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100 years of GAMM: Motivation, history and achievements
Abstract The International Association of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (Gesellschaft für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik, GAMM) was founded in 1923 with the goal to strengthen the field of scientific engineering by the foundation of an Engineering Association with strong scientific contacts to Applied Mathematics.
Wolfgang Ehlers
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Productivity dispersion and persistence in European agriculture
Abstract Improving and maintaining agricultural productivity, which is pivotal to deliver private and public goods, is challenged by increasingly uncertain market and environmental conditions. Understanding differences in productivity among farms and its persistence over time helps assess the vulnerability of agricultural production to these external ...
Stefan Wimmer, Robert Finger
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PROFILE OF TRIBAL CATTLE KEEPERS IN RELATION TO THEIR TRADITIONAL BELIEFS IN CATTLE HUSBANDRY [PDF]
An attempt was made to explain the profile of tribal dairy farmers of Attappady in terms of their awareness of traditional beliefs in dairying and socio-personal and communication characteristics were explained in relation to the degree of belief and ...
G. Sunil, P.J. Raj Kamal
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The Development and Economics of Milk Metering
The protracted development of milk metering for farm bulk milk collection in England and Wales is compared with the much more rapid progress in Scotland. The underlying economic background is discussed, together with recent advances in the application of
J B Hoyle, T Cheeseman
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Perceived Effectiveness of Indigenous Technical Knowledge in Dairying
A study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of indigenous technical knowledge (ITK) as perceived by 120 farm women in two villages of Haryana. The farm women rated each of six identified ITK practices based on seven parameters on a three point ...
Maneesha Bhuyan
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Labour efficiency on-farm [PDF]
End of project reportImprovements in milking efficiency have a greater influence than any other aspect of the dairy farmers work on overall farm labour inputs (Whipp, 1992).
Boyle, Laura +7 more
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Earliest expansion of animal husbandry beyond the Mediterranean zone in the sixth millennium BC
Since their domestication in the Mediterranean zone of Southwest Asia in the eighth millennium BC, sheep, goats, pigs and cattle have been remarkably successful in colonizing a broad variety of environments.
Jonathan Ethier +7 more
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Respiratory Symptoms of California’s Dairy Workers Chelsea Eastman
While research has documented the adverse impact of agricultural work on the respiratory health of farmers, few studies have reported on the respiratory health of dairy workers.
Chelsea Eastman +5 more
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Is presence of children or youth a farm workplace injury risk factor on Irish farms?
John McNamara +3 more
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