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Application and Future Prospective of Lactic Acid Bacteria as Natural Additives for Silage Production—A Review

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2021
Ensiling is one of the essential processes to preserve fodder with high nutrients and microbiological quality. The forages before ensiling have a limited number of bacteria associated with the controlled fermentation process.
Ilavenil Soundharrajan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Measuring smallholder dairy farmers’ social valuation of climate mitigation: a case study from Kenya

open access: yesPastoralism
Livestock systems in Sub-Saharan Africa contribute substantially to greenhouse gas emissions and are highly vulnerable to climate change. In Kenya, smallholder dairy farmers need to balance productivity with environmental sustainability while facing ...
Jesús Fernando Flórez   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Preliminary Study on Effects of Fermented Feed Supplementation on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, and Meat Quality of Hanwoo Steers during the Early and Late Fattening Period

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2021
The present study was conducted to determine the effects of formulated feed (IRG: Italian ryegrass, WCC: whole crop corn, and fermented feed) on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of Hanwoo steers during early and late ...
Dahye Kim   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Urochloa hybrid adoption in Latin America and the Caribbean 2001–2024: an analysis of the land use, social, economic, and environmental impacts in 27 countries

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
IntroductionSustainable intensification of tropical cattle production is essential to meet growing demand for animal-sourced foods while reducing environmental degradation. Improved interspecific Urochloa (syn. Brachiaria) hybrids have been promoted as a
Stefan Burkart   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Yields, quality and suitability of four annual forages for deer pasture in North Central Alberta [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Field pea (Pisum sativum), canola (Brassica napus), turnips (Brassica rapa) and Berseem clover (Trifolium alexandrinum) were grown in north central Alberta to assess their potential yield and quality and to evaluate their utilization and preference by ...
Donkor, N.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

FORAGES AMMONIATING TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE SHEEP PERFORMANCES [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Research action of society service project in implementing forages ammoniating technology in increasing sheep performances had been conducted in eight months at Desa Gede Pangrango Kecamatan Kadu Dampit Kabupaten Sukabumi. The project was aim to increase
Kardaya, Dede
core   +1 more source

Methane Emission, Carbon Footprint and Productivity of Specialized Dairy Cows Supplemented with Bitter Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

open access: yesAnimals, 2023
The objective of this research was to determine the effect of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) supplementation on enteric methane (CH4) emissions, carbon footprint, and production parameters in dairy cows. Daily concentrate supply for Jersey and Jersey
Isabel Cristina Molina-Botero   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

FORAGES PRODUCTION

open access: yes, 2021
CONTENTS: DEFINITION OF FORAGE AND GOALS OF FORAGES PRODUCTION, BASICS OF FORAGE UALITY, BASICS OF LIVESTOCK NUTRITIONAL NEEDS, EXPRESSING YIELDS OF FORAGES, SOIL AND CLIMATE IN FORAGES PRODUCTION, ANNUAL DM YIELD AND ANNUAL DM CONSUMPTION DETERMINE THE
Gantner, Ranko   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Echinoderm‐Inspired Autonomy for Soft‐Legged Robots

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Inspired by echinoderms, a modular soft robot achieves autonomous phototaxis without a central controller or explicit communication. Each limb independently adapts its actuation timing through local sensing and short‐term memory. Coordination emerges purely from physical interactions, demonstrating resilience to changes in morphology, environment, and ...
Harmannus A. H. Schomaker   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gait Analysis of Pak Biawak: A Necrobot Lizard Built using the Skeleton of an Asian Water Monitor (Varanus Salvator)

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Pak Biawak, a necrobot, embodies an unusual fusion of biology and robotics. Designed to repurpose natural structures after death, it challenges conventional boundaries between nature and engineering. Its movements are precise yet unsettling, raising questions about sustainability, ethics, and the untapped potential of biointegrated machines.
Leo Foulds   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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