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Natural and improved pastures on growth and reproductive performance of Hereford heifers

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2012
This study evaluated yearling growth and reproductive performance of Hereford heifers at 24-26 months of age grazing on natural pastures at two stocking rates during winter and spring, associated or not to improved natural pastures.
Antonio Augusto Galarza Rosa, Ricardo Zambarda Vaz, José Fernando Piva Lobato   +2 more
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Achieving the dual goals of biomass production and soil rehabilitation with sown pasture on marginal cropland: Evidence from a multi-year field experiment in Northeast Inner Mongolia

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
Grassland is the primary land use in China but has experienced severe degradation in recent decades due to overgrazing and conversion to agricultural production.
Lijun Xu, Da Li, Di Wang, Liming Ye, Yingying Nie, Huajun Fang, Wei Xue, Chunli Bai, Eric Van Ranst   +8 more
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Characterization of plant diversity of pastures and volatile organic compound analysis in ewe’s milk from a typical farm system in the Alta Murgia national park (southern Italy): opportunities for a sustainable land use

Italian Journal of Agronomy, 2012
In recent years, there has been an increasing interest of consumers in traditional dairy products whose origin from defined geographical areas is guaranteed.
Elena Ciani, Luigi Tedone, Massimo Terzi, Francesca M. De Cillis, Elisabetta Castellana, Mariano Fracchiolla   +5 more
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Role of different types of protective forest stands in fodder productivity of rangeland in the Western Caspian region

RUDN Journal of Agronomy and Animal Industries, 2021
Forest pastures with different tree crown cover were studied. The seasonal dynamics of the yield and nutritional value of grass and twig-leaf fodder of forest pasture was studied.
Ludmila P. Rybashlykova, Svetlana N. Sivceva, Tatyana F. Mahovikova   +2 more
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A spatial scale assessment of habitat effects on arthropod communities of an oceanic island [PDF]

, 2012
Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.Most habitats in the Azores have undergone substantial land-use changes and anthropogenic disturbance during the last six centuries.
Aranda, Silvia C., Borges, Paulo A. V., Cardoso, Pedro, Dinis, Francisco, Gaspar, Clara, Lobo, Jorge M.   +5 more
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Sustainable intensification? Increased production diminishes omega-3 content of sheep milk [PDF]

, 2020
Intensifying agricultural production alters food composition, but this is often ignored when assessing system sustainability, yet it could compromise consumers’ health and the concept of ‘sustainable diets’.
Atsali, I., Butler, G., Eyre, M., Franceschin, E., Leifert, C, Rempelos, L., Sotiraki, S., Stefanakis, A., Stergiadis, S., Tzanidakis, N., Voutzourakis, N.   +10 more
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Effects of grazing intensity and pasture type on soil organic carbon stock in the semi-arid tropics of India

Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales, 2023
Pastures may act as carbon sources and sinks depending on grazing pressure and management practices. Soil organic carbon (SOC) stock and its fractions were quantified under 3 different grazing intensities using 5, 10 and 15 sheep/ha under sown, improved ...
Sunil Kumar, Anoop Kumar Dixit, Mahendra Prasad, Suchit Kumar Rai, Sanat Kumar Mahanta, Sultan Singh, Sudesh Radotra, Probir Kumar Ghosh   +7 more
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Improving condition of desert pastures by planting saxaul and cherkez plants [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2023
The article provides information on large degraded areas in almost all areas, of which 17.5 million hectares of dry natural pastures are allocated for cattle breeding out of 32 million hectares of desert and semi-desert areas in Uzbekistan.
Farmonov Erkin, Kamilov Asil, Gorlova Irina, Sharipov Zayniddin, Ro’ziyev Dilshod   +4 more
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Sustained functional composition of pollinators in restored pastures despite slow functional restoration of plants [PDF]

, 2017
Habitat restoration is a key measure to counteract negative impacts on biodiversity from habitat loss and fragmentation. To assess success in restoring not only biodiversity, but also functionality of communities, we should take into account the re ...
Anderson, Anderson, Auffret, Bakker, Bartsch, Bartsch, Bohner, Bommarco, Bullock, Clough, Dixon, Dolédec, Dray, Dray, Dunning, Díaz, Ekroos, Eriksson, Fagan, Gagic, Garnier, Greenleaf, Hanski, Harrison, Helsen, Helsen, Hoekstra, Hylander, Keddy, Klimesova, Klotz, Krok, Laughlin, Lavorel, Lavorel, Legendre, Lindborg, Lindborg, Lindborg, McApline, Moilanen, Montoya, Moretti, Mossberg, Ollerton, Ozinga, Plue, R Development Core Team, Rader, Rader, Speight, Steffan-Dewenter, Tscharntke, Tscharntke, Verkaar, Violle, Williams, Wilson, Winfree, Winsa, Wortley, Öckinger, Öckinger, Öckinger   +63 more
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Analysis of Spatial-Temporal Changes in Natural Resources in Iran [PDF]

مطالعات مدیریت توسعه سبز, 2022
Natural resources play a significant role in maintaining the environmental balance, biodiversity, and national economic development. Accordingly, planning to manage, organize, and optimally use these vital resources is necessary.
Hassan Ali Faraji Sabokbar, Bahman Tahmasi, Fatemeh Jamshidi   +2 more
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