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Validating the reproductive tract score (RTS) technique in pre-service buffalo heifers
Revista Científica, 2023 The fast growth of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) herds has placed this livestock species as a suitable alternative for animal protein production in the Venezuelan tropics.
Freddys Escalona-Ramírez +3 more
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Understanding Farmer Behaviour for Successful Climate Change Mitigation in Voluntary Initiatives
Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Private and voluntary initiatives, such as voluntary carbon markets, can support public policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in agriculture. This study investigates the impact of behavioural factors (reluctance to change) and social dynamics (peer imitation) on the adoption of two mitigation practices on Swiss dairy and ...
Marta Tarruella +5 more
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Animals, 2019 This study assessed the effects of farm management during rearing practices in the first months of a calf’s life on growth performance and meat quality traits during the fattening period.
Denis Kučević +6 more
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Osteosarcoma in the Skull of a Holstein Heifer [PDF]
, 2015 A-2-years-old heifer showed a mass on the frontal part of the skull. Cytological analysis displayed pleomorphic, polyedric and fusiform cells with extracellular hyaline material.
Gimeno, Eduardo Juan +2 more
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Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to discuss the micro‐ and macro‐outcomes for the standard neoclassical carbon tax (whose burden falls on the producers) versus the implication of a budget neutral, performance‐based EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) focusing on non‐CO2 emission (N2O and CH4, measured in CO2eq) reduction, especially in the ...
John Helming +4 more
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Live Animal Ultrasound Information as a Decision Tool in Replacement Beef Heifer Programs [PDF]
Real-time ultrasound information taken on beef heifers prior to backgrounding is used to develop a logit model to aid heifer retention decisions. The value of ultrasound data is calculated as the difference in certainty equivalents between a decision ...
Anderson, John D. +3 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 Climate variability and increasing drought events have become significant concerns in recent years. However, there is limited published research on body weight (BW) change of dairy heifers with different genetic merit when grazing on drought impacted ...
L. Cheng +7 more
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Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Research based on farmer surveys is a cornerstone of agricultural economics. Farmer surveys provide unique insights into behavioural variables—such as values, motivations, attitudes, behaviours, and preferences—that are unavailable in secondary datasets.
Thomas Slijper +24 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 Limit-feeding of a high concentrate diet has been proposed as an effective method for improving feed efficiency and reducing total manure output of dairy heifers; meanwhile the effects of this method on hindgut microbiota are still unclear.
Jun Zhang +6 more
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Docility and heifer pregnancy estimates in Angus heifers
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports, 2014 Introduction Reproductive success is economically relevant in beef cattle operations because the number of calves born influences the value of calves sold at weaning. Improvements in reproductive performance can be up to four times more important than improvements in end-product traits in an operation selling calves at weaning.
Kari L. White +3 more
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