The establishment of gut microbiota is increasingly recognized as a crucial action in neonatal development, host health and productivity. We hypothesized that the ileal microbiome shifted as goats matured, and this colonization process would be associated with host fermentation capacity. To this end, 18 Liuyang black grazing goats were randomly slaughtered at d 0, 7, 28, 42, and 70. Ileal micro...

Sustainable range management needs the accurate estimation yield and determining of grazing capacity in rangelands. It is easy to obtain yield estimation with indirect methods. For this purpose, the relation between cover and forage yield of range species were studied in steppic rangelands of Yazd. Measurements of cover and forage yield were carried out with plot area and clipping and weighting...

Quantitative study of species diversity across different land use units and districts is important to document status of local plant biodiversity, to evaluate impact of management and for planning future management. This study aimed at determining impacts of land use units on species diversity and spatial distribution of species in two districts of Borana zone, Oromia, Ethiopia. Stratification ...

The pasture and animal productivity of established high producing pastures in the Waikato has been compared with newly sown pastures based on recently released herbage cultivars. The established pastures were a mixture of Nui perennial ryegrass, Paspalum dilatatum and Htiia white clover. The new cultivars tested were Ellett perennial ryegrass, Wana cocksfoot and Roa tall fescue, each sown with ...

Milk production systems in Eastern Australia vary from grazing improved pastures and fodder crops with strategic use of high energy supplements, to feeding complete diets under feedlot conditions. The nature of the production system within any area is dictated by climatic and economic factors. Economic return from milk production within a given area is a function of the genetic capacity of the ...

Native shrubs facilitate the establishment of oak seedlings in opencast coal mines rehabilitated to pastures Northern Spain, under a Mediterranean sub-humid climate. We evaluate soil changes as one possible facilitative effects nurse shrubs. hypothesize that on mining soils can improve edaphic properties directly and indirectly by reducing negative trampling grazing ungulates. Thus, we assessed...