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Yeast in forage crops and silage aerobic stability at 15 Swedish dairy farms by Persson, Annica

“…Yeast counts in the fresh crop averaged log 5.4 colony forming units/g (min log 4.6; max log 5.9) with no difference between first and second harvest. …”

Habitat heterogeneity reduces abundance of invasive mealybugs in subtropical fruit crops [Dataset] by Plata, Ángel, Tena, Alejandro, Beitia, Francisco J., Sousa, José Paulo, Paredes, Daniel

“…In each orchard, nine trees were sampled across three seasons: late spring, mid-summer, and mid-autumn. …”
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Occurrence and characterization of cyst nematode species (Globodera spp.) associated with potato crops in Colombia by Vallejo, Daniela, Rojas, Diego A., Martinez, John A., Marchant, Sergio, Holguin, Claudia M., Pérez, Olga Y.

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Modelling the effects of temperature on the rates of seedling emergence and leaf appearance in legume cover crops by Qi, A., Wheeler, T.R., Keatinge, J.D.H., Ellis, R.H., Summerfield, R.J., Craufurd, Peter Q.

“…The e ects of temperature and photoperiod on the daily rate of seedling emergence (1/t50%) and the rate of leaf appearance (leaves d71 ) were quanti®ed for 12 diverse legume cover crop species. Six tropical or subtropical species were grown in 12 combinations of mean temperature (16.8, 21.8 and 26.8 8C) and photoperiod (11.5, 12.5, 13.5 and 14.5 h d71 ). …”
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Production and management in automatic milking systems by Gustafsson, Linnea

“…Different cow traffic systems are used to guide the dairy cows to make them pass the milking unit in automatic milking systems (AMS). …”

Microbial contamination and hygiene of fresh cow’s milk produced by smallholders in western Zambia by Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D., Hang'ombe, M.B., Songe, M.M., Sinkala, Y., Grace, Delia

“…A field study was performed to assess safety of smallholder fresh cow’s milk around Mongu, Western Province, Zambia. …”
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What’s in the milk? Aflatoxin and antibiotic residues in cow’s milk in Assam, Northeast India by Lunden, H.

“…Studies have shown a link between a high SCC (somatic cell count) in cow’s milk and high risk for antibiotic residues. …”
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Population parameters for traits defining trypanotolerance in an F2 cross of N'Dama and Boran cattle by Waaij, E.H. van der, Hanotte, Olivier H., Arendonk, Johan A.M. van, Kemp, Stephen J., Kennedy, D., Gibson, John P., Teale, A.J.

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Temporal and spatial spread of potyvirus infection and its relationship to aphid populations visiting garlic crops by Perotto, Maria Cecilia, Di Rienzo, Julio A., Panonto, Silvina Fernanda, Cafrune, Eva Encarnacion, Conci, Vilma Cecilia

“…This directional trend was reflected in the spatial analysis as a left-to-right gradient of virus incidence and cumulative aphid counts. Between 46 and 60 % of plants were infected with OYDV and LYSV in the first crop cycle exposed to natural infection. …”
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Effect of cover crops mixtures on weed suppression capacity in a dry sub-humid environment of Argentina by Malaspina, Micaela, Chantre Balacca, Guillermo Ruben, Yanniccari, Marcos Ezequiel

“…Cover crops (CC) are increasingly used worldwide within integrated weed management scenarios. …”
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Effect of technology awareness and access on the conservation of clean planting materials of vegetatively produced crops: The case of sweetpotato by Okello, A., Sindi, K., Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia, Low, Jan W., McEwan, M., Nakazi, F., Namanda, S., Babu, A., Mafuru, J.

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The legume pod borer, M. testulalis, and its principal host plant, Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp Use of selective insecticidal sprays as an aid in the identification of useful levels... by Jackai, L.E.N.

“…These varieties can either be grown under minimum insecticide protection (i.e. one insecticide spray) to exploit their potential, in the appropriate cropping or agronomic systems which reduce pest densities, or in locations where borer infestation is low. …”
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The effect of silage quality on gross energy losses by Sakhawat, Irfan

“…Silage is a feed for ruminants resulting in the preservation of fresh forage crops by acidification, which is achieved under anaerobic environment. …”

Cross-sectional study of drivers of animal-source food consumption in low-income urban areas of Nairobi, Kenya by Cornelsen, L., Alarcón, Pablo, Häsler, Barbara, Amendah, D.D., Ferguson, E., Fèvre, Eric M., Grace, Delia, Domínguez Salas, Paula, Rushton, Jonathan

“…Methods Data on ASF expenditures and quantities purchased in the previous week, and reasons for consuming or not consuming ASFs were collected in a cross-sectional study from 205 randomly selected households in Korogocho and Dagoretti settlements. …”
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Ploidy variation in hybrids from interploid 3x X 2x crosses in Musa by Osuji, J.O., Vuylsteke, D.R., Ortíz, R.

“…Hybrids were obtained after in vitro germination of embryos from interploid crosses between triploid ‘French' plantain cultivars (Musa spp. …”
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Quality parameters and protein profile in raw milk from individual cows with different lactation number and breed by Hallqvist, Jennifer

“…The aim of this study was to investigate if the number of lactations or breed, affect milk quality paramters, i.e. protein profile, gross composition, pH and somatic cell count for the two major breeds of Swedish dairy cows. …”
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Evaluation of bonding and maternal behaviours in cattle : swedish dairy cows in a cow-calf contact system by Svensson, Elin

“…In today’s commercial dairy production, it is common practice to separate the cow and calf a few hours after parturition. There is, however, increased interest from both farmers and consumers, to keep the cow and calf together for a longer period while still maintaining dairy production, because it is perceived as more animal friendly. …”

Characterization and classification of the compositional quality of milk from river buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) and cows (Bos spp.) in Colombia by Barragán Hernández, W. A., Mahecha Ledesma, L., Angulo Arizala, J., Olivera Angel, M.

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Cotton crop: A situational analysis of Pakistan by Rana, Abdul Wajid, Ejaz, Amna, Shikoh, Sania Haider

“…Nearly 26 percent of farmers grow cot-ton, and over 15 percent of total cultivated area is devoted to this crop, with production pri-marily in two provinces. …”
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An inventory of crop wild relatives and wild-utilized plants in Canada by Ulrich, Jens C., Moreau, Tara, Luna Perez, Erika, Beckett, Kephra I.S., Simon, Lili K., Migicovsky, Zoë, Diederichsen, Axel, Khoury, Colin K.

“…While genebank collections represent higher accession counts per species, botanical gardens include living collections of fruit crop relatives and other woody perennials that are well situated to raise broader awareness of CWR and WUS. …”
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