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Patterns of Reproductive Management in Sheep and Goat Farms in Greece
Animals, 2022 This paper reports findings regarding patterns of reproductive management in 325 sheep flocks and 119 goat herds throughout Greece. The objectives were to describe the patterns of reproductive management in sheep and goat farms, to highlight factors that
Daphne T. Lianou +6 more
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Graph-Enhanced Management-Context-Aware Multi-Step Forecasting of Hourly Sensor-Derived Physiological and Behavioral Indicators in Hu Sheep [PDF]
AnimalsForecasting sensor-derived animal-state indicators can provide forward-looking information for precision sheep farming, but sheep responses are shaped by their barn environment, previous state, and routine operations.
Maoxu Wang, Zhixin Gu
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Ecosystems and People, 2022 Long-term livestock grazing has shaped landscapes, biodiversity, societies, cultures, and economies in the North Atlantic over time. However, overgrazing has become a major environmental sustainability challenge for this region, covering the Faroe ...
Laura N.H. Verbrugge +8 more
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Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research, 2022 Indigenous sheep are highly adaptable and widely distributed in different regions of Bangladesh. They are famous for their tolerance to harsh environmental conditions, low demand for feed, and disease resistance with minimum or no housing and management ...
Md. Rezaul Hai Rakib +7 more
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The Goat as a Risk Factor for Parasitic Infections in Ovine Flocks
Animals, 2021 Small ruminants in northwestern Spain are frequently managed in mixed flocks. Sheep–goat joint management has not been considered a risk factor for parasite infection, so the main objective of this study was to establish if mixed management with goats ...
David García-Dios +10 more
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Pathogens, 2021 Chlamydia abortus (C. abortus) is intracellular, Gram-negative bacterium that cause enzootic abortion in sheep and goats. Information on C. abortus seroprevalence and flock management risk factors associated with C.
Mahmoud Fayez +6 more
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Social influence on the effectiveness of virtual fencing in sheep [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Early virtual fencing trials have effectively contained small groups of sheep within set areas of a paddock when all animals were wearing manual electronic collars.
Danila Marini +5 more
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Developing an Ethically Acceptable Virtual Fencing System for Sheep
Animals, 2018 To ensure animal welfare isn’t compromised when using virtual fencing, animals must be able to associate a benign conditioned stimulus with an aversive stimulus.
Danila Marini +5 more
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Animals, 2023 The description of natural history, and information on the factors threatening conservation, the distribution area, and the status of species population are necessary for proper wildlife management.
Enrique de J. Ruiz-Mondragón +8 more
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Evaluation of reference lactation length in Chios dairy sheep
Animal, 2019 Definition and establishment of a fixed reference lactation length could provide useful tools for on-farm comparison of ewes and flock management as well as genetic evaluations for the breeding programme. The objectives of this study were to (i) evaluate
Z. Basdagianni, E. Sinapis, G. Banos
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