Pasture
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Practicing best calf management practices in housing, feeding and health are important for growing the future replacement stock. This is important for sustainability of the dairy herd where a significant proportion of the national dairy... more
Agrivoltaic systems, which deliberately maximize the utility of a single parcel of land for both solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity production and agriculture, have been demonstrated as a viable technology that can ameliorate competing... more
Monitoring livestock behaviour can be a useful way to improve farm animal management and to detect individual health events. The use of automated systems that predict several daily behaviours from accelerometer data is growing and studies... more
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Depuis le milieu des années 2000, le champ lexical du discours public de défense et de légitima-tion du pastoralisme pyrénéen s’est enrichi de notions « empruntées » aux sciences économiques et aux arènes de discussion internationales. Le... more
Forty-five Holsteins cows in early to mid lactation were used to compare three feeding systems combining pasture and total mixed rations (TMR) on animal performance in a 21-wk repeated-measures experiment. The three treatments were: 1)... more
Il bosco, il legname, i pascoli e i corsi d'acqua costituivano la base della società regoliera della Pieve di Lavazzo. Queste preziose risorse naturali erano poste quotidianamente al centro dei rapporti politici, economici, culturali e... more
The study allowed to determine the perceptions and characterization of the pastures in farms of livestock producers and researchers in the Canton Sachas and Francisco Orellana, Province of Orellana, Ecuador, whose objective was to know... more
Animal source foods (ASF) are essential for proper human development and function. Livestock in general, and ruminants in particular, are essential components of our sustainable global food systems. Of significant worldwide impact, diets... more
Araştırma, biyoçeşitlilik ve ekolojik sürdürülebilirlik açısından önemli olan kırsal-ekolojik müştereklerimiz olarak tariflediğimiz mera alanları üzerindeki çatışmalara ve mera alanları üzerindeki çitleme hareketlerinin dönüştürücü... more
Aim The implementation of Grazing Management Plans (GMP), a specific policy and management tool, aimed at enhancing farm productivity, while preserving plant diversity, soil, and landscape. The GMP are based on rotational grazing systems... more
The type and level of infective strongylid nematode larvae on pasture were monitored fortnightly from July 1995 to June 1996 in the central highlands of Kenya. The number of larvae on pasture was moderate, reaching > 1,200 kg(-1) dry... more
Animal source foods (ASF) are essential for proper human development and function. Livestock in general, and ruminants in particular, are essential components of our sustainable global food systems. Of significant worldwide impact, diets... more
This paper combines environmental, communitarian and political-economic forces to explain cultural heritage and tourism on Zlarin Island (Croatia, Dalmatia) and in the Trenta Valley (Slovenia, Alps). The two selected places belong to... more
This study was conducted to determine the effect of animal manure type and ensiling duration on the chemical composition of F1 Pennisetum silage. Three animal manure type (Cattle, Swine and Poultry) with Control were used in this study.... more
The traditional, low-input use of grassland in Central and Eastern Europe has provided high-quality food, clothing and manure for millennia. As an outcome of sustainable low-intensity agriculture, some rural areas have globally... more
The traditional, low-input use of grassland in Central and Eastern Europe has provided high-quality food, clothing and manure for millennia. As an outcome of sustainable low-intensity agriculture, some rural areas have globally... more
Pastures account for more than 56% of the total agricultural area of Ecuador and constitute the main food source for livestock. Hence, the agile, affordable, and reliable quantifcation of aboveground biomass (AGB) is an essential task in... more