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The role of venture‐financed startups in innovation for US agriculture
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract To evaluate the role played by startup companies in the innovation ecosystem of US agriculture, we compile a unique dataset of 6024 new entrants founded 1987–2019 that details their financing lifecycles, annual economic performance, and patenting activities.
Gregory D. Graff +2 more
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The microclimate of Australian cattle feedlots [PDF]
, 2007 [Abstract]: The incidence of cattle heat stress is a significant production and welfare issue for the feedlot industry. It is hypothesised that the presence and physical nature of feedlots causes significant microclimatic variations compared to the ...
Petrov, Ryan
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Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2011 Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) infection is an important viral infection affecting the cattle industry today. The prevalence of this infection in South African feedlots is unknown.
Thelma Meiring +3 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Here, we investigated the prevalence and risk factors for the presence of Histophilus somni, Mannheimia haemolytica, Mycoplasma bovis, and Pasteurella multocida in the respiratory tract of calves from the spring processing to the reprocessing at feedlots.
Diego Nobrega +6 more
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Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.Abstract BACKGROUND The indiscriminate and excessive use of ionophore additives has been associated with the emergence of multi‐resistant pathogenic strains and the global spread of antibiotic resistance, raising serious public health concerns. Thus, plant biocompounds have been the focus of several studies aiming to replace ionophore additives in ...
Jéssica Carvalho de Pantoja +7 more
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Corn Price Effects on Cost of Gain for Feedlot Cattle: Implications for Breakeven Budgeting
Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2000 Elasticities calculated from an econometric model of cost of gain (COG) for cattle in feedlots indicate that COG is considerably less responsive to corn price changes than breakeven budgets assume.
John D. Anderson, James N. Trapp
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sustainable Development interventions must deal with rapid and novel changes affecting complex social‐ecological systems, calling for design based on a resilience approach. However, limited analytical attention has been paid to the design settings in which such approaches are deployed.
Yiheyis Maru +6 more
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Nutrient Balance on Nebraska Feedlots [PDF]
, 1998 A balance between the nutrient inputs and the managed nutrient outputs balance was constructed for 16 Nebraska feedlots to provide insight to potential environmental risks.
Koelsch, Richard K., Lesoing, Gary
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Mycotoxin contamination of diets for beef cattle finishing in feedlot
Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2019 The objective of this survey was to identify what mycotoxins were present in ingredients used in diets offered to beef cattle in feedlots and their concentrations.
Letícia Custódio +7 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Modern industrial agriculture is predicated largely on the production and utilization of chemical fertilizers. Although this approach has played an integral role in increasing food security in many parts of the world, the long‐term sustainability of this resource‐intensive approach is questionable.
Benjamin Wilde +12 more
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