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Development of Sustainable low cost animal accommodation outwintering pads (OWP’s) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
End of project reportThe aims of this study were to compare three different OWP designs with cubicle housing in terms of hoof and udder health, dirtiness scores, animal behaviour and productivity.
Boyle, Laura, French, Padraig
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Response of Soil Carbon Mineralization to Grassland Management Practices on the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau

open access: yesEarth's Future
Grassland management practices strongly influence soil carbon dynamics, yet their effects on carbon mineralization processes in high‐altitude regions remain poorly understood.
Jianjun Cao   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Grass clover ley species, variety selection and management [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Grass clover leys form the basis of most organic farming systems yet the selection of seed mixtures is often founded on tradition or cost. Based on a review of recent and past research this review provides a wealth of information on grass and legume ...
Younie, David
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Mitigation and Current Management Attempts to Limit Pathogen Survival and Movement Within Farmed Grassland [PDF]

open access: green, 2007
David M. Oliver   +3 more
openalex   +1 more source

Integrating land sharing and sparing paradigms in grassland ecology: A perspective on balancing livestock production and biodiversity

open access: yesGrassland Research
The increasing global demand for livestock products (meat, milk, and wool) drives overgrazing, leading to biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation in grasslands worldwide.
Wenhuai Li, Takehiro Sasaki
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of low-input meadows on arthropod diversity at habitat and landscape level [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
In Switzerland, in order to preserve and enhance arthopod diversity in grassland ecosystems (among others), farmers had to convert at least 7 % of their land to ecological compensation areas – ECA. Major ECA are low input grassland, traditional orchards,
Jeanneret, Ph.   +3 more
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Grassland management and nitrate leaching, a model approach [PDF]

open access: bronze, 2001
Th.V. Vellinga   +2 more
openalex   +1 more source

Reduced Precipitation Frequency Decreases the Stability of the Soil Organic Carbon Pool by Altering Microbial Communities in Degraded Grasslands

open access: yesAgronomy
Decreasing precipitation frequency (DPF) has the potential to alter soil microbial community structure, enzyme activity, and the stoichiometry of microbial biomass in grassland ecosystems.
Junda Chen   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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