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Consumers’ Concerns and Perceptions of Farm Animal Welfare
Animals, 2020 Simple Summary In the current socioeconomic situation, consumers’ concerns about farm animal welfare can prevent them from buying some products, and this influences the sustainability of intensive systems.
M. Alonso +2 more
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MODELS IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY [PDF]
Trakia Journal of Sciences, 2021 Supply chain management is a critical aspect of conducting any business. In this article, we provide an overview of some the methods for supply management and their use in animal husbandry. In this paper, we introduce a version of Wilson`s model.
N. Petrova, E. Genchev
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, 2021 Contract farming is an arrangement in which buyers request farmers to provide agricultural goods under contract, as opposed to procuring these in spot markets. This chapter provides an introduction to contract farming and explains its significance and considerable expansion in contemporary agriculture.
Perez Nino, Helena, Oya, Carlos
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Wind-Turbine and Wind-Farm Flows: A Review
Boundary-layer Meteorology, 2019 Wind energy, together with other renewable energy sources, are expected to grow substantially in the coming decades and play a key role in mitigating climate change and achieving energy sustainability. One of the main challenges in optimizing the design,
F. Porté-Agel +2 more
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Policy distortions, farm size, and the overuse of agricultural chemicals in China
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2018 Significance Overuse of agricultural chemicals has resulted in enormous damages to environmental quality and human health in China. Reducing the use of agricultural chemicals to an optimal level is a crucial challenge for the sustainable development of ...
Yiyun Wu +7 more
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Preliminary Investigation of the Incidence and Impact of Disability on Irish Farms [PDF]
, 2007 Farming is identified as being a hazardous occupation, resulting in disability and numerous fatalities each year. While occupational health and safety issues among farm households have been studied recently in Ireland, there has been no research directed
Connolly, Liam +3 more
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Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 2023 The paper present the research results performed at a farm of the Mureş district, between 2005 and 2008, concerning the milk productions, obtained in the existing constructive solutions.
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FACTORS SHAPING ECONOMIC SITUATION OF FAR MS ENGAGED IN RAPESEEDPRODUCTION [PDF]
Annals of the Polish Association of Agricultural and Agribusiness Economists, 2018 The paper presents the diversity of production and economic results of holdings engaged in the growingof rapeseed. The study was conducted throughout the country in 141 farms. The basis for qualifyingholding to the study was to obtain a minimum of 50% of
Aneta Bełdycka-Bórawska
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Do farming conditions influence brominated flame retardant levels in pig and poultry products?
Animal, 2020 Brominated flame retardants (BFR) are primarily used as flame retardant additives in insulating materials. These lipophilic compounds can bioaccumulate in animal tissues, leading to human exposure via food ingestion.
A. Huneau-Salaün +16 more
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Agricultural Systems, 2020 Nitrogen (N) indicators are key for characterizing farm performance, because of the role of N in food production and environmental sustainability. A systematic monitoring of N balance at the farm level could contribute to understanding differences in N ...
M. Quemada +10 more
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