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Sustainable intensification? Increased production diminishes omega-3 content of sheep milk [PDF]
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. +10 more
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Protein sources and their significance in carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) nutrition [PDF]
Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) is one of the most widely cultured fish species in the world. It is predominantly cultivated in the Balkans in the semiintensive system that is based on the utilization of natural food from the fish pond and supplemental ...
Stanković Marko B. +2 more
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The camel milk sector is still little explored and especially the effect of the camel breeding system on certain properties and chemical compositions of camel milk.
Medjour Abdelhak +5 more
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Selection of optimal hybrid of Pekin duck and housing system could improve yield and quality of duck meat. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of two rearing systems (intensive vs semi-intensive housing) on growth performance, carcass ...
M. Starčević +9 more
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Dairy goat welfare in semi-intensive production systems and drought conditions
AbstractThe region of Coquimbo has the highest percentage of goats (Capra hircus) in Chile and is severely affected by droughts. This can lead to environmental challenges such as limited water and forage availability when goats are kept in natural grasslands.
C Larrondo, J Leiva, L de la Cruz-Cruz
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Evaluating socio-economic and environmental sustainability of the sheep farming activity in Greece: a whole-farm mathematical programming approach [PDF]
Ruminant livestock farming is an important agricultural activity, mainly located in less favoured areas. Furthermore, ruminants have been identi fi ed as a signi fi cant source of GHG emissions.
A Weiske +12 more
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Homeopathic remedies in a semi-intensive alternative system of broiler production
This experiment had the objective of evaluating the influence of homeopathic remedies on the performance and health of broilers in a semi-intensive alternative system of production. Two groups of 90 Cobb strain broilers were randomly allocated, at 21 days of life, to three treatments: Control, Calcarea carbonica 12cH and Calcarea phosphorica 12cH, in ...
Rosane Amalcaburio +3 more
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Anatomical and histological traits of Brycon amazonicus liver cultivated in a semi-intensive system [PDF]
Abstract The work aimed to evaluate the weight-length relationship and the condition factor, characterizing the biometry, anatomy, histology and volumetric density of the liver of Brycon amazonicus, in different stages of body growth. The experiment used twenty specimens in four stages of body growth (PI, PII, PIII and PIV) harvested every 90 days ...
H. M. Ziemniczak +7 more
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Dairy sheep farming is a vital sector of the agricultural economy in Greece. Information on the effect of the farming system on sheep milk characteristics is critical for producing dairy products with improved nutritional value according to the current ...
Eleni Kasapidou +5 more
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Behavior and performance of broiler strains reared under semi-intensive system with shaded areas
The matter of animal welfare has led to studies in order to evaluate alternative rearing systems for livestock in order to improve well-being. The semi-intensive system is an alternative method of rearing broilers in which the birds are kept in a poultry
JAD Barbosa Filho +4 more
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