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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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Estimation of (co)variance components for body weight traits in intercross synthetic sheep
Indian Journal of Animal SciencesThis study was carried out on the recently developed intercross sheep developed from Bharat merino and Gaddi sSynthetic in the temperate region in the state of Himachal Pradesh of India.
ABDUL RAHIM +4 more
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Study of mastitis in Slovak dairy sheep
The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2022 A trial was conducted on lambing ewes of Tsigai and Improved Valachian breeds in the 1st to the 3rd lactation in 2017 and in the 1st to 4th lactation in 2018. The lambing ewes were housed and managed under the same conditions over the experimental period.
PAVOL MAKOVICKY +4 more
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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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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 ...
A SANTRA, S A KARIM
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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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Ex‐Ante Assessment of Farm Resilience to Institutional Shocks: A Modeling Approach
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using the agent‐based model SWISSland, we simulate farm‐level responses and interactions under two institutional shocks: tariff reductions and direct payment reductions. Using a framework we developed, we assess resilience capacities, resilience attributes, and the provision of private and public goods, following the shock.
Nadja El Benni, Gabriele Mack
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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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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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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Rural farm households continue to face significant risks from climate change, resulting in many of them diversifying their livelihood sources into other income‐generating activities to increase their incomes and improve food and nutrition security. In this study, we examine the drivers and impact of farm households' participation in livelihood
Mahwish Arshad, Awudu Abdulai
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