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Antimicrobial resistance dissemination associated with intensive animal production practices in Argentina: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(Elsevier, 2023-03)Abuse and misuse of antimicrobial agents has accelerated the spread of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. The association between antimicrobial-resistant infections in humans and antimicrobial use in agriculture is complex, ... -
Community‐based breeding programmes are a viable solution for Ethiopian small ruminant genetic improvement but require public and private investments
(Wiley Online Library, 2019-04)Ethiopia has a large and diverse population of small ruminants, which contribute substantially to the livelihood and income of the rural poor and the country at large. However, the sector faces a number of challenges. ... -
Direct and indirect effects of climate and vegetation on sheep production across Patagonian rangelands (Argentina)
(Elsevier, 2021-05)Extensive sheep production is an important agricultural industry in the Patagonia region of Argentina, where the most important production metric is the effective lambing rate of the sheep (L%). Climate factors can affect ... -
Ecosystem services and disservices associated with pastoral systems from Patagonia, Argentina –A review
(EDP Sciences, 2021-11-11)Pastoral systems worldwide secure rural livelihoods in the harshest environments on Earth. Their low productivity per area unit or head makes them the subject of much criticism with regard to their environmental impact, ... -
Going to scale—From community-based to population-wide genetic improvement and commercialized sheep meat supply in Ethiopia
(Frontiers Media, 2023-03)Community-based breeding programs (CBBPs) have shown, at pilot scale, to be effective and beneficial in achieving genetic progress and in improving livelihoods of smallholder communities. In Ethiopia 134 sheep and goat ... -
Human-carnivore interaction in a context of socio-productive crisis: Assessing smallholder strategies for reducing predation in North-west Patagonia, Argentina
(2018)Mitigating carnivore-livestock interaction is essential to ensuring the persistence of carnivores in landscapes dominated by livestock activity. Our aim was to explore, in the context of social and productive crises ... -
Manejo de Bosques con Ganadería Integrada en Patagonia argentina: ajuste metodológico para la determinación de la línea de base en ecosistemas complejos y paisajes heterogéneos = Forest Management with Integrated Livestock in Argentine Patagonia: methodological adjustment for determining the baseline in complex ecosystems and heterogeneous landscapes
(Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Recursos Naturales, Universidad Austral de Chile, 2023-05)El Manejo del Bosque con Ganadería Integrada (MBGI) es una propuesta técnica que se basa en el manejo de los componentes forestal, ganadero, forrajero y ambiental, articulada como un plan predial factible de implementar. ... -
Razas locales ante emergencias ambientales: desempeño y aportes a partir del repoblamiento con Cabras Criollas Neuquinas en Patagonia, Argentina
(Asociacion Latinoamericana de Produccion Animal, 2021-02)La Línea Sur de Río Negro (Patagonia, Argentina) es una zona caracterizada por su clima árido-semiárido de secano y sujeta a eventos naturales extremos, como sequías y nevadas abundantes. Estos factores impulsaron la pérdida ... -
Rise from the ashes! Resilience patterns in Patagonia pastoralist communities
(Wiley, 2023-07)Pastoral household resilience is shaped by the interplay between human agency and community resilience mechanisms. As a major component of pastoral household livelihoods, livestock can serve as an indicator to characterize ... -
The effects of dietary nitrate on plasma glucose and insulin sensitivity in sheep
(Wiley Online Library, 2019-07)Nitrate (NO3 ¯) is an effective non‐protein nitrogen source for gut microbes and reduces enteric methane (CH4) production in ruminants. Nitrate is reduced to ammonia by rumen bacteria with nitrite (NO2 ¯) produced as an ...