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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021 In many parts of the foothills of the Orinoquía region of Colombia, cattle production takes place on poorly drained soils. The region is dominated by extensive grazing systems of Brachiaira humidicola cv.
Karen Johanna Enciso Valencia +3 more
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Improved feeding and forages at a crossroads: Farming systems approaches for sustainable livestock development in East Africa [PDF]
, 2020 Dairy development provides substantial potential economic opportunities for smallholder farmers in East Africa, but productivity is constrained by the scarcity of quantity and quality feed.
Groot, Jeroen C.J. +5 more
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Animals, 2023 The objective of this research was to determine the effect of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) supplementation on enteric methane (CH4) emissions, carbon footprint, and production parameters in dairy cows. Daily concentrate supply for Jersey and Jersey
Isabel Cristina Molina-Botero +7 more
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Ex-Ante Evaluation of Economic Impacts of Adopting Improved Forages in the Colombian Orinoquía
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2021 Forage-based cattle systems play a key role in rural economies of developing countries in terms of food security and poverty alleviation. However, they can generate negative environmental impacts by contributing to increased greenhouse gas emissions ...
Karen Enciso +3 more
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The Extent and Economic Significance of Cultivated Forage Crops in Developing Countries
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021 Forage grasses and legumes are the principal source of nutrition for most ruminant livestock in developing countries. Raising yields of forage crops can increase the availability and affordability of livestock products as well as reduce pressure on ...
Keith Fuglie +2 more
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Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales, 2019 Keynote paper presented at the International Leucaena Conference, 1‒3 November 2018, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Despite the great potential of legumes in cattle production, their adoption and use throughout the tropical world remain limited. While
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 Identifying the determinants of human behavior is useful to adjust interventions and lead the civil society toward a stronger commitment to climate change (CC) mitigation and adaptation objectives, achieving greater support for successfully implementing ...
Manuel Francisco Díaz +5 more
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International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2020 Livestock productivity in East Africa, and especially in Tanzania, remains persistently low, while greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensities are among the highest worldwide.
Birthe K. Paul +8 more
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A methodology for mapping current and future heat stress risk in pigs
Animal, 2020 Heat stress is a global issue constraining pig productivity, and it is likely to intensify under future climate change. Technological advances in earth observation have made tools available that enable identification and mapping livestock species that ...
J.Y. Mutua +3 more
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021 Major declines of insect pollinators are a worldwide concern. Such losses threaten human food supplies and ecosystem functions. Monocultures of pastures used to feed cattle are among the drivers of insect pollinator declines in Tropical Latin America ...
Manuel Ernesto Narjes Sanchez +3 more
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