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Older Adults' Perceptions of the 2019 Canada's Food Guide: A Qualitative Study
Conclusion: Older adults in the Province of Quebec view most of the 2019 CFG recommendations positively. Our observations may be useful to dietitians and public health practitioners when developing strategies to improve adherence.PMID:38578688 | DOI:10.3148/cjdpr-2023-029 (Source: Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research)
Source: Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research - April 5, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Virginie Drolet-Labelle Danielle Laurin Alexandra B édard Vicky Drapeau Sophie Desroches Source Type: research

Bird flu may be spreading in cows via milking and herd transport
The bird flu virus spreading through dairy cattle in the United States may be expanding its reach via milking equipment, the people doing the milking, or both U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) representatives reported today at an international, virtual meeting held to update the situation. The avian virus may not be spreading directly from cows breathing on cows, as some researchers have speculated, according to USDA scientists who took part in the meeting organized jointly by the World Organisation for Animal Health and the U.N.’s Food and Agricultural Organization. “We haven't seen any true indication that ...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - April 5, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Making sense of farmland biodiversity management: an evaluation of a farmland biodiversity management communication strategy with farmers
This study evaluates the impact of a farmland biodiversity management (FBM) communication strategy piloted within Irish farmer discussion groups. A sensemaking lens was applied in this objective to gain an understanding of how this strategy could create an actionable space for FBM promotion amongst farmers. The strategy was piloted with six Irish dairy farmer discussion groups, after which focus groups were conducted with members of these groups. Additionally, baseline and endline surveys were completed by the members to determine their knowledge, attitude and on-farm practices relating to FBM. Analysis of the focus group ...
Source: Agriculture and Human Values - April 5, 2024 Category: Food Science Source Type: research

Sensors, Vol. 24, Pages 2326: Development of a Robust Sensor Calibration for a Commercially Available Rising Platemeter to Estimate Herbage Mass on Temperate Seminatural Pastures
ta Dickhoefer Rising platemeters are commonly used in Ireland and New Zealand for managing intensive pastures. To assess the applicability of a commercial rising platemeter operating with a microsonic sensor to estimate herbage mass with its own equation, the objectives were (i) to validate the original equation; (ii) to identify possible factors hampering its accuracy and precision; and (iii) to develop a new equation for heterogeneous swards. A comprehensive dataset (n = 1511) was compiled on the pastures of dairy farms. Compressed sward heights were measured by the rising platemeter. Herbage mass was harvested to de...
Source: Sensors - April 5, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Jessica Werner Khaterine Salazar-Cubillas Sari Perdana-Decker Kilian Obermeyer Elizabeth Velasco Leonie Hart Uta Dickhoefer Tags: Article Source Type: research

Should we be worried about a bird flu pandemic in the US?
One person in the US has contracted bird flu after being exposed to dairy cows that have the virus, but experts say there is no immediate threat of a wider outbreak in people (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research

Intraday and interday variations of milk fatty acids in dairy cows in early and late lactation
This study aimed to determine an appropriate sampling method for milk FA in a practical farm condition based on intraday and interday variations in milk FA composition during early and late lactation stages. Milk samples were collected in the morning (07:00 –08:00 h) and afternoon (16:30–17:30 h) for five consecutive days during early and late lactation. Within the day, de novo FA as the total FA basis was higher in the morning than in the afternoon, whereas preformed FA as the total FA basis was lower in the morning than in the afternoon. The weighted averages of milk FA composition according to milk yield collect...
Source: Animal Science Journal - April 4, 2024 Category: Zoology Authors: Noriaki Nagahaka, Eisuke Abe, Hiroshi Hiraoka, Makoto Kondo Tags: SHORT COMMUNICATION Source Type: research

Feed characteristics of dried corn grain and corn grain silage produced in Japan compared with imported corn grain
AbstractWe compared the in situ dry matter degradability (ISDMD) and crude protein degradability (ISCPD) of high-moisture corn grain silage and dried corn grains produced in Japan (JHC and JDC, respectively) with corn grains imported from the United States (USC), Brazil (BRC), and South Africa (SAC). The ISDMD values of USC, BAC, and SAC were between those of JHC and JDC, but ISDMD did not differ significantly between USC and SAC. In contrast, ISDMD was lower for BAC than USC and SAC. Overall, our results indicate that ISDMD and ISCPD in the rumen differ between corn grains sources (domestic compared with imported and betw...
Source: Animal Science Journal - April 3, 2024 Category: Zoology Authors: Eiko Touno, Shin ‐ichi Tagawa, Tomomi Kamizono, Hisanori Kunizane, Hiroshi Uchino, Hidenori Kawamoto, Sunao Uozumi, Shin Deguchi Tags: SHORT COMMUNICATION Source Type: research

Comparing Bayesian models for the genetic evaluation of oocytes and embryo counts in Dairy Gir cattle
This study aimed to compare and discuss the genetic evaluation for oocyte and embryo counts considering Gaussian (untransformed variable - LIN; transformed by logarithm - LOG; transformed by Anscombe - ANS) and Poisson (POI) distributions. The data comprised 11,343 total oocytes (TO), viable oocytes (VO), cleaved embryos (CE), and viable embryo (VE) records of ovum pick-up from 1740 Dairy Gir heifers and cows. The genetic parameters and breeding values were estimated by the MCMCglmm package of the R software. The posterior means of heritability varied from 0.40 (LIN) to 0.49 (POI) for TO, 0.39 (LIN) to 0.49 (POI) for VO, 0...
Source: J Appl Genet - April 3, 2024 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Giovani Luis Feltes Gabriel Soares Campos Fernanda Santos Silva Raidan Luiz Fernando Rodrigues Feres Virg ínia Mara Pereira Ribeiro Jaime Ara újo Cobuci Source Type: research