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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"sheep farming"”.
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A systems approach to the economic evaluation of nitrogen fertiliser use in sheep farming enterprises
… the economic use of nitrogen fertiliser in sheep farming enterprises which depend on seasonal production of grass-legume pastures as the main source of feed. Nitrogen fertiliser has not been widely used in grass-legume based pastoral systems. These farming systems have instead relied on …
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An archaeological perspective on the nineteenth century development of land, landscape and sheep farming in the Karoo
… century which exposed small scale Trekboer sheep farmers of the Karoo to a wider mercantile capitalism, especially with the adoption of Merino sheep for the global export market. This thesis charts the early nineteenth century history of colonial Trekboer society into the Karoo with a …
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Sheep farming Tongariro District, 1855-1918 : Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Diploma in Parks and Recreation at Lincoln University College, Canterbury
This study examines the history of sheep farming within what is now the boundary of Tongariro National Park and the adjacent region during the period 1855 to 1918. The three main sections of the study are (1) the history of the sheep farming operations (2) consideration as to what effect the …
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Population dynamics and succession strategies of rural industry producers
Sheep farming in Australia has a long tradition, built up over several generations, of inheritance of the family farm, the occupation of sheep farming and the personal identity around being a sheep farmer. This tradition appears to be under threat, due to a combination of hard times and the …
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Determinants of output prices formation in local sheep markets - the case of Amathole and Joe Xabi (Ukhahlamba), Eastern Cape
This study identifies the determinants of sheep prices for small-scale sheep farming households in two districts of the Eastern Cape, namely Amathole and Ukhahlamba (Joe Xabe). Output prices that small farm households receive for their sheep affect their incomes from agriculture (knowing that …
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From missionary to merino: Identity, economy and material culture in the Karoo, Northern Cape, South Africa, 1800 - ca. 1870
… A second phase between 1830 and 1860 was to sheep farmers of German, Dutch and mixed descent, who absorbed and moulded the increasing impacts of British influence and materiality into older worlds of cultural resilience and practice. From 1860, a third phase saw a flood of mass produced …
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Sheep in the Land of Fire and Ice- Socio-economic aspects of sheep grazing on highland rangelands in Iceland
… thesis is to examine socio- economic aspects of sheep grazing on highland rangelands in Iceland in relation to sustainable land use practices by means of a literature review. Socio-economic aspects refer to the economic environment of sheep husbandry in Iceland, agricultural policies, laws and …
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Livestock and landscape: exploring animal exploitation in later prehistory in the South West of Britain.
… is a reflexive relationship between pastoral farming and the utilisation and inhabiting of landscapes. The nature and needs of livestock and detailed consideration of husbandry methods have informed identification of the types of archaeological data we can use to discuss husbandry practices. …
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Direct solar photovoltaic powered reverse osmosis plant
… Africa is limited. Especially in regions where sheep farming is prevalent and farms have to be big and thus remote to be profitable. The big and remote nature of these farms means that boreholes on the farms often have no connection to the national grid. Luckily, these regions also have the …
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Space and resource use of Cape Vultures at an isolated colony in the Western Cape: importance of livestock agriculture to this thriving population
… the 24 sites with carcasses found, 21 (88%) were sheep (Ovis aries) carcasses located on private farmlands and 12% were cattle (Bos taurus) carcasses located at a vulture restaurant 3 km from the colony, and also on private farmland. Thus, we confirmed that this population mainly foraged outside …
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The welfare and production implications of fostering methods in sheep
… Questionnaires were distributed at national farming events targeting registered sheep farms around the UK to establish which foster methods were currently in use and to collate the farmers opinions of their usage in modern day sheep farming. An experimental study was carried out to assess the …
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The glycosylation of Dichelobacter nodosus fimbriae
… in New Zealand, Australia and throughout the sheep farming countries of the world. Genetic variation in the fimbriae of D. nodosus from New Zealand isolates and the glycsosylation of fimbrial subunit proteins from those isolates were investigated in this thesis. The relationship between the …
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Shepherd's Wanted: Wester Ross Pioneers to Patagonia, 1880-1930
… his horse, two collie dogs and a small flock of sheep represent the importance of the sheep industry to that part of Spanish-speaking southern South America known as Patagonia – encompassing both Chile and Argentina. Most of the shepherds were immigrants and many of them were Scots.<br/>Scotland …