The esterification of 2-hydroxy-4-(methylthio)-butanoic acid (HMB) to isopropanol (HMBi) decreases the rate and extent of its ruminal breakdown. The modes of action of HMB and HMBi appear to be different. The quantification of the production response to HMBi has not been done. The objectives of this study were (1) to determine the lactation response to HMB, (2) to determine the lactation respon...

We are approaching a day and age where the terms communicable and noncommunicable diseases are taking on a new meaning. In the epidemiology and global public health space we track the top five causes of death to measure how well we are doing in combating illness. The idea that tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes mellitus (DM) share a synergistic relationship has been creating a growing stir around t...

Agroforestry systems (AFS) can provide positive ecosystem services while at the same time stabilizing yields under increasingly common drought conditions. The effect of distance to trees in alley cropping AFS on yield-related crop parameters has predominantly been studied using point data from transects. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) offer a novel possibility map plant traits with high spatia...

stalks. Similar results were reported by Bhardwaj et al. (1996) for kenaf consumption by goats (Capra hicus). A broadleaf forage crop grown in rotation with winter wheat (TritiUnger (2001) in the Texas Panhandle (average annual cum aestivum L.) would diversify dryland crop rotations in the central Great Plains. Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) provides good quality precipitation 475 mm; average J...

Emission from the 212 – 111 line of H2CO has been detected and marginally resolved toward LkCa 15 by the Nobeyama Millimeter Array. The column density of H2CO is higher than that observed in DM Tau and than predicted by theoretical models of disk chemistry; also, the line-intensity profile is less centrally peaked than that for CO. A similar behavior is observed in other organic gaseous molecul...

In the last years there has been a huge growth and consolidation of the Data Mining field. Some efforts are being done that seek the establishment of standards in the area. Included on these efforts there can be enumerated SEMMA and CRISP-DM. Both grow as industrial standards and define a set of sequential steps that pretends to guide the implementation of data mining applications. The question...

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of supplementing commercial yeast culture (S. cerevisiae) namely BGY 35 or a product of lactic acid bacteria and enzymes namely AVI-BAC® to the diet of lactating crossbred cows, for the last 2 months pre-partum and the first 4 months post-partum (from July to October), on body weight, feed and water intakes, milk production, some blood parameters, reprod...

. eight holstein cows in early lactating stage were used in a 4×4 change-over design within 4 periods of 21-d to determine the effects of alfalfa hay particle size and soybean oil supplementation on intake, digestibility, ruminal and blood metabolites, chewing activity, milk yield and compositions. four total mixed rations containing 20, 20 and 60% corn silage, alfalfa hay and concentrate respe...

Research focusing on the nitrogen (N) application and N use of forage maize (Zea mays L.) in boreal region is either limited or non-existent. The aim this study was to investigate response yield, quality recovery efficiency (NRE) an increase rate different climatic conditions two locations Finland. field experiment conducted southern (Helsinki; 60° N) central (Maaninka; 63° Finland 2019 2020. D...

in 1985 and has been frequently used in the USA where good summer productivity has been reported (Jung et The bimodal distribution of growth of cool-season grass species al., 1996; Volesky, 1996). Chemical analyses indicate generates an imbalance in the amount of forage available during the summer, which could be improved by using alternative forage species. that Puna chicory is a high quality ...