African army ants at the forefront of virome surveillance in a remote tropical forest by Fritz, Matthieu, Reggiardo, Bérénice, Filloux, Denis, Claude, Lisa, Fernandez, Emmanuel, Mahé, Frédéric, Kraberger, Simona, Custer, Joy M., Becquart, Pierre, Mebaley, Telstar Ndong, Kombila, Linda Bohou, Lenguiya, Léadisaelle H., Boundenga, Larson, Mombo, Illich M., Maganga, Gael D., Niama, Fabien R., Koumba, Jean-Sylvain, Ogliastro, Mylène, Yvon, Michel, Martin, Darren P., Blanc, Stéphane, Varsani, Arvind, Leroy, Eric, Roumagnac, Philippe

“…Specifically, we focused our study on the use of army ants of the genus Dorylus that are obligate collective foragers and group predators that attack and overwhelm a broad array of animal prey. …”
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Nematode Management Using Sorghum and Its Relatives by K. Dover, Koon-Hui Wang, Robert McSorley

“…Not only do they produce a source of forage or silage for animal feed, but many cultivars are effective in reducing population levels of root-knot nematodes, which are key nematode pests in Florida as well as many other parts of the world. …”
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Yield prediction of grassland swards using specific equations for Rising Plate Meter by Christoph Stumpe, Priska Krug, Jonas Weber, Stefan Böttinger

“…These improvements allow farmers to predict yield already during the growing phase, providing a reliable basis for site-specific grassland management and optimizing forage production. …”
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Monensin supplementation increases weight gain in stocker steers, but higher doses reduce essential mineral intake by Gabriele Maier, Tanapon Sukkankah, Josh Davy, Larry Forero, Berit Bangoura, Matthew Torcal, Sharif Aly

“…This is a concern in areas where forage is deficient in these nutrients.…”
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Nematode Management Using Sorghum and Its Relatives by K. Dover, Koon-Hui Wang, Robert McSorley

“…Not only do they produce a source of forage or silage for animal feed, but many cultivars are effective in reducing population levels of root-knot nematodes, which are key nematode pests in Florida as well as many other parts of the world. …”
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Analyzing the causes of alpine meadow degradation and the efficiency of restoration strategies through a mathematical modelling exercise by Hanwu Liu, Lin Wang, Fengqin Zhang, Qiuying Li, Huakun Zhou

“…Our mathematical analysis shows that the increasing of raptor mortality and the decreasing of livestock mortality (or the increasing of the rate at which livestock increases by consuming forage grass) are the major causes of alpine meadow degradation. …”
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Grazing lambs on pastures regrown after wildfires did not significantly alter metal content in meat and wool by S Depenbrock, J Lane, M Asrat, R Poppenga, S Hargrave, B McNabb, V Eviner, M Chigerwe

“…To better understand this, our study investigated metal concentrations in water, soil, plant forage, and meat and wool of sheep grazing on the regrowth of burned lands. …”
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Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica) Biology, Ecology, and Management in Florida Grazing Lands by Brent A. Sellers, Jason A. Ferrell, Gregory E. MacDonald, Kenneth A. Langeland, Stephen Luke Flory

“…It was accidentally introduced into Alabama in the early 1900s, and purposely introduced as a potential forage and soil stabilizer in Florida (and other states) in the 1930s and early 1940s. …”
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Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica) Biology, Ecology, and Management in Florida Grazing Lands by Brent A. Sellers, Jason A. Ferrell, Gregory E. MacDonald, Kenneth A. Langeland, Stephen Luke Flory

“…It was accidentally introduced into Alabama in the early 1900s, and purposely introduced as a potential forage and soil stabilizer in Florida (and other states) in the 1930s and early 1940s. …”
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Neonicotinoid Analysis in Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) Honey Samples Collected around Tekirdag in Turkey by Nurullah Ozdemir, Mustafa Necati Muz

“…Honey bees, which are considered as biological indicators of environmental pollution, can carry these pollutants to the hives. Forager bees returning from sunflower crops that have been treated with neonicotinoids treated sunflower fields cause residue accumulation in the hives, which reason colony-level adverse effects. …”
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Argentine ant, Linepithema humile (Mayr) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by Katherine Carroll, Adam Dale

