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Performance Evaluation of Different Blood Levels of Crossbred Dorper Sheep and Farmers’ Perception Toward Crossbred Dorper Sheep in Central South Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Advances in Agriculture
This study evaluates the growth performance of Dorper × indigenous crossbred sheep under semi-intensive management system and assesses farmers’ perceptions toward these crossbred lambs in southern Ethiopia.
Kebede Habtegiorgis, Deribe Gemiyo, Ayele Abebe, Addisu Jimma   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chopping Hay for Livestock [PDF]

, 1930
I. W. Rupel, B. H. Roche, J. G. Fuller, G. Bohstedt   +3 more
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Economic Feasibility of Crop‐Livestock Integration System in Brazil

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We investigate the economic feasibility of the Brazilian crop‐livestock integration system. Under this system, the Brazilian farmer can produce soybeans, corn, and graze for cattle on the same land during one crop year. This technology can substantially increase agricultural production in the country.
Yuri C. D. Calil, Luis Ribera
wiley   +1 more source

The Impacts of Health and Environmental Information Nudges on Meat Choices: Where Does Goat Meat Fit?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amidst a recent surge in US goat meat imports to meet growing demand, this study contributes to the meat demand literature by examining consumer preferences for goat meat, a relatively healthy and environmentally friendly alternative to other popular meats.
Binod Khanal, Sunil P. Dhoubhadel, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr.   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A review of approaches to the integration of humanitarian and development aid: the case of drought management in the Horn of Africa

Pastoralism
Whether and how to link humanitarian assistance and long-term development aid are questions that have underlain polarized debates in policy, practical, and theoretical spaces over recent years.
Tahira Shariff Mohamed, Todd Andrew Crane, Samuel Derbyshire, Guyo Roba   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hygiene knowledge, attitudes and practices among dairy value chain actors in Assam, north-east India and the impact of a training intervention

Infection Ecology & Epidemiology, 2018
Background: Food-borne diseases are contributing to health burdens globally, especially in developing countries. In India, milk production is important for nutrition security, but milk products are prone to contamination with pathogens. In Assam, a state
Johanna F. Lindahl, Ram Pratim Deka, Rainer Asse, Lucy Lapar, Delia Grace   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lessons Learned in Quadruped Deployment in Livestock Farming [PDF]

arXiv
The livestock industry faces several challenges, including labor-intensive management, the threat of predators and environmental sustainability concerns. Therefore, this paper explores the integration of quadruped robots in extensive livestock farming as a novel application of field robotics.
arxiv  

How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

AnimalFormer: Multimodal Vision Framework for Behavior-based Precision Livestock Farming [PDF]

arXiv
We introduce a multimodal vision framework for precision livestock farming, harnessing the power of GroundingDINO, HQSAM, and ViTPose models. This integrated suite enables comprehensive behavioral analytics from video data without invasive animal tagging.
arxiv  

Topological Properties of International Commodity Market: How Uncertainty Affects the Linkages?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The study aims to explore the network topology of the international commodity market by examining the interconnections among 21 commodity futures across various categories, including energy, precious and industrial metals, and agriculture. We analyze the market structure of these commodity futures under both low and high uncertainty conditions
Ibrahim Yagli, Bayram Deviren
wiley   +1 more source