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Transhumance of dairy cows to highland summer pastures interacts with breed to influence body condition, milk yield and quality

open access: yesItalian Journal of Animal Science, 2016
This paper aimed at testing the differences of adaptability of bovine dairy, dual purpose and local breeds during the summer transhumance to highland pastures (summer farms), evaluating temporal variations of body condition and of milk yield and quality.
Francesco Zendri   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transhumance chez les agropasteurs ovins de Djelfa (Algérie): quel type pour quel avenir ? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
La transhumance constitue une pratique importante pour de nombreux systèmes d'élevages ovins agropastoraux. Par ses apports alimentaires et fourragers, elle s'avère essentielle pour certains agropasteurs.
Bellahrache, Ahmed   +4 more
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Bothy busi/yness: Recirculating representation and practice in the Scottish landscape

open access: yesTransactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Volume 51, Issue 1, March 2026.
Abstract This paper uses the ‘busi/yness’ of Scottish mountain bothies to explore the agency of representation and its entanglement with practice. In doing so it asks, firstly, what are the material and discursive impacts of a rise in the symbolic value of an object (or in this case a building)?
Rachel Hunt
wiley   +1 more source

A Look at the Problems of Transhumance in Northeastern Anatolia with a Cause-Effect Relationship: Ardahan Example

open access: yesCoğrafya Dergisi
Transhumance activity, which has been carried on in the mountains of Türkiye for hundreds of years, has entered into a great change nowadays. NE Anatolia, the center of livestock grazing, is the region where these changes are experienced the most.
Ferdi Akbaş
doaj   +1 more source

A 50‐year perspective on the use and potential of artiodactyl calcanei in bone adaptation studies

open access: yesBiological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 1, Page 437-485, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Sheep and deer calcanei are important models for studying cortical (compact) and trabecular (cancellous) bone adaptation because they are amenable to direct strain measurement (due to lack of surrounding muscles), experience relatively simple/unidirectional bending, exhibit osteon remodelling, and have the most pronounced regional variations ...
John G. Skedros
wiley   +1 more source

The High‐Altitude Adaptation Characteristics of Microbiota‐Host Cross‐Talk in Yak Gastrointestinal Track

open access: yesAdvanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 1, 5 January 2026.
In this study, a single‐cell atlas of 117,019 yak gastrointestinal cells across 54 subtypes identified HNF4A and SREBF2 as key transcription factors targeting MYO6 gene. Cross‐species and multi‐omics analyses reveals epithelial cells as key regulators that, through interactions with microbes, particularly Bacillus, facilitate flexible energy supply and
Chun Huang   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modélisation des contraintes de la transhumance : une analyse différenciée selon le statut des éleveurs au Burkina Faso

open access: yesRevue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux
Contexte : La transhumance constitue une pratique courante de l’élevage au Burkina Faso. Cependant, les éleveurs sont confrontés à plusieurs difficultés liées à cette pratique. Objectif : Cette étude visait à contribuer à l’analyse des défis spécifiques
Abdoul Kader Gandema   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The value of wildlife tourism: perspectives from sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Various authors have used different categories to estimate the value of wildlife, e.g. direct and indirect use values, option values, ethical values, etc. ln this paper, the authors address the value of wildlifebased tourism.
Chardonnet, Philippe, Le Bel, Sébastien
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Digital Spatial Technologies to Compose the Map of the Southeast Iberia Megalithic Phenomenon. The Case Study of Fonelas (Granada, Spain)

open access: yesArchaeological Prospection, Volume 33, Issue 1, Page 257-273, January/March 2026.
ABSTRACT Megalithic landscapes in Southeast Iberia remain unevenly and insufficiently documented, particularly in rugged areas where traditional survey methods are limited. This paper addresses this gap by applying a multiscalar approach to the megalithic necropolises of the Fardes River (Granada, Spain), with the objective of detecting, documenting ...
Carolina Cabrero González   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geotourism Perspectives for Transhumance Routes. Analysis, Requalification and Virtual Tools for the Geoconservation Management of the Drove Roads in Southern Italy

open access: yesGeosciences, 2018
The article illustrates the interest in transhumance routes, the ancient paths connecting high and lowland pastures in Southern Italy and other Mediterranean regions, as elements of particular importance for sustainable geotourism management.
Monica Meini   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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