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Nutritional strategies and management practices to improve poultry meat quality

, 2023
The estimated growth in world population is increasing global food demand, particularly of protein. From a historical perspective, meat has represented the main protein source for humans, contributing to biosocial well-being and sustenance (Leroy and ...
Marco Zampiga, Federico Sirri
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Genetic variances, heritabilities and maternal effects on body weight, breast meat yield, meat quality traits and the shape of the growth curve in turkey birds [PDF]

, 2011
Background Turkey is an important agricultural species and is largely used as a meat bird. In 2004, turkey represented 6.5% of the world poultry meat production. The world-wide turkey population has rapidly grown due to increased commercial farming.
Bastiaansen John WM, Vereijken, A., Ducro, B.J., Martien AM Groenen, Aslam Muhammad L, Groenen, M.A.M., John WM Bastiaansen, Bastiaansen, J.W.M., Muhammad L Aslam, Richard PMA Crooijmans, Addie Vereijken, Vereijken Addie, Ducro Bart J, Crooijmans, R.P.M.A., Bart J Ducro, Groenen Martien AM, Crooijmans Richard PMA, Aslam, M.L.   +17 more
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Protection Motivation Theory and Farmers' Participation in Futures Markets: Evidence From Germany

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines why German farmers show limited adoption of commodity futures contracts despite substantial price volatility, applying Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) to understand the cognitive processes driving participation decisions in futures markets. Survey data from 303 German farmers collected in 2024 were analyzed using Partial
Hendrik Wever, Marius Michels, Oliver Musshoff   +2 more
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Livelihood Diversification as an Adaptation Strategy to Climate Change and Household Food Security of Livestock Holders in Pakistan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rural farm households continue to face significant risks from climate change, resulting in many of them diversifying their livelihood sources into other income‐generating activities to increase their incomes and improve food and nutrition security. In this study, we examine the drivers and impact of farm households' participation in livelihood
Mahwish Arshad, Awudu Abdulai
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The effects of 2 % inclusion of blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) meal on the performance and clinical welfare of fast-growing broiler chickens

Poultry Science
Sustainable feed ingredients are increasingly needed to support environmentally responsible poultry production, particularly those that reduce dependence on conventional protein sources such as soybean meal and fishmeal.
Fernanda Machado Tahamtani, Hilde Faaland Schøyen, Käthe Kittelsen   +2 more
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Estimation of Import Demand Functions of Two Key Food and Feed Commodities (Corn and Soybean) for India

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The derived demand for the increased demand for meat and dairy products is clearly observed in the fast‐paced growth of the Indian feed industry and its increased demand for agricultural commodities (e.g., corn, soybean, rice, wheat, broken rice, millet, etc.) as feed ingredients.
Dwiti Baruah Thapa, Sanjib Bhuyan, Kishor Goswami   +2 more
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Safety of poultry meat in accordance with EU requirements in Ukraine: state monitoring of hormones

Науковий вісник Львівського національного університету ветеринарної медицини та біотехнологій імені С.З. Ґжицького: Серія Ветеринарні науки, 2021
The article presents the results of analysis of the world scientific literature from 2010 to the present and official monitoring studies of poultry meat for hormone content for 2017–2020 to provide scientifically sound information on its level of safety ...
O. M. Chechet, O. M. Berhilevych, V. V. Kasianchuk   +2 more
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Causal analysis of trade loss from pathogens: A global study of foot and mouth disease impacts on meat exports

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Our general interest is in global trade loss from livestock pathogens, specifically exports. We adopt a causal inference approach that considers animal disease outbreaks over time as non‐staggered binary treatments with the potential for switching in (infection) and out of treatment (recovery) within the sample period. The outcome evolution of
Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Thomas L. Marsh   +1 more
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Antimicrobial Interventions in Poultry Processing to Improve Shelf Life and Safety of Poultry Meat: A Review with Special Attention to Salmonella spp.

Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control, 2020
Poultry meat is one of the most popularly consumed meats worldwide. With the increased consumption, the poultry industry is also facing major challenges in maintaining of safety and shelf life of the poultry meat.
J. Kataria, A. Morey
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The Herfindahl neutral point: A firm‐level threshold for managing market concentration with evidence from US hog packing

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper derives a firm‐level threshold, the Herfindahl Neutral Point, from the standard concentration index used in merger review. At this threshold, a marginal expansion leaves the index unchanged. Firms below the threshold reduce concentration when they expand; firms above it increase concentration.
Andrew J. Keller, Krishna P. Paudel
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