Vol. 12 No. 2 (2014)

Agricultural economics

Feed prices and production costs on Spanish dairy farms

Valero L. Casasnovas-Oliva, Ana M. Aldanondo-Ochoa

291-304
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An insight into the influence of packaging and presentation format on consumer purchasing attitudes towards cheese: a qualitative study

Ali Eldesouky, Francisco Mesias

305-312
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Agricultural engineering

Predictive ability of machine learning methods for massive crop yield prediction

Alberto Gonzalez-Sanchez, Juan Frausto-Solis, Waldo Ojeda-Bustamante

313-328
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Mechanized harvesting and primary processing of Calendula officinalis L. inflorescences

Branislav Veselinov, Dusan Adamovic, Milan Martinov, Miodrag Viskovic, Marko Golub, Savo Bojic

329-337
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Microclimate evaluation of a new design of insect-proof screens in a Mediterranean greenhouse

Alejandro Lopez-Martinez, Diego L. Valera Martínez, Francisco Molina-Aiz, Araceli Peña-Fernandez, Patricia Marín-Membrive

338-352
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Agricultural environment and ecology

Soil nematode responses to fertilization with ammonium nitrate after six years of unfertilized apple orchard

Claudia V. Azpilicueta, M. Cristina Aruani, Eliseo Chaves, Pablo D. Reeb

353-363
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GIS-based assessment of land suitability for alfalfa cultivation: a case study in the dry continental steppes of northern China

Fei Deng, Xiaobing Li, Hong Wang, Meng Zhang, Ruihua Li, Xu Li

364-375
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Salinity contamination response to changes in irrigation management. Application of geochemical codes

Iker Garcia-Garizabal, Maria J. Gimeno, Luis F. Auque, Jesus Causape

376-387
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Animal breeding, genetics and reproduction

Genotype by environment interaction for carcass traits and intramuscular fat content in heavy Iberian pigs fattened in two different free-range systems

Juan M. García Casco, María Muñoz Muñoz, Luis Silio López, Carmen Rodríguez Valdovinos

388-395
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Metabolic level recognition of progesterone in dairy Holstein cows using probabilistic models

Ludmila N. Turino, Mariano D. Cristaldi, Rodolfo N. Mariano, Sonia Boimvaser, Daniel E. Scandolo

396-404
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Animal health and welfare

Short communication. First field assessment of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki aerial application on the colony performance of Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Maria del Mar Leza Salord, Gregori Llado, Ana Belen Petro, Ana Alemany

405-408
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Animal production

Influence of feeding system on growth performance, carcass characteristics and meat and fat quality of Avileña-Negra Ibérica calves’ breed

Argimiro Daza, Ana Isabel Rey, Celia Lopez-Carrasco, Clemente J. Lopez-Bote

409-418
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Differential response of Iberian and lean pig crossbreeds to dietary linoleic acid administration

Beatriz Isabel, Gustavo Cordero, Alvaro Olivares, Argimiro Daza, Clemente J. Lopez-Bote

419-426
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A comparative study of fatty acid profiles of fat in commercial Spanish suckling kids and lambs

Alberto Horcada, Maria del Mar Campo, Oliva Polvillo, Maria Jesus Alcalde, Irene Cilla, Carlos Sañudo

427-435
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Linseed, microalgae or fish oil dietary supplementation affects performance and quality characteristics of light lambs

Jesus de la Fuente-Vazquez, M. Teresa Díaz-Díaz-Chirón, Concepción Pérez-Marcos, Vicente Cañeque, Carlos I. Sánchez-González, Inmaculada Alvarez-Acero, Cesar Fernández-Bermejo, Ana Rivas-Cañedo, Sara Lauzurica

436-447
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The effect of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) essential oil on digestibility, ruminal fermentation and blood metabolites of Ghezel sheep fed barley-based diets

Mohsen Sahraei, Rasoul Pirmohammadi, Sina Payvastegan

448-454
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Effects of in ovo injection of conjugated linoleic acid on immune status and blood biochemical factors of broiler chickens

Mona Azadegan mehr, Ahmad Hassanabadi, Seyed Ali Mirghelenj, Hassan Kermanshahi

455-461
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Short communication. Milk yield and composition, dry matter intake and blood parameters of Holstein cows fed ensiled apple pomace co-ensiled with broiler litter

Osman Azizi, Shahram Karimi, Ghorban Ali Sadeghi, Saman Lashkari

462-466
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Plant breeding, genetics and genetic resources

Simulating of Top-Cross system for enhancement of antioxidants in maize grain

Jelena Vancetovic, Sladjana Zilic, Sofija Bozinovic, Dragana Ignjatovic-Micic

467-476
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Plant physiology

Biochemical changes in barberries during adventitious root formation: the role of indole-3-butyric acid and hydrogen peroxide

Ali Tehranifar, Saeed Mahmoody Tabar, Yahya Selahvarzi, Ahmad Balandary, Mahdiyeh Kharrazi

477-485
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Short Communication. Effect of phosphorus nutrition and grain position within maize cob on grain phosphorus accumulation

Muhamamad Nadeem, Alain Mollier, Alain Vives, Loic Prud´Homme, Sylvie Niollet, Sylvain Pellerin

486-491
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Plant production (Field and horticultural crops)

A comparison of controlled self-pollination and open pollination results based on maize grain quality

Hanna Sulewska, Jozef Adamczyk, Hennryk Cygert, Janusz Rogacki, Grazyna Szymanska, Karolina Smiatacz, Katarzyna Panasiewicz, Kamila Tomaszyk

492-500
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Soil science

Effectiveness of inorganic and organic mulching for soil salinity and sodicity control in a grapevine orchard drip-irrigated with moderately saline waters

Ramón Aragüés, Eva T. Medina, Ignacio Clavería

501-508
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Water management

A mathematical model to estimate the volume of grey water of pesticide mixtures

Lourival Costa Paraiba, Ricardo A. Almeida Pazianotto, Alfredo J. Barreto Luiz, Aline de Holanda Nunes Maia, Claudio Martin Jonsson

509-518
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Deep percolation in greenhouse-cultivated celery using the technique of subsurface film strips placement

Zhida Du, Longtan Shao, Mingchao Ma

519-526
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