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Essential Work in Essential Oil Production: Ravintsara Distillation in Madagascar During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

open access: yesCulture, Agriculture, Food and Environment, Volume 47, Issue 2, December 2025.
ABSTRACT During the COVID‐19 pandemic, global demand for ravintsara (Cinnamomum camphora ct 1,8‐cineole), an introduced yet naturalized medicinal tree, surged due to its reputed antiviral properties. In Madagascar's highlands, informal distillers (mpitanika ravina) became essential workers, producing ravintsara essential oil around the clock with ...
Chanelle Adams
wiley   +1 more source

Carcass quality of crossbred steers with different degrees of zebu blood in the genotype: meta-analysis

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2011
In order to evaluate the effect of the different percentages of zebu blood in the genotype of crossbred steers on carcass traits, a meta-analysis was carried out, using 30 studies conducted in Brazil that have been published since the year 2000.
Tiago Venturini   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trypanosomiasis challenge estimation using the diminazene aceturate (Berenil) index in Zebu in Gabon

open access: yesTropical Animal Health and Production, 2017
A longitudinal study was conducted within a cattle ranch in Gabon to determine the diminazene aceturate (Berenil) index (DAI) in a group of Zebu, raised under low tsetse density; this measure providing an assessment of trypanosomiasis risk. The objective
B. Cossic   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ingestive Behavior and Body Development of Backgrounded Heifers From Three Genotypes in the Brazilian Pantanal

open access: yesAnimal Research and One Health, Volume 3, Issue 4, Page 445-453, November 2025.
Nelore (N) and Nelore × Pantaneiro (NP) heifers exhibited similar grazing times, which were higher compared with Nelore × Angus (NA) heifers. Nelore heifers showed higher wither height and hip height values compared with NP heifers. The average values for NA heifers did not differ from the other genotypes. It was observed that chest depth, heart girth,
Maria C. E. Queiroz   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Original Research Article Biogas Yield from Anaerobic Batch Co-Digestion of Rice Husk and Zebu Dung

open access: yesAgricultura Tropica et Subtropica, 2013
The main objective of this work was to test the suitability of rice husk waste biomass for anaerobic digestion and to examine the energy potential of the co-digestion of rice husk with zebu dung. Rice husk and zebu dung were studied under batch anaerobic
Cundr Ondrej, Haladova Dagmar
doaj   +1 more source

Genomic signatures for drylands adaptation at gene-rich regions in African zebu cattle

open access: yesGenomics, 2022
Abdulfatai Tijjani   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Observations of tear‐drinking by lepidopterans on moose (Alces americanus americanus) in northeastern North America

open access: yesEcosphere, Volume 16, Issue 11, November 2025.
Abstract Lepidoptera have long been known to feed on the tears of vertebrates as a presumed source of minerals or nutrients. While this unusual behavior has been observed in a variety of species, only a single previous record has been documented outside of the tropics. Here, we present the first documentation of moths visiting the eyes of a bull moose (
Laurence A. Clarfeld   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Talking as friends: Weaving local and scientific knowledge to co‐produce an integrated index to assess rangeland multifunctionality in a dryland Biosphere Reserve in Mexico

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 11, Page 3036-3056, November 2025.
Abstract The complexity of sustainability challenges and the need for transformative change have prompted the exploration of novel approaches for knowledge co‐generation and decision‐making. This calls for integrative assessment methods that meaningfully include and represent diverse knowledge systems, capturing multiple values, needs and interests as ...
Ricardo Ismael Mata‐Páez   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic diversity, introgression and relationships among West/Central African cattle breeds

open access: yesGenetics Selection Evolution, 2004
Genetic diversity, introgression and relationships were studied in 521 individuals from 9 African Bos indicus and 3 Bos taurus cattle breeds in Cameroon and Nigeria using genotype information on 28 markers (16 microsatellite, 7 milk protein and 5 blood ...
Erhardt Georg   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optimisation du couple animal-outil. Applications aux cas du zébu, de l'âne et du cheval au Nord-Cameroun [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
Dans les années 1980, les performances des animaux de trait dans les systèmes de production de la zone subsahélienne d'Afrique francophone étaient méconnues.
Abakar, Oumarou, Vall, Eric
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