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2014
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Fredrik Wulff Christoph Humborg Hans Estrup Andersen Gitte Blicher-Mathiesen Mikołaj Czajkowski Katarina Elofsson Anders Fonnesbech-Wulff Berit Hasler Bongghi Hong Viesturs Jansons Carl-Magnus Mörth James C.R. Smart Erik Smedberg Per Stålnacke Dennis P. Swaney Hans Thodsen Adam Was Tomasz ZyliczAbstract
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Marta Camino-Serrano Bert Gielen Sebastiaan Luyssaert Philippe Ciais Sara Vicca Bertrand Guenet Bruno de Vos Nathalie Cools Bernhard Ahrens M. Altaf Arain Werner Borken Nicholas Clarke Beverley Clarkson Thomas Cummins Axel Don Elisabeth Graf Pannatier Hjalmar Laudon Tim Moore Tiina M. Nieminen Mats B. Nilsson Matthias Peichl Luitgard Schwendenmann Jan Siemens Ivan A. JanssensAbstract
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Lisbeth Schnug John Jensen Janeck J Scott-Fordsmand Hans Petter LeinaasAbstract
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Atle Mysterud Yngve Rekdal Leif Egil Loe Michael Angeloff Ragnhild Mobæk Øystein Holand Geir-Harald StrandAbstract
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Steffen Adler Stig Purup Jens Hansen-Møller Erling Thuen Anne-Maj Gustavsson Håvard SteinshamnAbstract
Phyto-oestrogens are a group of secondary plant metabolites that may bind to oestrogen receptors and exert oestrogenic or anti-oestrogenic effects in humans and can protect against cancer diseases. When ingested by dairy cows, phyto-oestrogens can be metabolised and transferred to the milk. The objective of this study was to assess the effects of grazing a recently established pasture containing red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) and an older pasture containing a variety of sown and unsown plant species on milk concentrations of phyto-oestrogens. Sixteen Norwegian Red dairy cows [mean (standard deviation); body weight 599 (45.1) kg, stage of lactation 73 (15.0) d in milk, milk yield 29.9 (2.90) kg/d at the start of the experiment] were divided into two groups and grazed either a short-term pasture (SP) or a long-term pasture (LP). The SP was representative of organically managed leys in Norway, which are frequently, approximately every third year, renewed by soil tillage and seeding, whereas LP was representative of organically managed grasslands that are less frequently renewed. The SP contained meadow fescue (Festuca pratensis Huds.) (mean 34%), timothy (Phleum pratense L.) (mean 19%), red clover (mean 28%), shepherd׳s-purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.) (mean 6%), pineappleweed (Matricaria matricarioides Porter ex Britton) (mean 5%) and scentless mayweed (Tripleurospermum perforatum (Mérat) Laínz) (mean 4%), and LP contained mainly white clover (Trifolium repens L.) (mean 21%), smooth meadowgrass (Poa pratensis L.) (mean 19%), timothy (mean 17%), meadow fescue (mean 15%), perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) (mean 6%), tufted hairgrass (Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P. Beauv.) (mean 5%), northern dock (Rumex longifolius DC.) (mean 4%), common couch (Elytrigia repens (L.) Desv. Ex Nevski) (mean 4%), red clover (mean 3%) and dandelion (Taraxacum spp.) (mean 3%). In addition to a daily pasture allowance of 20 kg dry matter per cow, supplements of 3.0 kg barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) concentrate were fed. Herbage, concentrates and milk was sampled during the last week of three experimental periods and analysed for phyto-oestrogens using LC-MS/MS technology. Herbage from SP had 19 times higher concentration of isoflavones than herbage from LP, whereas only small differences were found for lignans. Milk produced on SP had 14 times higher concentrations of the mammalian isoflavonoid equol, and the concentrations of equol were higher than found in most other studies. This study confirms that grazing pastures containing red clover increases concentrations of isoflavones and especially equol in bovine milk compared to grazing pastures with other botanical composition. The higher milk concentrations of the lignan metabolite enterodiol in milk from SP compared to LP could not be related to differences in intake of the analysed lignans and may therefore be related to unidentified lignans.
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Treatability of wood is a function of anatomical properties developed under certain growing conditions. While Scots pine sapwood material normally is considered as easy to impregnate, great variations in treatability can be observed. In order to study anatomical differences in the structural elements of transverse fluid passage, wood material with contrasting treatability has been compared. Ray composition and resin canal network, membrane areas of fenestriform pits in the cross-field as well as dimension and properties of bordered pits were investigated. The results showed large anatomical differences between the two contrasting treatability groups. Refractory Scots pine sapwood samples developed more rays per mm2 tangential section, while they were on average lower in cell numbers than rays found in easily treatable material. Easily treatable material had more parenchyma cells in rays than refractory material. At the same time, a larger membrane area in fenestriform pits in the cross-field was observed in the easily treatable sample fraction. Differences in the composition of resin canal network were not observed. Refractory samples developed on average smaller bordered pit features, with relatively small formed pit apertures compared to the easily treatable samples. In refractory Scots pine sapwood material, the structural elements of fluid passage such as bordered pit dimensions, fenestriform pits in the cross-field and parenchyma cells were altogether developed in smaller dimensions or number. Wood samples from better growing conditions and sufficient water supply showed a better treatability in this study.
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Rainer Hentschel Sabine Rosner Zachary E. Kayler Kjell Andreassen Isabella Børja Svein Solberg Ole Einar Tveito Eckart Priesack Arthur GesslerAbstract
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Vigdis Vandvik Joachim Paul Töpper Zoë Cook Matthew I. Daws Einar Heegaard Inger Elisabeth Måren Liv Guri VelleAbstract
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