Agroecology and industrial ecology can be viewed as complementary means for reducing
the environmental footprint of animal farming systems: agroecology mainly by stimulating …

Dairy farm operators—farmers, workers, and family members—are faced with many
demands and stressors in their daily work and these appear to be shared across countries …

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) represents the main cause of acute hepatitis worldwide. HEV
infection in immunocompromised patients involves a high risk for the development of chronic …

Simple Summary Common feed ingredients such as corn, barley, wheat, soybean meal, and
canola meal are used to feed broiler chickens and pigs in various countries around the …

Characterizing and understanding the complexity of numerous interactions occurring in
mixed farming systems is still a methodological challenge. We hypothesize that farm …

Agroecology offers a scientific and operational framework for redesigning animal production
systems (APS) so that they better cope with the coming challenges. Grounded in the …

Agricultural systems will have to produce more and better in a changing world. Mixed crop
livestock systems (MCLS) are sound alternative ways to progressively achieve these goals …

Climate change is emerging as a major threat to farming, food security and the livelihoods of
millions of people across the world. Agriculture is strongly affected by climate change due to …

With global climate changes currently occurring, and particularly given the severe energy
and food shortages occurring throughout tropical regions, agroecological (AE) systems are …

Contents Small community cattle farmers in the tropics are facing challenges to deliver
quality products whilst under pressure to increase milk and beef yields per cow. These …