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Nutritional Quality Assessment of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Genotypes Developed for Improved Stress Resilience

Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is a key forage crop characterized by high productivity, rapid regrowth capacity, and superior nutritional value, making it essential for sustainable livestock production systems.
Iulia Varzaru, Arabela Elena Untea, Petru Alexandru Vlaicu, Mihaela Popa   +3 more
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Interactions between prairie dogs and arthropods in grassland ecosystems: a review and research gaps

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Prairie dogs (Cynomys spp.) are an important component of grassland ecosystems of North America where they can alter vegetation composition/structure and physical attributes of grassland habitats through their feeding and burrowing behavior. Impacts of prairie dog presence on many wildlife and plant taxa have been widely studied but research on prairie
Joshua W. Campbell, Alexandra Tsalickis, Ellen A. R. Welti, Itai Namir   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Updates on Breeding Success and Conservation Challenges for White‐Rumped Vulture (Gyps bengalensis) in Rampur Valley, Nepal 尼泊尔兰普尔山谷白腰兀鹫繁殖成功研究进展及其保护挑战

Wildlife Letters, EarlyView.
This study investigates the breeding success of the critically endangered White‐rumped Vulture in Khaireni Community Forest, and examines local knowledge and perceptions toward its conservation. We found that 71% of active nests were successful, with breeding success significantly influenced by the proximity to carcass deposition sites.
Siddhartha Regmi, Bishal Bhandari, Rohit Bhusal, Prakash Mahatara, Suman Ghimire   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Historical Development of Zoo Tapir (Tapirus ssp.) Survivorship

Zoo Biology, EarlyView.
The survivorship of tapirs in zoos has improved significantly over historical time. ABSTRACT Tapirs (Tapirus spp.) are large, long‐lived herbivores native to Central and South America and Southeast Asia. All species are currently classified as Vulnerable (T. terrestris) or Endangered (other species) in the IUCN SSC Red List.
Johanna E. Wittenberg, Laurie Bingaman Lackey, Jörg Beckmann, Marco Roller, Dennis W. H. Müller, Jan Pluháček, Marcus Clauss, João Pedro Meireles   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adjusting Our Thinking About Feeding Animals: Fiber as the Metric for Mimicking Natural Diets

Zoo Biology, EarlyView.
A typical effect of the change of an animal group to a diet higher in fiber: juveniles keep growing, animals of ideal body weight maintain their weight, and obese individuals lose weight. ABSTRACT Free‐ranging animals often ingest markedly different diets than their counterparts under human care, whether companion animals, production animals, or zoo ...
Marcus Clauss, Geert P. J. Janssens, Oliver Pritchard Moore, Sarah Byrne, Marcin Przybyło   +4 more
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Soil and microbial responses to wild ungulate trampling depend more on ecosystem type than trampling severity

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Physical trampling is a ubiquitous activity of walking vertebrates, but is poorly understood as a mechanism impacting biogeochemical cycling in soil. Lack of detailed knowledge of soil abiotic–biotic interactions underlying trampling effects, and the primary sources of ...
G. Adam Meyer, Shawn J. Leroux, Kathryn E. Hargan, Niels van Miltenburg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Feeding cassava foliage to sheep [PDF]

, 2012
The potential of cassava foliage (Manihot esculenta Crantz) as a protein-rich feed in sheep production in Vietnam was examined by studying cassava foliage yield, hydrogen cyanide (HCN) content, toxicity and performance of lambs fed the foliage as a ...
Hue, Khuc Thi
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Lambs Grazing With Adult Ewes Prefer Forbs With High‐Nutrient Content in Native Grasslands Dominated by Leymus chinensis and Stipa grandis

Ecology and Evolution
Grazing livestock in grasslands face the challenge of obtaining sufficient nutrition due to uneven distribution of plant species and fluctuating vegetation productivity and nutrient levels.
Pengzhen Li, Zhenhao Zhang, Thomas A. Monaco, Yuping Rong   +3 more
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Integrating large mammalian herbivores into Dynamic Global Vegetation Models: Status and next steps

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Zoogeochemistry, the study of how animals influence elemental cycling within ecosystems, bridges the fields of zoology, ecology and biogeochemistry. Yet, most terrestrial ecosystem models, especially Dynamic Global Vegetation Models (DGVMs), remain largely plant‐centric
Yue Cheng, Joanne Alice O'Keeffe, Andrew J. Abraham, Jesper Riis Christiansen, Frederik Nygaard Philipsen, Klaus Steenberg Larsen, Fabio Berzaghi, Carsten W. Mueller, Lars Vesterdal, Jeppe A. Kristensen, Elizabeth Le Roux   +10 more
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Multi-omics analysis provides new insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying colostral immunoglobulin G absorption in the gut of neonatal goat kids

Animal Nutrition
Early colostrum feeding facilitates the passive transfer of immunoglobulin G (IgG), which contributes to the defensive establishment of neonates; however, the molecular mechanisms of IgG absorption in the small intestine of neonatal mammals remain ...
Chao Yang, Yan Cheng, Tianxi Zhang, Kefyalew Gebeyew, Amanda Fischer-Tlustos, Leluo Guan, Michael Steele, Zhiliang Tan, Zhixiong He   +8 more
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