A multivariable linear model was used to analyse the incidence of carcass quality defects over one year in a commercial database that included 1,856 flocks of Ross broilers (9,188 shipments, 1,975,420 carcasses inspected). The incidence of foot-pad dermatitis (FPD), scratches and wing and back...
Author(s)
Villarroel, M.; Francisco, I.; Ibáñez, M. A.; Novoa, M.; Martínez-Guijarro, P.; Méndez, J.; Blas, C. de
Publisher
Spanish National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA)
Publication
Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2018, 16, 2, pp e0504
This paper discusses the Central American agroforestry systems Quesungual (QS) and Kuxur Rum (KR), a system that integrate basic grain crop production - mainly maize, common bean and sorghum - with multipurpose trees. A permanent soil cover with biomass enhances erosion protection, soil fertility...
Publisher
Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture (GACSA)
Publication
Quesungual & Kuxur Rum: ancestral agroforestry systems in the dry corridor of Central America, 2018, pp 8 pp.
Two-stage dilute hydrochloric acid (DA)/aqueous ammonia wet oxidation (AWO) pretreatment was used to recover the sugars of corn stover. The morphology characterizations of samples were detected by SEM, BET and SXT. The results showed that DA-AWO process demonstrated a positive effect on sugar...
Author(s)
An ShengXin; Li WenZhi; Liu QiYu; Xia Ying; Zhang TingWei; Huang Feng; Lin QiZhao; Chen Liang
Publication
Bioresource Technology, 2019, 271, pp 283-288
Cryopreservation of fish sperm offers key advantages in genetic improvement and can be used to preserve threatened and endangered fish species or strains. The use of simple cryoprotective media facilitates cryopreservation procedures. In this study, we used a glucose-methanol extender for...
Author(s)
Ugwu, S. I.; Kowalska, A.; Morita, M.; Kowalski, R. K.
Publisher
Central Fisheries Research Institute (CFRI)
Publication
Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 2019, 19, 1, pp 41-50
28 - 31 October 2019 - Madison
Nearly all types of buildings use vast amounts of energy and natural resources during their construction and operation. With this in mind,...
Among the various sources of biomass, the lignocellulosic sources such as agricultural residue, dedicated energy grasses, forestry residue and short rotation woody biomass are expected to satisfy a significant fraction of the total future demand. However, while technologically feasible, the...
Subjects
bioenergy; biofuels; biomass; feedstocks; raw materials; renewable energy; stochastic models; wood residues
Author(s)
Verma, S. K.; Fenila, F.; Soren, A.; Shastri, Y.