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Soil, pasture and animal products quality
2013
The management of pasture, through the use of appropriate stocking rates and grazing systems, influences the feeding behaviour of the animals. The impact of animal behaviour on vegetation can be of great importance for the sustainability of pastures and mantaining their biodiversity. Indeed, a different response in terms of quality of animal products is mediated by the ability of animals to concentrate or transform grass components, according to the characteristics of the soil. The herbage ingested by animals provides them with compounds with aromatic characteristics, such as terpenes, and with functional properties beneficial for human health, such as carotenoids, vitamins, polyphenols and…
Socio-demographic determinants and health related behaviors associated with sustainable food related choices : a quantitative, cross-sectional study …
2016
Masteroppgave folkehelsevitenskap - Universitetet i Agder 2016 Background and objectives: Creating a sustainable food system is considered a global challenge. Evidence suggests reductions of food waste and animal product consumption are among the most important consumer level changes in a food sustainability perspective. The present study aims to gain more knowledge on who is likely to make sustainable food related choices, focusing on household food waste and consumption of animal products. Methods: A selection of socio-demographic determinants and health related behaviors were included in the study. Data were obtained from a questionnaire survey from the study “Fruits and Vegetables Make …
Potential and competitiveness of EU countries in terms of slaughter livestock production
2019
: Models and methods of spatial econometrics are gaining more and more popularity. Their advantage is the opportunity to examine the interrelationships between individual territorial units. These methods, apart from the own potential of the region, take into account the impact of neighbouring objects and location in space. The aim of the study is to examine the relationship between the potential and the level of competitiveness of individual European Union countries in the field of slaughter cattle production. In addition, the paper attempts to determine the specialisation of individual EU countries in the production of slaughter animals by sector. The analysis covered the years 2010–2016, …
Finnish dairy farmers’ perceptions of justice in the transition to carbon-neutral farming
2022
Highlights • Finnish dairy farmers' perceptions of issues with carbon neutrality were examined. • Concerns include farming profitability, farmer blaming, and use of peatlands. • Public policy guidance is needed for carbon-neutral, sustainable agriculture. Environmental and political debate concerning the role of agriculture in sustainability has long been on the agenda. However, owing to climate change, an analysis of the transition to a low-carbon society must also be considered from the perspective of justice. Dairy farming, in particular, faces pressure in this context, when contemplating changing consumer behaviors and reduction in the carbon footprint of dairy products. Accordingly, ma…
Aspetti della produzione dei piccoli ruminanti con impatto sulla salute umana
2011
Negli ultimi anni l’attenzione del consumatore si è sempre più orientata verso le caratteristiche nutrizionali degli alimenti. Queste proprietà sono di grande importanza anche per quanto riguarda le produzioni dei piccoli ruminanti. Il presente lavoro ha lo scopo di riassumere i principali risultati emersi dal progetto di ricerca “Aspetti della produzione dei piccoli ruminanti con particolare impatto sulla salute umana”. Sono stati analizzati mediante i metodi descritti in letteratura: 1) i polimorfismi genetici dei biopeptidi del latte dei piccoli ruminanti; 2) le attività di alcuni enzimi della membrana del globulo di grasso e la frazione lipidica del latte ovino; 3) la qualità nutriziona…
The reactivity of neonatal rabbits to the mammary pheromone as a probe for viability
2012
International audience; Newborn rabbits depend on a daily nursing interaction with the mother to gain milk and to survive. During this interaction, they localise and seize the nipples displaying a typical behaviour triggered by maternal odour cues. The mammary pheromone constitutes such a signal in domestic rabbits: it elicits sucking-related movements in more than 90% of the pups. However, some newborns remain unresponsive to the presentation of the pheromone, even pups apparently healthy and highly motivated to suck. The main goal of the present study was therefore to explore the link between the unresponsiveness of rabbit pups to the mammary pheromone and their growth and survival in bre…
Metoda zmian konkurencyjności Estebana - Marquillasa a specjalizacja regionu na przykładzie produkcji zwierzęcej w Polsce
2016
Analiza składników zmiany (ang. shift-share analysis) jest popularną techniką analizy gospodarek regionalnych. Mankamentem klasycznej analizy zmian strukturalnych jest to, że nie uwzględnia ona relacji pomiędzy konkurencyjnością a efektem zmian strukturalnych. Esteban - Marquillas w 1972 roku zaproponował zmianę klasycznego równania shift- share, wprowadzając kategorię homotetyczną badanego zjawiska, co pozwoliło na uwzględnienie efektu konkurencyjności oraz powiązań między poszczególnymi składowymi. Ta zmiana pozwoliła na oczyszczenie efektu zmian pozycji konkurencyjności z wpływu wszelkich lokalnych zmian strukturalnych. Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie analizy składników zmiany i możli…