Farming
Precision livestock farming
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Weighing the herd
Innovative cattle-weighing solutions promise improved livestock productivity on Brazilian farms
Farming
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Antibiotics and meat production
Almost three quarters of all antibiotics sold worldwide are used in the production of animals for meat
By Redação
Environment
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Climate change could lead to bread shortages
Severe and frequent droughts could become common by the end of this century as a result of climate change
By Redação
Precision Livestock Farming
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Weighing the herd
Innovative cattle-weighing solutions promise improved livestock productivity on Brazilian farms
Biodiversity
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Number of large animals continues to fall
The number of large wild animals on the planet is decreasing as a result of various human activities,
By Redação
INTERVIEW
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Fernando Martins: Digital agriculture
Engineer explains how agribusiness benefits and grows with the support of new tools like the internet of things
By Neldson Marcolin and Yuri Vasconcelos
LIVESTOCK
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Cattle genes
Knowledge of bovine genetics could help farmers select Nelore cattle with tender meat
By Redação
Biodiversity
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Fewer mangaba trees in Sergipe
Mangaba tree species range in Sergipe fell by 30% in six years
By Redação
Nelore cattle
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Genes for lean meat
The variation in the DNA could have influence on the quality of the meat
By Redação
Bunge award
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Bunge award winners
The Foundation announced the list of winners of the 2016 edition
By Redação
Agricultural Research
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The search for functional foods
Embrapa opens a center for research into functional foods, aromas and flavors
By Redação
AGRICULTURE
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Combating waste
New equipment increases water use efficiency in the field by more than 30%
By Redação
bovine embryo
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Global benchmark in production
In Vitro Brasil produced 45% of the 2013 global bovine embryo production
By Redação
TECHNOLOGY LIVESTOCK
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Fertilization markers
New techniques obtain the highest quality bovine embryos