Evidence of human exposure and associated risk factors to Rift Valley fever in selected districts of Central and Western Zambia. by Chilufya C Kasongamulilo, Michelo Syakalima, Ngondo Saasa, Henson Kainga, Girja S Pandey, Andrew N Mukubesa, Innocent Mwape, Masahiro Kajihara, Ayato Takada, Martin Simuunza

“…Therefore, this study recommends that public education of livestock farmers, public health workers, slaughterhouse workers, communities, livestock and veterinary staff needs to be enhanced to increase awareness and preparedness for RVF outbreak in Zambia.…”
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Design of a Combined Solar Powered Pasture Chopping and Conveying Machine. by Kanyamumba Liberty

“…Due to reasons like Land shortage, there has been advancements in livestock keeping by adopting zero grazing where animals can be fed and monitored from a confined place. …”
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Nutrient Cycling in Grazed Pastures by Maria L. Silveira, Joao M. Vendramini, Hiran M. da Silva, Mariana Azenha

“…Many forage-based livestock production systems in Florida are characterized by extensive grazing with minimal inputs of commercial fertilizer and supplemental feed. …”
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Supporting rotational grazing systems with virtual fencing: paddock transitions, beef heifer performance, and stress response by N.A. Grinnell, D. Hamidi, M. Komainda, F. Riesch, J. Horn, I. Traulsen, R. Palme, J. Isselstein

“…Animal welfare is integral to sustainable livestock production, and pasture access for cattle is known to enhance welfare. …”
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Fermented Cassava Residue Meal Improves Meat Quality by Regulating Muscle Fiber and Enhancing Lipid Metabolism in Huanjiang Mini-Pigs by Huijiao Jiang, Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Qian Zhu, Hengjia Ni, Xiangfeng Kong

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A positive deviance approach to understand gender relations and practices that support transformative adaptation: Insights from Kenya dairy households by Renee Bullock, Tanaya DuttaGupta, Philip Miriti

“…The impacts of climate change on livelihoods and livestock systems in East Africa are significant. Efforts to bolster resilience will require a concerted focus on social equity to foster transformative adaptation. …”
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Effect of Different Fat and Moringa oleifera Leaf Meal (MOLM) Inclusion Levels on Proximate Composition, Fatty Acid Profile, and Lipid Oxidation of Chicken Droëwors by Nelisiwe Tembela, Felicitas Esnart Mukumbo, Arno Hugo, Ishmael Festus Jaja

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Genome-Wide Association Study for High Milk Yield in Saudi Arabian Dromedary using Whole Genome Sequencing by Faisal M. Alsubaie, Mohanad A. Ibrahim, Suheel Yousuf Wani, Ashraf Awad, Abdulwahed Fahad Alrefaei, Mikhlid H. Almutairi

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Evaluation of Priority Fodder Trees for Leaf Yield and Nutritional Value at Arba Minch, Ethiopia by Habtamnesh Adane, Agena Anjulo

“…Tree fodder is an important supplement to livestock feed particularly where the shortage of palatable herbaceous biomass affects the animal production in dry seasons. …”
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Studies on the fatty liver syndrome in dairy cattle by Reşat Nuri Aştı, Veysi Aslan, Mehmet Nizamlıoğlu, Ülker Demirci, Ali Muhtar Tiftik, Yılmaz Gökçay

“…<p> In this study 15 dairy cows belonging to the Livestock Research Center of Konya and 8 dairy cows raised by public and brought to our clinics in 10&#8212; 15 days after calving were used as research material.…”
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BiAF: research on dynamic goat herd detection and tracking based on machine vision by Yun Hou, Mingjuan Han, Wei Fan, Xinyu Jia, Zhuo Gong, Ding Han

“…To optimize grassland resources and implement scientific grazing practices, livestock grazing monitoring has become a pivotal area of research. …”
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Corrigendum: Taxifolin increased semen quality of Duroc boars by improving gut microbes and blood metabolites by Yexun Zhou, Yexun Zhou, Liang Chen, Hui Han, Hui Han, Bohui Xiong, Ruqing Zhong, Yue Jiang, Lei Liu, Haiqing Sun, Jiajian Tan, Xiaowei Cheng, Martine Schroyen, Yang Gao, Yong Zhao, Hongfu Zhang

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Circulating serum metabolites as biomarkers and predictors of residual feed intake in lactating dairy cows by Dagnachew Hailemariam, Ghader Manafiazar, Christine Baes, Flavio Schenkel, Filippo Miglior, Paul Stothard, Graham Plastow

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FEED LYSIN. MEANING AND SYNTHESIS by O. Kananykhina, T. Turpurova, A. Soloviova

“…In order to obtain the necessary amount of high-quality livestock products, to ensure high reproductive capacity of animals, specialists develop animal feeding rations taking into account minimum feed costs. …”
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Welfare effects and gender dimensions of adoption of climate smart agriculture practices: Evidence from Kenyan small-scale farmers by Boscow Okumu, Maren Radeny, Laura Cramer

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Gender relations and women's empowerment in small-scale irrigated forage production in Ethiopia. by Immaculate Omondi, Esther Njuguna-Mungai, Melkamu Bezabih Derseh, Nils Teufel, Alessandra Galiè, Nelly Njiru, Eunice Kariuki, Annet Abenakyo Mulema, Isabelle Baltenweck, Chris Stephen Jones

“…We used the Women's Empowerment in Livestock Index tool to elicit data and analyze the empowerment of the sampled men and women. …”
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Global foot-and-mouth disease risk assessment based on multiple spatial analysis and ecological niche model by Qi An, Yiyang Lv, Yuepeng Li, Zhuo Sun, Xiang Gao, Hongbin Wang

“…A multi-algorithm ensemble model considering climatic, geographic, and social factors was developed to predict the suitability area for FMDV, and then risk maps of FMD for each species of livestock were generated in combination with the distribution of livestock. …”
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Water hyacinth [Eichhornia Crassipes (Mart.)] invasion: implications for livelihoods in the central Rift Valley of Ethiopia by Assefa Gudina, Dagne Getachew Woldemedhin, Aseffa Seyoum, Feyera Senbeta, Engdawork Assefa, Afework Alemayehu

“…Its impact on livelihoods is connected to the production of crops, fish, livestock, and other activities that influence costs and returns for rural smallholders. …”
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Implementasi Wireless Sensor Network: Perbandingan Metode Inverse Distance Weight dan Ordinary Kriging untuk Estimasi Kadar Gas Amonia pada Lingkungan Peternakan by Imam Ahmad Ashari, Retno Agus Setiawan, Khoriun Nisa'

“…WSN is widely used in overcoming problems in the subfield of agricultural, livestock. The problem that often occurs in the livestock industries is the poisonous gas that arises from livestock manure, namely amonia. …”
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Effects of Different Microplastics on Methane Production and Microbial Community Structure in Anaerobic Digestion of Cattle Manure by Mengjiao Zhang, Congxu Zhao, Tian Yuan, Qing Wang, Qiuxian Zhang, Shuangdui Yan, Xiaohong Guo, Yanzhuan Cao, Hongyan Cheng

“…Microplastics (MPs) are widely distributed in the environment, and they inevitably enter animal bodies during livestock and poultry farming, leading to their presence in livestock and poultry manure. …”
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