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NATURAL ANTIOXIDANTS IMPACT ON CARCASS TRAITS, MEAT QUALITY AND ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY IN BROILER SUBJECTED TO HEAT STRESS [PDF]

مجلة الأنبار للعلوم الزراعية
This experiment aimed to investigate the effects of natural antioxidants in powders of beetroot (Br), grape pomace (Gp), and willow (W) added to the diet at two levels (1% and 0.5%) on carcass traits, meat quality, and economic feasibility of thermally ...
Sh. Dh. Mohammad, S. Y. Al-Sardary
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Does a Specialized Niche Market Vegetable Processor Enjoy Bargaining Power?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agribusiness companies may achieve competitive advantage through specialization within niche markets. One such niche is the fresh‐cut fruit and vegetable market, which has been steadily growing in Germany. This study examines whether the specialization of a German fresh‐cut producer grants it with market power within this niche market.
Nikolas Bublik, Franziska Mittag, Laura Hellstern, Sebastian Hess   +3 more
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Effects of dietary grape proanthocyanidins on the growth performance, jejunum morphology and plasma biochemical indices of broiler chicks

Animal, 2017
Grape proanthocyanidins (GPCs) are a family of naturally derived polyphenols that have aroused interest in the poultry industry due to their versatile role in animal health.
J.Y. Yang, H.J. Zhang, J. Wang, S.G. Wu, H.Y. Yue, X.R. Jiang, G.H. Qi   +6 more
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The Geography of Success: A Spatial Analysis of Export Intensity in the Italian Wine Industry

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the paradox of how Italy's fragmented, SME‐dominated wine industry achieves global export success. Moving beyond purely firm‐centric explanations, we test whether export intensity is spatially dependent, clustering geographically in regional ecosystems.
Nicolas Depetris Chauvin, Jonas Di Vita
wiley   +1 more source

High Resolution Multispectral and Thermal Remote Sensing-Based Water Stress Assessment in Subsurface Irrigated Grapevines

Remote Sensing, 2017
Precision irrigation management is based on the accuracy and feasibility of sensor data assessing the plant water status. Multispectral and thermal infrared images acquired from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) were analyzed to evaluate the applicability
Carlos Zúñiga Espinoza, Lav R. Khot, Sindhuja Sankaran, Pete W. Jacoby   +3 more
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How cold is too cold? A theoretical analysis of the optimal trigger for index insurance for frost damage to crops

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Crop insurance is undoubtedly an extremely valuable element in protecting agricultural businesses, but in many cases standard indemnity‐based products have had very low uptake due to high transaction costs elevating premiums to unaffordable levels.
Amogh Prakasha Kumar, Laura Meriluoto, Richard Watt   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Producing value from Australia's vineyards: an ethnographic approach to 'the quality turn' in the Australian wine industry

Journal of Political Ecology, 2017
This article provides a detailed ethnographic intervention to the phenomenon of value-added agriculture, a discourse that has attained several concrete forms in Australian wine industry policy, and which is routinely presented as a legitimate rural ...
David Raftery
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Entrepreneurial Behavior of Grape Growers in District Ganderbal (J&K)

Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology, 2020
The present research was carried out in district Ganderbal of Jammu and Kashmir to study the entrepreneurial behavior of grape growers. . By using proportionate allocation method, a sample of 120 grape growers was taken for collecting the primary data with the aid of an interview schedule.
. Tabina, Sheema Khan, N. A. Ganaie, Quadri Javeed Ahmad Peer, Farah Farooq   +4 more
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Climate change and perennial crop production: Evidence of yield impact and adaptation in California

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Perennial crops are economically important. They contribute to food security, providing essential nutrients that are often lacking in annual crops, and provide additional environmental benefits compared with annual crops. Despite their importance, empirical research on the impacts of climate change and adaptation on perennial crops remains ...
Yuanyuan Wen, Wei Zhang, Julian M. Alston   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

ORIGIN DESIGNATION AND PROFITABILITY FOR SMALL WINE GRAPE GROWERS: EVIDENCE FROM A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Ekonomika Poljoprivrede (1979), 2013
The concept of profitability has been widely debated in the international scientific economic community but there are few studies which contribute to connecting the profitability of micro and small agro-food holdings in PDO or PGI areas with their ...
Giuseppe Di Vita, Mario DAmico
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