The Type of Confinement (Outdoor Soil-Bedded vs. Compost Barn) Affects the Welfare of Autumn-Calving Dairy Cows Kept in Mixed-Feeding Systems [PDF]
In mixed systems (pasture plus TMR), it is essential to provide the cows with good housing conditions at times of supplementation during confinement. However, given that there are different types of confinement for high-producing cows in pastoral-based ...
M. V. Pons +6 more
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Milk Fatty Acid Profile of Holstein Cows When Changed from a Mixed System to a Confinement System or Mixed System with Overnight Grazing [PDF]
This study is aimed at comparing the milk fatty acid profile (FAP) of cows that changed from a mixed system (MS) of double grazing plus total mixed ration (TMR) to a total confinement system (TCS, 100% TMR) with cows that changed to another MS with one ...
Lucía Grille +5 more
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Seasonal Effect on Feed Intake and Methane Emissions of Cow–Calf Systems on Native Grassland with Variable Herbage Allowance [PDF]
The aim of this study was to measure methane emissions (CH4) and herbage intake, and, on the basis of these results, obtain the methane yield (MY, methane yield as g CH4/kg dry matter intake (DMI) and Ym, methane yield as a percentage of Gross Energy ...
M. Soledad Orcasberro +5 more
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Plasma concentrations of branched-chain amino acids differ with Holstein genetic strain in pasture-based dairy systems [PDF]
In pasture-based systems, there are nutritional and climatic challenges exacerbated across lactation; thus, dairy cows require an enhanced adaptive capacity compared with cows in confined systems. We aimed to evaluate the effect of lactation stage (21 vs.
Ezequiel Jorge-Smeding +4 more
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Many of the studies in Campos grasslands focus on management aspects such as the control of herbage allowance, and application of nutrients and/or overseeding with legumes.
N. Caram +8 more
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The aim of this study was to investigate the oxidative status of poultry breast fillets enriched with n-3 from chia seeds, during retail display. Birds were assigned randomly to a control diet (corn-soy), or a corn-soy basal diet with 2.5s%, 5% or 10 ...
Alejandra Terevinto +4 more
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El adecuado desarrollo ganadero debe haber un punto de equilibrio entre la producción animal y los servicios ambientales. El objetivo del estudio fue realizar evaluaciones agronómicas en cuatro sistemas silvopastoriles (SSP). Para ello, se instalaron 16
Roberto Edgardo Roque Alcarraz +2 more
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Consumo y calidad del forraje Trypsacum laxum de un año de edad en cabras
El expe rimento se ejecutó en la Estación Expe rimental Alfredo Volio Ma ta de la Universidad de Costa Ri ca ubicada a 1.542 msnm, durante el último trimestre del 2007, con el objetivo de determinar el consumo y la calidad del pa sto Trypsacum laxum de ...
Claudio Fabián Vargas-Rodríguez
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Evaluación del carbono acumulado en suelo en sistemas silvopastoriles del Caribe colombiano
Los sistemas silvopastoriles juegan un papel importante en la recuperación de suelos degradados y en la mitigación de los gases de efecto invernadero, debido a su capacidad para capturar el carbono atmosférico e inmovilizarlo en el suelo. Para estimar el
José Luis Contreras-Santos +3 more
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Indicadores asociados a la sostenibilidad de pasturas: una revisión
Las pasturas son ecosistemas antropizados que ofrecen recursos alimenticios de bajo costo, principalmente para la alimentación de rumiantes, siendo la base para la producción y los medios de vida en muchas zonas rurales del mundo.
Pablo Andrés Motta-Delgado +2 more
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