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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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Local host response following an intramammary challenge with Staphylococcus fleurettii and different strains of Staphylococcus chromogenes in dairy heifers [PDF]
Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) are a common cause of subclinical mastitis in dairy cattle. The CNS inhabit various ecological habitats, ranging between the environment and the host.
A Harada +47 more
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The objective of this experiment was to study the development and reproductive performance of sixty-six Charolais crossbred beef heifers bred at fourteen months of age, classified in four groups according to pre and postweaning average daily weight gain (
Ricardo Zambarda Vaz +5 more
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O objetivo do presente trabalho foi determinar se a bioestimulação é capaz de alterar favoravelmente o comportamento reprodutivo de novilhas de corte em sua primeira estação reprodutiva.
Sergio Augusto Ferreira de Quadros +1 more
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Blood samples were obtained from 16 high-risk heifers; eight were newly arrived from a 40 h road trip (0 days post-arrival (DPA)), whereas the other eight heifers had been in the feedlot at 25 DPA. Both groups were transported from the southeast tropical
Benito Avila-Jaime +7 more
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Docility and heifer pregnancy estimates in Angus heifers
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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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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Integration of production and financial models to analyse the financial impact of livestock diseases: a case study of Schmallenberg virus disease on British and French dairy farms [PDF]
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to investigate and compare the financial impact of Schmallenberg disease for different dairy production types in the United Kingdom and France.
Alarcon, P +4 more
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The influence of bovine neutrophils on in vitro phagocytosis and killing of Staphylococcus aureus in heifers supplemented with selenium and vitamin E [PDF]
An experiment was performed to determine the influence of bovine nutrophils on in vitro phagocytosis and killing of Staphylococcus aureus after selenium (Se, selenium yeast) and vitamin E (vit E) wassupplemented in heifers.
Chalong Wachirapakorn +5 more
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O objetivo do trabalho foi estudar o efeito do nível de ingestão de matéria seca (IMS/% do PV) sobre ganho de peso, produção e viabilidade de embriões em novilhas mestiças e vacas Nelore.
Luiz Paulo Rigolon +4 more
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