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Evaluation of Surveillance for Documentation of Freedom from Bovine Tuberculosis
Calvo-Artavia, Francisco Fernando; Alban, Lis; Nielsen, … - In: Agriculture 3 (2013) 3, pp. 310-326
testing and quarantine procedures in trade of livestock. …
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Emerging Perspectives on the Natural Microbiome of Fresh Produce Vegetables
Jackson, Colin R.; Stone, Bram W. G.; Tyler, Heather L. - In: Agriculture 5 (2015) 2, pp. 170-187
Plants harbor a diverse microbiome existing as bacterial populations on the leaf surface (the phyllosphere) and within plant tissues (endophytes). The composition of this microbiome has been largely unexplored in fresh produce vegetables, where studies have tended to focus on pathogen detection...
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Provenancing Flower Bulbs by Analytical Fingerprinting: <i>Convallaria Majalis</i>
Ruth, Saskia M. van; Visser, Ries de - In: Agriculture 5 (2015) 1, pp. 17-29
The origin of agricultural products is gaining in appreciation while often hard to determine for various reasons. Geographical origin may be resolved using a combination of chemical and physical analytical technologies. In the present case of Lily of the Valley (<i>Convallaria majalis</i>) rhizomes, we...
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Community Perspectives on the On-Farm Diversity of Six Major Cereals and Climate Change in Bhutan
Katwal, Tirtha Bdr.; Dorji, Singay; Dorji, Rinchen; … - In: Agriculture 5 (2015) 1, pp. 2-16
Subsistence Bhutanese farmers spread across different agro-ecological zones maintain large species and varietal diversity of different crops in their farm. However, no studies have been undertaken yet to assess why farmers conserve and maintain large agro-biodiversity, the extent of...
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Effect of Ozone Treatment on Inactivation of <i>Escherichia coli</i> and <i>Listeria</i> sp. on Spinach
Wani, Shreya; Maker, Jagpreet K.; Thompson, Joseph R.; … - In: Agriculture 5 (2015) 2, pp. 155-169
The efficacy of “gaseous” ozone in reducing numbers and re-growth of food-borne pathogens, (<i>Escherichia coli </i>and<i> Listeria </i>spp.), on leafy salads was investigated using spinach. A preliminary<i> in vivo</i> study showed 1-log reduction in six strains of <i>E. coli</i> and two species of <i>Listeria</i> spp. on...
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National Livestock Policy of Nepal: Needs and Opportunities
Pradhanang, Upendra B.; Pradhanang, Soni M.; Sthapit, Arhan - In: Agriculture 5 (2015) 1, pp. 103-131
This paper describes Nepal’s national livestock policies and considers how they can be improved to help meet the … opportunity to bring a new set of priorities and stakeholders to policymaking. Nepal’s livestock subsector comes most directly … livestock-related national policies through analysis of their Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT). We …
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Food Safety Information Processing and Teaching Behavior of Dietitians: A Mental Model Approach
Medeiros, Lydia C.; LeJeune, Jeffrey T. - In: Agriculture 5 (2015) 1, pp. 132-154
Health professionals play an important role in educating the public about food safety risks. However, the ways this important group of educators remains up-to-date on these topics are not well defined. In this study, a national sample of dietitians employed in direct teaching of patients (<i>n</i> =...
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Meeting the Challenges for Agriculture
Copeland, Les - In: Agriculture 1 (2011) 1, pp. 1-3
inventories of world grain stocks; reduced investment in agricultural R&D; and unfavorable weather resulting in a succession of …
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Soil Erosion Threatens Food Production
Pimentel, David; Burgess, Michael - In: Agriculture 3 (2013) 3, pp. 443-463
Since humans worldwide obtain more than 99.7% of their food (calories) from the land and less than 0.3% from the oceans and aquatic ecosystems, preserving cropland and maintaining soil fertility should be of the highest importance to human welfare. Soil erosion is one of the most serious threats...
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Alternative Land Management Strategies and Their Impact on Soil Conservation
Gomiero, Tiziano - In: Agriculture 3 (2013) 3, pp. 464-483
Soil conservation is threatened by a number of factors, namely the effects of intensive agricultural practices, the increasing pressure for food production linked to the increasing human population, the consumption patterns in developed and emerging economies, and the conversion of agriculture...
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