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How does grazing affect soil water availability in the Patagonian steppe? by Golluscio, Rodolfo Ángel, Garcia Martinez, Guillermo Carlos, Cavagnaro, Fernando Pablo

“…However, grazing did not cause any change in the mean soil water availability (net effect) because it did not affect soil water availability in any microsite and depth (direct effects), and only caused a replacement of preferred-by unpreferred grasses (indirect effects), two groups that induced small differences in water availability.…”
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Utilización del método de encuestas en la recopilación de estadísticas agrícolas by Nazario, Luis A., Goodman, Roe

“…A two-stage sample design was followed in which the first stage units were small political subdivisions (barrios or groups of barrios) and in the second stage units were farms These farms were selected from the first stage units previously drawn on a stratified geographical basis. …”
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Una aproximación al análisis de la provisión de capitales como determinante en la adopción de sistemas agroforestales de café certificado en Costa Rica by Rivera Cuéllar, Sandra L.

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Tätortsnära skogsrekreation : fallet Mösseberg i Falköpings kommun by Svensson, Mårten

“…This result should however be interpreted with caution because the study is based on a very small extent of reports. The survey was targeted at the organizations operating in the recreational area on Mösseberg. …”

”Sometimes men do the cooking” by Bischof, Amanda

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Phenotypic characterization of the goat population of Santa Elena province (Ecuador) by Solís Lucas, L.A., Lanari, Maria Rosa, Oyarzabal, María Inés

“…The multivariate analyzes performed showed 3 groups: 1) small animals; CC: red (35%), pied (33%); PMM: pigmented (43%); B: presence (44%); FP: straight (83%); ES: small (89%); EO: horizontal (47%), erect (42%); HT: arched (68%); SR: slight slope (89%). 2) wider and longer animals; medium height; CC: black (38%), red (35%); FP: straight (55%), slight convex (34%); ES: small (37%), medium (38%); EO: horizontal, erect and pendolous (84%); HT: arched (58%), curved (38%); SR: slight slope (71%). 3) taller animals; greater RL and BW; PMM: pigmented (24%); B: presence (19%); CC: red (41%), black (36%); FP: slight convex (58%), straight (39%); ES: long (51%), pendolous (64%); HT: arched (45%), straight (43%); SR: slight slope (75%). …”
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Potential economic impact from the adoption of Brachiaria hybrids resistant to spittlebugs in livestock systems of Colombia, Mexico and Central America by Rivas Ríos, Libardo, Holmann, Federico J.

“…Having this premise, in order to establish to what extent this technical change contributes to the fulfillment of these goals, the acquired benefits were estimated for the most vulnerable population groups: a) The two quintiles of poor consumers, representing 40% of total population, and b) the small producers. …”
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Potential economic impact from the adoption of new Brachiaria hybrids resistant to spittlebugs in livestock systems of Colombia, Mexico and Central America by Rivas Ríos, Libardo, Holmann, Federico J.

“…Having this premise, in order to establish to what extent this technical change contributes to the fulfillment of these goals, the acquired benefits were estimated for the most vulnerable population groups: a) The two quintiles of poor consumers, representing 40% of total population, and b) the small producers. …”
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Factors affecting variation in forest community characteristics and leaf-litter decomposition in tropical montane forest of Chiapas, México A functional ecology approach by Bolom-Ton, Fausto

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The gut microbiota and its relationship with obese children by Aryee, Isabella

“…Furthermore, a correlation between BMI and MBT was significantly lower in the obese group compared to the lean group in the non-incubated samples, and an even greater significance was seen in the incubated samples. …”
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Lugnande medicinering innan avlivning by Eriksson, Filippa

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Training of street vendors of ready-to-eat chicken in Ouagadougou on best practices in hygiene using a food safety champion approach by Dione, Michel M., Ilboudo, Guy S., Madjdian, D., Badu, V.D., Asseldonk, M. van, Snoek, H., Tacken, G., Kagambèga, A., Lallogo, Valérie R., Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D.

“…A participatory approach was used to deliver the training to food handlers. We used small group discussions, room lectures, demonstrations, case stories and brainstorming. …”
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Prenatal fortified balanced energy—Protein supplementation and birth outcomes in rural Burkina Faso: A randomized controlled efficacy trial by de Kok, Brenda, Toe, Laeticia Celine, Hanley-Cook, Giles T., Argaw, Alemayehu, Ouédraogo, Moctar, Huybregts, Lieven

“…A total of 22 women were lost to follow-up in the control group and 27 women in the intervention group. BEP supplementation led to a mean 3.1 percentage points (pp) reduction in SGA with a 95% confidence interval (CI) of −7.39 to 1.16 (P = 0.151), indicating a wide range of plausible true treatment efficacy. …”
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Evaluation of the agronomic, utilization, nutritive and feeding value of desho grass (Pennisetum pedicellatum) by Asmare, Bimrew

“…About 42, 3 and 53% of the respondents reported that they feed desho grass to lactating cattle, small ruminants and to all livestock species respectively. …”
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Plant size dependent response of native tree regeneration to landscape and stand variables in loblolly pine plantations in the Atlantic Forest, Argentina by Ritter, Luis Javier, Campanello, Paula Inés, Goya, Juan Francisco, Pinazo, Martin Alcides, Arturi, Marcelo Fabian

“…The composition and richness of the seedlings were primarily dependent on the native forest cover at a landscape scale while the species composition, richness, and density of saplings and small trees were mainly affected by stand age and density. …”
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Incorporating Avocado production in agri-food systems: Benefits, opportunities, and challenges: Lemo Woreda's experience in Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia by Gebru, Mestawet, Baye, Kaleab, Demissie, Minilik, Bogala, Solomon, Ekesa, Beatrice

“…Ten focus group discussions with small-holder farmers and seven key informant interviews with health extension workers, project coordinators, and development agents were conducted. …”
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Antibiotic use in pig farms at different levels of intensification - Farmers’ practices in northeastern Thailand by Hallenberg, Gunilla S., Jiwakanon, J., Angkititrakul, S., Kang-air, S., Osbjer, K., Lunha, K., Sunde, M., Järhult, J.D., Boeckel, Thomas P. van, Rich, Karl M., Magnusson, Ulf

“…Enrofloxacin, belonging to the same group of antimicrobials, was used in 33% of the small-scale and 41% of the medium-scale farms. …”
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Policy incoherence in smallholder dairying in Bihar, India by Sulaiman, R.V., Vamsidhar Reddy, T.S.

“…The paper argues the need for addressing the policy incoherence in the small holder dairy sector in Bihar through organization of a multi-stakeholder policy working group which focuses on ways of addressing policy gaps, enhances capacities for policy implementation and facilitates policy learning.…”
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Dairy data by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Demand for information regarding the potential economic and financial performance of small-scale milk processing plants in the tropics, prompted the Small Scale Dairy Technology Group (SDTG) to write a book on the subject. …”
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Patterns of regional agri-food trade in Asia by Diao, Xinshen, Li, Ruoxin

“…The paper also finds that agri-food exports and imports are highly concentrated, and a small group of commodities dominate most countries export and import portfolios and remain unchanged over time. …”
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