The effect of dietary nitrate and canola oil alone or in combination on fermentation, digesta kinetics and methane emissions from cattle

ML Villar, RS Hegarty, JV Nolan, IR Godwin… - Animal Feed Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nitrate and lipids have been recognized as effective dietary additives to reduce enteric
methane (CH 4) production. The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effects of …

[HTML][HTML] Reduced grazing pressure delivers production and environmental benefits for the typical steppe of north China

Y Zhang, D Huang, WB Badgery, DR Kemp, W Chen… - Scientific Reports, 2015 - nature.com
Degradation by overgrazing is common in many areas of the world and optimising grassland
functions depends upon finding suitable grazing tactics. This four-year study on the northern …

Production and meat quality attributes of lambs fed varying levels of Acacia mearnsii leaf-meal as replacement for Triticum aestivum bran

T Uushona, OC Chikwanha, CLF Katiyatiya… - Meat Science, 2023 - Elsevier
The study evaluated the effects of substituting increasing levels of Acacia mearnsii leaf-meal
(AMLM) for Triticum aestivum bran in lamb finishing diets on growth, carcass, and meat …

[HTML][HTML] Maca (Lepidium meyenii): In Vitro Evaluation of Rumen Fermentation and Oxidative Stress

A Vastolo, S Calabrò, D Carotenuto, MI Cutrignelli… - Fermentation, 2023 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to investigate the chemical composition of three maca (Lepidium
meyenii Walp.) ecotypes (yellow, black, and red) and their in vitro fermentation …

Does a reduction in dietary crude protein content affect performance, nutrient requirements, nitrogen losses, and methane emissions in finishing Nellore bulls?

ACB Menezes, SC Valadares Filho, LFC e Silva… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2016 - Elsevier
An experiment was conducted to evaluate whether a reduction in dietary crude protein (CP)
content affects animal performance, energy and protein requirements, N losses, and enteric …

[HTML][HTML] Allonursing in wild and farm animals: Biological and physiological foundations and explanatory hypotheses

D Mota-Rojas, M Marcet-Rius, A Freitas-de-Melo… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Allonursing and allosuckling are behaviors displayed by some females,
characterized by nursing and feeding non-filial offspring. Although both are costly behaviors …

Dairy and beef breed effects on beef yield, beef quality and profitability: a review

MD Bown, PD Muir, BC Thomson - New zealand journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the heavy reliance of the New Zealand beef industry on animals produced from the
dairy industry (predominantly Friesian and Friesian cross), there is a widespread belief that …

Legume options for summer-active pastures in a temperate rainfall environment of south-eastern Australia

RS Stutz, J De Faveri, RA Culvenor - Crop and Pasture Science, 2023 - CSIRO Publishing
Context High-quality, summer-active pastures could improve meat production in south-
eastern Australia by facilitating livestock finishing over summer, with legumes critical for …

Drinking frequency effects on the performance of cattle: a systematic review

LR Williams, EL Jackson… - Journal of animal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This study used a systematic literature review methodology to determine whether there is
evidence that drinking frequency has effects on cattle performance, what performance …

[HTML][HTML] Methane Emissions and the Use of Desmanthus in Beef Cattle Production in Northern Australia

B Suybeng, E Charmley, CP Gardiner, BS Malau-Aduli… - Animals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary An in-depth review of Australia's tropical beef cattle production system is
presented with emphasis on the use of Desmanthus, a tropical legume, as a nutritional …