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Suitability of faecal near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) predictions for estimating gross calorific value

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2015
A total of 220 faecal pig and poultry samples, collected from different experimental trials were employed with the aim to demonstrate the suitability of Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS) technology for estimation of gross calorific value on ...
Begoña De la Roza-Delgado, Sagrario Modroño, Fernando Vicente, Adela Martínez-Fernández, Ana Soldado   +4 more
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Reducing agro-environmental trade-offs through sustainable livestock intensification across smallholder systems in Northern Tanzania

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2020
Livestock productivity in East Africa, and especially in Tanzania, remains persistently low, while greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensities are among the highest worldwide.
Birthe K. Paul, Jeroen C. J. Groot, Celine A. Birnholz, Beatus Nzogela, A. Notenbaert, Kassahun Woyessa, Rolf Sommer, Ravic Nijbroek, Pablo Tittonell   +8 more
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Multi-allelic gene editing in an apomictic, tetraploid turf and forage grass (Paspalum notatum Flüggé) using CRISPR/Cas9

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023
Polyploidy is common among grasses (Poaceae) and poses challenges for conventional breeding. Genome editing technology circumvents crossing and selfing, enabling targeted modifications to multiple gene copies in a single generation while maintaining the ...
David May, Sara Sanchez, Jennifer Gilby, Fredy Altpeter, Fredy Altpeter, Fredy Altpeter   +5 more
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A methodology for mapping current and future heat stress risk in pigs

Animal, 2020
Heat stress is a global issue constraining pig productivity, and it is likely to intensify under future climate change. Technological advances in earth observation have made tools available that enable identification and mapping livestock species that ...
J.Y. Mutua, K. Marshall, B.K. Paul, A.M.O. Notenbaert   +3 more
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Long-term relationships of beef and dairy cattle and greenhouse gas emissions: Application of co-integrated panel models for Latin America

Heliyon
The cattle sector plays a pivotal role in the economies of numerous Latin American and Caribbean countries. However, it also exerts a significant impact on environmental degradation, including substantial contributions to greenhouse gas emissions ...
Danny Fernando Sandoval, John Jairo Junca Paredes, Karen Johanna Enciso Valencia, Manuel Francisco Díaz Baca, Aura María Bravo Parra, Stefan Burkart   +5 more
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Multifunctional role of meadows forage production

Аграрная наука Евро-Северо-Востока, 2017
The article presents the summarized results of long-time research, the implementation of which will improve the efficiency of meadow fodder production.
A. A. Kutuzova, K. N. Privalova, D. M. Teberdiyev   +2 more
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Agronomic Behavior of Cenchrus purpureus Varieties Tolerant to Salinity

Revista de Producción Animal, 2018
A study was made at the Experimental Station of Pastures and Forages, at the Jorge Dimitrov Agricultural Research Institute to determine the effect of cutting age (60, 90, 120 days), and cultivar (CT-500 and CT-115) of new varieties of Cenchrus purpureus
José Ledea Rodríguez , Diocles Benítez Giménez , Ramón Arias Pérez , Adania Guerra Manso   +3 more
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Heat unit requirement and yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) varieties under different growing environment in mid hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh

Journal of Agrometeorology, 2019
A eld experiment was conducted during rabi seasons of 2015-16 and 2016-17 to study the accumulated growing degree days (GDD), helio-thermal unit (HTU), photo-thermal unit (PTU), heat use efciencies (HUE) at different phenological stages and ...
RANU PATHANIA, RAJENDRA PRASAD, RANBIR SINGH RANA, S. K. MISHRA   +3 more
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Forage Yields and Structure of Moringa oleifera cv Nicaragua at Different Cutting Frequencies

Revista de Producción Animal, 2018
The effect of the cutting frequency (45 and 60 days) on the morphological and productive behavior of Moringa oleifera Lam vc Nicaragua with irrigation and organic fertilization, on little differentiated fluvisols in Cauto Valley, in 2012.
José Leonardo Ledea Rodríguez , Giselle Rosell Alonso , Diocles Guillermo Benítez Jiménez , Ramón Crucito Arias Pérez , Yordanis Nuviola Pérez   +4 more
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Why do rural youth migrate? Evidence from Colombia and Guatemala

Frontiers in Sociology
Migration, from rural to urban settings is a common phenomenon in Latin America, due to social, economic, political, and other factors. Young people in search of economic and educational opportunities, financial, and social stability, have been migrating
Manuel Francisco Díaz Baca, Manuel Francisco Díaz Baca, Leonardo Moreno Lerma, Stefan Burkart, Natalia Triana Ángel   +4 more
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