Sentences with phrase «of small livestock»

They showed that a warming of 2.5 °C could increase the income of small livestock farms by 26 % (+ US$ 1.4 billion).

Increased precipitation of 14 % would be likely to reduce the income of small livestock farms by 10 % -LRB--- US$ 0.6 billion), mostly due to a reduction in the number of animals kept.

Not exact matches

It requires an entire system overhaul, from the design of our stables for livestock, to the fact that small piglets will require more «mum time» as antibiotics can not longer be used to speed up the process of shifting them from milk to a solid food diet.

Wouldn't it be nice, he writes, «if all of that eerily unsettled rural countryside were instead dense with diversified 100 - acre farmsteads, with their grain and hay rotations, livestock and pastures embedded in a landscape of protected forest, wetland, and prairie,» and in turn supporting an infinity of small villages, connected to the world via all our modern communications pipelines so that people could work at a variety of jobs, but remain connected to the real world by sheer immersion in a particular landscape.

As a result of the small population and the large ratio of livestock to people, Australian red meat production far exceeds domestic consumption, making Australia one of the largest exporters of red meat in the world.

Like MFM, the intention of the World Meatless Lunch initiative is to help people take small steps towards a greater goal: reducing global meat consumption and livestock production for the sake of human health, animal welfare and the environment.

Despite our efforts to assist Agriculture Victoria and the relevant ministers in understanding the practical realities of small - scale livestock farmers, the draft graduated controls don't appear to reduce red tape for small - scale commercial farmers, nor homesteaders or hobbyists, and yet they make it easier than ever before to set up a 1000 - cattle feedlot.

AFSA met with Agriculture Victoria prior to the public release and conducted a survey of small - scale livestock growers, sharing the 80 responses with the Department that showed how out of touch the stocking rates for streamlined applications were.

The Victorian Government's current proposals will do serious damage to the regenerative and small - scale livestock farmers of Victoria.

It's a small and shrinking part of the Australian meat and livestock industry.

In 2018, to improve livelihood of livestock farmers in all 10 regions and increase meat production, 2,000 livestock farmers will be supported with 70,000 small ruminants (Sheep and Goats).

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«Our findings reflect what small - livestock farmers often tell us: that the jackal is a much more challenging threat than larger carnivores such as caracal or even leopard,» said lead author and PhD candidate Marine Drouilly, of the Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

The study shows that farmers need to protect their livestock from jackals even when similarly sized wild prey (small antelopes) are available because of their preference for sheep and goats.

They used the butterfly — one of the world's smallest — to test how global warming and other pressures like livestock grazing might cause animal species to go extinct.

«Of the three types of livestock buildings, swine facilities tip the scales in terms of having the highest amount of the dangerously small, PM 2.5 size particulate matter — significantly higher,» Gates sayOf the three types of livestock buildings, swine facilities tip the scales in terms of having the highest amount of the dangerously small, PM 2.5 size particulate matter — significantly higher,» Gates sayof livestock buildings, swine facilities tip the scales in terms of having the highest amount of the dangerously small, PM 2.5 size particulate matter — significantly higher,» Gates sayof having the highest amount of the dangerously small, PM 2.5 size particulate matter — significantly higher,» Gates sayof the dangerously small, PM 2.5 size particulate matter — significantly higher,» Gates says.

There are a few polyculture farms out there (e.g. polyface farms) which prove that holistic land management with the use of livestock (which can then be butchered) allows an extraordinary amount of biomass to be cultivated in a small surface, while remaining carbon negative.

So like our true paleo ancestors the best approach in today's world is likely a plant based diet with small servings of wild seafood and / or grass fed bison or game meat that is very close in composition to the animals that true paleos ate versus the fat and pesticide laden, nutrient - deficient, modern livestock meat and farmed seafood.

Pigs are small and relatively cheap and (in comparison to other livestock) require relatively small space and can eat grass and other types of plant.

It has been written by people with many years of experience, all of whom have started small and progressed to keeping large farm livestock as their knowledge, skills and available resources have increased.

«I had parents who let me take dog, horse, and go...» Not quite for me (too many chores, etc. — and yes, small livestock was part of it; Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail were DELICIOUS), but different generation and MUCH more freedom than is common today.

San Diego Humane Society's Humane Law Enforcement department offers a wide range of volunteer opportunities through its Animal Rescue Reserve (ARR), a team of trained volunteers who assist during disasters by safely evacuating horses, livestock and smaller pets.

The practice consists of 10 % Equine, 10 % Livestock, and 80 % Small Animal.

However, the increasing number of livestock in the areas of distribution, such as the steppes of central Asia, some burrows are at a small risk of being destroyed.

It can be trusted with small, young and helpless animals of any kind, but it has to be watched as a young pup with some supervision as it usually takes a pup 18 months to become a livestock guardian dog.

