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Scientia Agropecuaria, 2021 The aim of this study was to determine the effects of different amounts of crude glycerol (CGL) on dry matter intake, milk yield, milk protein yield, and milk fatty acid profile of dairy cows grazing on a Kikuyu-based pasture. Six Holstein cows were used
Diana Marcela Valencia E +4 more
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Natural Product Communications, 2022 Bedbugs are blood-feeding arthropods that cause anemia in humans upon heavy feeding. Control measures are unsuccessful due to resistance to development, environmental pollution, and cost.
Norman W. Wairagu +4 more
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Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2021 Background: Intensive continuous grazing of temperate grass and legume pastures has been a feeding strategy adopted in small-scale dairy systems (SSDS) in the highlands of central Mexico that reduces costs and increases profitability of farms.
Dalia Andrea Plata-Reyes +3 more
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Rural Landscapes: Society Environment History, 2015 This paper explores the value of cross-cutting ties and conflicting loyalties for the peaceful management of conflicts and the emergence of collective action across previously violently contested community boundaries in two communities in the Lake ...
Eric Mutisya Kioko, Michael Bollig
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Evolutionary Applications, 2021 Vector control is an effective strategy for reducing vector‐borne disease transmission, but requires knowledge of vector habitat use and dispersal patterns.
Anusha P. Bishop +12 more
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BASE GROWTH TEMPERATURE AND PHYLLOCHRON FOR KIKUYU GRASS (Cenchrus clandestinus; Poaceae)
Acta Biológica Colombiana, 2021 In order to estimate the base temperature (Bt) of growth through the appearance of leaves and calculate the phyllochron for kikuyu grass, three plots were established on three farms in the Provincia of Ubaté (Cundinamarca, Colombia) located at different ...
Ruth Amanda Acero Camelo +4 more
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021 In the Colombian high-altitude tropics (2,200–3,000 m.a.s.l.), Kikuyu grass (Cenchrus clandestinus) is the main feed source for the dairy system. This grass species has good characteristics regarding adaptability and productivity, but is affected by ...
Karen Enciso +5 more
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International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 2021 Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a disease of major economic importance in Sub-Saharan Africa. The HAT is caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (Tbr) parasite in eastern and southern Africa, with suramin as drug of choice for treatment of early ...
Catherine N. Mutuku +10 more
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Digestion of dry matter, crude protein and amino acids of the diet dairy cows
Agronomía Mesoamericana, 2017 The aim of this study was to determine the digestion of dry matter (MS), crude protein (PC) and amino acids (AA) in dairy cows. Two cannulated cows were used for the determination of passage rate (Kp), in situ ruminal degradability (DR) and intestinal ...
Monica Duque Quintero +2 more
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