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Tick susceptibility and its effects on growth performance and carcass characteristics of Nguni, Bonsmara and Angus steers raised on natural pasture.

open access: yesAnimal, 2008
The objective of the current study was to compare tick loads, growth and carcass characteristics of dipped and non-dipped Nguni, Bonsmara and Angus steers raised on natural pasture. One hundred 7-month-old castrated weaners were kept at the University of
V. Muchenje   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Pasture Legumes and Grasses

open access: yes, 1965
74 hal.;ill.;27 ...
pasture Improvement, waite, bull
core  

An Integrated NLP‐ML Framework for Property Prediction and Design of Steels

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
This study presents a data‐driven framework that uses language‐processing techniques to interpret steel processing descriptions and machine‐learning models to predict mechanical properties. By organising complex process histories into meaningful groups and enabling rapid property forecasts, the work supports faster, more informed steel design through ...
Kiran Devraju   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of major feed resources in crop-livestock mixed farming systems, southern Ethiopia: Indigenous knowledge versus laboratory analysis results

open access: yesJournal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, 2015
Evaluation of major feed resources was conducted in four crop-livestock mixed farming systems of central southern Ethiopia, with 90 farmers, selected using multi-stage purposive and random sampling methods.
Deribe Gemiyo Talore
doaj  

Pasture-Based Dairy Systems: Who Are the Producers and Are Their Operations More Profitable than Conventional Dairies? [PDF]

open access: yes
U.S. dairy operations are sorted via a multinomial logit model into three production systems: pasture-based, semi-pasture-based, and conventional. Region, farm size, financial situation, and production intensity measures impact system choice.
Sandretto, Carmen L.   +3 more
core  

Nitrogen leaching from effluent irrigated pasture [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The surface waters of the Taupo region are of high quality and are sensitive to inputs of nitrogen. To reduce the amount of nitrogen discharged to surface water, the Taupo District Council (TDC) has employed a land treatment scheme (LTS), where treated ...
Treweek, Glen
core  

Adult Sex Ratio as a Demographic Feedback Linking Mating Systems, Parental Care, and Evolution

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Breeding systems are some of the most diverse social behavior, and our team is investigation the evolutionary causes of this diversity. This review summarises our research carried out at the University of Bath. We argue that demographic components of wild populations, especially the adult sex ratio, plays a key role driving breeding system variation ...
Tamás Székely, Oscar G. Miranda
wiley   +1 more source

Pasture Beef: Making business work for nature

open access: yes, 2012
The presentation explains how semi-natural grasslands benefit biodiversity, help fighting the Baltic Sea eutrophication and provide business in the rural areas.
Jamieson, A.
openaire   +2 more sources

Underground Signals: The Ecological Power of Root Volatiles

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Root volatiles mediate rhizosphere chemical communication, shaping interactions among plants, microbes, herbivores, and natural enemies. Their production, transport, and perception underpin ecological adaptation, multitrophic interactions, and plant resilience, offering opportunities for sustainable crop protection, resilient agroecosystems, and ...
Xueyao Cao   +31 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Changes in Meadow and Natural Pasture Areas in Kaunas And Vilnius Counties

open access: yesDarnios Aplinkos Vystymas
The objective of this study was to analyse the transformation of meadows and natural pasture areas in Vilnius and Kaunas counties between 2004 and 2024. The article was prepared using a range of scientific methods, including statistical data analysis,
Giedrė Ivavičiūtė
doaj   +1 more source

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