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Accounting for animal health in efficiency analysis: An application to Swedish dairy farms

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Poor animal health is a central concern in modern livestock production. Despite the necessity to incorporate animal health in efficiency analysis, the theoretical and empirical developments are limited on this subject. This article appropriately characterizes the axiomatic properties of animal health within a production framework.
Frederic Ang, Enoch Owusu‐Sekyere, Karin Alvåsen, Helena Hansson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Co-Culture Reveals the Quorum-Sensing Regulatory Mechanism of Bacteriocin PlnJK Synthesis in Lactiplantibacillus plantarum EL2

Microorganisms
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum EL2, isolated from traditional fermented yak milk in the high-altitude Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, produces the class IIb bacteriocin PlnJK.
Fengming Liu, Yixuan Lin, Qi Liang, Xuhui Chen, Baotang Zhao   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Regulation 61-36 : Manufactured Grade Dairy Products

No person within South Carolina, or its jurisdiction, shall produce, provide, sell, offer, or expose for sale, or have in possession with intent to sell, any Manufactured Grade Dairy Product that is adulterated or misbranded.
South Carolina Department of Agriculture
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Zuivelconsumptie, bloeddruk en hypertensie : observationele studies en interventieonderzoek [PDF]

, 2009
Diet and lifestyle play an important role in maintaining a healthy blood pressure. Whether intake of dairy products could reduce population blood pressure remains to be established.
Engberink, M.F.
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Food inflation pass‐through from agricultural imports in a small open economy

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper develops a new framework for quantifying cost pass‐through in a small open economy by estimating firm‐level markup responses to agricultural import price shocks. We show theoretically that markup adjustments depend on firms' reliance on imported inputs and demand curvature, generating heterogeneous inflationary effects across firm ...
Minseong Kang, Seungki Lee
wiley   +1 more source

Lost in aggregation? On the importance of local food price data for food poverty estimates

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores within‐country variations in food price dynamics and food poverty estimates by employing local market price data and national consumer price index (CPI) data. Our results show that national CPI data may be useful for approximating national trends but they fail to detect and identify spatial variations in local trends, which
Stephan Dietrich, Valerio Giuffrida, Bruno Martorano, Georg Schmerzeck, Marco Tiberti   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microbiological Quality and Safety of Raw Sheep Milks from Native Epirus Breeds: Selective Effects of Thermization on the Microbiota Surviving in Resultant Thermized Milks Intended for Traditional Greek Hard Cheese Production

Applied Microbiology
Thermization is a sub-pasteurization heat treatment widely applied in traditional Greek hard cheese technologies. In this study, five bulk milk batches from two native Epirus sheep breeds were analyzed microbiologically before (raw milk; RM) and after ...
John Samelis, Loulouda Bosnea, Athanasia Kakouri   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The role of venture‐financed startups in innovation for US agriculture

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract To evaluate the role played by startup companies in the innovation ecosystem of US agriculture, we compile a unique dataset of 6024 new entrants founded 1987–2019 that details their financing lifecycles, annual economic performance, and patenting activities.
Gregory D. Graff, Charles A. W. de Grazia, Nicholas E. Rada   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chromosome-Scale Genome Analysis Reveals Locus-Specific Disruption of the Citrinin-Associated Region in a Furu-Derived Monascus ruber Strain BC20

Foods
Monascus species are widely used in traditional fermented foods for pigment and flavor formation, but citrinin contamination remains a major safety concern that limits broader food applications.
Huanchang Zhang, Danqi Wang, Jin Han, Fenghua Zhang, Yiru Liu, Rui Liu, Miya Su, Su Yao, Zhenmin Liu   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk management externalities in agrifood supply chains

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Firms may under‐ or over‐invest in risk management from the social planner's perspective, resulting in a negative externality on other economic agents in the supply chain. The externality of risk management is particularly relevant for agrifood supply chains, which frequently experience disruptions and play a primary role in preventing major ...
Jeffrey Hadachek, Meilin Ma
wiley   +1 more source