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Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2020 Aim of study: To characterize and analyse the extensive livestock farming systems in environmental protected area and propose strategies for their sustainable improvement.
Francisco A. Ruiz +4 more
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Scientific Opinion on the assessment of dairy cow welfare in small‐scale farming systems
EFSA Journal, 2015 This opinion reviews information on small‐scale dairy cow farming systems in Europe, including the impact of production diseases on welfare of cows, and proposes a methodology for welfare assessment in those systems.
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Animal Welfare (AHAW)
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California Agriculture, 2016 The spotted wing drosophila, first detected in California in 2008, has become a major insect pest in caneberries and sweet cherries, causing commercial crop losses.
David R. Haviland +4 more
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To what extent does organic farming rely on nutrient inflows from conventional farming?
Environmental Research Letters, 2013 Organic farming is increasingly recognized as a prototype for sustainable agriculture. Its guidelines ban the use of artificial fertilizers. However, organic farms may import nutrients from conventional farming through material exchanges.
Benjamin Nowak +3 more
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Technical efficiency and productivity of farms: a periurban case study analysis
Agricultural and Food Economics, 2021 Periurban farming systems are characterized by the need to adapt the farming practices coping with a modified natural and social environment. Questions are thus posed on the efficient use of the inputs.
Anna Gaviglio +4 more
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Mixed crop-livestock systems: an economic and environmental-friendly way of farming?
Animal, 2012 Intensification and specialisation of agriculture in developed countries enabled productivity to be improved but had detrimental impacts on the environment and threatened the economic viability of a huge number of farms.
J. Ryschawy +4 more
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Organic Farming: A Healthy Farming System
, 2019 Organic farming works in harmony with nature rather than against it. This involves using techniques to achieve good crop yields without harming the natural environment or the people who live and work in it. A range of organic methods can be used at the same time to allow them to work together for the maximum benefit.
Ogre Pushp Raj +4 more
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Animal welfare and farming systems synergistically influence beef cattle health: Evidence from Northern Thailand [PDF]
Veterinary WorldBackground and Aim: Beef cattle production in Thailand is vital for food security and rural livelihoods, yet differences in farming systems raise concerns about animal welfare and health.
Nattamaporn Kongmuang +6 more
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Resources, Environment and Sustainability, 2023 Diversification is widely considered to positively influence the environmental sustainability of livestock farming. Multiple options exist to diversify cattle farms, but few have been examined at a systems level for grass-based livestock farms.
D. O’Brien +2 more
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Organic beef farming in the Czech Republic: structure, development and economic performance
Agricultural Economics (AGRICECON), 2006 The paper analyzes the development and the prospects of organic farming in the Czech Republic with particular emphasis on organic beef farming. The background information on organic farming in the Czech Republic regarding the structure of land use ...
A. Hrabalová, K. Zander
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