Search Results - "Cowes"
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Demography of Grazed Tussock Grass Populations in Patagonia
Published 2025“…In the present study, the hypothesis that tussock grass birth and mortality rates are balanced only under moderate-grazing or exclusion regimes was tested with two 5-year records of demographic data obtained from 3 sheep grazing regimes: exclosure (no grazing), low (0.0348 AU·ha−1·y−1, where AU represents animal units equivalent to the consumption of a 450-kg cow), and high (0.1043 AU·ha−1·y−1). Tussocks were outlined in photographs and marked in the field at two 5-year intervals. …”
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Early exposure to and subsequent beef cattle performance with saline water
Published 2018“…Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the impact of early life exposure to high salt water on later cattle performance with saline water. In Exp. 1, 24 cow/calf pairs were randomly assigned to one of two treatments: exposure to high salt water [HSW; 7478 mg/kg of total dissolved solids (TDS)] or to low salt water (LSW; 512 mg/kg TDS) when calves were 2 to 6 mo. old. …”
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Fallstudie av kostnader i tornsilo och plansilosystem på en mjölkgård
Published 2005“…Today they have to little capacity on the existing towersilo because they built a bigger farm with more cows. The reason is that two families decided to start having the production on one farm together and moved all animals from one of the farms to the other farm. …”
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Mjölkningsfrekvensens påverkan på mjölkproteinets sammansättning och kvalitet
Published 2007“…In modern dairy production the milking frequency is increased in some herds due to introducing of automatic milking systems or the farmers decision to milk high producing dairy cows more than two times a day. With more frequent milkings the milk yield increases while the content of fat and protein decreases. …”
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Orsaker till mekaniska skador på nötslaktkroppar som uppstått under transporten till slakteriet eller på slakteriets stall
Published 2007“…Factors that matter the most why an animal is getting injuries are: • Which category of animals the animal belongs to, the females are the category that is the most inclined to injuries and above all the cows. • Which side of the body the animal lands on when falling out from the stunning box. …”
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Dairy development in Kenya: the past, the present and the future
Published 2000“…Today most of Kenya’s 3 million dairy cattle are kept by smallholders in crop-livestock systems in areas of high and medium cropping potential. Generally 1-2 dairy cows (mostly Holstein Friesian or Ayrshire) comprise 50% of the herd, the other half consisting of female calves and heifers. …”
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Development of smallholder dairying in Eastern Africa with particular reference to Kenya
Published 2000“…Today most of Kenya’s 3 million dairy cattle are kept by smallholders in crop-livestock systems in areas of high and medium cropping potential. Generally 1-2 dairy cows (mostly Holstein Friesian or Ayrshire) comprise 50% of the herd, the other half consisting of female calves and heifers. …”
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How qualitative studies and gender analysis can add value to the assessment of dietary exposure to aflatoxins in Kenya
Published 2013“…Women were main decision-makers with respect to dairy cow diets and what to do with mouldy foods. Men were more likely than women to feed cattle mouldy maize. …”
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Beneficios y costos de la rehabilitación de pasturas degradadas en Honduras
Published 2004“…The milk and beef production of cows grazing pastures with different levels of degradation was calculated, as well as the losses in income also attributable to the process of degradation. …”
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Climate Investment Plan for the Agriculture Sector: A Decision Support Tool for Scaling up Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies and Practices in Gandaki Province, Nepal
Published 2021“…In the case of livestock - cow, buffalo, goat and fish were selected and cost benefit was analyzed. …”
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