Abstract: The experiment tested the hypothesis that short-term feeding of barley just before lambing would be as effective as maize in stimulating early production of colostrum. Both grains are high in starch, and should provide a substrate for lactose which, in turn, promotes lactogenesis. Thirty-five Corriedale ewes bearing single foetuses and 25 bearing twin-foetuses from a synchronised mating were fed on pasture during most of gestation.

El artículo resume trabajos que se han llevado adelante en cuanto a residuos de productos químicos en el cultivo de arroz.

Abstract: This study investigated the effects of calf removal (CR) and gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) administration on the duration of the postpartum anoestrous period in suckled beef cows. Experiment 1 involved 20 multiparous suckled cows that were assigned to each of two treatments on Day 61 postpartum:(i) unlimited access to their calves (C; n=10) and (ii) calf removal for a period of 96 h (CR96, n=10).

Abstract The ovarian responses of anoestrus beef cows to a combined treatment with medroxy-progesterone acetate (MAP) sponges and oestradiol benzoate or equine chorionic gonadotrophin (eCG) were evaluated. Forty-five suckling Hereford cows were allocated to three equal groups. Group 1 received a MAP sponge for seven days plus an injection of 2 mg oestradiol benzoate when the sponge was inserted (day 0) and 1 mg when the sponge was withdrawn; group 2 received identical treatment until day 7, when a dose of 400 iu of eCG was administered, and group 3 were left untreated as control animals.

Soil nutrient concentrations vary with soil management system and landscape position, but limited information exists describing these interactions within a heterogeneous field. A three year experiment was conducted to evaluate pH, phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and zinc (Zn) concentrations at three depths, 0 to 5 cm, 5 to 15 cm, and 15 to 30 cm (0 to 2 in, 2 to 6 in, and 6 to 12 in), and three landscape positions, summit, sideslope, and drainageway, in a 9 ha (22 ac) field containing four different management systems.

ABSTRACT:Field-scale experiments on degraded soils comparing management systems would facilitate a better understanding of the soil organic carbon (C) landscape dynamics associated with transition to conservation systems. We assessed the effects of soil management practices and terrain attributes on soil organic C in a 9 ha (22.2 ac) Alabama field (Typic and Aquic Paleudults). Treatments were established in strips across the landscape in a corn (Zea mays L.)-cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) rotation.