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Effects of Stocking Rate and Environmental Enrichment on the Ontogeny of Pecking Behavior of Laying Hen Pullets Confined in Aviary Compartments during the First 4 Weeks of Life [PDF]
Animals, 2022 The objective of this study was to describe the ontogeny of the severe feather pecking (SFP), gentle feather pecking (GFP), aggressive pecking (AP), and enrichment pecking (EP) of non-beak-trimmed Lohmann Brown (LB)-pullets during the first 4 weeks of ...
Angela Schwarzer +4 more
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Effects of stocking rate on grazing behavior, nitrogen and energy metabolism, and greenhouse gas emissions of Simmental cattle in saline meadow [PDF]
Animal NutritionA rational stocking rate balances grassland ecosystems and improves livestock productivity. This study examined how stocking rates affect Simmental cattle in saline meadow through analyses of grazing behavior, nitrogen (N) and energy metabolism, and ...
Xuan Wang +4 more
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Trait-mediated linkages and stocking rate thresholds in plant-community-soil feedbacks to long-term grazing in a Stipa breviflora desert steppe [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceIntroductionStipa breviflora desert steppe serves as a critical ecological barrier in arid and semi-arid regions, where grazing represents the dominant land use practice.
Jiangwen Li +10 more
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PLoS ONE, 2022 Pregnancy rate is a major determinant of population dynamics of wild ungulates and of productivity of livestock systems. Allocation of feeding resources, including stocking rates, prior to and during the breeding season is a crucial determinant of this ...
Lidiane R. Eloy +4 more
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Animal, 2021 Correct pasture management associated with the adjustment of grazing intensity determines pasture persistence and the level of production per animal and per land area.
C.M. Costa +5 more
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INTENSIVE PRODUCTION OF COMMON CARP(Cyprinus carpio .L.) FINGERLINGS REARED IN CONCRETE PONDS [PDF]
Journal of Animal and Poultry Production, 2010 This study was carried out to investigate the effect of different stocking densities on the growth performance of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) fingerlings reared in concrete ponds to produce the requested fingerlings prior to the next production season.
E. Attia, M. Hussein, N. Abdel-Hakim
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Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2020 Integrated crop-livestock system (ICLS) has the potential to enhance soils quality by improving soil chemical, physical, and biological parameters especially soil organic carbon.
Bee Chim +3 more
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An early warning signal for grassland degradation on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
Nature Communications, 2023 Intense grazing may lead to grassland degradation on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, but it is difficult to predict where this will occur and to quantify it.
Qiuan Zhu +13 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Over a quarter of the world’s land surface is grazed by cattle and other livestock, which are replacing wild herbivores and widely regarded as drivers of global biodiversity declines.
Harry B. M. Wells +16 more
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Estimating Herbage Mass on Pastures to Adjust Stocking Rate
EDIS, 2019 This new 6-page document explains methods to measure forage mass and utilize that information to estimate an adequate stocking rate. Written by Jose Dubeux, Marcelo Wallau, João Vendramini, Liliane Silva, Jane Griffin, Nicolas DiLorenzo, and Erick ...
Jose Dubeux +6 more
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