Methods for Extracting Immune-Response Modulating Agents of Plant Origin by Oksana V. Kozlova, Natalia S. Velichkovich, Elizaveta R. Faskhutdinova, Olga A. Neverova, Andrey N. Petrov

“…Carbon dioxide, or supercritical, extraction was able to isolate polyphenol quercetin from quince fruit (Cydonia oblonga) and other biologically active substances from alfalfa (Medicago sativa). Maceration with methanol was applied to meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) while Soxhlet extraction proved especially effective with smoke tree (Cotinus coggygria), moorland spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata), and greater butterfly-orchid (Platanthera chlorantha). …”
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Use of S. Wright’s path coefficient method for statistical analysis of interrelated traits in rice by D. P. Palamarchuk, M. R. Kozachenko, S. I. Sviatchenko

“…Seeds were sown with an SKS-6A manual seeder; the seeding rate was 7.0 mln germinable seeds per hectare. The predecessor was alfalfa. The plot area was5 m2; the sowing distance was15 cm. …”
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Haptoglobin and serum amyloid a in subacute ruminal acidosis in goats by F.H.D. González, F.H. Ruipérez, J.M. Sánchez, J.C. Souza, S. Martínez-Subiela, J.J. Cerón

“…Se indujo acidosis ruminal a seis cabras de la raza Murciano-Granadina, no adaptadas al consumo de concentrado, mediante el suministro de una dieta con 60% de concentrado y 40% de heno de alfalfa durante 5 días. Dos cabras fueron sometidas a fistulación ruminal para comprobar el efecto del tratamiento sobre el pH del rumen. …”
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Effect of concentrate supplementation on ruminal papillae growth and rumen wall development in calves by E. Bardales, F. Coronado, T. Torrel, L. Luis Vargas-Rocha

“…Los terneros del grupo T1 recibieron calostro, leche y alfalfa fresca, mientras que los terneros del grupo T2 recibieron la misma composición que el primer grupo, complementada con un alimento concentrado. …”
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Cereal-legume intercropping enhances the quality of feedstock for lignocellulosic bioethanol production by reducing the carbon: nitrogen ratio by Md Raseduzzaman, Gokul Gaudel, Stephen Okoth Aluoch, Arbindra Timilsina

“…In the experiment, autumn-sown cereals (wheat, triticale, and rye) were grown as monocrops with two different N fertilization levels (60 and 120 kg N ha−1) or intercropped with autumn-sown or spring-sown (undersown) clover-grass, autumn-sown or spring-sown (undersown) alfalfa, or autumn-sown faba bean. Total grain dry matter yield, cereal grain protein content, straw dry matter yield, and straw biomass C/N ratio were estimated. …”
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The Bullseye: HST, Keck/KCWI, and Dragonfly Characterization of a Giant Nine-ringed Galaxy by Imad Pasha, Pieter G. van Dokkum, Qing Liu, William P. Bowman, Steven R. Janssens, Michael A. Keim, Chloe Neufeld, Roberto Abraham

“…Analysis of the H i content in this galaxy from ALFALFA finds significantly elevated neutral hydrogen with respect to the galaxy's stellar mass, another feature in alignment with GLSB systems.…”
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Immune responses of cattle vaccinated by various routes with Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) by Mitchell V. Palmer, Soyoun Hwang, Carly Kanipe, Ellie J. Putz, Luis Guilherme Virgilio Fernandes, Anna Didkowska, Paola M. Boggiatto

“…Group 1 received BCG injected SQ, Group 2 received liquid BCG delivered to the posterior oral cavity, Group 3 orally consumed lyophilized BCG contained within a gelatin capsule placed within a small amount of a commercial alfalfa product. Results No vaccinated cattle were positive by an interferon gamma release assay. …”
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Eficacia del ricobendazole-via subcutanéa- contra los nematodes gastrointestinales del bovino by P. E. Steffan, C. A. Fiel, D.A. Ferreyra, A. Monfrinotti

“…Los animales fueron trasladados a corrales con piso de cemento (día 0) donde se alimentaron con heno de alfalfa libre de larvas de nematodes trichostrongylideos y agua corriente ad-libitum. …”
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Bentonita como adsorbente de arsénico y plomo en el tracto digestivo de bovinos: estudio in vitro by Marco Tulio Fuentes-de María Torres, Jacinto Efrén Ramírez-Bribiesca, Numa Pompilio Castro-González, María Magdalena Crosby-Galván, René Pinto-Ruiz, David Hernández-Sánchez

“…Se prepararon viales con 50 mL de medio anaerobio y 0.5 g de alfalfa como sustrato. Los medios se adicionaron con 1.01 y 1.95 ppm de As y Pb, respectivamente. …”
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Medicarpin suppresses lung cancer cell growth in vitro and in vivo by inducing cell apoptosis by Shen Zongyi, Yin Liqi, Chang Manxia, Wang Haifeng, Hao Mingxuan, Liang Youfeng, Guo Rui, Bi Ying, Wang Jiansong, Yu Changyuan, Li Jinmei, Zhai Qiongli, Cheng Runfen, Zhang Jinku, Sun Jirui, Yang Zhao

“…Medicarpin (MED) is an isoflavone compound isolated from alfalfa, which is usually used in traditional medicine. …”
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Instituto de Investigaciones en Procesos Tecnológicos Avanzados, Universidad Nacional del Chaco Austral. Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Chaco, Argentina by Sebastiana Failla, Michela Contò, Antonio Borghese, Vittoria Lucia Barile

