Heritabilities with and without grazing influence
THE INFLUENCE OF GRAZING HERBAGE ON CHOSEN PARAMETRES OF MILK QUALITY
... of grazing herbage were observed in four localities with different ...m. Grazing herbage is the most natural and optimal feedstuff for all kinds and categories of ...cattle. Grazing should notably ...
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Influence of an Internal Parasite Control on Cattle Grazing Behavior and Production
... The influence of parasite control on activity and grazing behavior was inconclusive based on the results of this ...in grazing behavior in terms of grazing time, idling time, and bite rate ...
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Rapid short-tussock grassland decline with and without grazing, Marlborough, New Zealand
... The area is managed for extensive sheep farming without any added fertiliser or oversown pasture species (Rose et al. 1998). Domestic animals, mainly merino sheep, have grazed the area as part of a wider ...
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Influence of livestock grazing on meadow pipit foraging behaviour in upland grassland
... in grazing management are believed to be responsible for declines in populations of birds breeding in grassland over the last ...between grazing management regimes, vegetation structure and composition and ...
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Influence of different grazing intensity on above-ground biomass in Mongolian rangeland
... one grazing area to another with their herd, and the impact of grazing was not so intense at each ...[10]. Grazing methods changed after 1990 when herding collective farms were dismissed and the ...
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Influence of grazing and precipitation on ecosystem carbon cycling in a mixed-grass prairie
... were determined with an infrared gas analyzer (Licor, LI-6200, Lincoln, NE, USA) con- nected to a clear chamber (50 × 50 × 40 cm) with several small fans continuously mix- ing air in the chamber during measurements ...
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Fixed effect variance and the estimation of repeatabilities and heritabilities : issues and solutions
... Kawecki and Ebert, 2004; Stinchcombe, 2014). The phenotypic variance V P could ideally be quanti- fied by random sampling from the base population in a biologically relevant setting. But studies are often designed, for ...
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Influence of different systems of grazing, type of swards and fertilizing on underground phytomass of pastures
... the grazing system the DUP weight correction was carried out for soil imbalance (Chloupek 1996) because in 1995, higher values of DUP weight were found in block ...
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The influence of livestock trampling under intensive rotation grazing on soil hydrologic characteristics.
... Infiltration rate decreased significantly and sediment produc- tion increased significantly on a site with a silty clay surface soil devoid of vegetation following periodic tramplin[r] ...
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Influence of burning and grazing management practices on subirrigated Sandhill meadow hay production
... windrow grazing were higher than bale-fed ...the grazing season with subirrigated meadows in the winter is ...winter grazing on subsequent year’s hay yield is less ...of grazing on meadows in ...
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Heritabilities and genetic trends for reproductive traits in a population of Romosinuano cattle in Colombia
... on grazing on grasses with average nutritional quality and the effect of environmental factors on availability of forage during some months of the year, confirming the ability of the Romosinuano breed to adapt to ...
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Heritabilities of Common and Measure-Specific Components of the Big Five Personality Factors
... mental contribution; and Es, representing unique environmental contribu- tions, genotype-environment interactions, situational factors, and, this time, measurement error (because R, Q, and A are observed scores). ...
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Demographic drivers of biomass carbon recovery in degraded perennial tussock grassland, with and without domestic grazing
... strongly influence the demographic processes controlling ecosystem ...from grazing was not sufficient to ensure total biomass C gains after 22 years, and highlight the roles of recruitment limitation, shrub ...
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Liveweight production of ewes and lambs grazing a dryland lucerne monoculture with or without barley grain supplementation
... Keywords: alfalfa, Medicago sativa, Hordeum vulgare, feed conversion efficiency Introduction Recent farmer interest in grain supplementation provided to stock grazing lucerne pastures was the basis for the current ...
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Influence of Improved Pastures and Grazing Animals on Nutrient Cycling within New Zealand Soils
... dominant role of the grazing herbivore in cycling and loss of nutrients is emphasised. Soil fertility and pasture development Over the last ISO years, 9.3 million ha of New Zealand have been developed into ...
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THE INFLUENCE OF GRAZING TREATMENTS ON DENSITY OF NESTING BURROWING OWLS ON THE CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX RESERVATION
... Interpretation of my statistical finding suggests a significant difference in owl densities by grazing treatments, even after controlling for site differences. The effect of site on owl density could result from ...
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Strength Without Numbers: The Political Influence of European Farmers
... After Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault met with local officials from Brittany, the government proposed to “suspend” the tax until January. This concession, though it was expected to cost the government €800 million in ...
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Offices of Goodness: Influence Without Authority in Federal Agencies
... were lawful under the Fourth Amendment only if supported by individualized “reasonable suspicion.” CRCL released the very short executive summary without fanfare— indeed, without any notice or background at ...
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Influence of substrate orientation on feeding kinematics and performance of algae grazing Lake Malawi cichlid fishes
... MATERIALS AND METHODS Fish species We examined kinematics in three Malawi species: P. chitimba, M. patricki and L. trewavasae. These species were chosen because they likely represent some of the most morphologically ...
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Influence of animal-, environment-, and management-related factors on grazing behavior and performance of rangeland beef heifers
... Finally, not only will the rangeland distribution be affected by the post-weaning method, the dam's history, and the feeding of heifers, but environment-related factors such as vegetation- type rangeland, elevation, ...
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