Genomic selection strategies to overcome genotype by environment interactions in biosecurity-based aquaculture breeding programs by Ziyi Kang, Jie Kong, Qi Li, Juan Sui, Ping Dai, Kun Luo, Xianhong Meng, Baolong Chen, Jiawang Cao, Jian Tan, Qiang Fu, Qun Xing, Sheng Luan

“…Stochastic simulation was employed to evaluate genetic gain and G × E trends in BS for improving the body weight of L. vannamei, considering selective genotyping strategies for test group (TG) at a commercial farm environment (CE), the number individuals of the selection group (SG) genotyped at nucleus breeding center (NE), and varying levels of G × E. …”
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Determination of Zinc Requirement in Suckling Calves using Some Non-Linear Models by Mohammad Javad Elyasi, Khalil zaboli

“…Introduction: Currently, trace elements are provided to livestock with the aim of achieving optimal growth and enhancing performance in the majority of farm animals. Zinc (Zn) is one of these elements. …”
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Effects of Providing Enrichment to Broilers in an Animal Welfare Environment on Productivity, Litter Moisture, Gas Concentration (CO₂ and NH₃), Animal Welfare... by Chan-Ho Kim, Woo-Do Lee, Ji-Seon Son, Jung-Hwan Jeon, Se-Jin Lim, Su-Mi Kim

“…Among these, environmental enrichment methods are effective in reducing stress and creating a welfare-friendly rearing environment, but there are few cases of actual application to farms. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the effect of providing pecking materials (grain blocks), known as one of the environmental enrichment methods, to commercial broiler farms. …”
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Land use intensity differently influences soil communities across a range of arable fields and grasslands by Chenguang Gao, Johanna E.M. Schild, Gabriel Y.K. Moinet, T. Martijn Bezemer, Franciska T. de Vries, Jan Hassink, Nick van Eekeren, Kevin Beentjes, Peter M. van Bodegom

“…Furthermore, an increase in land use intensity led to greater soil network complexity in arable fields.Our findings reveal regional on-farm patterns of land use intensity effects on various soil communities and identified key agricultural practices that structure soil communities. …”
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Integrating Irrigation Decision Support Systems for Efficient Water Use: A Case Study on Mediterranean Agriculture by Raffaella Zucaro, Silvia Baralla, Andrea Arzeni, Antonella Bodini, Roberta Ciaravino, Nadia Salato, Pietro Chinnici, Nunzia Gabriella Fasolino, Emilia Pellegrini, Emanuela Sarzotti, Elisa Ascione, Antonio Coppola, Myriam Ruberto

“…Notably, the tool is evaluated using the case study of a farm located in the Mediterranean region. The results demonstrate the dual benefits of IS-DSS adoption: on the one hand, it helps preserve water resources with a 24% reduction in irrigation volumes; on the other, it decreases irrigation costs by 20% at the farm level and by 9.4% at the irrigation district level. …”
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Taenia solium taeniosis and cysticercosis literature in Tanzania provides research evidence justification for control: A systematic scoping review. by Helena Aminiel Ngowi, Andrea Sylvia Winkler, Uffe Christian Braae, Robinson Hammerthon Mdegela, Ernatus Martin Mkupasi, Mwemezi Lutakyawa Kabululu, Faustin Peter Lekule, Maria Vang Johansen

“…Neurocysticercosis (NCC) contributed significantly to epilepsy in adults. Farm prevalence of porcine cysticercosis were 6.0% - 17.4% (lingual examination) and 1.5% - 33.3% (Ag-ELISA). …”
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Preserving postharvest storage quality of fresh-cut cactus pears by using different bio-materials by İbrahim Kahramanoğlu, Serhat Usanmaz, Volkan Okatan, Chunpeng Wan

“…Methods Fruits of present study were hand collected by a traditional way from a farm located in Yayla village of Northern Cyprus. …”
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Genetic background and embryonic temperature affect DNA methylation and expression of myogenin and muscle development in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). by Erik Burgerhout, Maren Mommens, Hanne Johnsen, Arnfinn Aunsmo, Nina Santi, Øivind Andersen

“…Here we studied the epigenetic effects of embryonic temperature and genetic background on body growth, muscle cellularity and myogenin expression in farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). …”
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Putative effects of moringa oil or its nano-emulsion on the growth, physiological responses, blood health, semen quality, and the sperm antioxidant-related genes in ram by Rehab F. S. A. Ismail, Wael A. Khalil, Sara I. Grawish, Karima Gh. M. Mahmoud, Sameh A. Abdelnour, Alaa M. A. Gad

“…Abstract Phytochemicals have been effectively used to enhance the growth and productivity of farm animals, while the potential roles of essential oils and their nano-emulsions are limited. …”
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Pregnancy rate following an estradiol-free fixed- TAI protocol during breeding and non-breeding season in water buffaloes under tropical condi- tions by Adriana Camacho de Gutiérrez, Obdulio Camacho, Steward Fernández, Yerixo González, Juan Carlos Gutiérrez-Añez

