Animal Production Science
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Ruminant enteric methane mitigation: a reviewIn Australia, agriculture is responsible for ~17% of total greenhouse gas emissions with ruminants being the largest single source. However, agriculture is likely to be shielded from the full impact of any future price on carbon. In this review, strategies for reducing ruminant methane output are considered in relation to rumen ecology and biochemistry, animal breeding and management optio... ...
Tập 51 Số 6 - Trang 491 - 2011
Public concerns about dairy-cow welfare: how should the industry respond?Common practices on dairy farms have fallen out of step with public values, such that the dairy industry has now become a target for public criticism. In the present paper, we describe some of the forces that have led to the current situation, and various potential methods to rectify the situation. One approach is to shield industry practices from public scrutiny, for example, by using ‘ag... ...
Tập 57 Số 7 - Trang 1201 - 2017
Measuring the shear force of lamb meat cooked from frozen samples: comparison of two laboratories
The tenderness of 160 samples of m. longissimus thoracis et lumborum (LL) from 40 sheep carcasses was measured at two laboratories, 80 samples per laboratory, with two ageing times (0 and 5 days). The samples were all cooked from frozen and then measured on the same type of machine, a Lloyd Texture analyser with a Warner–Bratzler-type shearing blade attached to give a shear force value f... ...
Tập 50 Số 6 - Trang 382 - 2010
Future research priorities for animal production in a changing worldThis paper reports the outcomes from an International Workshop on ‘Animal Production in a Changing World’ held in Clermont-Ferrand (INRA-Theix, France) on 9–10 September 2009 in which 35 participants from 15 different countries participated. The main objective was to discuss the main challenges within the livestock sector: its environmental impact and role in global climate change; balanci... ...
Tập 51 Số 1 - Trang 1 - 2011
A new cactus variety for dairy cows in areas infested with Dactylopius opuntiae
Spineless cactus is an important part of dairy cow diet in the semiarid Brazilia. Severe infestation of cochineal (Dactylopius opuntiae Cockerell) destroyed a vast area of the most common species of cactus planted in the region; Opuntia ficus-indica Mill. resistant varieties with superior agronomic performance were recently selected, but they still need to be tested with dairy cows. We ev... ...
Tập 59 Số 3 - Trang 479 - 2019
Mitochondrial treason: a driver of pH decline rate in post-mortem muscle?
The rate and extent of post-mortem pH decline is an important determinant of meat quality, influencing among other things the incidence of pale, soft, exudative meat. In this perspective I argue two things. First, the accuracy of our modelling of pH decline rates might be improved by incorporation of a muscle mitochondrial content parameter. Second, that high mitochondrial content might ... ...
Tập 52 Số 12 - Trang 1107 - 2012
Pregnancy rate and prolificacy after artificial insemination in ewes following synchronisation with prostaglandin, sponges, or sponges with bactericide
Pregnancy rate and prolificacy were studied in ewes after cycle synchronisation by either progestagen sponges plus equine chorionic gonadotrophin (eCG) or by three injections of prostaglandin (PG). We also tested whether there was any advantage in treating the sponges with antibiotic before insertion. In Experiment 1, 207 Corriedale ewes were treated with intravaginal sponges for 14 days... ...
Tập 51 Số 6 - Trang 565 - 2011
GPS observation of shelter utilisation by Merino ewesThe present study examined how shelter availability, altitude and temperature influence paddock utilisation by pregnant and lambing Merino ewes. Global positioning systems (GPS) attached to collars allowed continuous tracking of ewes’ positions within two paddocks, and environmental conditions were also monitored throughout this time using temperature loggers. Animal tracking devices (UNEt... ...
Tập 51 Số 8 - Trang 724 - 2011
Revisiting summer infertility in the pig: could heat stress-induced sperm DNA damage negatively affect early embryo development?Temperature is a crucial factor in mammalian spermatogenesis. The scrotum, pampiniform plexus, and cremaster and dartos muscles in mammals are specific adaptations to ensure sperm production in a regulated environment 4−6°C below internal body temperature. However, the limited endogenous antioxidant systems inherent in mammalian spermatozoa compounded by the loss of cytosolic repair mechan... ...
Tập 57 Số 10 - Trang 1975 - 2017
Forage intake, digestibility and performance of cattle, horses, sheep and goats grazing together on an improved heathland
A mixed herd of five cows, five mares, 32 ewes and 32 goats was managed with their offspring during two consecutive years in a paddock (22.3 ha) with 76% of heathlands and 24% of improved pasture area, with the aim of studying their differences in ingestive behaviour and performance. Diet composition, dry matter intake (DMI) and digestibility (DMD) were estimated on three occasions using... ...
Tập 57 Số 1 - Trang 102 - 2017