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Climatic and evolutionary contexts are required to infer plant life history strategies from functional traits at a global scale

Kelly, Ruth; Healy, Kevin; Anand, Madhur; Baudraz, Maude E. A.; Bahn, Michael; Cerabolini, Bruno E. L.; Cornelissen, Johannes H. C.; Dwyer, John M.; Jackson, Andrew L.; Kattge, Jens; Niinemets, Ülo; Penuelas, Josep; Pierce, Simon; Salguero-Gómez, Roberto; Buckley, Yvonne M. (Wiley, 2021-02)

Life history strategies are fundamental to the ecology and evolution of organisms and are 2 important for understanding extinction risk and responses to global change. Using global 3 datasets and a multiple response modelling ...
Evaluation of veterinary antimicrobial benchmarking systems at farm level in Europe: implications for the UK ruminant sector

Craig, Aimee-Louise (British Veterinary Association, 2020-04-06)

Background A number of European countries currently conduct mandatory farm- level benchmarking for antimicrobial usage (AMU). This review describes the systems used, with emphasis on metric type and practical implicati ...
Supplementation strategies for lactating dairy cows offered very high quality grass silages: Starch-based or fibre-based concentrates offered with or without straw

Craig, Aimee-Louise; Gordon, Alan W.; Stewart, Sharon; Ferris, Conrad P. (Elsevier, 2020-02-15)

A three-period change-over design study using 24 mid-lactation multiparous Holstein-Friesian dairy cows, examined supplementation strategies for a high quality grass silage (dry matter (DM), 418 g/kg; crude protein (CP), ...
Extended nursing and/or increased starter diet allowances for low weaning weight pigs

Craig, Aimee-Louise; Muns, Ramon; Gordon, Alan; Magowan, Elizabeth (Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies (AAAP), 2019-10-21)

Objective: To evaluate the use of nurse sows and post-weaning nutrition strategies for low wean weight (WW) pigs on lifetime growth and efficiency. Methods: Animals (n = 270) were assigned to one of five treatments at 28 ...
The First Whole Genome Sequence and Characterisation of Avian Nephritis Virus Genotype 3

Lagan Tregaskis, Paula; Devaney, Ryan; Smyth, Victoria J. (MDPI, 2021-02-03)

Avian nephritis virus (ANV) is classified in the Avastroviridae family with disease associations with nephritis, uneven flock growth and runting stunting syndrome (RSS) in chicken and turkey flocks, and other avian ...
Co-infection status of novel parvovirus’s (PPV2 to 4) with porcine circovirus 2 in porcine respiratory disease complex and porcine circovirus-associated disease from 1997 to 2012

Lagan Tregaskis, Paula; Staines, Anthony; Gordon, Alan; Sheridan, Pauline; McMenamy, Michael; Duffy, Catherine; Collins, P. J.; Mooney, Mark H.; Lemon, Ken (Wiley, 2020-10-18)

As global pig health diseases, porcine respiratory disease complex (PRDC) and porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVAD) generate substantial economic losses despite pigs been vaccinated against the primary causative ...
Estimating maximum fine-fraction organic carbon in UK grasslands

Paterson, Kirsty C.; Cloy, Joanna M.; Rees, Robert M.; Baggs, Elizabeth M.; Martineau, Hugh; Fornara, Dario; Macdonald, Andrew J.; Buckingham, Sarah (Copernicus Publications for European Geosciences Union, 2021-01-27)

Soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration across agroecosystems worldwide can contribute to mitigate the effects of climate change by reducing levels of atmospheric CO2. Stabilisation of organic carbon (OC) in the fine ...
Pestivirus Apparent Prevalence in Sheep and Goats in Northern Ireland: A Serological Survey

Campbell, Emma; McConville, James; Clarke, Joe; Donaghy, Aoibheann; Moyce, Asa; Byrne, Andrew W.; Verner, Sharon; Strain, Sam; McKeown, Ignatius M.; Borne, Paul; Guelbenzu-Gonzalo, Maria (British Veterinary Association, 2021-01-12)

Background: Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) and border disease virus (BDV) can cause significant health problems in ruminants and economic impacts for farmers. The aim of this study was to evaluate pestivirus exposure ...
Editorial: Developments in Campylobacter, Helicobacter & Related Organisms Research – CHRO 2019

Corcionivoschi, Nicolae (Frontiers Media, 2021-01-08)
Effect of space allowance and mixing on growth performance and body lesions of grower-finisher pigs in pens with a single wet-dry feeder

Camp Montoro, Jordi; Boyle, Laura Ann; Sola-Oriol, David; Muns, Ramon; Gasa, Josep; Garcia Manzanilla, Edgar (Springer Science and Business Media, 2021-01-06)

