The sustainability level of current rice farming practices in Thailand was assessed based on in-field data from interviewing 2000 farmers covering six varieties and their different production systems. Data were collected farmers’ characteristics activities according to the 41 requirements Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) standard. SRP scores ranged 53 81%, with best performance by Khao Dawk Mali...

UNLABELLED Quinolone-resistant Escherichia coli (QREC) is common in feces from young calves, but the prevalence and genetic diversity of QREC in groups of cattle of other ages and the farm environment are unknown. The aims of the study were to obtain knowledge about the occurrence of QREC on dairy farms, the genetic diversity of QREC within and between farms, and how these relate to the number ...

In the Alps, summer farms are temporary units where the livestock herds are moved during summer to graze on highland pastures. Th is study aimed to analyze the role of summer farms in the dairy farming systems of the Trento province, in the eastern Italian Alps. Data on the structures and management of the 395 active summer farms were collected from the veterinarian services of the province: 34...

1 Summary and Implications Despite a significant body of research, interventions for PRRSV infection remain elusive. Traditional approaches to managing the risk of diseases have not been successful in many cases of PRRSV infection. While elimination of the virus from farms is possible, it is not without cost and re-infection is common. This survey sought to quantify the expected duration of PRR...

Silicon is the second most abundant element after oxygen in the earth's crust, and most soils contain considerable quantities of the element (Savant et al, 1997). However, some soils contain litde plant-available silicon in their native state, and repeated cropping can reduce the levels of plant-available silicon to the point that supplemental silicon fertilization is required for maximum produ...

This report explores the differences in farm and farmer attributes, marketing and management practices, and economic performance among agritourism farms in Missouri receiving different numbers of visitors 1. This is the second report derived from the Missouri Agritourism Survey, a study conducted in 2009 by the Missouri Department of Agriculture and the University of Missouri Department of Park...

BACKGROUND During 8 months from July 2012 to February 2013, a major outbreak of canine distemper involving 64 mink farms occurred on the Danish peninsula of Jutland. The canine distemper outbreak was associated with exposure of farmed mink to infected wild carnivores and could represent a deficit in biosecurity on the mink farms. The aim of this study was to investigate the extent and associati...

During large Q fever outbreaks in the Netherlands between 2007 and 2010, dairy goat farms were implicated as the primary source of human Q fever. The transmission of Coxiella burnetii to humans is thought to occur primarily via aerosols, although available data on C. burnetii in aerosols and other environmental matrices are limited. During the outbreak of 2009, 19 dairy goat farms and one dairy...

Dam Nai is one of the twelve best known lagoons in south central Vietnam. Habitats and around largoon its surroundings are quite diverse including mangrove, bushes, rice fields fruit tree farms which ecologically suitable for many animals bats. However, bats this area still receives very little attention from scientists. The author conducted a series bat surveys since 2017 primary understanding...

Abstract In the past, aquatic pteridophyte Marsilea quadrifolia L. was considered as a weed in paddy fields of southern Europe. The systematic use herbicides crucial component intensive agronomic approach has led to dramatic decline M. populations European countries, mostly Mediterranean area. However, introduction recent years sustainable rice cultivation practices allowed partial recovery. We...