Prof. Dr. Martin Odening, Holger Blisse,Dr. Markus Hanisch, Dr. Norbert Hirschauer von der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, und Prof. Dr. Jost W. Kramer von der Fachhochschule Wismar analysieren den derzeitigen Stand ...

The Nigerian indigenous hens exhibit their full natural behavior repertoires, including maternal care. The strong maternal bond between the hen and her chicks is established prior to hatching. Maternal care of chickens is ...

Das neue Bild des Strukturwandels im Agrarsektor wird geprägt durch eine Vielfalt wirtschaftlicher, politischer und institutioneller Veränderungsprozesse. Die gesellschaftlichen Ansprüche an den Agrarsektor haben sich ...

Agriculture is embedded in and interacts with both its ecological and social environments. Under the concept of ‘Multifunctional Agriculture’, these interactions receive attention from scientific and political communities ...

Desertified land covers one-fourth of the world’s total land area. Meeting the high food demands in areas affected by desertification is a major problem. This case study provided fundamental information to demonstrate the ...

This article analyzes the environmental opportunities and limitations of digitalization in the agricultural sector by applying qualitative governance analysis. Agriculture is recognized as a key application area for digital ...

The tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) causes severe damage to tomato cultivars and has international economic importance. The harmful tobamovirus is easily mechanically transmissible and highly stable. An ongoing ...

The increasing demand for agricultural commodities for food and energy purposes has led to intensified agricultural land management, along with the homogenization of landscapes, adverse biodiversity effects and robustness ...

The type and extent of habitats along the shoreline specify the distribution of fish in the littoral zone of lakes, but effects are likely species and size-specific and might be overwhelmed by lake-level environmental ...

Banning antibiotic growth promotors and other antimicrobials in poultry production due to the increasing antimicrobial resistance leads to increased feeding of potential alternatives such as probiotics. However, the modes ...