The LTAR Grazing Land Common Experiment at the Jornada Experimental Range: Old genetics, new precision technologies, and adaptive value chains

S Spiegal, R Estell, A Cibils, A Cox, MM McIntosh… - 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Rangelands and the supply chains connected to them are central to the agrifood systems of
the Southwestern United States. Local ranchers are simultaneously arid lands managers …

Criollo Cattle Breeds as a Potential Alternative for Sustainable and Healthy Beef Production in America

JN Márquez-Godoy, A Álvarez-Holguín… - Rangeland Ecology & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sustainable beef production is a growing concern worldwide, particularly in arid regions
where limited natural resources availability and adverse environmental conditions pose …

Testing the effectiveness of lottery incentives in online experiments

A Ahles, MA Palma… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This article investigates the effectiveness of lottery incentive schemes for eliciting consumer
valuations in large‐scale online experiments. We implement a fully incentivized condition …

Grass finishing of Criollo cattle can provide an environmentally preferred and cost effective meat supply chain from United States drylands

JP Castaño-Sánchez, CA Rotz, MM McIntosh, C Tolle… - Agricultural …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract CONTEXT The southwestern United States is experiencing an increasingly warmer
and drier climate that is affecting cattle production systems of the region. Adaptation …

Foraging behavior of Argentine Criollo and Angus cows grazing semi-desert rangelands in the Arid Gran Chaco region of Argentina

OAH Conegliano, LJ Blanco, SA Utsumi… - Journal of Arid …, 2022 - Elsevier
We monitored grazing behavior and habitat selection of Argentine Criollo (AC), South
American heritage cattle breed, and Angus (AA) cows during summer and winter of 2016 …

Can heritage Criollo cattle promote sustainability in a changing world?

S Spiegal, RE Estell, AF Cibils, E Armstrong… - Journal of Arid …, 2023 - Elsevier
Viewpoints about the suitability of ruminant livestock in drylands vary, but most agree that
strategies that maximize both land health and pastoral welfare are needed, especially as …

[HTML][HTML] In search of an optimal bio-logger epoch and device combination for quantifying activity budgets in free-ranging cattle

SA Cunningham, DJ Augustine, JD Derner… - Smart Agricultural …, 2024 - Elsevier
Precision livestock management incorporates new technologies, including bio-loggers, to
remotely monitor livestock health and behavior. Despite the potential benefits in extensive …

Promising Nature-Based Solutions to Support Climate Adaptation of Arizona's Local Food Entrepreneurs and Optimize One Health

Y Varyvoda, TA Foerster, J Mikkola, MM Mars - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study explores the uptake and potential application of nature-based solutions (NbS)
that are particularly promising for small-scale farmers, ranchers, and food entrepreneurs …

Foraging behavior of Raramuri Criollo vs. commercial crossbred cows on rangelands of the southwestern United States and Northern Mexico

OR Estrada, FAR Almeida, SA Utsumi… - Journal of Arid …, 2023 - Elsevier
Matching livestock genetics to climatically variable and nutritionally challenging
environments is critical to the success of livestock ranching in the Southwest US, Northern …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of Dataset Curation on Body Condition Score (BCS) Determination with a Vision Transformer (ViT) Applied to RGB+ Depth Images

Z Winkler, LE Boucheron, S Utsumi… - Smart Agricultural …, 2024 - Elsevier
Body condition score (BCS) has been a useful tool in estimating the health of cattle for many
years now. This categorical metric requires experienced observers to visually inspect cows …