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Effect of different forage sources on performance and feeding behavior of Holstein calves.
One hundred seventy-nine Holstein male calves [44.7 kg of body weight (BW) and 8.3 d of age] participated in a series of 3 experiments to evaluate the effect of different forage sources on performance, apparent digestibility, and feeding behavior ...
L. Castells+4 more
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ABSTRACT Smallholder agriculture remains a cornerstone for economic development and poverty reduction in Latin America. Their transition to sustainable agricultural production is critical in the face of the environmental challenges posed by conventional farming practices and is a key pathway to achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development ...
Gabriela Carbajo‐Alvarez+2 more
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Potential food production from forage legume-based-systems in Europe: an overview [PDF]
peer-reviewedIntensification of EU livestock farming systems has been accompanied by the development of maize silage and intensively fertilised grasses at the expense of forage legume crops.
Le Gall, A., Luscher, A., Peyraud, J.L.
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Economic Feasibility of Crop‐Livestock Integration System in Brazil
ABSTRACT We investigate the economic feasibility of the Brazilian crop‐livestock integration system. Under this system, the Brazilian farmer can produce soybeans, corn, and graze for cattle on the same land during one crop year. This technology can substantially increase agricultural production in the country.
Yuri C. D. Calil, Luis Ribera
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Antifungal Compounds from the Leaves of Rhynchosia minima
Abstract Rhynchosia minima, commonly known as jumby bean, is used as a remedy for respiratory ailments in various parts of the world. It is also used by South African traditional healers to treat heart or chest pain. This study aimed to investigate the bioactive constituents of the leaf extracts of R.
Adetola H. Adewole+4 more
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Organic cultivation of field pea by use of products with different action
The possibilities for increasing the productivity and control of the pea weevil (Bruchus pisorum L.) in field pea (Pisum sativum L.) organic cultivation by the use of following bioproducts NeemAzal T/S and Pyrethrum FS-EC (insecticides), applied ...
Natalia Georgieva+2 more
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Advances in weed management for organic cereal production in southeast Australia [PDF]
Organic cereal production in southeast Australia is challenging for producers due to a range of e of influences such as weeds and low soil available phosphorus.
Burnett, Viv+2 more
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Bumblebee flight distances in relation to the forage landscape.
1. Foraging range is a key aspect of the ecology of 'central place foragers'. Estimating how far bees fly under different circumstances is essential for predicting colony success, and for estimating bee-mediated gene flow between plant populations. It is
J. Osborne+7 more
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lrSVD: An efficient imputation algorithm for incomplete high‐throughput compositional data
Abstract Compositional methods have been successfully integrated into the chemometric toolkit to analyse and model different types of data generated by modern high‐throughput technologies. Within this compositional framework, the focus is put on the relative information conveyed in the data by using log‐ratio coordinate representations.
Javier Palarea‐Albaladejo+3 more
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Estimation of the environment as background for selection on adaptivity in white lupine breeding
A representative evaluation of the breeding value of genotypes in the development of varieties with general and specific adaptability is possible using special features of nature background, which often do not coincide in informativity regarding the ...
Natalia Georgieva, Valentin Kosev
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