Search Results - "livestock"
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Eco-efficiency in Swedish dairy farms
Published 2020“…The correlation between eco-efficiency and some other exogenous variables tested for, such as the number of livestock-units and subsidies, differs between the unadjusted and adjusted efficiency scores. …”
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Time budgets of dairy cows in cow-calf contact system with automatic milking
Published 2021“…The study included a literature review, a time budget study, and analysis of data collected from the Swedish livestock research center, Lövsta SLU in Uppsala. The study included 40 cow calf pairs, of the Swedish Red Breed and Holstein, housed in an AMS at Lövsta. …”
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Attitudes towards hedging by diversified and non-diversified farmers
Published 2012“…The aim of this study is to investigate differences in selling strategies of grain between diversified farmer (crop and livestock producers) and non-diversified farmers (crop producers). …”
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Comparison of stable environment in prior approved and non-prior approved horse stables
Published 2013“…In Sweden it is legislated that when a livestock building is erected, altered or extended it needs a prior approval from the County Administrative Board. …”
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The effect of different cluster take-off levels at udder quarter in combination with feeding during milking on milk production in dairy cows
Published 2017“…The study was conducted at The Swedish Livestock Research Centre, Lövsta, Uppsala, Sweden, during November and December 2015. …”
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Assessment of the parasitic burden in the smallholder pig value chain and implications for public health in Uganda
Published 2018“…Chapter 3 describes the context of the study and how it fits into overarching research for development on smallholder pig value chains in Uganda led by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). It further describes how 35 villages were selected to be included into the survey, how value chain systems were defined as a proxy for the level of intensification, and characteristics of the area under study. …”
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Institutional innovations in community-based watershed management – exploring lessons for scaling from an Inter Aide Programme in Southern Ethiopia
Published 2022“…Pursuing a purpose-tailored and well-timed technical and organisational training at different levels, using carefully selected and sufficiently motivated farmer technical leaders (commonly known as Peer Educators), putting premium on technical excellence and well-timed sequencing of interventions, and employing a planning-in-action approach to inform the type and pace of implementation of interventions, the project has helped register the following major watershed development benefits: (i) facilitated access for farming families to fodder grasses; (ii) engendered effective soil and water conservation through the establishment of erosion control structures and appropriate management of these structures at the level of entire watersheds; (iii) promoted agroforestry through a decentralised system of nursery operation and dissemination of planting materials; (iv) strengthened on-farm crop diversification, including adding value to the local livestock economy; and (v) enabled direct project beneficiaries to generate higher household disposable income. …”
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On-farm phenotypic characterization and performance evaluation of abergelle and central highland goat breeds as an input for designing community-based breeding program
Published 2015“…Individual interviews and group discussions made in all of the three districts indicated that all of the farmers practiced both crop and livestock production. The first objective of keeping goat in all districts was to get cash income. …”
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Characterization of goat production systems and on- farm evaluation of the growth performance of grazing goats supplemented with different protein sources in Metema Woreda, Amhara...
Published 2009“…The survey results revealed that goats were the most widely reared livestock species in the study area and the overall mean holding of goats per households was 19.7 ± 6.60. …”
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Análisis socioeconómico de la adopción de tecnologías de rehabilitación de tierras forestales degradadas en la Región Ucayali, Amazonia peruana
Published 2017“…Other limitations include the lack of seed sources of known quality, plant sanitary problems, the mistrust and incredulity of the f amilies towards the external insti tutions and their own organizations due to past negative experience, the specialization of farmers accordi ng to productive activities (fruits, oil palm, livestock) , and the small size of the plots. Nevertheless, the interest for the establishment and / or the management of tree species is increasing mainly for fast- growing t ree species. …”
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