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Map** risk of heat stress for dairy cattle in Tigray Regional State, Northern Ethiopia
This study aimed to assess the risk of heat stress conditions for dairy cattle in the Tigray regional state of Ethiopia under historical and future...
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Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from Dairy Cattle Manure in a Cattle Shed in Japan
The livestock industry is a major source of atmospheric volatile organic compounds(VOCs), but details on these emissions are not well documented in...
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Impact of heat stress on physio-biochemical parameters during early lactation of crossbred dairy cattle
The thermal stress adversely affects crossbred dairy cattle production, especially in a hot, humid tropical state like Kerala. So, assessment of the...
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Chromium Profile in Soil, Fodders and Plasma of Crossbreed Cattle
Chromium as an essential nutrient in livestock nutrition has been reported in early 1960s. Earlier it has been known more as heavy material which is... -
Temperature, productivity, and heat tolerance: Evidence from Swedish dairy production
This study aims to identify the effects of temperature on dairy production and the heat tolerance of different dairy breeds under heat stress. Using...
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Perception and adaptation strategies of dairy farmers towards climate variability and change in West Africa
In West Africa, dairy production plays a vital role in the economy and the wellbeing of the population. Currently, dairy production has become...
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A review on water quality and dairy cattle health: a special emphasis on high-altitude region
Water is the wonder of nature which is an essential source of nutrient for all forms of life. It helps in proper digestion, energy metabolism,...
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Value addition and risk assessment of dairy digestate as biofertilizer on crop yield and soil fertility
The agricultural applicability of biogas digestate from cattle manure is based upon its effects on soil fertility and the content of different...
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Remediation via biochar and potential health risk of heavy metal contaminated soils
The serious damage to human health caused by soil heavy metals (HMs) pollution has always been a major problem in the field of public health....
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Modeling heat stress under organic dairy farming conditions in warm temperate climates within the Mediterranean basin
We studied the effect of heat stress on milk quality in Spanish organic dairy farms using published milk productivity equations. We collected data...
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Nitrate pollution in dairy farms and its impact on groundwater quality in a sector of the Pampas plain, Argentina
The aim of this work is to evaluate the nitrate content and its impact on groundwater quality used for supply in dairy farms in a sector of the...
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The animal agriculture industry, US universities, and the obstruction of climate understanding and policy
The 2006 United Nations report “Livestock’s Long Shadow” provided the first global estimate of the livestock sector’s contribution to anthropogenic...
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Role of Veterinary Science and Technology in the Sustainable Development of the Planet
Sustainable development (SD) has emerged as a new goal for international development in the wake of a number of changing environmental, social and... -
Intensified exploitation of animal products in the Mediterranean Copper Age: isotopic evidence from Scaba ’e Arriu (Sardinia)
In this paper, dietary patterns are reconstructed across two phases represented at the Copper Age of Scaba ’e Arriu (Sardinia, Italy) via isotopic...
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From hogs to HABs: impacts of industrial farming in the US on nitrogen and phosphorus and greenhouse gas pollution
Nutrient pollution and greenhouse gas emissions related to crop agriculture and confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in the US have changed...
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Human Health Hazards and Risks in the Agriculture Sector
In India, agriculture contributes together with allied sectors to being the largest source of livelihoods. Farmers face a variety of biological,... -
An Econometric Assessment of the Relationship Between Meat Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the United States
AbstractSignificant amounts of the greenhouse gases (GHGs) that contribute to global warming are produced by the livestock industry, which has...
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GHG Emission Mitigation of Turkish Agriculture Sector: Potential and Cost Assessment
This study uses a bottom-up optimisation modelling framework to assess GHG (greenhouse gas) emission reduction potential from enteric fermentation,...
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Sustainable Release of Macronutrients to Black Oat and Maize Crops from Organically-Altered Dacite Rock Powder
By-products from the dairy industry and mining activities represent a great environmental overload, which justify research for value-added reuse of...
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Research needs for a food system transition
The global food system, and animal agriculture in particular, is a major and growing contributor to climate change, land system change, biodiversity...