Sentence examples for livestock availability from inspiring English sources

Although Ethiopian wolves are specialized rodent hunters, this study shows that in the heavily populated highlands of North Ethiopia they are common predators of livestock, possibly a reflection of dietary adjustments to less abundant rodent prey and high livestock availability (Sillero-Zubiri and Gottelli 1995; Marino et al. 2010).

Pastoralist household interviews and focus groups included questions about livestock holdings, availability of water and pasture resources, availability of animal health resources (e.g. access to medicines, cattle dips, and extension services), incidence and management of disease in livestock herds, and climate change perceptions.

Being the most important requirement for livestock production, availability of high-quality feeds directly reflects success in livestock production (MacOpiyo et al. 2013).

In addition to various benefits of crop production, a majority of respondents indicated that crop residues play a fundamental part in increasing livestock feed availability for them, especially during the dry season.

Whereas studies by Egeru et al. (2015) indicated the existence of camel production in Karamoja and also documented the perceived livestock forage availability in the sub-region including forage suitable for camels, there has not been any attempt to understand why the Karamojong have continued to rear camels.

Strong statistical evidence supports a hypothesis explaining from an allometric perspective how the faunal biomass distribution and the energetic flux are affected by livestock, nutrient availability and land use.

The study districts were selected based on their rainfall distribution and variability during the short and long rainy seasons, accessibility of the rangelands; fluctuation in livestock feed resources availability, frequency of drought, livestock potentials, and degradation of rangelands.

More livestock increases the availability of famer's capital to dairy management.

The nomadic pastoralists had no fixed homesteads and covered great distances with their livestock following pasture availability throughout the seasons.

Herders identified forage plants and assessed livestock preference and availability trend of forage plants on each nested plot along transects.

Uncertainty of health impacts on livestock, livestock feed availability, medium term pasture recovery and the threat of future eruptions motivated livestock (particularly cattle) evacuation from Chile Chico by ferry to Puerto Ibáñez and later by truck across the border at Los Antiguos, driving around Lago Buenos Aires and back into Chile.