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Detection of pathogens of veterinary importance harboured by Stomoxys calcitrans in South African feedlots

open access: yesScientific African, 2022
Stable flies are blood feeding ectoparasites of economic, veterinary and medical importance. There is scarcity of data on pathogens harboured by stable flies occurring in South African feedlots.
Nokofa B. Makhahlela   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

European Starling Preferences for Bait Substrates Used in DRC-1339 Applications

open access: yesHuman-Wildlife Interactions, 2017
Additional bait substrates for the avicide, DRC-1339 Concentrate (3-chloro-4- methylaniline hydrochloride), could provide USDA/Wildlife Services with more fl exibility when managing nuisance populations of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) at ...
H. Jeffrey Homan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is Grassfed Meat and Dairy Better for Human and Environmental Health?

open access: yesFrontiers in Nutrition, 2019
The health of livestock, humans, and environments is tied to plant diversity—and associated phytochemical richness—across landscapes. Health is enhanced when livestock forage on phytochemically rich landscapes, is reduced when livestock forage on simple ...
Frederick D. Provenza   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Feed Depredation by European Starlings in a Kansas Feedlot

open access: yesHuman-Wildlife Interactions, 2017
Confinement cattle-feeding operations have been associated with large populations of starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) during the winter months. Starlings can eat nearly 1 kg each of feed per month (Besser et al. 1968).
Brandon E. Depenbusch   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Low to Zero Concentrations of Airborne Bacterial Pathogens and Indicator E. coli in Proximity to Beef Cattle Feedlots in Imperial Valley, California

open access: yesMicroorganisms, 2023
This study characterized the effect of distance from beef cattle feedlots, environmental factors, and climate on the occurrence of airborne bacterial indicators and pathogens.
Xiaohong Wei   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Runoff compliance for Kansas cattle feedlots [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
As the demand grows for cleaner water, feedlots will need to reduce and control the nutrient and sediment loading of runoff. Existing confined feedlots will need to evaluate their runoff potential.
James P. Murphy   +3 more
core   +1 more source

A meta-analysis on the effect of the feeding type and production system on the carcase quality of lambs

open access: yesItalian Journal of Animal Science, 2019
This meta-analysis aims to identify if there are differences between the weight of lamb carcases and their main characteristics according to the production systems and type of feeding around the word. Lambs finished on feeding supplement (with or without
Lizbeth Esmeralda Robles Jiménez   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Disease Occurrence in- and the Transferal of Zoonotic Agents by North American Feedlot Cattle

open access: yesFoods, 2023
North America is a large producer of beef and contains approximately 12% of the world’s cattle inventory. Feedlots are an integral part of modern cattle production in North America, producing a high-quality, wholesome protein food for humans.
Osman Y. Koyun   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characteristics of Beef Cattle Feedlots: California, Colorado, Western Corn Belt [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Excerpts from the report: Since World War II, the cattle feeding industry has grown rapidly and the number of feedlots and number of cattle marketed through feedlots have increased greatly.
Burke, Ronnie L.
core   +1 more source

Resistome diversity in cattle and the environment decreases during beef production

open access: yeseLife, 2016
Antimicrobial resistant determinants (ARDs) can be transmitted from livestock systems through meat products or environmental effluents. The public health risk posed by these two routes is not well understood, particularly in non-pathogenic bacteria.
Noelle R Noyes   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

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