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Showing 1 to 20 of 93 for “"ANIMAL PRODUCTION"”.
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A Study of Ruminant Animal Production Potential to Alleviate Protein Deficiencies of Human Diets in Java and Madura
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-10T22:30:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7405591.pdf: 3772212 bytes, checksum: dca3aefce211ec786940b24b025663b4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1973
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Quality and safety of oils and fats obtained as co-products or by-products of the food chain and destined to animal production
… and CLA accumulation was different for the two animal species, as well as for the two types of tissues. The TFA composition of meat and liver changes according to the composition of the oils added to the feeds with some differences between species. Chicken meat with skin shows higher TFA content …
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Manipulation of Endogenous Growth Hormone in Growing or Lactating Dairy Cattle: Effects on Production
… is one of the major hormones associated with animal production. Exogenous administration of GH increases milk production and growth of lactating and growing ruminants. Two nutritional components (sodium bicarbonate and arginine) and immunization against somatostatin were investigated as …
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Ancient Economic Complexity and Adaptation in the Semi-Arid Highlands of Jordan: A Zooarchaeological Study of the Early Bronze Age Through the Ottoman Period at Tell Madaba
ABSTRACT This dissertation examines and compares animal utilization by the peoples who inhabited Tell Madaba, a site located along the fertile plains of the Central Jordanian Plateau that has maintained a continuing urban character for some 5,000 years, during seven historical periods: the Early …
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Lessons in animal husbandry to be taught in Virginia agricultural high schools
The outline of lessons in animal production, as made in the following pages, was planned with two aims in view: first, to suggest a skeleton for a lesson in each phase of livestock which should be taught in Virginia; and second, to suggest to the agricultural instructors some of the best textbooks …
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Veterinary Therapeutic and Biologic Agents in Virginia Sheep Production
… and therapeutic agents are used in food animal production to maintain animal health and well being, prevent and treat disease, and to maintain or enhance production. Concerns about the use of pharmaceutical agents in food animal production have been raised, especially in relation to food …
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Estimating the non-commercial-commercial feed gap in China and its impact on future world demand for soybeans
… and the transition effect on feed usage in animal production. The income effect has been studied intensively by previous researchers, and more animal products are believed to be consumed. The transition effect, however, has yet received enough attention. This study shows that transition …
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Trypanosomosis risk factors and impact assessment of a tsetse and trypanosomosis eradication campaign in Burkina Faso
Tsetse and animal trypanosomosis (T&T) are the main constraints to animal production in Africa, especially in Burkina Faso where the economy relies mainly on the rural sector. To eliminate this scourge in Africa, the Heads of States and Governments have decided in July 2000, during the summit of …
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The ecology and utilization of dryland lucerne pastures on deep sands in the Upper South East of South Australia
… (1967-70) to assess treatment effects on lucerne production and persistence, animal performance and potential soil erosion. There were twelve main treatments. Stocking rates of 2 (low), 3 (medium-low), 4 (medium-high) and 5 (high) wethers/ha were used. Grazing method included four t reatments , …
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Live animal performance and carcass characteristics of bulls versus steers
… for beef with desirable eating qualities. The production of quality lean beef is a goal that involves many aspects of animal production including breeding, feeding and management. The trend toward leaner beef carcasses and more efficient feedlot performance has focused atterition on the effect …
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The effect of tylosin exposure or exclusion on liver abscess prevalence, fecal pathogen populations, and the microflora of finished beef products from feedlot cattle
… use of, and find alternatives to, antibiotics in animal production. More than 70% of feedlot cattle in 1000+ head lots are currently exposed to tylosin phosphate, a macrolide antibiotic used for the reduction and prevention of liver abscesses. As such, its potential removal from cattle feeding …
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Applying water footprint assessment with the aim of achieving sustainable water resource management at a large commercial beef cattle feedlot in Gauteng Province
The commercial production of beef meat is associated with a wide array of environmental impacts, and is itself very sensitive to environmental conditions. Water in particular is a critical environmental resource and the commercial success of an agri-business is closely tied to reliance on fresh …
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IMPACT OF CONVENTIONAL AND PRECISION CATTLE MANURE APPLICATION METHODS ON HORMONE CONCENTRATIONS AND ACTIVITIES IN SURFACE WATER AND SOIL
Worldwide, agricultural activities such as animal production have intensified to supply nutrients for the growing human population. To satisfy nutritional demands, sustainable strategies must be implemented to enhance agricultural outputs and manage resulting by-products, while securing …
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Comparing simple and complex native forage mixtures for grazing cattle in southwestern Saskatchewan
… sequestration but do they improve forage and animal production. The objective was to determine if complex native forage mixtures provide superior nutritional quality throughout the grazing season as compared to simple native mixtures. Three studies were conducted in 2007 at Swift Current, SK …
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Análise da produção bibliográfica dos professores da Escola de Veterinária da UFMG, no periodo de 1973 a 1977
Analysis of the bibliographic production of the EV-UFMG faculty from 1973 to 1977, including journal papers, dissertations, theses, papers in proceedings of conferences, books, abstracts, etc. Two hunred and two journal papers, published during that time, were analyzed, and a mean of 2.1 papers per …
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The Effects of Low Temperature on Survival of Rabbit Ova
<p>In the field of animal production, genetic characteristics determine to a large extent the quality and the economy of the cattle. To hasten the wide spread dissemination of germ plasm, many commercial farmers have resorted to artificial insemination. Artificial insemination has however, only …
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