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Comparative study on the feed intake, digestibility, and nitrogen balance of Kalahari Red goats fed with Tylosema esculentum (Burchell) A. Schreiber versus Medicago sativa L. as a protein supplement

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The study evaluated the dry matter intake, digestibility, and nitrogen balance in Kalahari Red goats fed grass hay (ad libitum), supplemented with Tylosema esculentum (marama bean) or Medicago sativa L. (Lucerne) containing diets. Sixteen weaner (8 males
Innocent Hiangoro, Absalom Kahumba, Maria N. T. Shipandeni, Johnfisher Mupangwa, Vonai Charamba   +4 more
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The Capital–Labour–State Dynamics of Herbicide Adoption in Rainfed India

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper engages debates around the capital–labour–state dynamics of agrarian transitions to address the oft‐studied but still little‐understood question of why farmers adopt herbicides when they do. Over the last several years, smallholder farmers in India have begun using the herbicide bispyribac sodium at breakneck speeds, particularly in
Carly Nichols, Nidhi Kumari
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Entangled Foodways and Livelihood Pathways: Cinnamon, State Interventions, and Everyday Life in Hmong Communities of Northern Vietnam

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The agroecological practices of ethnic minority farmers in Vietnam's northern uplands are being reshaped by intersecting pressures of land‐use reform, market integration, and state‐backed crop promotion. Among Hmong communities in the south of Lào Cai Province (former Yên Bái Province) cinnamon was once valued primarily for its medicinal ...
Mélie Monnerat, Sarah Turner
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Differences in Feeding Management of Pet Rabbits by Owners and Hobby Breeders and Their Impact on Animals' Health: A Survey

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the last decades, the population of pet rabbits in Europe has increased significantly, but to date studies into feeding management of these species have been mainly conducted in production animals. This study aimed to evaluate the feeding practices of both pet rabbit owners and hobby breeders in Germany and how these may affect animal ...
Federica Sportelli, Carla Giuditta Vecchiato, Giacomo Biagi, Daniel Brugger, Lisa Sondershaus, Ludovica Maria Eugenia Mammi   +5 more
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Livestock emissions and systems in developing countries

, 2009
According to Carlos Seré, Director General of ILRI, the livelihoods of a billion people, particularly in Africa and Asia, are attached to livestock - and consequently to their greenhouse has emissions.
International Livestock Research Institute
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Valuation of livestock population and national feed security to enhance livestock productivity in Ethiopia

Veterinary Medicine and Science
Background Feed is a major input in the livestock industry and covers about 60%–70% of the total cost of producing meat, milk and eggs. Inadequate feed supply in terms of quality and quantity leads to lower production performance in livestock.
Regasa Begna, Worku Masho
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Carryover of Aflatoxin From Dairy Feed to Milk: A Systematic Review (1 January 2004–31 December 2024)

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aflatoxins, toxic metabolites produced by Aspergillus species, are frequently reported contaminants of dairy cattle feed worldwide, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions where climatic conditions favor fungal growth, and they can be transferred into milk and dairy products.
Queenta Ngum Nji, Richard Temitope Fagbohun, Oluwafemi Ayodeji Adebo, Patrick Berka Njobeh   +3 more
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Evaluating the In Vitro Digestibility of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens L.) Larvae as Potential Feed Ingredient in Dairy Cattle Silage‐Based Diets: A Focus on Proteins

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Dietary protein has a substantial economic impact on cattle feed, and it is also a critical component for animal growth and productivity. Several environmental issues related to soybeans have led to an increased interest in novel protein sources, such as insects.
Maria Giulia Bonomini, Marica Simoni, Matteo Profeti, Federico Righi, Augusta Caligiani   +4 more
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Four Haylages, One Metabonome: Defining Diet Driven Metabolic Shifts in Ponies

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Haylage is widely fed to all categories of stabled horses across Europe and New Zealand. Haylage can vary from high energy nutrient dense forage to low energy highly fibrous fodder, yet little is known about the impact different haylages have on metabolism in horses.
Meriel Moore‐Colyer, Pat Harris, Simon Daniels   +2 more
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Climate, food and developing-country livestock farmers

, 2009
Recent world crises have put intensive livestock farming at the centre of public debate. But little attention has been given to small-scale livestock farming in developing countries.
International Livestock Research Institute
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