“…The trial was performed on a commercial buffalo farm in Zulia State, Venezuela. Two hundred forty-seven buffalo cows (1-14 calvings) with a body condition score (BCS) of 3.15 ± 0.39 were selected. …”
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Influence of colostrum supply on Salmonella spp. seroprevalence in piglet rearing and possibilities to increase colostrum production by optimised feeding by A. Schulte zu Sundern, C. Holling, K. Rohn, J. Schulte-Wülwer, A. Deermann, C. Visscher

“…Ab Test). Four farms with established high Salmonella spp. seroprevalence were selected, and 16 sows in each farrowing group were selected over six farrowing cycles for the feeding experiment (n=368). …”
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ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AS A PROVOCATIVE BACKGROUND FOR REPRODUCTION INDICES IN SABLES (MARTES ZIBELLINA) DIFFERING IN COAT PIGMENTATION HEAVINESS by S. V. Beketov, T. I. Kazakova, I. E. Chernova

“…This work concerns sable domestication at Russian fur farms. There are two ecotypes of sables: (1) dark with small body size and poorly fertile and (2) diluted with large body size and more fertile. …”
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Effect of Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina) as a dietary supplement during transition period in dairy buffaloes by Giuseppe De Rosa, Vittoria L. Barile, Carmela M.A. Barone, Claudia Lambiase, Francesco Serrapica, Giovanna De Matteis, Emanuela Rossi, Corrado Pacelli

“…Milk production was recorded daily on the farm’s computer system, and milk composition (protein, fat, and lactose) was determined at 30, 60, and 90 d after calving using Milkoscan (Foss, Denmark). …”
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Prolonged oral coenzyme Q10-β-cyclodextrin supplementation increases skeletal muscle complex I+III activity in young Thoroughbreds by M.F. Rooney, C.E. Curley, J. Sweeney, M.E. Griffin, R.K. Porter, E.W. Hill, L.M. Katz

“…Nineteen Thoroughbreds (27.5±9.7 months old; 11 males, eight females) from one farm and maintained on a grass pasture with one grain meal per day were supplemented daily with 1.5 mg/kg body weight of an oral CoQ10-β-cyclodextrin inclusion complex. …”
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From the Blitz to the Boer War, Re-presenting (Inter)National and Colonial Wars and Personal Traumas: Craig Higginson’s The Landscape Painter as a lyrical epic by Mathilde Rogez

“…Written from a country still probing its own wounds almost a century and half later, The Landscape Painter (2011), Craig Higginson’s fourth novel, intertwines representations of conflicts in both the then colony and the metropolis, and combines genres and mediums: in the same way the painter of the title alternates between the sublime and the picturesque, the author mingles the lyrical, the epic and the plaasroman (or farm novel), so as to question traditional national narratives. …”
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Cattle Fencing BMP Can Reduce Phosphorus Loads from Florida Ranches by Sanjay Shukla, Wendy D. Graham, Alan Hodges, James M. Knowles

“…In order to ensure that BMPs are reducing nutrient loadings, on-farm research is needed to verify BMP effectiveness. …”
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Cattle Fencing BMP Can Reduce Phosphorus Loads from Florida Ranches by Sanjay Shukla, Wendy D. Graham, Alan Hodges, James M. Knowles

“…In order to ensure that BMPs are reducing nutrient loadings, on-farm research is needed to verify BMP effectiveness. …”
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Results of replacing fish meal with insect protein in carp feeds by O. Deren, O. Bernakevych, L. Bobeliak, N. Hrytsyshyna, M. Koryliak

“…The results were analyzed using methods generally accepted in fish farming. The productive, morphological, hematological and antioxidant parameters of the fish body of experimental and control groups were determined. …”
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Individual behavior tracking of heifers by using object detection algorithm YOLOv4 by Sarah Jahn, Gabriel Schmidt, Lisa Bachmann, Helen Louton, Timo Homeier-Bachmann, Anne K. Schütz

“…For this purpose, videos of three groups of five heifers were used and two models were trained. First, a body posture model was trained to localize the heifers and classify their body posture. …”
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Assessing Heat Resistance and Selecting Heat-Resistant Individuals of Largemouth Bass (<i>Micropterus salmoides</i>) with Tiered Thermal Exposure by Haijie Chen, Hui Qiao, Zhicheng Xv, Guili Song, Shuning Liu, Cheng Luo, Yong Long, Shimei Lin

“…Largemouth bass (LMB, <i>Micropterus salmoides</i>), a commercially important farmed fish, is vulnerable to heat stress. Breeding heat-resistant LMB is highly desirable in the face of global warming. …”
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