Background: Low space allowance (SA) and mixing may result in reduced growth performance (GP) and animal welfare issues because of adverse social behaviours directed to pen mates. This could be exacerbated in pens ...
Effect of immunized egg proteins on the performance and neonatal diarrhea incidence in newborn calves

van Kuijk, Sandra; Kinkead, Ruth; Scoley, Gillian; Morrison, Steven J.; Han, Yanming (Wiley, 2021-01-19)

The aim of this study was to assess the effects of feeding immunized egg proteins (IEP) on the health and performance of newborn dairy calves. Sixty‐four Holstein calves, both male and female, were divided over two treatments. ...
Determination of changes in the microbial and chemical composition of Taga cheese during maturation

Criste, Adriana; Copolovici, Lucian; Copolovici, Dana; Kovacs, Melinda; Madden, Robert H.; Corcionivoschi, Nicolae; Gundogdu, Ozan; Berchez, Mihaela; Urcan, Adriana Cristina (Public Library of Science, 2020-12-03)

Țaga cheese is a traditional Romanian smear-ripened cheese made from bovine milk and identified with the name of the village and caves where it is produced. As no previously reported microbiological and chemical studies ...
Does agricultural cooperative membership impact technical efficiency of maize production in Nigeria: An analysis correcting for biases from observed and unobserved attributes

Olagunju, Kehinde Oluseyi; ogunniyi, Adebayo Isaiah; Oyetunde-Usman, Zainab; Omotayo, Abiodun Olusola; Awotide, Bola Amoke (Public Library of Science, 2021-01-22)

The formation of agricultural cooperatives has been widely promoted as an agricultural development policy initiative to help smallholder farmers cope with multiple production and marketing challenges. Using a nationally ...
Effect of Varying Dietary Crude Protein Level on Feed Intake, Nutrient Digestibility, Milk Production, and Nitrogen Use Efficiency by Lactating Holstein-Friesian Cows

Katongole, Constantine; Yan, Tianhai (MDPI, 2020-12-19)

The effect of dietary crude protein (CP) level on intake, digestibility, milk production, and nitrogen (N) use efficiency was studied. Twenty-four Holstein-Friesian cows (17 multiparous and seven primiparous) were grouped ...
Altitude influences microbial diversity and herbage fermentation in the rumen of yaks

Fan, Qingshan; Wanapat, Metha; Yan, Tianhai; Hou, Fujiang (BMC, 2020-12-04)

Background: Rumen microbiota in ruminants are vital for sustaining good rumen ecology, health, and productivity. Currently, limited information is available regarding the response of yaks (Bos grunniens) to fluctuating ...
The Correct Cover Crop Species Integrated with Slurry Can Increase Biomass, Quality and Nitrogen Cycling to Positively Affect Yields in a Subsequent Spring Barley Rotation

Cottney, Paul; Black, Lisa; White, Ethel; Williams, Paul N. (MDPI, 2020-11-12)

The aim of this study is to identify species of cover crops that cause an increase in biomass and total nutrient accumulation in response to manure/slurry. This could improve nutrient e ciency and intensify the benefits ...
Challenges and Opportunities for Management of Crop and Tree Diseases in Northern Ireland

Rao, Juluri R.; Moore, John; Martin, Trevor; Nelson, David; Fleming, Colin (Scholars.Direct, 2020-10-24)

Phytopathogens have beleaguered the island of Ireland since the 19th century great famine caused by the potato blight oomycete, Phytophthora infestans and in recent times by cohorts of serious bacterial wilt diseases such ...
Evidence and perception of phosphorus loss risk factors in farmyards

Vero, Sara; Sherry, Erin; Doody, Donnacha (Elsevier, 2020-10-14)

Farmyards present potential point sources of phosphorus loss to watercourses, affecting their 16 ecological quality and attainment of environmental goals. Unlike many relatively simple point sources, 17 farmyards are complex ...
What Drives Households’ Payment forWaste Disposal and Recycling Behaviours? Empirical Evidence from South Africa’s General Household Survey

Omotayo, Abiodun Olusola; Omotoso, Abeeb Babatunde; Daud, Adebola Saidat; Ogunniyi, Adebayo Isaiah; Olagunju, Kehinde Oluseyi (MDPI, 2020-10-01)

Safeguarding the environment and its citizens’ health remains one of the key policy priorities of the governments of many developing and emerging countries. Using the 2017 General Household Survey (GHS) dataset, this ...
Does rod catch reflect the background size structure of the sea trout stock in a small coastal river?

Kennedy, Richard; Rosell, Robert (Wiley, 2020-11-21)

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