New sources of higher green matter quality for perennial grasses in the southern forest-steppe environments of West Siberia by O. A. Yusova

“…Perennial grasses are essential in the development of field forage production in West Siberia. Very pronounced continental climate of the cropping areas in Siberia leads to increased demands on the cultivars. …”
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Identification of Heat-Responsive Genes in Guar [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub] by Aref Alshameri, Fahad Al-Qurainy, Abdel-Rhman Gaafar, Salim Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Saleh Alansi

“…The threat of heat stress on crop production increased dramatically due to global warming leading to the rise on the demand of heat-tolerant crops and understanding their tolerance. The leguminous forage crop Guar [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub] is a high-temperature tolerant plant with numerous works on its tolerance at morph-physiological levels but lack on molecular thermotolerance level. …”
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Mortality and Morbidity of Beef Calves in Free-Range Farms in Alentejo, Portugal—A Preliminary Study by Rute Santos, Ana Cachapa, Graça P. Carvalho, Carolina B. Silva, Laura Hernández, Lina Costa, Luísa S. Pereira, Miguel Minas, Helena Vala

“…The median stocking rate was 0.41 adult animals/hectare, and 70% of farmers stated their farm was self-sufficient in forage. The percent of live births that resulted in weaned calves averaged 94.3%, which led to the assumption of a 5.7% calf mortality rate from birth to weaning. …”
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Actual and optimal abundance of the main ungulate species in forestry and hunting districts of Ukraine by Ihor Sheihas, Ihor Gulyk

“…The article presents the results of a 5-year study (2020–2024) of the state, limits of availability and productivity of the forage base for populations of key species of ungulates, as well as the determination of their optimal abundance (OA) in all five forestry districts of Ukraine. …”
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The carbon footprint of pasture-based buffalo milk production in Colombia by Andrés F. Pérez, Felipe Vélez S., Juan F. Naranjo R.

“…Emissions were categorized into those associated with animals, feces, and soils, with the corresponding sequestration or assimilation accounted in soils, forage biomass, trees, shrubs, and milk production. …”
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Exploring Proso Millet Resilience to Abiotic Stresses: High-Yield Potential in Desert Environments of the Middle East by Srinivasan Samineni, Sridhar Gummadi, Sumitha Thushar, Dil Nawaz Khan, Anestis Gkanogiannis, Luis Augusto Becerra Lopez-Lavalle, Rakesh Kumar Singh

“…Correlation analysis suggested that selecting for increased plant height, forage yield, and 1000-grain weight (TGW) could enhance grain yield under the normal and summer conditions. …”
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Effects of combined application of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium fertilizers on seed yield, seed quality and economic returns of Elymus nutans in alpine region by Jianchao Song, Hang Yang, Xiaojun Yu, Yanzhu Chen, Caiyan Yang, Youlong He, Haibo Wang

“…This study provides theoretical evidence and certain practical suggestions for sustainable forage seed production in alpine regions of QTP.…”
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Biotechnological Effects of <i>Lactobacillus plantarum</i>, Cellulase, and Xylanase on Nutritional Quality and Microbial Community Structure of Corn Stover Silage by Jianliang Liu, Mingjian Liu, Panjie Sheng, Chaoran Song, Weiqin Ma, Baochao Bai, Jiayu Zhao, Shuai Du, Gentu Ge, Zhijun Wang, Yushan Jia

“…As animal husbandry advances, the demand for premium feed has seen substantial growth, while the availability of natural forage resources remains limited. Corn stover, characterized by its high yield and rich nutritional content, has become a vital source of roughage. …”
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Impact of Mating Methods and Semen Preservation on Reproductive and Growth Performances in Palestinian Assaf Sheep by Wael Halaweh, Samia Khnissi, Ikram Ben Souf, Muayad Salman, Naceur M’Hamdi

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Nonlinear responses of ecosystem carbon fluxes to precipitation change in a semiarid grassland by Hua Chai, Hua Chai, Jianying Ma, Jinwei Zhang, Junqin Li, Bo Meng, Chengliang Wang, Duofeng Pan, Jie Li, Wei Sun, Xuhui Zhou

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Niacin alters ruminal microbial composition and metabolites in sheep fed a high-concentrate diet by Zhiqiang Cheng, Jiancheng Liu, Yingying Yu, Wentao Liu, Xiaobin Li, Fengming Li, Changjiang Zang, Kailun Yang

“…This study aimed to investigate the effects of niacin supplementation to a high-concentrate diet (ratio of concentrate supplement to forage = 70:30) on the growth performance, rumen fermentation, rumen microbiota, and metabolomics of sheep. …”
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Growth performance and gut health of Murrah buffalo calves fed with developed novel synbi- otic formulation by Antony J. Thanippilly, Sachin Kumar, Vinay V. Varada, Nitin Tyagi, Ashish K. Samanta

“…All the calves had ad libitum access to a basal diet, having calf starter (from the second week onwards), green forage (maize and sorghum), and fresh, clean water throughout the experimental period. …”
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Productive performance in Italian Mediterranean buffaloes after partially replacing dietary starch with simple sugars by Roberta Matera, Gabriele di Vuolo, Giuseppina Pedota, Luca de Luise, Mariateresa Marra, Luca Borzacchiello, Ludovica Capoluongo, Gianluca Neglia

“…Two diets with the same dry matter (DM) content (16.5 kg) and nutritional characteristics on a DM basis (crude protein: 14.9%; NDF: 38.5%; Ash: 6.3%; NSC: 34.5%; energy density: 0.93 Milk Forage Units) were prepared. In the T diet, 1.7 kg of molasses was inserted, replacing corn meal and maize silage; thus, starch content was 19.8% and 17.2% in Diet C and T, respectively. …”
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Les eaux d’irrigation du Haouz de Marrakech : un siècle de confrontations des modèles de gestion publics, privés et communautaires by Thierry Ruf, Mina Kleiche-Dray

“…Cela a incité ceux qui en avaient les moyens à multiplier les forages dans une concurrence effrénée. Le N’Fis est l’archétype du maintien de la gestion plurielle du Haouz, où différents réseaux anciens et modernes se superposent pour gérer des eaux régulées publiques et communautaires, des eaux non régulées communautaires et des systèmes d’extraction privés dans la nappe. …”
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Effect of Irrigation Interval and Corn (Zea mays L.)-Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) Intercropping on the Quantitative and Qualitative Characteristics of Fodder by Saeed Sadeghzadeh Hemayati, Hamed Mansouri, Mohsen Shahsavarpour

“…This experiment was carried out with the aim of evaluating the quantitative and qualitative performance of two types of forage corn and sorghum in the intercropping system and the responses of these plants to different levels of drought stress.Materials and MethodsThe experiment was carried out as strip plots based on randomized complete block design with three replications in Hasharabad village, Regan city, Kerman province. …”
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Wild grasses as the reservoirs of infection of rust species for winter soft wheat in the Northern CaucasusWild grasses as the reservoirs of infection of rust species for winter sof... by E. I. Gultyaeva, L. A. Bespalova, I. B. Ablova, E. L. Shaydayuk, Zh. N. Khudokormova, D. R. Yakovleva, Yu. A. Titova

“…In the North Caucasus, forage and wild grasses are affected by Puccinia species almost every year. …”
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