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Genetic and environmental effects on the fertility of beef cattle in a tropical environment.

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 1989
Calving data recorded over a 28-year period were analysed for the effects of breed, filial generation, lactational status, cow liveweight at mating and year of mating. The herd comprised six distinct breeding lines ('breeds') and analysis was performed both within and across breeds.
Mackinnon, M, Hetzel, D, Taylor, J
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DNA Testing and Genetic Evaluation for Poll Breeding in Tropically Adapted Beef Cattle [PDF]

The Third International Tropical Agriculture Conference (TROPAG 2019), 2020
In beef cattle, horn management is practiced to physically or surgically remove horns for the safety of animals and workers. However, invasive practices of dehorning and disbudding are a great threat to animal welfare, health, production and human safety, as well as labour intensive and costly.
Imtiaz A.S. Randhawa, Michael R. McGowan, Laercio R. Porto-Neto, Ben J. Hayes, Russell E. Lyons   +4 more
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Yield Component Responses of the Brachiaria brizantha Forage Grass to Soil Water Availability in the Brazilian Cerrado

Agriculture, 2020
Brazil is one of the world’s largest producers of beef cattle and dairy products, which requires high forage yield to attend grass-fed animals’ demand.
Camila Thaiana Rueda da Silva, Edna Maria Bonfim-Silva, Tonny José de Araújo da Silva, Everton Alves Rodrigues Pinheiro, Jefferson Vieira José, André Pereira Freire Ferraz   +5 more
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Connecting Heat Tolerance and Tenderness in Bos indicus Influenced Cattle

Animals, 2022
Bos indicus cattle are widely utilized in tropical and subtropical climates. Their heat tolerance and parasite resistance are integral for beef production in these regions; however, a reputation for excitable temperaments, slower growth, and variation in
Tracy L. Scheffler
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The Impact of Sustainability Labelling on Consumers' Evaluation and Choice of Food Products: A Systematic Literature Review

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The last five years of research on sustainability labelling, reported in 175 journal articles, documents its effectiveness in increasing consumer choices of more sustainable food products. Some sustainability labels come out as stronger than others and their impact varies across products, countries, and individual consumers, depending on label
John Thøgersen, Lucía Romero‐Verdú, Anne O. Peschel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multivariate hematological and biochemical profiling reveals conserved physiological modules in Brahman- and Charolais-crossbred beef cattle under tropical smallholder systems [PDF]

Veterinary World
Background and Aim: Hematological and biochemical profiling is widely used to evaluate the physiological and health status of cattle; however, most studies interpret blood parameters individually and may overlook coordinated physiological regulation ...
Somchart Tana, Jirasak Thongseela, Pralongyut Sripalwit, Promporn Raksaseri, Kanta Sangwijit, Paiboon Panase, Payungsuk Intawicha, Sureeporn Saengwong   +7 more
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Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Fatty Acid Binding Protein 4, Fatty Acid Synthase and Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase Genes Influence Carcass Characteristics of Tropical Crossbred Beef Steers

Agriculture, 2022
This study explored the identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP4), stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD), and fatty acid synthase (FASN) genes that may influence the carcass traits of tropical crossbred beef ...
Felista W. Mwangi, Shedrach B. Pewan, John R. Otto, Oyelola A. Adegboye, Edward Charmley, Christopher P. Gardiner, Bunmi S. Malau-Aduli, Robert T. Kinobe, Aduli E. O. Malau-Aduli   +8 more
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More than proteins for empty stomachs: Wild meat in the BaTonga food system

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Our paper highlights the limitations of the framework used by many conservation‐focused programmes that incorporate food security objectives. This framework encourages the substitution of wild proteins with domestic proteins by promoting animal farming in communities located near conservation areas.
Muriel Figuié, Luzibo Ottilia Munsaka, Vupenyu Dzingirai, Olivier Lepiller, Maxwell Phiri, Patrice Grimaud   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bushmeat consumption frequency and preferences among rural households in a West African savanna landscape: Implications for food security and conservation

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The drivers of consumer demand for bushmeat are relatively well studied in tropical forest systems, but much less so in savanna areas. This is important because differing ecological and socio‐economic conditions lead to different factors affecting the relationship between local communities and their natural resources.
Hannah N. K. Sackey, James McNamara, E. J. Milner‐Gulland, Yaa Ntiamoa‐Baidu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aligning Transnational due Diligence: The EU Deforestation Regulation and Brazil's Fragmented Beef Governance

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Transnational due diligence regulations, such as the European Union Regulation on Deforestation‐Free Products (EUDR), are reshaping sustainability governance by transforming voluntary norms into binding global rules. Yet, their effectiveness depends on how well they align with domestic governance systems and on the power asymmetries that ...
John James Loomis, Khalid Nadvi, José Antônio Puppim de Oliveira   +2 more
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