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Agriculture, Volume 3, Issue 2

June 2013 - 7 articles

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Articles (7)

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
7,487 Views
11 Pages

AquaticHealth.net is an open-source aquatic biosecurity intelligence application. By combining automated data collection and human analysis, AquaticHealth.net provides fast and accurate disease outbreak detection and forecasts, accompanied with nuanc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
9,475 Views
14 Pages

Wild rocket [Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.) DC.] belongs to the Brassicaceae family and has its origin in the Mediterranean region. The effect of conventional and integrated cultivation practices on the nutritional properties and benefits of wild rocket...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
9,208 Views
14 Pages

Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Worm Control in Lambs

  • Fiona Kenyon,
  • Jan M. Dick,
  • Ron I. Smith,
  • Drew G. Coulter,
  • David McBean and
  • Philip J. Skuce

24 April 2013

There are currently little or no data on the role of endemic disease control in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from livestock. In the present study, we have used an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)-compliant model to calculat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
8,925 Views
18 Pages

23 April 2013

Foreign animal diseases can have a devastating impact on the American economy and agriculture system, while significantly disrupting the food supply chain, and affecting animal health and public health. Continuity of business during an animal disease...

  • Review
  • Open Access
78 Citations
11,179 Views
15 Pages

10 April 2013

Ticks are well-known parasites that affect livestock productivity. This paper reviews the current knowledge regarding the spread of ticks with their impact in animal health and the limitations to achieve effective control measures. The forecasted tre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
7,691 Views
17 Pages

10 April 2013

A standardized whole cranberry extract (WCE) was used to stabilize a model sunflower-casein emulsion prototype for future formulation activities with a fresh cream cheese product. The WCE contained total organic acids (20% w/w) and polyphenols (5%),...

  • Technical Note
  • Open Access
9 Citations
13,782 Views
11 Pages

Sample Size Requirements for Assessing Statistical Moments of Simulated Crop Yield Distributions

  • Niklaus Lehmann,
  • Robert Finger,
  • Tommy Klein and
  • Pierluigi Calanca

Mechanistic crop growth models are becoming increasingly important in agricultural research and are extensively used in climate change impact assessments. In such studies, statistics of crop yields are usually evaluated without the explicit considera...

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Agriculture - ISSN 2077-0472