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Milk Production, Milk Quality, and Behaviour of Dairy Cows Grazing on Swards with Low and High Water-Soluble Carbohydrates Content in Autumn: A Pilot Trial [PDF]

Animals, 2019
Grazing ruminant systems can be sustainably intensified by improving efficiency while reducing their environmental impact. The objective of the present study was to examine the potential of pastures differing in water-soluble carbohydrates (WSC) and ...
Verónica M. Merino, Oscar A. Balocchi, M. Jordana Rivero   +2 more
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Validation of an Accelerometer Sensor-Based Collar for Monitoring Grazing and Rumination Behaviours in Grazing Dairy Cows

Animals, 2021
This study evaluated the accuracy of a sensor-based device (AfiCollar) to automatically monitor and record grazing and rumination behaviours of grazing dairy cows on a real-time basis.
Muhammad Wasim Iqbal, Ina Draganova, Patrick C. H. Morel, Stephen T. Morris   +3 more
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Factors Affecting Grazing and Rumination Behaviours of Dairy Cows in a Pasture-Based System in New Zealand

Animals, 2022
This study investigated the variation in daily time spent grazing and rumination in spring-calved grazing dairy cows (n = 162) of three breeds, Holstein-Friesian (HFR), Jersey (JE), and KiwiCross (KC) with different breeding worth index, and in different
Muhammad Wasim Iqbal, Ina Draganova, Patrick C. H. Morel, Stephen T. Morris   +3 more
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Space use, herbage selection, and animal performance of grazing heifers on a peaty river valley section

Journal of Applied Animal Research, 2021
Grazing is a suitable option for managing the habitat functions of restored fen grasslands. Nevertheless, nutritional requirements of the grazing livestock need to be considered to make such grazing systems sustainable.
Jürgen Müller, Görres Grenzdörffer, Weert Sweers   +2 more
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Individual level spatial-temporal modelling of exposure potential of livestock in the Cove Wash watershed, Arizona

Annals of GIS, 2023
Personal exposure studies suffer from uncertainty issues, largely stemming from individual behaviour uncertainties. Built on spatial-temporal exposure analysis and methods, this study proposed a novel approach to spatial-temporal modelling that ...
Zhuoming Liu, Yan Lin, Joseph Hoover, Daniel Beene, Perry H. Charley, Neilroy Singer   +5 more
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Wool-pulling behaviour appears in a production system with grazing restriction and can be assessed through wool inspection [PDF]

, 2023
Sheep flocks can be reared in different production systems that differ in the duration of indoor housing and grazing restriction. Indoor housing can lead to aggressive interactions, such as blocking, threats and butts, whereas grazing restriction may ...
Manteca Vilanova, Xavier, Parés i Casanova, Ricard, Such i Martí, Francesc Xavier, Llonch, Pol   +3 more
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Automating the analysis of fish grazing behaviour from videos using image classification and optical flow

, 2021
Studying and quantifying behaviour is important to understand how animals interact with their environments. However, manually extracting and analysing behavioural data from the large volume of camera footage collected is often time consuming.
Jinks, EL, Ditria, EM, Connolly, RM
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A comparison of two rotational stocking strategies on the foraging behaviour and herbage intake by grazing sheep

Animal, 2020
An understanding of the processes involved in grazing behaviour is a prerequisite for the design of efficient grassland management systems. The purpose of managing the grazing process is to identify sward structures that can maximize animal forage daily ...
J.V. Savian, R.M.T. Schons, J.C. Mezzalira, A. Barth Neto, G.F. Da Silva Neto, M.A. Benvenutti, P.C.deF. Carvalho   +6 more
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Effect of Post-Grazing Sward Height, Sire Genotype and Indoor Finishing Diet on Steer Intake, Growth and Production in Grass-Based Suckler Weanling-to-Beef Systems

Animals, 2021
This study evaluated the effects of post-grazing sward height (PGSH, 4 or 6 cm) on herbage production, its nutritive value, dry matter (DM) intake, grazing behaviour and growth of early- (EM) and late-maturing (LM) breed suckler steers (n = 72), and the ...
Peter R. Doyle, Mark McGee, Aidan P. Moloney, Alan K. Kelly, Edward G. O’Riordan   +4 more
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Studies on the food and feeding behaviour of the Reedbuck Redunca Arundinum Boddaert, 1785 in the Kruger National Park

Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 1971
Feeding behaviour of the reedbuck was observed near Pretoriuskop and in the Shawu vlei in the Kruger National Park from March 1967 to April 1968. Grazing behaviour, rumination, grazing sites and competition with other herbivores are discussed as well as ...
Hartmut Jungius
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