System dynamics modeling for agricultural and natural resource management issues: Review of some past cases and forecasting future roles

BL Turner, HM Menendez III, R Gates, LO Tedeschi… - Resources, 2016 - mdpi.com
Contemporary issues in agriculture and natural resource management (AGNR) span a wide
spectrum of challenges and scales—from global climate change to resiliency in national and …

Health management of ewes during pregnancy

GC Fthenakis, G Arsenos, C Brozos, IA Fragkou… - Animal reproduction …, 2012 - Elsevier
The objectives of health management of ewes during pregnancy are as follows:(i) successful
completion of pregnancy at term,(ii) birth of healthy and viable lambs, with optimal birth and …

[图书][B] Second wave positive psychology: Embracing the dark side of life

I Ivtzan, T Lomas, K Hefferon, P Worth - 2015 - taylorfrancis.com
Positive psychology is currently equated with theory and research on the positive aspects of
life. The reality could not be further from the truth. Positive psychology investigates and …

The comparison of the lactation and milk yield and composition of selected breeds of sheep and goats

MM Ferro, LO Tedeschi, AS Atzori - Translational Animal …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The objective of this study was to characterize the milk yield (MY) and milk composition of
relevant sheep and goat breeds raised around the world to be used with nutrition models for …

Harnessing extant energy and protein requirement modeling for sustainable beef production

LO Tedeschi - animal, 2023 - Elsevier
Numerous mathematical nutrition models have been developed in the last sixty years to
predict the dietary supply and requirement of farm animals' energy and protein. Although …

ASN-ASAS SYMPOSIUM: FUTURE OF DATA ANALYTICS IN NUTRITION: Mathematical modeling in ruminant nutrition: approaches and paradigms, extant models …

LO Tedeschi - Journal of animal science, 2019 - academic.oup.com
This paper outlines typical terminology for modeling and highlights key historical and
forthcoming aspects of mathematical modeling. Mathematical models (MM) are mental …

How can nutrition models increase the production efficiency of sheep and goat operations?

A Cannas, LO Tedeschi, AS Atzori… - Animal Frontiers, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Implications Improvement of nutrition efficiency in sheep and goats is more challenging than
for other species. Because of their nutritional and environmental adaptability, sheep and …

Models for estimating feed intake in small ruminants

G Pulina, M Avondo, G Molle… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2013 - SciELO Brasil
This review deals with the most relevant limits and developments of the modeling of intake of
sheep and goats reared intensively and extensively. Because small ruminants are normally …

[HTML][HTML] Using mixed silages of sweet sorghum and alfalfa in total mixed rations to improve growth performance, nutrient digestibility, carcass traits and meat quality of …

J Wang, BY Yang, SJ Zhang, A Amar, AS Chaudhry… - Animal, 2021 - Elsevier
Combining sweet sorghum (SS) with alfalfa for ensiling has the potential to make a high-
quality silage with relatively a better nutrient balance. However, the existing data are …

Using System Dynamics modelling approach to develop management tools for animal production with emphasis on small ruminants

LO Tedeschi, CF Nicholson, E Rich - Small Ruminant Research, 2011 - Elsevier
Small ruminants are important assets in several regions of the world. They account for more
than half of the domesticated ruminants. Despite the growth in goat production in the world …