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How does the fragmentation of pasture affect grassland ecology?——Evidence from typical pastoral areas in China

Ecological Indicators, 2022
Land fragmentation has a negative impact on agricultural production and human life and is an important indicator to measure pasture ecology. This study aims to reveal the relationship between the fragmentation of pasture and pasture ecology in typical ...
Liqi Chu, Mengyang Hou, Zhide Jiang
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Central Kenya farmers laud climate-smart Brachiaria grass for increasing income from dairy

, 2021
Five livestock farmers in Kenya's Kirinyaga County talk about their experiences with using Brachiaria grass as livestock feed. The grass was introduced in the region by the Biosciences eastern and central Africa (BecA)-ILRI Hub’s InnovAfrica project in ...
International Livestock Research Institute
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Long-term grazing of Cervus elaphus kansuensis restrains expansion of Salix cupularis shrubs in the Eastern Qilian Mountains

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022
Alpine shrubland not only has significant ecological function and ecological value, but also is a grazing land for Tibetan livestock and a habitat for wild animals. However, the grazing livestock on a long-term scale has caused severe shrubization of the
Song Meijuan, Chen Yanzhu, He Xiang, Xu Changlin, Wang Pengbin, Ma Xiaodong, Yu Xiaojun   +6 more
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Yield dynamics and nutrient composition of Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) varieties under consecutive harvests

Ethiopian Journal of Science and Sustainable Development, 2021
Negative feed balance in terms of dry matter and forage quality has been affecting animal production in Ethiopian livestock system. Yield dynamics and forage quality assessment of ten Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.) genotypes to assess the ...
Tessema Tesfaye Atumo, Getachew Gudero Mengesha, Milkias Fanta Heliso, Getinet Kebede Kalsa   +3 more
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Integrated risk assessment of snow disaster over the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Geomatics, Natural Hazards & Risk, 2019
After analysing systematically formation mechanism of snow disaster (SD), this study revealed spatial-temporal characteristics of historical disasters, snowfall events, disaster-formation environment, livestock overload, vulnerability of livestock and ...
Wang Shijin, Zhou Lanyue, Wei Yanqiang
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Very Low Nitrogen Leaching in Grazed Ley-Arable-Systems in Northwest Europe

Agronomy, 2021
High input dairy farms that are located on sandy soils in northwest Europe are predisposed to substantial nitrate leaching during a surplus of winter precipitation.
Hendrik P. J. Smit, Thorsten Reinsch, Christof Kluß, Ralf Loges, Friedhelm Taube   +4 more
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Requirements of future grass-based ruminant production systems in Ireland [PDF]

, 2011
peer-reviewedThere is a renewed interest in grazing systems in many temperate and subtropical regions of the world. This results from lower inflation-adjusted prices, the proposed removal of some subsidies and tariffs, and rising labour, machinery and ...
O'Donovan, Michael, Lewis, Eva, O'Kiely, Padraig   +2 more
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Monitoring and influencing factors of grassland livestock overload in Xinjiang from 1982 to 2020

Frontiers in Plant Science
It is crucial to estimate the theoretical carrying capacity of grasslands in Xinjiang to attain a harmonious balance between grassland and livestock, thereby fostering sustainable development in the livestock industry.
Lisha Ma, Jianghua Zheng, Jianghua Zheng, Jian Pen, Xianghua Xiao, Yujia Liu, Liang Liu, Wanqiang Han, Gangyong Li, Jianli Zhang   +9 more
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Mitigating the greenhouse gas balance of ruminant production systems through carbon sequestration in grasslands

Animal, 2010
Soil carbon sequestration (enhanced sinks) is the mechanism responsible for most of the greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation potential in the agriculture sector.
J.F. Soussana, T. Tallec, V. Blanfort
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Merging and characterising phenotypic data on conventional and rare traits from dairy cattle experimental resources in three countries [PDF]

, 2012
peer-reviewedThis study set out to demonstrate the feasibility of merging data from different experimental resource dairy populations for joint genetic analyses.
Coffey, M.P., Veerkamp, Roel F., Coffey, M. P., Veerkamp, RF, Berry, D.P., Berry, D. P., Berry, DP, Wall, E; id_orcid, Wall, E., Veerkamp, R.F., Coffey, Mike P., Veerkamp, R. F., Coffey, MP, Banos, G., Banos, G; id_orcid, Berry, Donagh   +15 more
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