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The Role of the Specific Properties of an Andosol as a Water Reservoir to Improve Pasture Growth and Prevent Soil Physical Degradation in Irrigated Grazing Systems
This study analyzed the role of an Andosol as a water reservoir for the improvement of pasture growth under different irrigation schedules...
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Enhancing soil health and carbon sequestration through phytogenic treatment: insights into microbial functional pathways in pasture dieback affected soil
Background and aimsPhytogenic bioactive plant products have shown promise in mitigating Australian pasture dieback (PDB) syndrome, a complex...
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Ant habitat-use guilds response to forest-pasture shifting in the southwestern Amazon
Ant assemblages have been used as bioindicators of biodiversity response to different types of anthropogenic disturbances. However, usual diversity...
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Soil Cover Structure and Pasture Soil Properties in a Dry Steppe Zone under Conditions of Different Grazing Intensities
AbstractA study was made of the features of the soil cover of solonetz complexes in different parts of the pasture of an average sheep farm in the...
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Impact of climate change on pasture quality in Mediterranean dehesas subjected to different grazing histories
Background and aimsForecasted climate change and overgrazing are threatening the sustainability of dehesas, human-managed ecosystems where pastures,...
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Pasture-finishing of bison improves animal metabolic health and potential health-promoting compounds in meat
BackgroundWith rising concerns regarding the effects of red meat on human and environmental health, a growing number of livestock producers are...
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Pasture productivity benefits from strategic urease and nitrification inhibitor use are limited in rainfed temperate dairy pastures of southern Australia
IntroductionUrea is the most commonly used nitrogen (N) fertiliser on Australian dairy pastures, but has low N use efficiency due to high loss...
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Pasture areas reduce the abundance and trophic niche width, but not the body condition of the Amazonian whale catfish
Land use changes modify aquatic ecosystems by changing their physical structure and biodiversity and generally reduce riparian vegetation, increase...
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Restoration Measures of Fencing after Tilling Guided Succession of Grassland Soil Microbial Community Structure to Natural Grassland in the Sanjiangyuan Agro-pasture Ecotone of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
AbstractIn the fragile Sanjiangyuan (SJY) agro-pasture ecotone of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP), planting and fencing have been used to alleviate...
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Detoxified castor seed meal replaces soybean meal in the supplement for Holstein-Zebu crossbred steers finished on tropical pasture during the rainy season
The objective of this study was to examine the effect of replacing soybean meal (SBM) with detoxified castor seed meal (DCM) on the intake,...
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Wood-pasture abandonment changes bird functional diversity and composition with potential drawbacks to pest regulation
Traditionally managed wood-pastures are undergoing changes driven by opposite trends related to the intensification of land exploitation resulting in...
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Long-Term Effects of Fertilizer Application and Irrigation on Soils Under Pasture Land Use
Soil studies on land use effects have tended to focus on dynamic soil properties such as organic carbon. More slowly changing soil properties like...
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Beef steer performance on African Bermuda grass pasture overseeded with black oat and annual ryegrass: effects of added irrigation and temperate legumes
Increasing productivity and resource efficiency through sustainable intensification of grazing systems impose new challenges on crops and livestock....
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Inclusion of palm kernel cake in the supplement reduces nutrient digestibility but does not interfere with the performance of steers finished on tropical pasture
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of increasing inclusion levels of palm kernel cake (PKC) in the supplement of steers finished on a Uro...
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Assessing Temporal Changes of the Soil Mechanical Strength of a Volcanic Ash Soil at Different Bulk Densities Under Pasture
This study analyzed the time- and water content-dependent changes in penetration resistance (PR) profiles of an Andosol at different dry bulk...
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Formation, Degradation, and Map**
The new soil cover was formed due to long-term drying process and shrinkage of the Aral Sea. Saline soils in the seabed as solonchaks with several...
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Fecal microbiome of horses transitioning between warm-season and cool-season grass pasture within integrated rotational grazing systems
BackgroundDiet is a key driver of equine hindgut microbial community structure and composition. The aim of this study was to characterize shifts in...
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Different fat sources in supplements for beef cattle at pasture
We investigated the consequences of fat supplementation (free oil and rumen-protected oil) on the nutrient intake and digestion of beef cattle at...
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Nitrogen fertilization effects on soil phosphorus dynamics under a grass-pasture system
Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are critical to pasture productivity; however, limited information is available on how the single and combined...
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The role of an Ascophyllum nodosum extract in lowering the environmental impact and improving nitrogen use efficiency in pasture systems under a reduced nitrogen regime
Nitrogen is a macronutrient that is applied in substantial amounts as a chemical fertiliser to conventional agricultural systems. However, loss of...
