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The interactive effects of fertiliser nitrogen with dung and urine on nitrous oxide emissions in grassland

open access: yesIrish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research, 2016
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is an important and potent greenhouse gas (GHG). Although application of nitrogen (N) fertiliser is a feature of many grazing systems, limited data is available on N2O emissions in grassland as a result of the interaction between ...
Hyde B.P.   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assemblages of Coprophilous Beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) in the Pastureland of Central Mongolia [PDF]

open access: yesMongolian Journal of Biological Sciences, 2009
Results of studies on species composition, abundance and community structure of beetles found in dung of the reintroduced wild horses (Przewalski’s horses), domestic horses and cattle are presented.
Badamdorj Bayartogtokh   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microbiota in Dung and Milk Differ Between Organic and Conventional Dairy Farms

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2020
Organic farming is increasingly promoted as a means to reduce the environmental impact of artificial fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, and antibiotics in conventional dairy systems.
Sofia I. F. Gomes   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The role of larval substrate specialization and female oviposition in mediating species diversity of closely-related sepsid flies (Diptera: Sepsidae)

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2019
Coprophagous insect communities play a critical role in the decomposition of vertebrate dung and provide ecosystem functions fundamental to modern agriculture.
Amelie LAUX   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ivermectin use on pastured livestock in Colombia: parasite resistance and impacts on the dung community

open access: yesRevista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias, 2022
Ivermectin (IVM) has been the most widely used antiparasitic agent in veterinary medicine since it came to the market in 1981. In its risk assessment, the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) determined that, although it is very toxic to aquatic ...
David Villar, David J Schaeffer
doaj   +1 more source

Dung beetles use their dung ball as a mobile thermal refuge [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent Biology, 2012
At midday, surface temperatures in the desert often exceed 60°C. To be active at this time, animals need extraordinary behavioural or physiological adaptations. Desert ants, for instance, spend up to 75% of their foraging time cooling down on elevated thermal refuges such as grass stalks.
Smolka, Jochen   +5 more
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Biodigestão anaeróbia de dejetos de caprinos obtidos nas diferentes estações do ano Anaerobic digestion of caprine manure in different seasons

open access: yesEngenharia Agrícola, 2004
Foram utilizados dejetos produzidos por caprinos, em diferentes estádios fisiológicos e submetidos ao mesmo regime alimentar, nas quatro estações do ano.
Ana C. Amorim   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determination of clenbuterol with differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry technique at tungsten disulfide-modified electrode

open access: yesTạp chí Khoa học Đại học Huế: Khoa học Tự nhiên, 2022
In the present work, tungsten disulfide was synthesised and characterised by using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. This material was employed to modify a glassy-carbon electrode to analyse clenbuterol.
Nho Dung Nguyen, Mai Nguyen Do
doaj   +1 more source

Salt for the earthen oven revisited

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2011
The symbolic interpretation of the salt sayings in the New Testament (Mt 5:13; Mk 9:42–50; Lk 12:49–53; 14:34–35) is best based on the long-standing cultural practice of using salt as a catalytic agent to burn dung, the common fuel for the typical ...
John J. Pilch
doaj   +1 more source

Dung Beetle Assemblages Attracted to Cow and Horse Dung: The Importance of Mouthpart Traits, Body Size, and Nesting Behavior in the Community Assembly Process

open access: yesLife, 2021
Dung beetles use excrement for feeding and reproductive purposes. Although they use a range of dung types, there have been several reports of dung beetles showing a preference for certain feces.
Mattia Tonelli   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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