Virtual fencing technology for cattle management in the pasture feeding system—a review

P Goliński, P Sobolewska, B Stefańska, B Golińska - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Maximizing annual pasture consumption without negatively impacting individual cow
performance is of great importance in grass-based dairy and beef systems due to pasture …

The soil microbiome: An essential, but neglected, component of regenerative agroecosystems

SM Hermans, G Lear, BS Case, HL Buckley - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Regenerative agriculture (RA) is gaining traction globally as an approach for meeting
growing food demands while avoiding, or even remediating, the detrimental environmental …

Challenges of pasture feeding systems—opportunities and constraints

B Wróbel, W Zielewicz, M Staniak - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
Grazing plays an important role in milk production in most regions of the world. Despite the
importance of grazing, current trends in livestock farming in Europe are causing a decline in …

The Noble Method in the dairy sector as a sustainable production system to improve the nutritional composition of dairy products: A review

A Balivo, R Sacchi, A Genovese - International Journal of Dairy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Sustainable production systems in line with consumer expectations are attractive for the
dairy sector. The objective of this review is to examine the benefits of an Italian method …

A technological approach to support extensive livestock management in the portuguese Montado ecosystem

J Serrano, L Roma, S Shahidian, ADF Belo, E Carreira… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Extensive livestock production systems based on improved pastures under Montado of Holm
oaks represent an approach in line with the challenges of sustainability and biodiversity. The …

The birds and the bees: producing beef and conservation benefits on working grasslands

PD Keyser, DA Buehler, JH Fike, DL Finke… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Globally, grasslands have been heavily degraded, more so than any other biome.
Grasslands of the eastern US are no exception to this trend and, consequently, native biota …

Dry‐matter production and botanical composition of multispecies and perennial ryegrass swards under varying defoliation management

S Baker, MB Lynch, F Godwin… - Grass and Forage …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Multispecies swards, comprised of different plant functional groups have comparable
production potential to high N input L. perenne swards at reduced N when legumes are …

Polyphenol characterization and antioxidant capacity of multi-species swards grown in Ireland—Environmental sustainability and nutraceutical potential

S Rapisarda, N Abu-Ghannam - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ruminant production systems are major contributors to greenhouse gases emissions, with
animal feeding practices being the main cause for methane and nitrous oxide's release …

Reproductive Effects of Medicinal Plant (Azadirachta indica) Used as Forage and for Ethnoveterinary Practices: New Insights from Animal Models

UJ Njoga, IF Jaja, OS Onwuka, SU Ilo, IG Eke, KO Abah… - Challenges, 2022 - mdpi.com
In some African and Asian countries, Azadirachta indica (AI) has been fed to livestock for
decades and traditionally used to treat certain animal and human diseases. Recently, there …

The “Noble Method®”: A One Health Approach for a Sustainable Improvement in Dairy Farming

F Infascelli, N Musco, D Lotito, E Pacifico, S Matuozzo… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Noble Method® has been successfully introduced in the last few years in Italy and in
some foreign countries. This novel livestock management provides, among other rules, a …