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Roberto Besteiro, Tamara Arango, Manuel R. Rodríguez and María D. Fernández
This study characterizes the growth of weaned Large White × Landrace hybrid piglets from 6 to 20 kg live body weight (BW) under real farm conditions. Batches of 50 castrated male pigs and 50 gilts were weighed repeatedly over two 6-week breeding cycles. ...
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Saker Ben Abdallah, Belén Gallego-Elvira, Dana Catalina Popa, José Francisco Maestre-Valero, Alberto Imbernón-Mulero, Razvan Alexandru Popa and Mihaela Balanescu
Agricultural specialization has increased considerably in Europe over the last decades, leading to the separation of crop and livestock production at both farm and regional levels. Such a transformation is often associated with higher environmental burde...
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Carlos Alejandro Perez Garcia, Marco Bovo, Daniele Torreggiani, Patrizia Tassinari and Stefano Benni
The escalating global population and climate change necessitate sustainable livestock production methods to meet rising food demand. Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) integrates information and communication technologies (ICT) to improve farming efficien...
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Dana Catalina Popa, Yolanda Laurent, Razvan Alexandru Popa, Adrian Pasat, Mihaela Balanescu, Ekaterina Svertoka, Elena Narcisa Pogurschi, Livia Vidu and Monica Paula Marin
This research introduces an innovative platform designed to manage greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in mixed farms. Emphasizing the urgent need to address GHG emissions, particularly methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O), the platform targets mixed farming...
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Ewa Szafraniec-Siluta, Agnieszka Strzelecka, Roman Ardan and Danuta Zawadzka
The objective of this study was to assess the level of financial security of farms and identify its determinants based on factor analysis. The data used in this research were obtained from the European FADN (Farm Accountancy Data Network). Factor analysi...
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Merideth Kelliher, Diana Bogueva and Dora Marinova
Although Australia remains committed to the Paris Agreement and to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, it was late in joining the 2021 Global Methane Pledge. Finding suitable methane (CH4) mitigation solutions for Australia?s livestock industry should...
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Guillermo Aguilera Nuñez, Anders Glimskär, Giulia Zacchello, Richard M. Francksen, Mark J. Whittingham and Matthew Hiron
Permanent grasslands cover more than a third of European agricultural land and are important for a number of ecosystem services. Permanent grasslands used for agriculture are broadly separated into agriculturally improved and semi-natural grasslands. Hig...
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Leonardo Verdi, Anna Dalla Marta, Simone Orlandini, Anita Maienza, Silvia Baronti and Francesco Primo Vaccari
The contribution of animal waste storage on GHG emissions and climate change is a serious issue for agriculture. The carbon emissions that are generated from barns represent a relevant source of emissions that negatively affect the environmental performa...
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Huayu Lu, Ke Ma, Xiangyang Chen, Shiwei Zhou, Yiwei Li, Zecheng Zhang, Chu Wang, Fu Chen and Xinya Wen
The incorporation of organic fertilizer is an important practice to improve the sustainability and productivity of crop production and decrease environmental pollution from crop-livestock systems in global agriculture. However, establishing an evaluation...
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Verónica Cruz Moriana, Juan Manuel Mancilla-Leytón, Yolanda Mena and Francisco de Asís Ruiz Morales
The multifunctionality of agricultural and livestock systems is a pivotal attribute that should be considered when formulating rural policies, as it serves as a significant source of income for those managing these systems in their respective areas. The ...
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