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Bio-economic efficiency of creep supplementation of forage legumes or concentrate in pasture-based lamb production system
Supplemental feeding of lambs with forage legumes or grains provides a potential option to increase proportion of prime lambs and profitability in intensive pasture-based lamb production systems. A two-year study in the ...
Grasslands in 'Old World' and 'New World' Mediterranean-climate zones: past trends, current status and future research priorities
Despite their ecological, economic and social importance,
grasslands in areas with Mediterranean climates
continue to receive limited scientific, political and
media attention. The main objectives of this review
are to ...
Effect of stocking rate on pasture and sheep production in winter and spring lambing systems
A 2-year study was conducted to quantify the effect of stocking rate on pasture and sheep production in winter and spring lambing systems. Pastures were set-stocked with ewes and their winter-born single lambs at low (20 ...
Biomass yield and feeding value of rye, triticale, and wheat straw produced under a dual-purpose management system
Dual-purpose management of winter cereals for grazing and grain production provides highly nutritive forage for ruminants in the spring and may positively affect straw feeding value. A 2-yr study investigated the effect ...
Conservation characteristics and protein fractions of cereal silages ensiled with additives at the booting and dough stages of maturity
The experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of organic acid and bacterial inoculant on conservation characteristics and protein fractions as defined by the Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System of barley, ...
Stocking rate effects on liveweight gain of ewes and their twin lambs when grazing subterranean clover–perennial grass pastures
Two grazing experiments were conducted on nonirrigated
tall fescue–subterranean clover and cocksfoot–
subterranean pastures subject to summer-dry conditions
in Canterbury, New Zealand, to measure the effect
of low (8 3–10 ...
Bio-economic analysis of dual-purpose management of winter cereals in high and low input production systems
Dual-purpose (DP) management of cereals holds promise to reduce the feed gap and to better integrate crop and livestock systems especially in drylands where forage deficit is severe. However, there is limited information ...
Forage yields and feeding value of small grain winter cereals for lambs
BACKGROUND: An understanding of the dynamics that affect the nutrient content of forages with advancing growth stages
is critical for designing equally dynamic feeding programmes. This study compared the agronomic ...
The effect of soil volume on the growth of roots and canopy of Opuntia ficus-indica
Proceeding paper on The effect of soil volume on the growth of roots and canopy of Opuntia ficus-indica: The influence of soil volume on root development and canopy growth rates of cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) was ...
Impacts of bracteole removal and seeding rate on seedling emergence of halophyte shrubs: implications for rangeland rehabilitation in arid environments
Direct seeding techniques often result in unsatisfactory outcomes in rangeland rehabilitation, primarily because of low seedling emergence and poor establishment. Seed processing techniques aimed at improving seedling ...