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Sward structural characteristics and ingestive behaviour of beef heifers in a Pearl Millet pasture Características estruturais do pasto e comportamento ingestivo de novilhas de corte em pastagem de milheto

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2009
Ingestive behaviour of beef heifers and sward structural characteristics of Pearl Millet (Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke) were evaluated. The experiment was carried out in a randomized complete design following a repeated measure arrangement (three ...
Denise Baptaglin Montagner, Marta Gomes da Rocha, Teresa Cristina Moraes Genro, Fernando Luiz Ferreira de Quadros, Juliano Roman, Dalton Roso   +5 more
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Canopy characteristics and behavior of Nellore heifers in Brachiaria brizantha pastures under different grazing heights at a continuous stocking rate

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2011
The objective of this study was to evaluate the Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu canopy structure maintained at different grazing heights under a continuous stocking rate and with a dietary supplementation strategy for the animals during the rainy season.
Daniel Rume Casagrande, Mariana Vieira Azenha, André Luis da Silva Valente, Bruno Ramalho Vieira, Matheus Henrique Moretti, Ana Cláudia Ruggieri, Telma Teresinha Berchielli, Ricardo Andrade Reis   +7 more
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Fertilization can accelerate the pace of soil microbial community response to rest‐grazing duration in the three‐river source region of China

Ecology and Evolution, 2023
Overgrazing leads to grassland degradation and productivity decline. Rest‐grazing during the regreen‐up period can quickly restore grassland and fertilization is a common restoration strategy.
Xuanbo Zhou, Xiaoli Wang, Yushou Ma, Yanlong Wang, Yuan Ma, Lele Xie   +5 more
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Using GPS Collars and Sensors to Investigate the Grazing Behavior and Energy Balance of Goats Browsing in a Mediterranean Forest Rangeland

Sensors, 2022
The Global Positioning System (GPS) and sensors technologies are increasingly used to study the grazing behavior of animals. This work was conducted to understand the grazing behavior and energy balance of goats browsing in forest rangeland using GPS and
Youssef Chebli, Samira El Otmani, Jean-Luc Hornick, Abdelhafid Keli, Jérôme Bindelle, Mouad Chentouf, Jean-François Cabaraux   +6 more
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PARÂMETROS COMPORTAMENTAIS DE VACAS DE DESCARTE EM PASTAGENS DE MILHETO OU CAPIM SUDÃO

Ciência Animal Brasileira, 2013
The objective of this study was to evaluate the behavioral parameters and strategies of displacement and feeding of cull cows grazing millet or sudan grass.
Rangel Fernandes Pacheco, Dari Celestino Alves Filho, Ivan Luiz Brondani, João Restle, , Luiz Angelo Damian Pizzuti, Jonatas Cattelam   +5 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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Effect of grazing on the cow welfare of dairy herds evaluated by a multidimensional welfare index

Animal, 2013
Structural development in the prime sector has led to increasing herd sizes and new barn systems, followed by less summer grazing for dairy cows in Denmark.
E. Burow, T. Rousing, P.T. Thomsen, N.D. Otten, J.T. Sørensen   +4 more
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Recovery of the herbaceous component of degraded sagebrush steppe is unimpeded by 75 years of moderate cattle grazing

Ecosphere, 2021
Understanding the effects of contemporary cattle grazing on herbaceous perennial communities in big sagebrush steppe is important for managing for wildlife habitat, plant diversity, and productivity, yet potentially complicated by legacy impacts of ...
Stella M. Copeland, Kirk W. Davies, Chad S. Boyd, Jonathan D. Bates   +3 more
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Advancing SafeWax, A Bio‐Inspired Superhydrophobic Coating, Toward Sustainable and Climate‐Resilient Crop Protection

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study advances SafeWax, a bio‐inspired, fatty‐acids‐based superhydrophobic coating, by identifying an agriculturally compliant solvent and revealing how solvent‐controlled Fatty acid crystallization governs the coating's microscopic structure and performance.
Niv Ben‐Arie, Iryna Polishchuk, Franziska Tauber, Coralie Schneider, Elena Prudnikov, Alessia Calora, Silvia Milita, Simona Fermani, Mireia Alejandra Ibanez Revert, Ilaria Filippetti, Claudio Ratti, Matthias Kellermeier, Markus Rueckel, Boaz Pokroy   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estrutura da vegetação e comportamento ingestivo de novilhos em pastagem natural do Rio Grande do Sul Vegetation structure and ingestive behavior of steers in natural pasture in the state of Rio Grande do Sul

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2009
O experimento foi realizado em uma pastagem natural com o objetivo de avaliar a influência do nível de oferta de forragem sobre a estrutura do pasto e o comportamento ingestivo de bovinos.
Juliana Muliterno Thurow, Carlos Nabinger, Zélia Maria de Souza Castilhos, Paulo César de Faccio Carvalho, Coralia Maria Oliveira Medeiros, Mirela Dias Machado   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source