Apart from contributing to the climate change phenomenon, sheep production sys tem is also sensitive to its adverse impacts. This poses a great challenge for develop ing sheep sector around the world. Currently the economic viability of the sheep production system worldwide is jeopardized due to ...
Worldwide interest in production of biogas exists because anaerobic digestion reduces the volume of waste, yields biogas for energy, and produces mineral-rich fertilizer amendments for soil (Abubaker et al., 2012). The biochemistry of slurry is totally dependent on the type of feedstock used for...
Utility Milk, meat, fleece, manure, and hide. Important Breeds of Sheep Selection for wool type, flocking instinct, and other economically important traits over the centuries has resulted in more than 200 distinct breeds of sheep occurring worldwide. Modern breeding schemes have also resulted in ...
Older sheep, those from farms located in the central climatic area, without water throughs available on pastures and using their own manure to fertilize, were considered significantly more susceptible to infection with paramphistomids. With respect to egg shedding, animals from 37 to 72 months of...
Carcass disposalPorcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) is an enteric disease of swine that has emerged as a worldwide threat to swine herd health and ... S Vitosh-Sillman,JD Loy,B Brodersen,... - 《Porcine Health Management》 被引量: 2发表: 2017年 ...
Farmers whose pastures are covered with solar panels have claimed an increase in wool production. But perhaps nobody has explained to farmers that if anything goes wrong their pastures could be contaminated with toxic heavy metals leached out of the sola
Sheep and goats thrive well in varied climatic conditions, get adapted easily to environment, require less care and management and are suitable for meat, milk, wool, skins and manure production. Mutton and Chowan is consumed throughout the country without involving any religious taboo. Together, ...
The correct supplementation of phosphorus in the diet, diminish the excretion to the environment and improve their utilization.The intensification of livestock production, causes the excessive accumulation of manure, whose content of Phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) can get to pollute the water ...
There are many breeds of sheep worldwide that are distinguished as either ‘meat,’‘wool,’ or ‘dual’ purpose breeds. Some wool or hair breeds have varying coat colors. Some breeds are raised for milk (cheese) production. Common breeds raised for meat in the United States include the Do...
As the manure pad scores increased, sheep were less active (PC1) and were more likely to be showing a heat response (PC2). Increased prevalence of nasal discharge, scabby mouth and Panting Score 4 were correlated to higher manure pad moisture scores. There was an increased prevalence of ...