“…Linepithema humile, like other tramp species, can establish in new locations quickly due to the multi-queen nature of the colonies, their abitlity to forage and find resources, and the extensive network of interrelated colonies they are able to form. …”
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Lignin: Characterization of a Multifaceted Crop Component by Michael Frei

“…In animal nutrition, lignin is considered an antinutritive component of forages as it cannot be readily fermented by rumen microbes. …”
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Determining the Heterotic Groups of Selected Grain Maize (Zea mays L.) Inbred Lines using Morphological and Phenological Traits by Mahnaz Oroojloo, Sara Dezhsetan, Behzad Ahmadi, Mohammadreza Shiri, Ali Moghaddam

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Non-genetic factors affecting the meat quality and flavor of Inner Mongolian lambs: A review by Yuning Liu, Runhang Li, Ying Ying, Yandong Zhang, Yiying Huang, Hongxin Wu, Kejian Lin

“…The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has a vast territory, with many famous grasslands and thousands of forage plants and multiple local high-quality lamb breeds. …”
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“Baboons on the road again”: Survey of vehicle occupants on a road crossing a national park in Uganda by Jovia Nabuule, Fantine Benoit, Louise Robinet, Peter Isingoma, David Mwesigye Tumusiime, Harold Rugonge, Sabrina Krief, Odile Petit, Audrey Maille

“…Most of the respondents did not express any negative attitudes toward baboons, although these primates regularly visit fields and gardens to forage on crops in the area. Few people were concerned about the ‘do not litter’ regulation. …”
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Preservation techniques and their effect on nutritional values and microbial population of brewer’s spent grain: a review by Geberemariyam Terefe

“…Wet brewery spent grain is used as a replacement for forage in the diets of animals. The high moisture content and ease of deterioration of wet brewery leftover grain as a fresh feed are drawbacks (3–5 days). …”
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Variation of the seed and foliar phenolic contents of five wild forms of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) by Shaila Nayeli Pérez-Salinas, Rene Torres Ricario, Nancy Nohemí Rodarte Rodríguez, Heberto Iván Salas Ayala, Liliana Wallander Compeán

“…Likewise, they could be used as forage, food or medicine, due to the high content of phytochemicals in seeds and leaf tissue, therefore, the information generated is relevant to knowledge about the characterization and diversity of wild Phaseolus species. …”
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Estimating Nitrogen Availability of Heat-Dried Biosolids by Craig G. Cogger, Andy I. Bary, Elizabeth A. Myhre

“…Heat-dried biosolids were surface applied to tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) in Washington State, USA, and forage yield and N uptake measured for two growing seasons following application. …”
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Lactational performance effects of 3-nitrooxypropanol supplementation to dairy cows: A meta-regression by L.F. Martins, M. Maigaard, M. Johansen, P. Lund, X. Ma, M. Niu, A.N. Hristov

“…Dose (± SD; 77.0 ± 33.17 mg 3-NOP/kg DMI), forage-to-concentrate ratio (FC; 58.9 ± 8.83%, expressed as average ± SD% of forage in the diet), dietary concentrations of CP, ether extract, NDF, and starch (16.3 ± 1.84%, 4.3 ± 1.03%, 33.7 ± 4.40%, and 20.9 ± 3.97%, as average ± SD% of DM, respectively), supplementation length (days), and DIM and BW of the cows at the beginning of the study were used as continuous explanatory variables. …”
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Assessment of genetic diversity in Sehima nervosum for yield, nutritional traits and ensiling quality by Sultan Singh, Tejveer Singh, Neeraj Kumar, Pushpendra Koli, Madan Mohan Das, Sanat Kumar Mahanta, Krishna Kumar Singh, Prakash K. Jha, PV Vara Prasad, Manoj Kumar Srivastava, Rohit Katiyar

“…In this study, 92 diverse SN germplasm accessions were evaluated for biomass yield, nutritional quality and sugar content. Green forage yield was higher in rainy season (ranged 2.2 to 58.1 t ha−1) compared to post rainy season (varied between 0.48 and 44.0 t ha−1). …”
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