Groves are of ecological importance, but can reduce the productivity of pastures. They may be used by cattle for nutrition as well as for comfort and shelter. To describe the importance and to estimate the influence of cattle on groves, the behavior of cattle around trees and shrubs was obser...
We conclude that low efficiency of production generates low incomes which might lead to resource deterioration as the producer increases the number of cattle on the ranch in order to compensate for the loss of production inefficiency.International^Symposium of the European^Grassland^Federation...
The main difference between the groups, which is of vital importance for the economics of animal production, lies in the fact that for pigs, for instance, the protein in the feed must be of high biological value, while cattle accept foodstuffs containing protein of lower quality, or even ...
Therefore, reviewing the physiological and harmful effects of ROS production, along with the different options available for assessing the redox balance in dairy cattle and some of the key findings of different supplementation trials, could bring one step forward the on-farm application of ...
The provision of straw in animal production systems is widely presumed to be beneficial for the welfare of the animals. The aim of this paper is to review the scientific basis of this assumption for pigs and cattle. As there are important disadvantages (cost, labour, hygiene and incompatibility...
An assessment of the relative importance of specific traits for the genetic improvement of nutritive value in dairy pasture There have been few successful programmes to select forage plants with improved nutritive value for dairy cattle, despite the implications of improved fora... KF Smith,KFM Reed...
CATTLE showingWEIGHT gainHUMIDITYRAINFALLIn the intensive beef production system, the living space allocated in the feedlot is fundamental for cattle to show their natural behavior, establish a hierarchical order and express their productive potential. If living space in the feedlot is...
The provision of straw in animal production systems is widely presumed to be beneficial for the welfare of the animals. The aim of this paper is to review the scientific basis of this assumption for pigs and cattle. As there are important disadvantages (cost, labour, hygiene and incompatibility...
Maternal lineage effects on milk production traits, considered indicative of cytoplasmic inheritance, were evaluated with animal models. Cattle were from a selection experiment begun in 1968. Maternal pedigrees were traced to the first f... M Mathias 被引量: 5发表: 1991年 the importance of dairy...
The importance of the whole maize plant silage is manifested in beef cattle feeding, as the use of 3-12 kg silage day-1 with the appropriate feed concentrate significantly contributes to the more economic production of beef for which the demand in our country is realistic....