Two mutations at KRT74 and EDAR synergistically drive the fine-wool production in Chinese sheep. [PDF]
Liang B +14 more
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Altitude influences microbial diversity and herbage fermentation in the rumen of yaks [PDF]
Publication history: Accepted - 27 November 2020; Published online - 4 December 2020Background: Rumen microbiota in ruminants are vital for sustaining good rumen ecology, health, and productivity.
Fan, Qingshan +3 more
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Identifying the beginnings of Sheep Husbandry in Westen China [PDF]
Situated at the two sides of Eurasia, Western Asia and China are both important centres for the origins of agriculture and civilization. Key suites of domestic crops, animals, and technologies were independently developed at these two centres.
Wang, Yiru
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Our study revealed the changing patterns of snow leopards and their main prey distribution areas under different climate change scenarios. ABSTRACT Climate change is significantly altering the distribution of large carnivores and their primary prey species, with particular emphasis on the changing prey distribution in high‐altitude regions. The Qinghai‐
Yu Zhang +7 more
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The shaping of Tibetan grasslands - combined effects of livestock-grazing and environment ; a multi-site, interdisciplinary study [PDF]
Die Intaktheit der tibetischen Grasländer ist wichtig für die lokale Bevölkerung. Intensivierte Beweidung gilt als Hauptursache für die Degradation der Grasländer.
Wang, Yun
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The study on animal husbandry social ecosystem analysis and multi-agent model based on family farm in Qilian mountains [PDF]
The Qilian Mountains Project resulted from the collaboration of ICTPEM (International Center for Tibetan Plateau Ecosystem Management, Lanzhou University, Gansu Province, China) and Agreenium (Cirad, Inra and AgroParisTech) started in 2007 during the ...
Qi, Xiaojing
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Studies on phosphorus deficiency in the Qianbei-Pockmarked goat [PDF]
Objective Qianbei-Pockmarked goats are affected by a disorder locally referred to as ‘Ruanguzheng Disorder’, which is characterized by emaciation, lameness, muscular relaxation, stiffness of the extremities, and abnormal curvatures of the long bones. Our
Bin Huo +3 more
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Impact of Market Forces on Product Quality and Grassland Condition [PDF]
Meeting demands for livestock products which are predicted to more than double during the next 20 years, is central to the challenge of feeding the world sustainably.
Badgery, Warwick B. +3 more
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The household responsibility contract system and the question of grassland protection. A case study from the Chang Tang, northwest Tibet Autonomous Region [PDF]
The implementation of the Household Responsibility Contract System (HRCS) for grassland is ongoing in the pastoral area of Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR). The main purposes of the HRCS are to reverse the degradation of the rangeland, promote sustainable
Yangzong, Ciren
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The yak, an essential element of the high altitude regions of Central Asia [PDF]
The yak is critical for the life and economic activity of the people on the vast and inhospitable Qinghai-Tibetan plateau and on the surrounding mountainous areas.
Wiener, Gerald
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