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Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) associated with avocado crop, Persea americana Mi l. (Lauraceae) in Valle del Cauca and neighboring departments of Colombia by Kondo Rodriguez, Demian Takumasa, Muñoz, Jazmin Adriana

“…(Lauraceae) were collected in the State of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. The study was conducted for one year, during October 2008–October 2009. …”
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Prevalence and risk factors for BVDV in goats and cattle in and around Gaborone, Botswana by Lysholm, Sara

“…Several prevalence studies have been conducted on the African continent, but in the country of Botswana, the occurrence is largely unknown. …”

Reproductive management and performance in smallholder dairy farms in Tajikistan by Celander, Kajsa

“…No such studies have, to the author’s knowledge, previously been conducted in Tajikistan. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the reproductive- performance and management of smallholder dairy cows in Tajikistan. 70 farms and 88 individual cows were included in the study, distributed in 5 different districts around the capital Dushanbe. …”
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Aktivitet, läggnings- och resningsbeteenden, tillväxt samt renlighet hos kvigor i liggbås respektive djupströbäddsbox by Hedén, Sanna

“…The aim of this study was to compare activity, lying down and getting up behaviour, weight gain and cleanliness in heifers in cubicles versus on deep-litter. The study was conducted from autumn of 2005 until autumn of 2006 in a commercial organic dairy herd with 340 cows. …”

Market experiences when exporting organic food by Zorn, Ragnar

“…Interviews with qualified respondents on each respective company were conducted as well as a thorough research of documentation sources in form of books, scientifical journals, internet and newspapers. …”
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Changing Fonterra's ownership model? by Rydberg, Charlotta

“…During the last decade or so, a number of studies have been conducted concerning the problems of traditional co-operatives, which have become large and which have got complex business operations. …”
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Functional foods as a strategic area for food producers by Berglund, Sofia

“…A considerable number of stores have been investigated in the Paris area and interviews with executives in the French dairy sector have been conducted to account for the empirical material. …”
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Vegetation succession and biomass production after peat ash and PK-fertilization on the cutaway peatland of Näsmyran in Hälsingland, Sweden by Leupold, Stefanie

“…Afforestation of terminated peat cuttings is one of the most favoured after use options and can be suitable for commercial timber production if drainage and nutrition status are taken care of. This study was conducted on a long-term afforestation experiment on Näsmyran in Hälsingland, Sweden. …”
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Certifiering och Gröna skogsbruksplaner idag och i framtiden : en enkätstudie av privata skogsägare på Södra Skogsägarna och deras attityd till skogscertifiering och Gröna skogsbru... by Ek, Jonas

“…The final aim is to find the future tools that may increase the interest both for PEFC and the "Green" plans in order to increase the certification. The study was conducted as a mail survey which was sent to 500 of Södra members. …”

Vallbrott med hjälp av grisar by Norén, Charlotta

“…Ploughing was one treatment and pig rooting followed by ploughing, was the other. The experiment was conducted according to the guidelines of organic growing and seedbed preparation was done the same way in the two treatments. …”
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Fälttest av en ny metod att med objektiva mätmetoder karaktärisera egenskaperna hos ridunderlag : en pilotstudie by Hållbus, Josefin

“…Background Research concerning footing and its contribution to injuries has been conducted primarily in racing Thoroughbreds. Studies in UK and Japan indicate that some specific factors could be responsible for an increase in performance-associated injuries. …”

Effects of different forages on production of hydrogen sulphide in a rumen in vitro system by Häll-Larsson, Katarina

“…One of the experiments included freeze dried silage and three were conducted with fresh herbage (grasses or legumes). …”
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Myrosinase activity in microorganisms and its possible health benefits for humans & potential antibacterial effect of marine biological waste products by Ingman, Caroline

“…This study was therefore conducted to search for microbes with myrosinase activity that might be safely digested. …”
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Activity patterns and livestock depredation by cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus), leopards (Panthera pardus) and jackals (Canis mesomelas) within Ol Pejeta Conservancy : where, why and w... by Nylander, Nike

“…Lastly was depredation by these predators mapped and interviews were performed with concerned herders. The study was conducted in the private reserve Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Laikipia district, Kenya. …”

Analyse of the early effects on the Ukrainian forestry sector as a result of the Log Export ban : an interview study with economic analyses, including theories about trade and expo... by Olsson, Magdalena

“…Ukraine has been suffering from these issues and therefore the parliament decided to insert an export ban on all roundwood, except pine, starting in November 2015 and for pine starting from January 2017. This field study, conducted from April- May 2016, aims to analyse the early effects of the LEB in Ukraine, based on the national forest organisations perspective. …”

Hur bra är dagens rekommendationer för markkartering? by Ringdahl, Fabian

“…For the farms, phosphorus balances were also conducted at field level to compare these with the changes in phosphorus content in the soil maps. …”
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Mobility, habitat selection and population connectivity of Lycaena helle in central Sweden : implications for conservation by Modin, Hanna

“…For all species with a fragmented distribution, knowledge about mobility, habitat requirements and connectivity is key to developing successful conservation strategies. This study was conducted close to Östersund, in central Sweden, and aimed to investigate the mobility of L. helle, identify remote-sensed predictors of L. helle occurrence, examine the relationship between L. helle density, the abundance of its host plant and vegetation height and to classify local populations according to their importance for the connectivity on a regional level. …”

How is animal welfare internalized in consumers’ purchase decision? : a means-end chain analysis by Palmér, Marie, Humble, Maria

“…By using Personal value theory, Means-end chain theory and Laddering interviews conducted at the point of purchase, we can obtain the true reasons for consumers purchase behavior. …”

Difference in general behaviour and social interactions of young Yorkshire gilts in different social environments by Hannius, Linda Marie

“…Consequently, the genetic selection of these lines of Yorkshire pigs was conducted in different environments and are thus indirectly selected for behaviours beneficial for each respective environment. …”
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Making material handling more efficient : reduction of non-value-adding activities at a wood products company by Gyllengahm, Karin

“…The collection of data was analysed to conduct a value stream map and calculate the lead time for ten orders, corresponding to 81 order lines. …”