funded by the National Key R&D Program of China(2022YFD1300803);the China Agriculture Research System of MOF and MARA(CARS-34)。
Grain soybean(Glycine max(L.)Merr.)shows potential as a forage crop following its introduction from low to high latitudes due to in its growth phenotype.However,the application of this approach is impeded by the diver...
The National Key R&D Program of China(2022YFE0119200);The National Natural Science Foundation of China(32161143025,42371283);The Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program(STEP),China(2019QZKK0603)。
Under the conditions of climate warming,grassland degradation,frequent sandstorms,and fast increases in livestock numbers,coordinating animal husbandry and ecological protection is an important issue facing Mongolia.U...
supported by the National University of Río Negro(PI UNRN 40-C-873 GP,DAS and PI UNRN 40-C-1088 JMZ,GP,DAS).
Argentina is the country with the highest proportion of arid and semi-arid ecosystems in Latin America.In the rangelands of Southwestern Buenos Aires(Patagones Department),there is a clear advancement of the agricultu...
supported by the Department of Animal Nutrition,University of Agriculture Peshawar,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,Pakistan;financially supported by Higher Education Commission(HEC)of Pakistan through(HEC Indigenous Scholarship)grant;The experiment was approved by the ethical committee(Grant No.FAH&VS 19-23)of the Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science,The University of Agriculture Peshawar,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan.
This research investigated the effect of various mixtures of maize silage and ryegrass fodder on nutrient digestibility,production performance,and methane(CH4)emission of fattening calves.Twenty-four fattening calves(...
funded by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFD1300504);“Double First Class”Special Guidance Project,Team Building Funds,Research Startup Funds(561120213);Lanzhou University,Lanzhou,China,High-end Foreign Experts Recruitment Plan(G2023175005L);The Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(ASTIP-IBFC).
The use of hemp as a forage source in livestock diets has been less studied because bioactive residues in animal tissues may pose a risk to consumers.This study investigated the effects of partial substitution of alfa...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.32272902,32302772);China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2023M732515);the Postdoctoral Foundation from the Department of Human Resources and Social Security of Sichuan(No.2322999007)
This study was to investigate growth performance,rumination development,rumen fermentation and feed digestion in young calves provided high volumes(about 20%of calf birth weight)of milk with or without forage inclusio...
In addition to their value as cereal grains, wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and triticale (× Triticosecale Wittmack) are important cool-season annual forages and cover crops. Yearling steer (Bos taurus) performance was...
Annual forage legumes are important components of livestock production systems in East Texas and the southeastern US. Forage legumes contribute nitrogen (N) to cropping systems through biological N fixation, and their...
Background:Grasslands provide a wide range of ecosystem services(ESs).However,there is currently no method for easily diagnosing the level of ESs produced.Our aim was to develop ES indicators based on botanical survey...
Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL;the first author thesis (Grant No. 95–6102) that was financially supported by University of Zanjan,Iran;the Ministry of Science,Research and Technology,Iran;support by the open access publication fund of the Freie Universitat Berlin (Germany)
Background Forage inclusion in starters of young dairy calves has become an acceptable strategy in the last decade.To compensate for the lower energy provided by forage,concurrent lipid supplementation can be proposed...