This study aimed to estimate two reproductive efficiency indices in sheep based on the ratio between litter weight (at birth and weaning) and dam weight, as well as their genetic parameters. Phenotypic and pedigree data comprising the period from 1990 to 2018 were obtained fro...

Este trabalho objetivou estimar o coeficiente de determinação genotípica para os seguintes caracteres: número de folhas vivas (NFV), número de folhas emitidas (NFE), número de folhas mortas (NFM), comprimento do estipe (CE), comprimento do coleto (CC), número de inflorescências (NINF), número...

Understanding the effects of environmental parameters on the reproductive cycle of shellfish is an essential tool for successful hatchery conditioning management and, consequently, for seed supply to the industry. For the tropical oyster, Crassostrea tulipa, little is known about the factors ...

This study evaluated relationships among reproductive parameters and the bioclimatic indices: temperature and humidity index (THI), equivalent temperature index (ETI), black globe temperature and humidity index (BGTHI), and thermalv comfort index (TCI), during the frst 45 days of spermatogenesis (SP-4...

The Brazilian semi-arid region has currently approximately 33.3 million hectares occupied by agriculture, and the inadequate land use and management practices are still predominant, which have been associated with the soil degradation process. Therefore, the aims of this study were to evalua...

La valorización de los alimentos tradicionales y de los conocimientos locales para el manejo y uso de la agrobiodiversidad favorece el mantenimiento de la resiliencia, la sostenibilidad y la salud de los sistemas agroalimentarios.