Narrow Dietary Niche With High Overlap Between Snow Leopards and Himalayan Wolves Indicates Potential for Resource Competition in Shey Phoksundo National Park, Nepal by Sandesh Lamichhane, Bikram Shrestha, Bhumi Prakash Chaudhary Tharu, Raj Kumar Koirala, Bishnu Prasad Bhattarai, Pratigyan Poudel, Binaya Adhikari, Gopal Khanal

“…Nevertheless, the region's low prey richness means that, with increasing human influence, any reduction in wild prey or increase in livestock could intensify competition between snow leopards and wolves, which could have implications for livestock depredation.…”
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The importance of market signals in crop varietal development: lessons from Komboka rice variety by Mary Ng’endo, MaryLiza Kinyua, Lourine Chebet, Samuel Mutiga, Joseph Ndung’u, Oliver Nyongesa, Simon Njau, Ajay Panchbhai, Ruth Musila, Rosemary Murori

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Combining ability and gene action for resistance to Fusarium ear rot in tropical maize hybrids by Stella Bigirwa Ayesiga, Stella Bigirwa Ayesiga, Stella Bigirwa Ayesiga, Patrick Rubaihayo, John Bosco Sempiira, John Bosco Sempiira, Emmanuel Amponsah Adjei, Isaac Onziga Dramadri, Isaac Onziga Dramadri, Bonny Michael Oloka, Julius Pyton Sserumaga

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Salmonella pathogenicity Island 1 undergoes decay in serovars adapted to swine and poultry by Martina Tambassi, Melissa Berni, Chiara Bracchi, Ilaria Menozzi, Alessandra Dodi, Laura Mazzera, Marina Morganti, Erika Scaltriti, Stefano Pongolini

“…The most widespread livestock-adapted serovars are attenuated in both their primary hosts and humans. …”
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Tannin alleviated reproductive dysfunction in pregnant ewes infected with Haemonchus contortus by Xin Li, Xin Li, Hai Xiang, Hai Xiang, Rong Liang, Rong Liang, Xinyu Han, Xinyu Han, Rongzhen Zhong, Rongzhen Zhong, Hongyu Liu, Hongyu Liu, Yi Fang, Yi Fang

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Uncovering Molecular Mechanisms of Feed Efficiency in Pigs Through Multi-Omics Analysis of the Jejunum by Saixian Zhang, Yue Xiang, Yaobang Jian, Qiulin Zhao, Jiahui Sun, Yi Huang, Jing Xu, Xiaolong Qi, Jingjin Li, Zhuqing Zheng, Liangliang Fu, Yuwen Liu, Xinyun Li

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Proximate Composition of Thai and Cambodian Ready-to-Eat Insects by N. T. Grabowski, T. Chhay, S. Keo, R. Lertpatarakomol, J. Kajaysri, K. Kang, P. Miech, M. Plötz, J. Mitchaothai

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Occurrence and diagnostic of intermittent shedding of Staphylococcus aureus in bovine mammary infection by Lena Mues, Nicole Kemper, Julia Anna Blumenberg

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Effect of Cow Urine on the Growth Characteristics of Fusarium lateritium, an Important Coffee Fungus in Zimbabwe by Timothy Gotora, Lawrence Masaka, Marvelous Sungirai

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Indonesia-US Trade Barrier: A Study on the Halal Certification of Imported Chicken Leg Quarters by Akim Akim, Arfin Sudirman, Januar Aditya Pratama

“…This study concludes that there were two considerations behind the implementation of non-tariff trade barrier by Indonesia to the import of chicken legs from the US through halal certification, namely the consideration of a society-centered approach to protect public confidence, protect producers, and domestic livestock workers and considerations that are state-centered in the context of handling the economic crisis in the livestock sector and saving the state's foreign exchange expenditure.…”
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Consumer Preference for the Chevon Sausage in Blind and Nonblind Sensory Evaluations: A Comparative Study by Irene Rumbidzai Mazhangara, Eliton Chivandi, Ishmael Festus Jaja

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Pelletization of composted swine manure solid fraction with different organic co-formulates: effect of pellet physical properties on rotating spreader distribution patterns by Elio Romano, Massimo Brambilla, Carlo Bisaglia, Niccolò Pampuro, Ester Foppa Pedretti, Eugenio Cavallo

“…Introduction In Europe, because of the high production levels of livestock farming in general and pig farming in particular, animal waste management has become increasingly important to comply with the required lowering of livestock farming environmental pressure. …”
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Camel milk is a neglected source of brucellosis among rural Arab communities by Peter Holloway, Matthew Gibson, Tanja Holloway, Iain Pickett, Brittany Crook, Jacqueline M. Cardwell, Stephen Nash, Imadidden Musallam, Bilal Al-Omari, Ahmad Al-Majali, Wail Hayajneh, Ehab Abu-Basha, Punam Mangtani, Javier Guitian

“…Brucella melitensis is endemic among livestock populations in the region, with zoonotic transmission occurring via consumption of raw milk, amongst other routes. …”
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Effective and sustainable prevention and control of pork tapeworm diseases in humans and pigs in Tanzania: a policy brief by Helena A. Ngowi, George Makingi, Fredy Mlowe, Fredy Mlowe, Christina Wilson, Flora Kajuna, Flora Kajuna, Mwemezi Kabululu, Mwemezi Kabululu, Ayubu Churi, Chacha Nyangi, Chacha Nyangi, Mary-Winnie Nanyaro, Innocent Melkiory, Cosmas Nonga, Shanel V. Matembo, Bernard James Ngowi, Fatna Kivava, Christina Kitundu, Antony Nyerere, Ernatus Mkupasi

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High incidence of Escherichia coli resistance to colistin from chicken farms in Kathmandu Valley by Kipa Tamrakar, Avina Lama, Binita Dhakal, Luna Adhikari, Megha Shrestha, Jeena Amatya

“…These findings highlight the importance of advanced investigation into commercial and backyard livestock to facilitate safe poultry practices. …”
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Interactions between Temperament, Stress, and Immune Function in Cattle by N. C. Burdick, R. D. Randel, J. A. Carroll, T. H. Welsh

“…The detrimental effects caused by stressors encountered by animals during routine handling can pose economic problems for the livestock industry due to increased costs ultimately borne by the producer and the consumer. …”
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Herdsmen’s Adaptation to Climate Changes and Subsequent Impacts in the Ecologically Fragile Zone, China by Yingcheng Liu, Tao Zhang, Xiaoli Geng, Liansheng He, Zhiguo Pang

“…This study analyzed the effects of herdsmen’s adaptation to climate changes on the livestock breeding, income, and land surface dynamics with a land surface parameterization scheme. …”
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Impacts of Grazing on the Selected Features of Herbaceous Species and Harvested Dry Matter Yield of Natural Pasture by Alemu Gashe Desta, Shashie Ayele Yimenu, Workinesh Tiruneh Teshale, Berhanu Alemu Tessema, Mesganaw Addis Tessma

“…Therefore, to increase the dry matter yield of natural pasture and to ensure sustainable livestock production, the livestock producers in the study areas should practice either a cut-carry system or a controlled grazing system.…”
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Examining Ethiopia's live animal and meat value chain by Asrat Ayza Wakaso, Yesihak Yusuf Mummed, Yonatan Kassu Yesuf

“…Ethiopia has a large livestock population, but the marketing system for live animals and meat remains underdeveloped. …”
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Fencing Pasture Streams, Ponds, and Wetlands by William M. Giuliano

“…Giuliano, encourages the fencing of riparian zones to exclude grazing livestock and provide better habitat for wildlife. …”
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