“…Young beef male buffaloes of about 12 months old were divided into three groups (7 for the group) and fed for five months with three different diets based on maize silage (MS), alfa-alfa dried hay (DH), and wrapped alfalfa hay (WH). The concentrates supply varied to obtain isoenergetic (0.9 UFC/day) and isoproteic (15% of crude protein) diets. …”
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PastorC-Tambo: a simplified model to assess carbon balance of dairy farms by G. A. Zurbriggen, A.M. Piazza, S. Montico, K.E. García, J.R. Galli

“…Para evaluar la sensibilidad del modelo se simularon diferentes productividades del forraje (alta: 18, 7,5 y 27 t MS/ha, media: 12, 5 y 18 t MS/ha, y baja: 6, 2,5 y 9 t MS/ha, para alfalfa, avena y ensilaje de maíz, respectivamente), niveles de suplementación con concentrado (350, 250 y 150 g/l de leche para alto, medio y bajo, respectivamente), carga animal (entre 0,27 y 3,56 vacas/ha, simulando eficiencias de aprovechamiento en pastoreo de 25, 45, 65 y 85%), sistemas de tratamiento de efluentes y tiempos de ordeño para un sistema lechero representativo de la región. …”
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INFLUENCIA DE FACTORES EDAFO/CLIMÁTICOS SOBRE POBLACIONES MICROBIANAS DE SUELOS ÁRIDOS CON AGRICULTURA BAJO RIEGO by Lujan Masseroni, María Micaela Pérez, Paolo Daniel Sartor, Laura Marcela Rörig, Luciano José Merini

“…Para ello, se evaluaron tres ambientes, recolectando muestras de un suelo árido Prístino (sin riego y sin disturbar) y dos suelos agrícolas bajo riego con diferente historial de manejo (Alfalfa y Maíz) a lo largo de la temporada 2014-2015. …”
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Chemical analysis of buffalo meat in a self-consumption system in northeastern of Argentina by Gladis Rébak, Gladys Obregón, Diego Gómez, Laura Vázquez-Acosta, Mariano Pino, Julia Obregón, Rosa Molina, Victoria Cantero, Luz Segovia-Espinola

“…Animals were raised on natural fields, with access to self-consumption hoppers to supply food composed of alfalfa bales, broken and whole corn, and soybean pellets with a consumption of 1.5% of live weight. …”
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Evaluación de dietas basadas en grano entero, sin fibra larga, para engorde de bovinos a corral by A. J. Pordomingo, O. Jonas, M. Adra, Juan N. A., M. P. Azcárate

“…Sobre los corrales se impusieron, durante 89 días, 3 tratamientos consistentes en 3 dietas que incluyeron: T1 = grano de maíz entero +harina de girasol + heno de alfalfa, T2 = grano de maíz entero + harina de girasol y T3 = grano de maíz entero + grano de avena entero + harina de girasol. …”
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Diseño y prestaciones de un prototipo de siembra directa para intersiembra de pasturas by M.A. PRINCIPI, R.R. MATTANA, O.P CARDINALI, J.L. COLODRO

“…Este trabajo compara, en siembras de festuca alta (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) efectuadas en otoño sobre praderas de alfalfa (Medicago sativa sp.) degradadas, un prototipo de intersiembra de pasturas diseñado por la Cátedra Maquinaria Agrícola de la Facultad de Agronomía y Veterinaria de la Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, cuyo tren de siembra posee, además de las cuchillas circulares dura flute, un conjunto de timones con azadones cortos provistos de pequeñas aletas laterales en su parte inferior para la apertura de la faja de siembra, con una máquina para intersiembra de pasturas difundida en el mercado (testigo), con sistema de siembra y fertilización con abresurcos de discos. …”
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THE ROLE OF N. I. VAVILOV AND VIR’S SCIENTISTS IN DESERT RECLAMATION by N. I. Dzyubenko, A. A. Kochegina

“…At the present level, to assess salt tolerance of alfalfa transcriptome analysis was applied. Employees of the Department of Perennial Forage Crop Genetic Resources of VIR took part in the mapping of arid areas and sustainable fodder plant distribution for the Internet publication “Interactive Agricultural Ecological Atlas of Russia and Neighboring Countries Economic Plants and their Diseases, Pests and Weeds.” …”
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Eficiencia de uso del nitrógeno por forrajeras abonadas con estiércol de bovinos lecheros en la región pampeana, Argentina by M.A. HERRERO, V. CHARLÓN, L.I. CARBÓ, A. CUATRÍN, G.M.I. SARDI, L.1. ROMERO

“…Los recursos forrajeros y cultivos fueron: alfalfa, avena, maíz, moha, raigrás anual, pasturas polifíticas, sorgo de pastoreo y para silaje y trigo. …”
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Field margins as substitute habitat for the conservation of birds in agricultural wetlands by Mallet, Pierre, Bechet, Arnaud, Sirami, Clelia, Mesleard, Francois, Blanchon, Thomas, Calatayud, Francois, Dagonet, Thomas, Gaget, Elie, Leray, Carole, Galewski, Thomas

“…We controlled for the area of each type of semi-natural habitat (wetlands, grasslands, and woodlands), crop diversity (rice, wheat, alfalfa, rape, and market gardening) and mean crop field size. …”
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Investigating variability of craft microbreweries spent grains for classification and incorporation into precision diet formulation through multivariate analyses by Arturo Macias Franco, Aghata E.M. Silva, Tio Brody, Graham Holton, Macy Rockwell, Nelcino F. De Paula, Leilson R. Bezerra, Mozart A. Fonseca

“…Regarding gas and volatile fatty acids (VFA) production, clusters exhibited significant differences (P < 0.05) compared to an alfalfa standard, highlighting the diverse fermentation characteristics of BSG. …”
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