Jean-Michel   +8 more
openaire   +1 more source

Sheep and cattle grazing regimes differentially affect ground beetle and ant communities in Mediterranean cork oak woodlands

open access: yesInsect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Sheep and cattle grazing significantly shape ant and ground beetle species composition in Mediterranean cork oak woodlands, promoting higher diversity by increasing habitat heterogeneity. Ground beetles and ants reflect changes in grazing regimes, with sheep‐grazed areas showing the highest diversity, highlighting their utility in ecosystem monitoring.
Marcello Verdinelli   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

ANTI-Lentivirus, Brucella abortus AND B. ovis ANTIBODIES IN SMALL RUMINANTS RAISED IN PERNAMBUCO AND BAHIA

open access: yesRevista Caatinga, 2016
Goat and sheep production in the semi-arid northeast of Brazil has shown great economic potential. However, health problems can compromise the productivity of these animals. Given the scarcity of studies about the occurrence of these diseases, the aim of
RODOLFO DE MORAES PEIXOTO   +5 more
doaj  

Inventory of ammonia emissions from UK agriculture 2009 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The National Ammonia Reduction Strategy Evaluation System (NARSES) model (spreadsheet version) was used to estimate ammonia (NH3) emissions from UK agriculture for the year 2009.
Chadwick, D.R.   +6 more
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Genetic Parameters and Genome‐Wide Association Studies for Fertility and Reproduction Traits in U.S. Katahdin Sheep Based on the Single‐Step GBLUP Methodology

open access: yesJournal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sheep production contributes to a secure and diverse food and fibre supply in the United States, with growing ethnic diversity strengthening demand. Katahdin is a composite hair‐type sheep breed developed in the United States that has become the most popular breed in many regions of the country and the first one to have genomic selection ...
Alejandra Toro Ospina   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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