The use of draught animals in rural labour

D Mota-Rojas, A Braghieri, A Álvarez-Macías… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Although mechanisation has markedly reduced animal labour demand in
agriculture, draught animals are still used in small production units located on terrains that …

Forage yield and quality of common vetch mixtures with oat and triticale in two seeding ratios

AS Lithourgidis, IB Vasilakoglou, KV Dhima… - Field Crops …, 2006 - Elsevier
Mixtures of annual forage legumes with winter cereals for forage production are used
extensively in the Mediterranean region. Common vetch (Vicia sativa L.), oat (Avena sativa …

Forage potential of cereal/legume intercrops: agronomic performances, yield, quality forage and LER in two harvesting times in a Mediterranean environment

M Bacchi, M Monti, A Calvi, E Lo Presti, A Pellicanò… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
The crop yield and quality of seven annual forages (four grasses and three legumes) in sole
crop and in mixtures (ratio 50: 50) for oat (Avena sativa L.), Italian ryegrass (Lolium …

Sustainable production of barley and wheat by intercropping common vetch

AS Lithourgidis, KV Dhima, IB Vasilakoglou… - Agronomy for …, 2007 - Springer
Intercropping legumes with cereals for forage production is a sustainable technique showing
several environmental benefits. We studied yields, quality and the growth rate of a 2-year …

Forage yield, growth rate, and nitrogen uptake of faba bean intercrops with wheat, barley, and rye in three seeding ratios

AS Lithourgidis, CA Dordas - Crop Science, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Annual cool‐season grain legumes like faba bean (Vicia faba L.) grown in mixtures with
winter cereals such as wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), or rye …

[PDF][PDF] Determination of forage yield and quality of pea (Pisum sativum L.) mixtures with oat and barley

A Kocer, S Albayrak - Turkish Journal of Field Crops, 2012 - dergipark.org.tr
The aim of the study was to determine the forage yield and quality of pure stands or binary
mixtures of pea (Pisum sativum L.) with oat (Avena sativa L.) and barley (Hordeum vulgare …

Comparison of working equid welfare across three regions of Mexico

E Haddy, F Burden, O Prado‐Ortiz… - Equine Veterinary …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Factors affecting working equid welfare are wide‐ranging and reflect cultural,
economic and climatic conditions, the type of work equids are used for, and individual …

Influence of different proportion intercropping on oat and common vetch yields and nutritional composition at different growth stages

J Qu, L Li, J Bai, G Chen, Y Zhang, Q Chang - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Crop yield mainly depends on environment and cultivation practices that vary according to a
growing environment. However, an oat (Avena sativa L.)-common vetch (Vicia sativa L.) …

Herbage Mass Productivity, Composition, and Biological Compatibility of Oat and Vetch Mixture at Different Seed Rate Proportions in Abandoned Lands

SR Barsila, S Acharya, P Acharya - International Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The grass‐legume intercropping systems have become one of the alternative practices to
increase the herbage dry matter yield and quality and to enhance resource usage. The study …

Donkeys in transition: Changing use in a changing world

JB Rodrigues, Z Raw, E Santurtun, F Cooke… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2021 - revistas.usp.br
Donkeys have a long history in the development of human societies. Typically referred to as
a beast of burden, traditional uses for donkeys have included the transportation of goods …