Providing leadership throughout the crisis were: Dr. Jane Sykes — chief veterinary medical officer Dr. Larry Galuppo — interim director of Large Animal Clinic Dr. Kate Hopper — director of Small Animal Clinic Dr. John Madigan — director of VERT Dr. Carrie Finno — director of CEH Dr. Claudia Sonder — outreach director of CEH Dr. Bret McNabb — chief of Livestock Herd Health Service Dr. Meera Heller — chief of Livestock Medicine Service Dr. Steve Epstein — chief of Emergency / Critical Care Service Dr. Joie Watson — chief of Equine Field Service Dr. Gary Magdesian — chief of Equine Medicine and Critical Care Services To ensure that future animal victims of natural disasters are cared for, please consider donating to the Veterinary Catastrophic Need Fund.

We have recently added a new, fully equipped ruminant ward, ready for your smaller livestock to be examined in clinic with one of our Veterinarians.

As a veterinarian, I'm convinced that the ingestion of raw meat from captive livestock and captive raised prey represent a very small risk of parasite contraction.

Please check the appropriate box if your dog has ever shown any of the following aggressive behaviors toward men, women, children, dog, or another domesticated animal species (cats or livestock, not «small pets» like hamsters, guinea pigs, etc.) Do not include aggressive behaviors directed toward a veterinarian or groomer.

He ruled my pack of livestock guardian dogs here on my small ranch with my sheep and cattle.

Though we are primarily a companion animal care facility, we do offer a number of important services primarily for equines and small livestock such as sheep and goats.

Much as with our equine friends, we provide small livestock — primarily sheep and goats — with general health exams and are able to treat a number of minor illnesses and injuries.

The Project Bricomarché recognised the power of having live animals in store, and asked us to install units for fish, birds, and small animals in a store that had never had any pet livestock.

A Siberian will climb fences, leap fences, dig under fences, wriggle under gates, even eat through fences, slip through doors and windows, slip out of collars and harnesses... all in the name of an opportunity to explore the world — and get into whatever trouble he or she can find: hit by moving traffic as the Siberian Husky has no street sense or homing instinct whatsoever, free to chase and kill cats and other small pets, get into dogfights, chase horses and cattle (thus being at risk for injury by kicking or being shot by livestock owners), find poisoned or spoiled meat, pick up ticks and other parasites.

Pet food is a relatively recent and rather small part of AAFCO; the bulk of its work is oriented toward livestock and poultry.

For tips on disaster planning for livestock, horses, birds, reptiles, or small animals such as gerbils and hamsters, please visit The Humane Society of the United States or Ready.gov.

And if you put a few things together, like a fire regime that doesn't help cats, a population of dingoes that hinders cats and maybe minimal livestock grazing that also means there's plenty of cover on the ground for small mammals to get refuge from predators, then we could allow cats and small mammals to co-exist.

The team consisted of 10 staff members in six vehicles, including a disaster response trailer that can hold 50 - 100 animals; a livestock trailer equipped for large or small animals; a 14 - ft.

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Any tank smaller than 20 gallons is extremely difficult to balance (i.e. combine just the right elements of livestock, plants and décor items) and be successful with.

Large animal practice is mostly haul - in companion horses and livestock of cattle and small ruminants, with ambulatory services available as needed.

Her small family farm is home to a husband, two children, seven Brittanys, cats, horses, and a variety of livestock including cows, pigs, goats, and chickens.

We walked through a small village filled with livestock and children playing volleyball before continuing through to our second night campsite, La Playa (2400m) Day 3 and it was necessary to stretch our sore muscles following yesterday's 18 kilometres of ups and downs.

Activities include crop rotation, erosion control, soil fertility improvements, as well as the establishment of small agro-businesses, such as small - scale livestock and poultry production.

It also explores the climate change scenario, considers viable applications of Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) addressed for small - scale farmers and livestock keepers at different levels of the value chain and examines how this can provide multifunctional benefits for households, community and the environment.

In addition, it promotes an inter-disciplinary and programmatic approach to disaster risk reduction for food and nutrition security, by integrating the agriculture, livestock, fisheries, forestry and natural resource management sectors, to respond to the diverse livelihoods of small - scale farmers and to the complex set of factors which contribute to disaster risks.

The scope of this chapter, with a focus on food crops, pastures and livestock, industrial crops and biofuels, forestry (commercial forests), aquaculture and fisheries, and small - holder and subsistence agriculturalists and artisanal fishers, is to: examine current climate sensitivities / vulnerabilities; consider future trends in climate, global and regional food security, forestry and fisheries production; review key future impacts of climate change in food crops pasture and livestock production, industrial crops and biofuels, forestry, fisheries, and small - holder and subsistence agriculture; assess the effectiveness of adaptation in offsetting damages and identify adaptation options, including planned adaptation to climate change; examine the social and economic costs of climate change in those sectors; and, explore the implications of responding to climate change for sustainable development.

Funded by the USDA Organic Research and Extension Initiative, this project evaluates the production, environmental, and economic benefits of growing cash crops with forage crops for grazing, including small grains and hay crops for livestock feed.

Types of Urban Agriculture, including modules on microfarming in and around the homes, community - and school - gardening, small scale commercial horticulture, livestock keeping and aquaculture, larger scale entreprises, multifucntional farms, urban forestry, amongst others.

They take up a small amount of land, help to protect both crops and livestock from a battering and keep a check on soil erosion too.