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Farmers’ perceptions and awareness of cattle feedlots as a climate-smart approach to enteric methane emissions [PDF]

Heliyon
The perceptions of farmers regarding communal feedlots and their role in reducing enteric methane emissions have received limited attention in research. This study aims to examine farmers’ perceptions, assess awareness, and identify barriers to adopting ...
Leocadia Zhou, Ishmael Festus Jaja, Beautiful Isabel Mpofu   +2 more
exaly   +5 more sources

A snapshot of nutritional recommendations and management practices adopted by feedlot cattle nutritionists in Brazil in 2023 [PDF]

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
IntroductionThis survey was conducted to provide an overview of the nutritional strategies and management practices used by feedlot nutritionists in Brazil.MethodsThe online questionnaire consisted of 100 questions and covered a wide range of topics ...
Julia Gabrielle Monsalve, Danilo Domingues Millen   +1 more
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Smallholder farmers’ adoption and perception of communally established cattle feedlots for climate change resilience in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023
IntroductionThis study aimed to assess the willingness and awareness of cattle farmers in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, to participate in communally established feedlots as a climate change adaptation strategy.
Leocadia Zhou, Ishmael Festus Jaja, Mhlangabezi Slayi   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Communally established cattle feedlots as a sustainable livelihood option for climate change resilience and food security in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Climate change poses a significant threat to agriculture and livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa, a region heavily reliant on livestock for smallholder farmers’ livelihoods.
Leocadia Zhou, Ishmael Festus Jaja, Mhlangabezi Slayi   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Nasal pathobiont abundance is a moderate feedlot-dependent indicator of bovine respiratory disease in beef cattle [PDF]

Animal Microbiome
Background Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) poses a persistent challenge in the beef cattle industry, impacting both animal health and economic aspects.
Ruth Eunice Centeno-Delphia, Natalie Glidden, Erica Long, Audrey Ellis, Sarah Hoffman, Kara Mosier, Noelmi Ulloa, Johnnie Junior Cheng, Josiah Levi Davidson, Suraj Mohan, Mohamed Kamel, Josh I. Szasz, Jon Schoonmaker, Jennifer Koziol, Jacquelyn P. Boerman, Aaron Ault, Mohit S. Verma, Timothy A. Johnson   +17 more
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Modeling Intervention Scenarios During Potential Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreaks Within U.S. Beef Feedlots

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious disease of livestock and has severely affected livestock industries during the past two decades in previously FMD-free countries. The disease was eliminated in North America in 1953 but remains a threat
Aurelio H. Cabezas, Aurelio H. Cabezas, Michael W. Sanderson, Michael W. Sanderson, Victoriya V. Volkova, Victoriya V. Volkova   +5 more
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Causes of death of beef cattle raised in feedlots [PDF]

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2020
: The causes of death of cattle kept in pre-export feedlots (PEFs) and in feedlot for finishing for slaughter are described. Two studies were conducted: a retrospective study of mortality cases in feedlots from 2000 to 2017 registered at the “Laboratório
Pablo Estima-Silva, Plínio A. Oliveira, Fabio Raphael P. Bruhn, Haide Valeska Scheid, Lucas S. Marques, Luiza S. Ribeiro, Ana Lucia Schild   +6 more
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The association of multiple metrics for evaluating antimicrobial use in U.S. beef feedyards

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
In order to accurately portray antimicrobial use in food animals, the need for standardized metrics, and an understanding of the characteristics of different metrics, has long been recognized. Fourteen U.S.
Michael D. Apley, Nora F. D. Schrag, David E. Amrine, Brian V. Lubbers, Randall S. Singer, Randall S. Singer   +5 more
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An Experimental Field Trial Investigating the Use of Bacteriophage and Manure Slurry Applications in Beef Cattle Feedlot Pens for Salmonella Mitigation

Animals, 2023
Post-harvest Salmonella mitigation techniques are insufficient at addressing Salmonella harbored in cattle lymph nodes, necessitating the exploration of pre-harvest alternatives that reduce Salmonella prior to dissemination to the lymph nodes.
Colette A. Nickodem, Ashley N. Arnold, Matthew R. Beck, K. Jack Bush, Kerri B. Gehring, Jason J. Gill, Tram Le, Jarret A. Proctor, John T. Richeson, H. Morgan Scott, Jason K. Smith, T. Matthew Taylor, Javier Vinasco, Keri N. Norman   +13 more
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Measurement of Long-Term CH₄ Emissions and Emission Factors from Beef Feedlots in Australia

Atmosphere, 2023
One of the major challenges for the Australian feedlot and meat sectors is to have accurate and robust long-term greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data. Long-term measurements of methane (CH4) emissions (2015–2017) were made at two Australian beef feedlots ...
Mei Bai, Trevor Coates, Julian Hill, Thomas K. Flesch, David W. T. Griffith, Matthew Van der Saag, Des Rinehart, Deli Chen   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source