Lwiza, Florence Ilukor, John Aseete, Paul Bagamba, Fredrick Walusimbi, Sadat Ng’andwe, Pushna Kunda Oryokot, Joseph Kasura Magezi Ndamira, Barbara Sebudde, Rachel K.
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Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice
The study examines community-based breeding schemes as a cost-effective method for enhancing the productivity of indigenous livestock breeds. While such projects offer benefits, their success varies in different locations. Drawing data from Uganda’s Teso and Karamoja regions, the research reveals that investing in such projects yields positive outc...
Alexy, Marta Pai, Rohit Rameshkumar Ferenci, Tamas Haidegger, Tamas
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Context In recent years, the focus on sustainable meat production in large-scale pig farming has increased. An essential element is acquiring and evaluating digital data on ecological, outdoor pig housing environments and individuals. Objective Some of the precision farming Internet of Things (IoT) tools that can be used in pasture-based, extensive...
Skordos, Dimitrios Ragkos, Athanasios Karanikolas, Pavlos Vlahos, George
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In this study, a parametric programming model was developed in order to deliver optimal management plans for various types of farms rearing endangered Greek sheep breeds under three distinct scenarios. The first scenario investigated the optimal internal organization of farms (i.e., management practices and resource allocation strategies that incre...
Baird, Timothy D.
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Around the world, many pastoralists are diversifying their livelihoods by incorporating alternative income generating activities. Much scholarship has examined the causes of this trend, however, less has been written about the consequences of diversification, especially how it may affect the structure and function of pastoralists’ social networks. ...
Bostedt, Göran Knutsson, Per Muricho, Deborah Mureithi, Stephen Wredle, Ewa Nyberg, Gert
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Bionda, Arianna Cortellari, Matteo Negro, Alessio Crepaldi, Paola
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Kibooga, Charity Nakiyemba, Constance Asiimwe, Robert
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Livestock farming is vital to global food systems, but the misuse of antibiotics in this sector has raised concerns about its role in the emergence of antimicrobial resistance - now a public health issue. Addressing the misuse of antibiotics requires an understanding of usage patterns and determinants among livestock farmers. This study investigate...
Abate, Teshome Abebe, Tesfaye Treydte, Anna
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Worldwide, bush encroachment threatens rangeland ecosystem services, including plant biodiversity and forage for livestock. Various control methods for encroaching woody species and restoring herbaceous vegetation exist but have rarely been explored experimentally. We assessed the impact of post-tree thinning management on tree mortality, the herba...
Bionda, Arianna Cortellari, Matteo Negro, Alessio Crepaldi, Paola
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Climate change and heat stress pose significant challenges to livestock. Local breeds, particularly small ruminants, are gaining importance due to their adaptability to harsh climates. However, the extensive system they are commonly reared in leaves them exposed to the effects of climate change. This study aims to describe the distribution and clim...
Mitra, Monideepa Kumar, Amit Adhikari, Bhupendra S Rawat, Gopal S
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Pastoralism plays an important role in the ecology of alpine habitats and the economy of rural people in some regions of India. The pastoralists move from lower altitudes of the Himalayas to higher alpine regions in summer and return back to lower altitude villages with the onset of autumn. The forested areas along the routes of transhumant pastora...
