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Where do Norway rats live? Movement patterns and habitat selection in livestock farms in Argentina
(Csiro Publishing, 2017-06)
Context The Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) is recognised as one of the most harmful invasive mammal species in natural, urban and rural environments worldwide. Prevention and control of pest species in livestock farms is ...
From farm scale to village scale trade-offs : cereal crop residues use in an agro-pastoral system of the Sudanian zone of Burkina Faso
(2015-03)
Traditionally, cereal crop harvest residues are communally grazed by the ruminant herds of villagers and transhumant pastoralists in the agro-pastoral systems which predominate in the savannah zone of West Africa. We ...
Seroprevalence of Salmonella and Mycoplasma infection in backyard chickens in the state of Entre Ríos in Argentina
(Oxford Academic Press, 2011-04)
The present work was conducted to study the seroprevalence of Salmonella, Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG), and Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) infection in backyard chickens located in Entre Ríos, Argentina, over 3 periods of time. ...
Nitrate pollution in dairy farms and its impact on groundwater quality in a sector of the Pampas plain, Argentina
(Springer, 2020)
The aim of this work is to evaluate the nitrate content and its impact on groundwater quality used for supply in dairy farms in a sector of the Pampas Plain in relation to specific point sources of pollution. Samples were ...
Youth working in tobacco farming: effects on smoking behavior and association with health status
(BioMed Central, 2020-01)
Background: Cultivation of tobacco raises concerns about detrimental health and social consequences for youth, but tobacco producing countries only highlight economic benefits. We compared sociodemographic and health-related ...
Comparing productivity of organic and conventional farming systems: a quantitative review
(Taylor & Francis, 2021-06)
For decades, there has been debate about the possibility that organic farming can feed the world’s population. The most recent studies, analyzing the yields of individual crops, show a yield gap between organic and ...
The use of EPIC model to study the agroecological change during 93 years of farming transformation in the Argentine pampas
(Elsevier, 2001-09)
A non-conventional use of the EPIC simulation model is proposed to analyse and interpret changes in agroecological functions during a 93-year farming period in the Argentine pampas. The simulation was divided in seven ...
Dairy farm wastewater treatment using horizontal subsurface flow wetlands with Typha domingensis and different substrates
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2017-01)
The aim of this work was to evaluate the influence of different substrates in the performance of a horizontal flow constructed wetland employed in dairy farm wastewater treatment. Typha domingensis was chosen for this study ...
Prevalence and viability of group A rotavirus in dairy farm water sources
(2018-03)
Aim: To analyse group A rotavirus (RVA) environmental contamination in waters used for calves' consumption and to assess viral viability in dairy farm water sources. Methods and Results: We analysed 202 samples of water ...
Assessment of Influential Factors for Scours Associated with Cryptosporidium sp., Rotavirus and Coronavirus in Calves from Argentinean Dairy Farms
(MDPI, 2021-09)
Scours is the most common disease in dairy calves, and it is a multifactorial syndrome complex. Cryptosporidium sp. (C. sp.), rotavirus group A (RVA), and bovine coronavirus (BCoV) are the three main pathogens associated ...