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Nutritional evaluation of some Indian tree leaves and herbs as fodder and defaunating agent in sheep
Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2019 Nutritional evaluation as a fodder and defaunating agent of four multipurpose tree leaves namely Ficus religiosa (Pipal), Ficus bengalensis (Bargad), Mangifera indica (Mango), Enterolobium timoba (Jungle jalebi) and two herbs namely Agave americana ...
A SANTRA, S A KARIM
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Impacts from Wildfires on Livestock Health and Production: Producer Perspectives
Animals, 2021 Wildfires are increasing in frequency and severity across the Western United States. However, there is limited information available on the impacts these fires are having on the livelihood of livestock producers and their animals.
Kathleen C. O’Hara +5 more
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Implications of Genotype by Environment Interactions in Dairy Sheep Welfare
Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 2023 Small ruminants are the most extensively farmed livestock species in Europe, as a result being extremely exposed to natural hazards which leads to strong interactions between genotype and environment.
Dinu Gavojdian +2 more
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Genetic analysis of first lactation test day traits in Sahiwal cattle
Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2020 Records on first lactation test day traits pertaining to Sahiwal cattle maintained at ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute over a period of 29 years (1988-2016) were utilized in this study. Test day traits, viz.
POONAM RATWAN +4 more
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Animals, 2023 Natural selection and domestication have shaped modern sheep populations into a vast range of phenotypically diverse breeds. Among these breeds, dairy sheep have a smaller population than meat sheep and wool sheep, and less research is performed on them,
Ruonan Li +5 more
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Evaluation of selection program by assessing the genetic diversity and inbreeding effects on Nellore sheep growth through pedigree analysis [PDF]
Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2020 Objective The main objectives of the present study were to assess the genetic diversity, population structure and to appraise the efficiency of ongoing selective breeding program in the closed nucleus herd of Nellore sheep through pedigree analysis ...
Satish Kumar Illa +2 more
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Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2019 The objective of study was to look for the promising tree leaves for feeding livestock particularly the small ruminants. Ten tree leaves were collected from semiarid region of Rajasthan and evaluated for their nutritional quality in terms of chemical ...
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Predicting Milk Yield in Sheep Used for Dairying in Australia [PDF]
Journal of Dairy Science, 2007 It is necessary to identify traits that are simple to measure and correlated with milk yield to select ewes for dairying from existing populations of sheep in Australia. We studied 217 primiparous and 113 multiparous (second parity, n = 51; third parity, n = 40; and fourth parity, n = 22) East Friesian crossbred ewes, for 2 consecutive lactations, that
Morrissey, A. D. +3 more
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World Rabbit ScienceThis investigation was carried out to estimate the genetic parameters for German Angora rabbits using most appropriate animal model comprising additive and maternal effects.
Abdul Rahim +4 more
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Opportunities and challenges for integrating dairy cattle into farms with certified organic pineapple production as perceived by smallholder farmers in Central Uganda [PDF]
, 2019 A study was conducted in 2013 to assess opportunities and challenges of integrating dairy cattle into organic pineapple production in Uganda. Thirty organic pineapple farmers were interviewed using a semistructured questionnaire.
Kabi, Fred +4 more
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