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Biological Rhythm in Livestock
Journal of Veterinary Science, 2002 The animal time structure is a basic fact of life, no matter if one wants to study it or not. The time-dependent, mostly rhythmic, and thus to a certain degree predictable, variations of biochemical and physiological functions and of sensitivity and resistance to many environmental agents are often quite large and offer not only new insight into animal
PICCIONE, Giuseppe, CAOLA, Giovanni
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The USDA's Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) delivers environmental benefits to society by enrolling cropland and grasslands to reestablish or safeguard long‐term vegetative cover. In recent years, the CRP has dramatically increased grassland enrollment while cropland enrollment has been in steady decline. This paper uses descriptive analysis,
Wesley Zebrowski +2 more
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The Boma: Livestock are a vehicle for a better world
, 2022 Susan MacMillan knows why livestock matter. An ILRI Emeritus Fellow, she has led public awareness and advocacy communications at ILRI for nearly 33 years. In the latest episode of The Boma, Elliot Carleton and Brenda Coromina find out how Susan went from
International Livestock Research Institute
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Informal trade in livestock and livestock products
Revue Scientifique et Technique de l'OIE, 2020 Informal trade in livestock and livestock products is of special concern because of the risk of spreading animal and human diseases. At the same time, informal trade can contribute to people's livelihoods and food security, especially in lowand middle-income countries. Informal trade may involve legal or illegal products.
D. GRACE, P. LITTLE
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Andalasian LivestockThis study aimed to evaluate the interaction between Palm Fatty Acid Distillate (PFAD) and high-tannin mangrove fruit extract (Sonneratia alba) on the in vitro digestibility of dairy cattle feed fiber fractions.
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The California dairy industry has experienced considerable consolidation over the past 30 years. During this period, there has also been substantial technological innovation, implementation of the state's Low Carbon Fuel Standard program, and rapid adoption of anaerobic digesters.
Michael McCullough, Jarrett Hart
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Climate, food and developing-country livestock farmers
, 2009 Recent world crises have put intensive livestock farming at the centre of public debate. But little attention has been given to small-scale livestock farming in developing countries.
International Livestock Research Institute
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Andalasian LivestockThis study aimed to evaluate the effect of different extraction methods on the quality of alginate derived from Turbinaria murayana seaweed as a poultry feed additive.
Sepri Reski +3 more
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines interval selection in the Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Rainfall Index (PRF‐RI) program and evaluates how uniform premium subsidy rates affect optimal interval selections. Using South Dakota as a case study, we show a trend of increasing selection of nonproduction intervals from 2013 to 2024, raising concerns about program
Whoi Cho, Matthew Diersen
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Livestock water productivity - integrated approaches to crops and livestock and integrated policies
, 2009 Speaking at the December 2009 SLP meeting in Addis Ababa, Tilahun Amede (ILRI/IWMI) argues that livestock, although both a major source of livelihoods and user of water, are overlooked in policy-making on water productivity.
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