This study evaluated the relation between rind colour and internal physicochemical sensory qualities of ‘Sanguinelli’ blood oranges, one main orange cultivars grown in Mediterranean region. To this end, 400 fruits were harvested three different orchards classified according to pigmentation intensity (slight, medium, intense, very intense). All individually by determining pulp colour, total solu...

An experiment was carried out to compare the digestibility of five concentrate ingredients (barley, beet pulp, citrus pulp, maize gluten feed and grain screenings) in cattle or sheep, fed at 1.2 maintenance. Four wether sheep and four steers were fed each concentrate, which comprised 800 g/kg of the dietary dry matter (DM). The remaining 200 g/kg was a hay/soyabean meal mixture whose digestibil...

Lactating dairy cow diets with more than 24% starch (DM basis) are common, but recent high corn prices have fueled a desire to feed lower-starch diets. The potential for using digestible neutral detergent fiber or pectin from byproduct feeds or sugars to partially replace starch from corn grain in diets fed to lactating dairy cows was reviewed. Potential modifying effects of corn silage, starch...

Pectins are important structural elements in spruce fibres. Alkaline peroxide bleaching of spruce thermomechanical pulp (TMP) causes degradation and demethylation of pectins, yielding high-charge-density pectic acids. The pectic acids in fibres contribute strongly to the negative fibre charge, and the dissolved pectic acids increase the cationic demand of bleached TMP water. In this study, a me...

an annual rate of 7 percent since 1986 with 371 million broilers produced in 1994. Broiler litter (mixture of poultry excreta, bedding material, wasted feed and feathers) is usually removed from the poultry houses on an annual basis. Because of its high nutrient content, poultry litter is usually applied to agricultural land as fertilizer with an economic value of $20 to $30/ton. Broiler litter...

A transition towards an organic food system is taking place around the world. This process favored by growing consumer demand, who associate crops with being healthier, tastier, and safer for environment than conventional crops. Citrus one of most widely produced worldwide has important socio-economic cultural significance in Mediterranean area. The aim this work twofold; on hand, it reveals va...