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Technology and restructuring the social field of dairy farming : hybrid capitals, ‘stockmanship’ and automatic milking systems [PDF]
, 2015 This paper draws on research exploring robotic and information technologies in livestock agriculture. Using Automatic Milking Systems (AMS) as an example we use the work of Bourdieu to illustrate how technology can be seen as restructuring the practices ...
Artmann +47 more
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Preliminary Investigation of the Incidence and Impact of Disability on Irish Farms [PDF]
, 2007 Farming is identified as being a hazardous occupation, resulting in disability and numerous fatalities each year. While occupational health and safety issues among farm households have been studied recently in Ireland, there has been no research directed
Connolly, Liam +3 more
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The development of dairying in Europe: potential evidence from food residues on ceramics
Documenta Praehistorica, 2002 Providing evidence of dairying is crucial to the understanding of the development and intensification of Neolithic farming practices in Europe, beyond the early stages of domestication.
Oliver E. Craig
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CyTA - Journal of Food, 2019 Inulin and fish oil rich in omega-3 fatty acid were applied to yoghurt, kefir, and smearcase made from goat and sheep milk, and their impact on fatty acid composition was investigated at 8°C throughout 40 days.
Attila Kiss +6 more
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Transition to farming – transition to milk culture: a case study from Mala Triglavca, Slovenia
Documenta Praehistorica, 2013 In this paper, we discuss the transition to milk culture. While archaeological and biochemical data suggest that dairying was adopted in the Neolithic in Europe, archaeogenetic data show the absence of the allelic variant –13 910*T and very low lactase ...
Mihael Budja +5 more
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Documenta Praehistorica, 2013 The ability to digest milk during adulthood (lactase persistence) is a genetically determined trait present only in humans. Its origin and diffusion are correlated with the development of pastoralism and the consumption of fresh milk.
Michela Leonardi
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Pigment & Resin Technology, 2013 Highlights of the dairy production systems research program, focusing on recent research. More than 60 expert researchers conduct production systems research relating to dairy cattle. State-of-the-art facilities and herds at two research stations provide a foundation for much or their work. Industry and government support the leading edge research that
Carla Oliveira +3 more
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The political economy of a productivist agriculture: New Zealand dairy discourses [PDF]
, 2006 The New Zealand dairy industry faces political and commercial pressure to improve its environmental performance on the one hand while maintaining economic efficiency and commercial competitiveness in a global marketplace on the other. The growing scale
Jay, Grace Mairi M.
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The origins of lactase persistence in Europe.
PLoS Computational Biology, 2009 Lactase persistence (LP) is common among people of European ancestry, but with the exception of some African, Middle Eastern and southern Asian groups, is rare or absent elsewhere in the world.
Yuval Itan +4 more
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Cattle Management for Dairying in Scandinavia's Earliest Neolithic. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 New evidence for cattle husbandry practices during the earliest period of the southern Scandinavian Neolithic indicates multiple birth seasons and dairying from its start.
Kurt J Gron +2 more
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