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CONCENTRATION OF SOME ELEMENTS IN BLOOD SERUM OF NONLACTATING GOATS IN A SUBTROPICAL REGION OF SOUTHWEST OF MÉXICO STATE

Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2012
The objective of this study was to determine the mineral levels in blood serum of adult goats in the south of the State of México during the dry and rainy seasons. Eighty four multiparous (> 2 calving) does were sampled (LW 39 ± 8 kg).
Olmedo-Juárez Agustín, Rojo-Rubio Rolando, Salem Abdel-Fattah Z. M., Vázquez-Armijo José Fernando, Rebollar-Rebollar Samuel, Albarrán-Portillo Benito, Lugo Jorge   +6 more
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Farmers' Participation in Messenger‐Based Social Groups And Its Effects on Performance in Irrigated Areas of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in farming communities is increasing the use of smartphone‐based instant messaging apps. Despite this, the reasons behind participation and the impact on farm productivity in developing countries remain unexplored.
Zafar Kurbanov, Abdusame Tadjiev, Nodir Djanibekov, Ajit Govind, Akmal Akramkhanov   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Coordination Mechanisms and Transaction Costs Promoting Sustainability Performance in Agri‐Food Supply Chains: Evidence From Ecuador

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social tensions and resource depletion pose significant challenges to the agri‐food sector, highlighting the need for coordinated strategies to ensure sustainability in supply chains. Despite its critical importance, the relationship between coordination mechanisms and sustainability performance remains underexplored.
Carlos Moreno‐Miranda, Liesbeth Dries
wiley   +1 more source

Characterization of the differences in strength and power between different levels of competition in rugby union athletes [PDF]

, 2012
Argus, Christos K., Gill, Nicholas D., Keogh, Justin W L   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Examining the Impact of Row Planting on Labor Use for Sustainable Food Production Among Maize Farmers in Rural Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers are reverting to traditional production methods due to the high opportunity costs and unintended consequences of new technologies. This study focuses on row planting technology, which is labor‐intensive and slow without mechanized operations.
Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah, Habtamu Alem, Abdulai Adams, Tomáš Ratinger, Miroslava Bavorová   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social Learning and Coordination in High-Stakes Games: Evidence from Friend or Foe [PDF]

We analyze the behavior of game-show contestants who play a one-shot game called Friend or Foe. While it is a weakly dominant strategy not to cooperate, almost half the contestants on the show choose to play friend.' Remarkably, the behavior of ...
Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Joel Waldfogel, Matthew White   +2 more
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Short season cotton in the San Joaquin Valley

California Agriculture, 1973
The threat of pink bollworm and yield decline in the San Joaquin Valley have prompted investigations into more efficient production practices to permit growing the crop in less time. Higher plant populations planted in rows narrower than the conventional
R Johnson, V Walhood, D West
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Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

Maximum Value of a Precise Nitrogen Application System for Wheat [PDF]

Research is ongoing to develop sensor-based systems to determine crop nitrogen needs. The objective is to determine the expected maximum value of an in season precision nitrogen application system for winter wheat.
Biermacher, Jon T., Brorsen, B. Wade, Epplin, Francis M., Raun, William R., Solie, John B.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Assessment of the Incidence of Vibrio spp. in Shrimp Farms Relative to Water Parameters and Their Molecular Detection in the Southwest Coastal Region of Bangladesh. [PDF]

Microbiologyopen
Sohidullah M, Matubber B, Rahman MH, Sayeed A, Rahman S, Yesmin L, Hossain MJ, Chowdhury MI, Alam MA.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source