Medicinal plants used to control internal and external parasites in goats
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2016 The use of medicinal plants plays a major role in the primary health care of animals in South Africa. A survey was conducted to document medicinal plants used to control parasites in goats in Kwezi and Ntambethemba villages in the Eastern Cape Province,
Marcia Sanhokwe +4 more
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The moduli space of matroids [PDF]
, 2018 In the first part of the paper, we clarify the connections between several algebraic objects appearing in matroid theory: both partial fields and hyperfields are fuzzy rings, fuzzy rings are tracts, and these relations are compatible with the respective ...
Baker, Matthew, Lorscheid, Oliver
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Implementing a resilience‐based management system in Mongolia's rangelands
Ecosphere, 2023 A primary challenge in advancing sustainability in rangelands and drylands is the lack of governance systems that are linked to information about highly variable ecosystem conditions.
Burmaa Dashbal +8 more
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Consumers’ perception of poultry meat from insect-fed chickens: University students focus study
Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2022 Feeding insects as raw or processed is becoming widespread among poultry farmers due to the high cost of animal feed ingredients. Various factors such as cultural beliefs, level of education, geographical location, gender, and exposure could affect the ...
Mvuselelo Mtolo +3 more
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Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2020 The study aimed to evaluate the effect of dietary graded levels of Imbrasia belina at 0%, 4%, 8% and 12% of broiler diets on meat quality and sensory attributes. A total of 360 one-day-old broiler chicks, were fed graded I.
Sipho Moyo +3 more
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Relationship between saliva and blood cortisol in handled cows [PDF]
Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2019 Objective The objective of the study was to determine the relationship between plasma and salivary cortisol concentrations in beef cattle that were subjected to handling prior to sampling. Methods Twenty-one Nguni cows of three age categories; 5 to 7 yr (
Melody Dzviti +2 more
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Enteric methane output from selected herds of beef cattle raised under extensive arid rangelands
Pastoralism, 2018 Extensively raised beef cattle contribute to the highest levels of enteric methane (CH4) gas emissions among all livestock. Expensive techniques and logistics hinder monitoring of such gas. Therefore, the objective of this study was to use an inexpensive
L. Mapfumo +4 more
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Identification of possible cow grazing behaviour indicators for restricted grass availability in a pasture-based spring calving dairy system [PDF]
, 2018 peer-reviewedPrecision livestock farming uses biosensors to measure different parameters of individual animals to support farmers in the decision making process.
Geoghegan, Anne +8 more
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Plexiform Neurofibroma of the Wrist: Imaging Features and When to Suspect Malignancy
Case Reports in Radiology, 2013 Plexiform neurofibromas are essentially pathognomonic for neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), occurring when there is diffuse involvement along a nerve segment and its branches.
Maria Gosein +3 more
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Food webs in forest and pasture streams in the Waikato region, New Zealand: A study based on analyses of stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen, and fish gut contents. [PDF]
, 1997 Stable isotopes of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) were studied in 11 stream communities in the Waikato region of New Zealand. From comparisons of mean d13C and d15N values, food webs in the shaded, forest streams were clearly based on allochthonous material
Biggs B., Lester P. J., Main M. L.
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