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  • Review
  • Open Access
44 Citations
20,114 Views
25 Pages

Enhancing Animal Production through Smart Agriculture: Possibilities, Hurdles, Resolutions, and Advantages

  • Moammar Dayoub,
  • Saida Shnaigat,
  • Radi A. Tarawneh,
  • Azzam N. Al-Yacoub,
  • Faisal Al-Barakeh and
  • Khaled Al-Najjar

26 January 2024

Smart livestock farming utilizes technology to enhance production and meet food demand sustainably. This study employs surveys and case studies to gather data and information, subsequently analyzing it to identify opportunities and challenges. The pr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,320 Views
12 Pages

Cactus Pear Silage to Mitigate the Effects of an Intermittent Water Supply for Feedlot Lambs: Intake, Digestibility, Water Balance and Growth Performance

  • Ismael de Sousa Nobre,
  • Gherman Garcia Leal de Araújo,
  • Edson Mauro Santos,
  • Gleidson Giordano Pinto de Carvalho,
  • Italo Reneu Rosas de Albuquerque,
  • Juliana Silva de Oliveira,
  • Ossival Lolato Ribeiro,
  • Silvia Helena Nogueira Turco,
  • Glayciane Costa Gois and
  • Thieres George Freire da Silva
  • + 5 authors

17 April 2023

The aim of this study was to evaluate the intake, digestibility, water balance and growth performance of lambs receiving diets containing cactus silage under an intermittent water supply. Thirty-six male, uncastrated Santa Inês lambs with an in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,148 Views
12 Pages

Essential Oil Blends with or without Fumaric Acid Influenced In Vitro Rumen Fermentation, Greenhouse Gas Emission, and Volatile Fatty Acids Production of a Total Mixed Ration

  • Joel O. Alabi,
  • Deborah O. Okedoyin,
  • Chika C. Anotaenwere,
  • Michael Wuaku,
  • DeAndrea Gray,
  • Oludotun O. Adelusi,
  • Kelechi A. Ike,
  • Lydia K. Olagunju,
  • Peter A. Dele and
  • Uchenna Y. Anele

8 November 2023

The growing interest in improving rumen fermentation and mitigating methane emissions necessitates the use of essential oil blends (EOB) and fumaric acid (FA). This study evaluated the synergistic effect of four EOB with or without FA supplementation...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,359 Views
12 Pages

Effect of Tannin Inclusion on the Enhancement of Rumen Undegradable Protein of Different Protein Sources

  • Kalista E. Loregian,
  • David A. B. Pereira,
  • Fernanda Rigon,
  • Elaine Magnani,
  • Marcos I. Marcondes,
  • Eduardo A. Baumel,
  • Renata H. Branco,
  • Pedro Del Bianco Benedeti and
  • Eduardo M. Paula

10 November 2023

Tannins can be utilized to increase rumen undegradable protein (RUP) by their capacity to form complexes with diverse nutrients present in the feed. In that regard, high-performance ruminants demand elevated RUP levels. The objective of this study wa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
7,934 Views
15 Pages

Sustainable Sheep and Goat Farming in Arid Regions of Jordan

  • Faisal Al-Barakeh,
  • Ashraf Omar Khashroum,
  • Radi A. Tarawneh,
  • Fatima A. Al-Lataifeh,
  • Azzam N. Al-Yacoub,
  • Moammar Dayoub and
  • Khaled Al-Najjar

9 May 2024

This study examines the sustainability of livestock farming in Jordan’s arid regions, focusing on smallholder Awassi sheep and Baladi goat farming. It assesses breeders, economic factors, herd productivity, and sustainability, evaluating the vi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,475 Views
12 Pages

A Study into the Identity, Patterns of Infection and Potential Pathological Effects of Rumen Fluke and the Frequency of Co-Infections with Liver Fluke in Cattle and Sheep

  • Valentina Busin,
  • Eilidh Geddes,
  • Gordon Robertson,
  • Gillian Mitchell,
  • Philip Skuce,
  • Katie Waine,
  • Caroline Millins and
  • Andrew Forbes

25 January 2023

Rumen fluke (RF) are trematode parasites that have increased in prevalence within European ruminant livestock since the 1990s. Morbidity and mortality can result from the development of juvenile flukes in the duodenum, however, evidence for significa...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,902 Views
20 Pages

Effect of Different Additives on the Quality of Rehydrated Corn Grain Silage: A Systematic Review

  • Luciana Viana Diogénes,
  • José Morais Pereira Filho,
  • Ricardo Loiola Edvan,
  • Juliana Paula Felipe de Oliveira,
  • Romilda Rodrigues do Nascimento,
  • Edson Mauro Santos,
  • Elisvaldo José Silva Alencar,
  • Pedro Henrique Soares Mazza,
  • Ronaldo Lopes Oliveira and
  • Leilson Rocha Bezerra

1 December 2023

This review aimed to analyze the effects of additives in producing silage from rehydrated corn grains for ruminants. The control treatment studies used in this analysis involved corn grain rehydrated with water only. To be included in the review, the...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
7,876 Views
21 Pages

3 March 2023

Phosphorus (P) deficiency impairs productivity of ruminants and is the most expensive mineral used in supplements for cattle and buffalo under Brazilian grazing conditions. There is a need for the rational use of P, particularly under extensive grazi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,658 Views
13 Pages

A Novel Direct-Fed Microbial for Beef Cattle Has a Supportive Effect against Clostridium perfringens In Vitro and In Vivo

  • Octavio Guimaraes,
  • Bruno I. Cappellozza,
  • Lena C. Capern,
  • Jennifer S. Schutz,
  • Charley A. Cull,
  • Oscar Queiroz and
  • Giuseppe Copani

15 August 2023

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the in vitro and in vivo effects of a novel direct-fed microbial (DFM) containing Lactobacillus animalis LA-51, Propionibacterium freudenreichii PF-24, Bacillus licheniformis CH-200, and Bacillus subtilis Ki...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
6,821 Views
16 Pages

Breath Analysis for Early Detection of Rising Ketone Bodies in Postpartum Dairy Cows Classified as at Risk of Ketosis

  • Elaine van Erp-van der Kooij,
  • Janiek Derix,
  • Stijn van Gorp,
  • Amy Timmermans,
  • Charles Krijnen,
  • István Fodor and
  • Liesbeth Dingboom

6 February 2023

Ketosis is a metabolic disorder associated with high production and low energy intake in dairy cows. Fat reserves are mobilized, and gluconeogenesis occurs. Traditionally, rapid tests for blood, milk or urine are used to detect increased ketone body...

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