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Genetic Diversity in Dutch Sheep Breeds
Animal Genetics, Volume 57, Issue 2, April 2026.ABSTRACT The Netherlands has a rich variety of native sheep breeds, most of them at risk or endangered. We studied the distinctiveness of these breeds, their genetic diversity within and between breeds, and how this diversity is shaped by geography, purpose, history and genetic management practices.
J. Noëlle Hoorneman +4 more
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Organic Upland Beef and Sheep Production [PDF]
, 2007 The technical guide addresses the issues relevant to the organic beef and sheep sector, acknowledging the questions that are frequently directed to the technical ‘Helpline’ of Organic Centre Wales.
Frost, David +3 more
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Traditional Chinese Herbal Plant Penthorum chinense Pursh: Health Factors and Its Future Development
Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2026.This review expounds on the species, morphological characteristics, and distribution areas of Penthorum chinense Pursh, summarizes the active ingredients mainly including flavonoids in PCP and their extraction methods. It also pays particular attention to the pharmacological effects of PCP, such as liver protection, antioxidation, anti‐inflammation ...
Hui Zhang, Ning Zhang, Baoguo Sun
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Long term performance of organic farming in the hills and uplands - Redesdale and Pwllpeiran organic units - OF0368 [PDF]
, 2007 During the 1990’s significant areas of hill and upland in the UK were converted to organic production. In the short term, this was driven by the downturn in conventional prices for beef and sheep, and the aid to conversion payments available.
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Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2026.Maternal undernutrition in late pregnancy restricts fetal skeletal muscle growth and shifts muscle fiber types to fast muscle types. These changes are driven by changes in mitochondrial enzymes and DNA, endoplasmic reticulum stress, and ribosomal activity that predispose postnatal offspring to metabolic disorders.
Yina Qiao +7 more
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Acute Stress Response to Winter Pre-Lambing Shearing in Ewes With and Without Maternal Experience
Austral Journal of Veterinary SciencesThis study aimed to compare the acute stress response to winter pre-lambing shearing between ewes with and without maternal experience. Twenty-four Finnish Landrace x Polwarth ewes in the last month of gestation were used.
Adriana Nusspaumer +8 more
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New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, Volume 69, Issue 2, April 2026.We hypothesize that increasing N application rates will affect N use efficiency (NUE) for lambs grazing warm‐season annual grasses. We evaluated the effect of N fertilizer application rates (50, 100, 200, and 400 kg N/ha) on forage pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.) and animal responses: N balance and NUE per animal and per area basis.
Diego Bitencourt de David +5 more
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ПРОУЧВАНЕ ВЪРХУ ЖИВОТО ТЕГЛО И ПЛОДОВИТОСТТА ПРИ ОВЦЕ ОТ СИНТЕТИЧНА ПОПУЛАЦИЯ БЪЛГАРСКА МЛЕЧНА
Животновъдни науки, 2011 The purpose of investigation was to analyze the information for live weight and fertility of the sheep of Synthetic population Bulgarian milk. The experiment has been carried out in the Institute of agriculture with 397 ewes during the period of2002 ...
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Lamb Production:grazing management, breeding policy and parasite control [PDF]
, 2008 Internal parasitic infection can pose major health problems in young livestock and this is particularly so in the context of lambs in organic production systems.
Good, Barbara, Hanrahan, J.P.
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New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, Volume 69, Issue 2, April 2026.The objective of this study was to evaluate the predictions of the small ruminant nutrition system (SRNS) for the digestibility of dietary nutrients and the energy requirements of goats in early lactation. Forty‐eight Alpine goats were assigned to a completely randomized design. During 8 weeks of lactation, six goats were slaughtered per week.
Tadeu S. Oliveira +7 more
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