[HTML][HTML] Livestock activity biomarkers: Estimating domestication and diet of livestock in ancient samples

C Vázquez, A Vallejo, JM Verges, RJ Barrio - Journal of Archaeological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Faecal matter is commonly recovered from archaeological sites related to human/animal
activity. The identification of its source is essential to understand the domestication process …

Foraging behaviour of domestic herbivore species grazing on heathlands associated with improved pasture areas

LMM Ferreira, R Celaya, R Benavides, BM Jáuregui… - Livestock Science, 2013 - Elsevier
Foraging behaviour (grazing time, diet selection) and overlap in vegetation use between five
beef cows, five mares, 32 ewes and 32 does, suckling their offspring born in late winter …

Consistency of plant-specific n-alkane patterns in plaggen ecosystems: A review

FMSA Kirkels, B Jansen, K Kalbitz - The Holocene, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Plaggen soils, formed by various vegetational inputs during century-long plaggen (ie sod)
application, comprise remarkably stable organic matter. Source identification could …

Diet selection and performance of sheep and goats grazing on different heathland vegetation types

K Osoro, LMM Ferreira, U García, BM Jáuregui… - Small Ruminant …, 2013 - Elsevier
Heathlands can be utilized with different efficiency as a feed resource for sheep and goats,
depending on their botanical composition. The aim of this work was to compare diet …

Forage intake, digestibility and performance of cattle, horses, sheep and goats grazing together on an improved heathland

K Osoro, LMM Ferreira, U García… - Animal Production …, 2015 - CSIRO Publishing
A mixed herd of five cows, five mares, 32 ewes and 32 goats was managed with their
offspring during two consecutive years in a paddock (22.3 ha) with 76% of heathlands and …

Prediction error and repeatability of near infrared reflectance spectroscopy applied to faeces samples in order to predict voluntary intake and digestibility of forages by …

V Decruyenaere, V Planchon, P Dardenne… - Animal Feed Science …, 2015 - Elsevier
The study examined the prediction error of near infrared reflectance spectroscopy of faeces
(FNIRS) in estimations of in vivo organic matter digestibility (OMD) and dry and organic …

Comparison of feed intake, digestion and rumen function among domestic ruminant species grazing in upland vegetation communities

LMM Ferreira, G Hervás, A Belenguer… - Journal of animal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This study aimed to compare feed intake, digestion, rumen fermentation parameters and
bacterial community of 5 beef cows, 12 crossed ewes and 12 goats grazing together in …

Grazing behaviour of domestic ruminants according to flock type and subsequent vegetation changes on partially improved heathlands

R Benavides, R Celaya, LMM Ferreira… - Spanish Journal of …, 2009 - sjar.revistas.csic.es
The management of different livestock species may promote different vegetation dynamics
that will affect subsequent animal performance and the sustainability of extensive grazing …

Differences between domestic herbivores species in alkane faecal recoveries and the accuracy of subsequent estimates of diet composition

LMM Ferreira, R Celaya, U García… - Animal Feed Science …, 2009 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate effects of animal species on faecal recovery of n-alkane
markers. In addition, impacts of using different sets of alkane faecal recoveries on diet …

Grazing behaviour and performance of lactating suckler cows, ewes and goats on partially improved heathlands

R Celaya, R Benavides, U García, LMM Ferreira… - Animal, 2008 - cambridge.org
The foraging behaviour (grazing time and diet composition), live-weight (LW) changes and
parasitic infection (faecal egg counts of gastrointestinal nematodes) of 12 beef cows, 84 …