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Advances in Applied Sciences, 2019 In many parts of the world, production of sufficient green fodder and grain to feed the livestock population has become a big challenge. This is due to limited land allocation, fertilizer and manure requirements for cultivation, lack of irrigation ...
Amanuel A. Bekuma
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Losers and winners: responses of grassland arthropods to land‐use components
Oikos, EarlyView.Intensified land‐use in grasslands reduces biodiversity, particularly affecting arthropod populations. However, responses of individual species vary depending on their ecological traits and habitat requirements. Some species may tolerate or even benefit from intensive land‐use, while others, particularly specialists or those with narrow niches, are ...
Margarita Hartlieb +7 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Pastoral practices remain a widespread economic activity across European mountain regions. However, the viability of this activity may be threatened by the recovery of large wild vertebrates associated with passive rewilding, leading to the so‐called human–wildlife conflicts.
P. Acebes +4 more
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Genomic Characterization of the Kazakh Fat-Tailed Coarse-Wool Sheep Breed Using ROH Analysis
AnimalsSheep breeding is an important sector of livestock production in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The Kazakh fat-tailed coarse-wool sheep holds a prominent position among local breeds due to its high meat productivity, resilience to extreme climatic ...
Altynay Kozhakhmet +9 more
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Biomass yield of oat cultivars under different cutting management systems
Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical, 2012 In the crop-livestock integration system, improper oat management can result in low biomass yield. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of cutting management systems on the biomass yield of five oat cultivars with potential use in the crop-livestock ...
José Valdir Demétrio +2 more
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Ringtest to evaluate four methods of resistance testing in fodder radish against Meloidogyne chitwoodi [PDF]
To measure levels of resistance in fodder radish cultivars a reliable, objective and cost effective testing method is required. In 2006 German and Dutch plant breeder’s organizations (Bundesverband Deutscher Pflanzenzüchter; BDP and Plantum), a number of
Berg, W., van den +2 more
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Studies on greenhouse gas emissions in organic and conventional dairy farms [PDF]
, 2010 In Germany agriculture is responsible for 14 % of the whole greenhouse gas (GHG) emis-sions. A considerable portion (30 %) of the emissions is caused by dairy farming. Recent discussions about this issue show that there is a lack of solid data.
Aulrich, Karen +4 more
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Pastoralism, 2018 Fodder production has been regarded as one of the suitable strategies for increasing feed availability for enhanced livestock production among pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in the drylands of Kenya.
E. Omollo +3 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The current ‘UN Decade on Restoration’ calls for collaboration between scientists and practitioners to formulate guidelines for ecosystem restoration, within which transdisciplinary approaches are imperative to rethink the diverse values associated with nature, paving the way for sustainable ecosystem restoration.
Miguel A. Cebrián‐Piqueras +7 more
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Italian Journal of Agronomy, 2019 This research was aimed at studying the bromatological traits, fatty acid profile, bioactive compounds, and antioxidant capacity in linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) shoots harvested at six codified morphological stages.
Leonardo Sulas +4 more
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