Maximizing annual pasture consumption without negatively impacting individual cow performance is of great importance in grass-based dairy and beef systems due to being the most cost-effective nutrient source. However, disadvantages conventional electric fencing include material labor costs increased manual labor. Virtual has been developed evaluated for almost two decades. The evolution precisi...

Two, 8-week experiments, each using 30 lactating Holstein cows, were conducted to examine performance of animals offered combinations of total mixed ration (TMR) and high-quality pasture. Experiment 1 was initiated in mid October 2004 and Experiment 2 was initiated in late March 2005. Cows were assigned to either a 100% TMR diet (100:00, no access to pasture) or one of the following three formu...

Mimosa pudica is the most abundant and problematic invasive species in tropical pastures. This study investigates the effects of two cattle grazing systems, long-term moderate grazing (LTG, 2.7 animal unit/ha/yr for 33 years) and short-term heavy grazing (STG, 5 animal unit/ha/yr for 2 years) compared with ungrazed exclosure pasture on the invasion of M. pudica and its relationship with herbage...

In this study, the effects of different methods feeding turkeys on neuropeptide nesfatin-1 and hormone irisin were evaluated. A total 90 distributed to three treatment groups, namely T1: conventional system, T2: 50% feed pasture, T3: pasture. There 30 birds in each group with random replications. The fed for 18 weeks. At end blood was collected from 10 group. Plasma levels measured an enzyme-li...

Meeting rising demand for oil palm whilst minimizing the loss of tropical biodiversity and associated ecosystem functions is a core conservation challenge. One potential solution focusing expansion high-yielding crops on presently low-yielding farmlands alongside protecting nearby forests that can enhance provision functions. A key question how this would impact invertebrate functional diversit...