Can social norms motivate Thermomix® users to eat sustainably? by Clara Amend, Elena Cavagnaro

“…Modern food systems, but especially animal farming, are found to be the leading driver of global climate change, accounting for 30% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. …”
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Ancient DNA, lipid biomarkers and palaeoecological evidence reveals construction and life on early medieval lake settlements by A. G. Brown, M. Van Hardenbroek, T. Fonville, K. Davies, H. Mackay, E. Murray, K. Head, P. Barratt, F. McCormick, G. F. Ficetola, L. Gielly, A. C. G. Henderson, A. Crone, G. Cavers, P. G. Langdon, N. J. Whitehouse, D. Pirrie, I. G. Alsos

“…Applied to an early Medieval Celtic settlement in Ireland (a crannog) this approach provides a site chronology and direct evidence of human occupation, crops, animal farming and on-site slaughtering. This is the first independently-dated, continuous molecular archive of human activity from an archeological site, demonstrating a link between animal husbandry, food resources, island use. …”
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Insights into the impact of manure on the environmental antibiotic residues and resistance pool by Luminita Gabriela Marutescu, Luminita Gabriela Marutescu, Mihaela Jaga, Carmen Postolache, Florica Barbuceanu, Florica Barbuceanu, Florica Barbuceanu, Nicoleta Manuela Milita, Nicoleta Manuela Milita, Nicoleta Manuela Milita, Luminita Maria Romascu, Luminita Maria Romascu, Luminita Maria Romascu, Heike Schmitt, Ana Maria de Roda Husman, Paria Sefeedpari, Stefanie Glaeser, Peter Kämpfer, Patrick Boerlin, Edward Topp, Edward Topp, Gratiela Gradisteanu Pircalabioru, Gratiela Gradisteanu Pircalabioru, Gratiela Gradisteanu Pircalabioru, Mariana Carmen Chifiriuc, Mariana Carmen Chifiriuc, Mariana Carmen Chifiriuc, Mariana Carmen Chifiriuc, Marcela Popa, Marcela Popa

“…The aim of this review was to evaluate the current evidence regarding the impact of animal farming and manure application on the antibiotic resistance pool in the environment. …”
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Anthropogenic nitrate contamination of water resources in Ethiopia: an overview by Wondimu Kebede Wakejo, Beteley Tekola Meshesha, Nigus Gabbiye Habtu, Yilkal Gebeyehu Mekonnen

“…The major causes of nitrate contamination of water resources are anthropogenic activities such as animal or human waste, septic or sewage systems, fertilizer application, concentrated animal farming, industrial waste, and landfill leachates. …”
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Efficient and Secure Strategy for Energy Systems of Interconnected Farmers′ Associations to Meet Variable Energy Demand by Maria Simona Raboaca, Nicu Bizon, Catalin Trufin, Florentina Magda Enescu

“…This paper presents the integration of the management of the energy produced by photovoltaic panels owned by farmers’ association, to support the variable energy demand (necessary for water pumps, charging stations of the electric agricultural machines, the animal farms, and the auxiliary equipment) based on the IoT, DLT, blockchain technologies and smart contracts applied to farmers associations registered as users of the SmartFarm platform.…”
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How Geography and Climate Shaped the Genomic Diversity of Italian Local Cattle and Sheep Breeds by Gabriele Senczuk, Andrea Criscione, Salvatore Mastrangelo, Filippo Biscarini, Donata Marletta, Fabio Pilla, Denis Laloë, Roberta Ciampolini

“…Understanding the relationships among geography, climate, and genetics is increasingly important for animal farming and breeding. In this study, we examine these inter-relationships in the context of local cattle and sheep breeds distributed along the Italian territory. …”
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Comparative analysis of decision tree algorithms on quality of water contaminated with soil by Mara Andrea Dota, Carlos Eduardo Cugnasca, Domingos Sávio Barbosa

“…Agriculture, roads, animal farms and other land uses may modify the water quality from rivers, dams and other surface freshwaters. …”
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A Review of the Distribution of Antibiotics in Water in Different Regions of China and Current Antibiotic Degradation Pathways by Can Liu, Li Tan, Liming Zhang, Weiqian Tian, Lanqing Ma

“…The main source of this contamination in the aquatic environment is wastewater from antibiotic manufacturers, large scale animal farming, and hospitals. In response to the excessive antibiotic contamination in the water environment globally, environmentally friendly alternatives to antibiotics are being developed to reduce their use. …”
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State-of-the-Art Internet of Things in Protected Agriculture by Xiaojie Shi, Xingshuang An, Qingxue Zhao, Huimin Liu, Lianming Xia, Xia Sun, Yemin Guo

