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Urine patch distribution under dairy grazing at three stocking rates in Ireland [PDF]

, 2011
peer-reviewedNitrate pollution of water is a serious global environmental issue. Grassland agriculture is a major source of diffuse nitrate pollution, with much of this nitrate originating from the urine patches of grazing animals.
Moir, James L., Di, H.J., Cameron, K.C., Hennessy, Deirdre, Richards, Karl G., Dennis, S.J.   +5 more
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Agricultural phosphorus and water quality: sources, transport and management

Agricultural and Food Science, 1998
Freshwater eutrophication is usually controlled by inputs of phosphorus (P). To identify critical sources of P export from agricultural catchments we investigated hydrological and chemical factors controlling P export from a mixed land use (30% wooded ...
Andrew Sharpley, William Gburek, Louise Heathwaite   +2 more
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EFFECT OF MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND HARVESTING STAGE ON BOTANICAL COMPOSITION, BIOMASS YIELD, AND NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF NATURAL PASTURE UNDER TRADITIONAL LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEM IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS OF ETHIOPIA

Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems
Background: Natural pasture is an essential source of livestock feed worldwide, particularly in Ethiopia. Though pastureland coverage and management practices are changing over time, studies are limited in addressing the status under the dynamics of ...
Lidetewold Tsega Dossegna, Ajebu Nurfeta, Adugna Tolera, Fekede Feyissa   +3 more
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ENERGY SUPPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES FOR WHEAT PASTURE STOCKER CATTLE UNDER UNCERTAIN FORAGE AVAILABILITY [PDF]

Energy supplementation provides a means of reducing production risk of growing stocker cattle on winter wheat pasture. This study addresses the issue of risk aversion and energy supplement input use.
Coulibaly, Nouhoun, Horn, Gerald W., Bernardo, Daniel J.   +2 more
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Pasture Performance: Perspectives on Plant Persistence and Renewal in New Zealand Dairy Systems [PDF]

Pasture systems dominate the landscape of Aotearoa, New Zealand, and are an integral component of sustainable and resilient livestock production. Predicting the response, performance, and dynamics of pasture species and adapting management practices is ...
Cartmill AD, Andrew D. Cartmill, Daniel J. Donaghy, Donaghy DJ   +3 more
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Farmer driven water conservation policy on the Ogallala aquifer reduces the environmental footprints of crop production

Agricultural Water Management
The Ogallala Aquifer underlies 45 million hectares, supporting the robust agricultural economy of the US Great Plains and providing water for about 1.9 million people.
José P. Castaño-Sánchez, C. Alan Rotz, Jean L. Steiner, Bill Golden, Sheri A. Spiegal   +4 more
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Evaluating the mineral nutrient status of fresh pasture herbage using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy [PDF]

, 2014
Comprehensive determination of the mineral nutrient status of pasture or horticultural crops currently requires leaf or herbage samples to be harvested and taken to a laboratory for analysis, which is both labour-intensive and time-consuming.
Schaare, P., Künnemeyer, Rainer, Seelye, M.   +2 more
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White clover: A key ingredient of pasture mixes under a 190 kg N/ha/year cap [PDF]

, 2023
• White clover is a key ingredient of dairy pastures. • What is the best pasture mix under 190 kg N/ha/y? • Effects of mixing species and applying N.
Black, Alistair
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The effectiveness of faecal removal methods of pasture management to control the cyathostomin burden of donkeys

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
Background The level of anthelmintic resistance within some cyathostomin parasite populations has increased to the level where sole reliance on anthelmintic-based control protocols is not possible.
Christopher J Corbett, Sandy Love, Anna Moore, Faith A Burden, Jacqui B Matthews, Matthew J Denwood   +5 more
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Pasture Management for Bobwhite Quail

EDIS, 2006
For quail, "No habitat management tool is more powerful than the cow." In WEC-208, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet, authors William M. Giuliano, James F. Selph, Emma V. Wilcox and Adam S.
William M. Giuliano, James F. Selph, Emma V. Willcox, Adam S. Willcox   +3 more
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