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Administration of equine Chorionic Gonadotrophin (eCG) to rams to improve the reproductive performance during the non-breeding season
(Elsevier, 2020-06)
In most ram breeds, there are annual changes in testosterone serum concentration and semen quality. This study aimed to determine if eCG administration to rams during the non-breeding season improves the reproductive ...
Seed priming induces biochemical changes in melon plants and increase salt tolerance
(Ediciones INTA, 2020-08)
An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of priming on germination and initial growth of melon plants under salinity conditions. Two osmotic agents (NaCl and CaCl2) and two treatment durations (2 and 4 days) were ...
Widespread and major losses in multiple ecosystem services as a result of agricultural expansion in the Argentine Chaco
(Wiley, 2020-09-09)
1.Where agriculture expands into tropical and subtropical forests, social–ecological impacts are typically strong. However, where and how frontier development impacts on ecosystem functioning and services is often unclear, ...
Climate change adaptation and the agricultural sector in South American countries: Risk, vulnerabilities and opportunities
(Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, 2021-11-05)
South America covers a vast area with diverse climates and landscapes, with high participation in the global production of food and fibers. It is crucial to understand the risks, vulnerabilities, and opportunities that ...
Improvement of Leptospira spp. diagnosis in aborted bovine fetuses by qPCR
(Elsevier, 2020-09)
Leptospirosis is a disease with major economic impact on livestock industry. The objective of this work was to determine the presence of Leptospira spp. DNA by qPCR in bovine fetuses with presumptive diagnosis of leptospirosis ...
Addition of eCG to a 14 d prostaglandin treatment regimen in sheep FTAI programs
(Elsevier, 2020-10)
In the present study, there was evaluation of the alternative of adding eCG as part of a longinterval prostaglandin-F2α (PG) treatment on the reproductive efficiency of Merino sheep during the breeding season. A total of ...
Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. from domestic pigs in Argentina
(Elsevier, 2020-09)
Cryptosporidiosis in pigs is caused by different Cryptosporidium species or genotypes, with C. suis and C. scrofarum considered porcine specific species. There is scarce information on Cryptosporidium infection in pigs in ...
Sarcocystis spp. infection in South American deer huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) and pudu (Pudu puda) from Patagonian National Parks, Argentina
(Springer, 2020-09-20)
Sarcocystis spp. are intracellular protozoan parasites with heteroxenous life cycles. This study described Sarcocystis spp. infection in adult South American native deer huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) and pudu (Pudu puda). ...
The MARAS dataset, vegetation and soil characteristics of dryland rangelands across Patagonia
(Nature Research, 2020)
We present the MARAS (Environmental Monitoring of Arid and Semiarid Regions) dataset, which
stores vegetation and soil data of 426 rangeland monitoring plots installed throughout Patagonia,
a 624.500 km2 area of southern ...
First Report of Anthracnose of Olive Fruit Caused by Colletotrichum theobromicola in Argentina
(American Phytopathological Society, 2020-01-31)
The olive (Olea europaea L.), family Oleaceae, is an important crop in Argentina, mainly in the production of olive oils and table olives. In the country, that economic loss to the olive industry caused by anthracnose is ...