“…Selected references were clustered into three application domains corresponding to plant management, animal farming and food/agricultural product supply traceability. …”
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Extracellular Vesicles and the Oviduct Function by Emily A. Harris, Kalli K. Stephens, Wipawee Winuthayanon

“…In this review, we show the positive impact of oEVs on gamete function as well as blastocyst development and how they may improve embryo quality in in vitro conditions in an assisted reproductive technology setting for rodents, domestic animals, farm animals, and humans.…”
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Chemical Synthesis and Functional Analysis of VarvA Cyclotide by Claudio A. Álvarez, Paula A. Santana, Omar Luna, Constanza Cárdenas, Fernando Albericio, María S. Romero, Fanny Guzmán

“…In addition, the features of these antimicrobial molecules make them suitable for use in animal farming, such as aquaculture. Fmoc solid phase peptide synthesis on 2-chlorotrityl chlorine (CTC) resin using the “tea-bag” approach was conducted to generate the VarvA cyclotide identified previously from Viola arvensis. …”
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First report of plasmid-mediated colistin resistance mcr-8.1 gene from a clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate from Lebanon by Tamara Salloum, Balig Panossian, Ibrahim Bitar, Jaroslav Hrabak, George F. Araj, Sima Tokajian

“…Surveillance and screening for colistin resistant Enterobacteriaceae and mcr in livestock, animal farms, imported meat and poultry is highly recommended along with monitoring antibiotic use.…”
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Intelligent Perception-Based Cattle Lameness Detection and Behaviour Recognition: A Review by Yongliang Qiao, He Kong, Cameron Clark, Sabrina Lomax, Daobilige Su, Stuart Eiffert, Salah Sukkarieh

“…The growing world population has increased the demand for animal-sourced protein. However, animal farming productivity is faced with challenges from traditional farming practices, socioeconomic status, and climate change. …”
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Antimicrobial resistance determinants in silage by Sára Ágnes Nagy, Adrienn Gréta Tóth, Márton Papp, Selçuk Kaplan, Norbert Solymosi

“…On the one hand, residues of antibiotics not adequately used in animal farming can enter the human body via food. However, resistant bacteria may also be present in animal products, which can transfer the antimicrobial resistance genes (ARG) to the bacteria in the consumer’s body by horizontal gene transfer. …”
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Japanese encephalitis virus infection in South-East Asia: An immuno-epidemiological twist by Ferdaus Hossain, Farzana Sumaiya, Badruzzaman ATM, Md Masudur Rahman

“…Uncontrolled population growth, haphazard agro-animal farming, and ecological imbalance steer the emergence and reemergence of JEV occurrences. …”
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Virulence factors of Escherichia coli: an overview of animal and human infections with emphasis in bovine mastitis by Simony Trevizan Guerra, Carolina Lechinski de Paula, Carmen Alicia Daza Bolaños, Rodrigo Tavanelli Hernandes, Márcio Garcia Ribeiro

“…In addition it can be isolated from environment surrounding human and animal farms. E. coli is the main environmental pathogen causing clinical mastitis in dairy cattle. …”
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Industry 4.0 and Precision Livestock Farming (PLF): An up to Date Overview across Animal Productions by Sarah Morrone, Corrado Dimauro, Filippo Gambella, Maria Grazia Cappai

“…This modern technological approach to animal farming and production encompasses ethical, economic and logistical aspects. …”
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A Combined Approach for the Characterization of Small Ruminant Lentivirus Strains Circulating in the Islands and Mainland of Greece by Ilias Bouzalas, Evangelia D. Apostolidi, Daniela Scalas, Evangelia Davidopoulou, Taxiarchis Chassalevris, Sergio Rosati, Barbara Colitti

“…Small ruminant farming is the most important animal farming business in Greece, with a high impact on the Greek primary economy. …”
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Outbreaks of brucellosis related to the consumption of unpasteurized camel milk by Humberto G. Garcell, Elias G. Garcia, Pedro V. Pueyo, Isis R. Martín, Ariadna V. Arias, Ramon N. Alfonso Serrano

“…The outbreak of brucellosis melitensis/abortus related to the consumption of camel milk constitutes a gap in the prevention and control of the potential sources of brucellosis in animal farms. Proper control and education of the population are required. …”
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Stochastic Analysis of Profitability of the Pig Breeding Process by Ludvík Friebel, Jana Friebelová, Naděžda Kernerová

“…This study deals with the economy of agricultural production, specifically in animal farming. The main goal is to find and apply an efficient simulation model of pig breeding process in order to investigate the impact of various changes in the production settings on the economy of a particular pig breeding. …”
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