Aquaculture management authorities require the ability to identify the farm of origin for escaped fish. Physical tagging is routinely conducted for domesticated animals (e.g. sheep and cattle); however, there are considerable logistical, animal welfare and economic issues that challenge the feasibility of physically tagging all farmed fish. A ‘DNA stand-by method’ for identification of escaped ...

Nigeria is one of the malaria-endemic countries. In Lagos State, Nigeria, various malaria vector control programs including the use of chemical insecticides are currently being implemented. This study was designed to provide information on the susceptibility status of some nontargeted vectors such as Aedes aegypti. Adult Ae. aegypti mosquitoes from two farm sites and a nonfarm site were exposed...

BACKGROUND To date, there have been a limited number of studies on the impact of government-incentivised farm animal welfare programmes or 'schemes', and on farmers' attitudes regarding such schemes. In this study, focus groups were used to gain insight into Irish farmers' perceptions of such a scheme for suckler cattle and its behavioural impacts on farmers. RESULTS The findings were categor...

Vegetable production constitutes an important sub-sector of the agricultural economy of KwaZulu-Natal. Most vegetables are cultivated in mixed-cropping types of farming systems. The technical efficiency of vegetable based cropping systems was estimated in order to identify the potential increase in production without incurring additional costs. The factors affecting technical efficiency and con...

Improvements to the food environment including new store development and more farm-to-consumer approaches (ie, farmers' markets, roadside stands, pick-your-own produce farms, or community-supported agriculture programs) may aid Americans in making healthier dietary choices. We analyzed data from a subset of respondents (N = 1,994) in the National Cancer Institute's Food Attitudes and Behaviors ...

This paper aims to estimate a translog stochastic frontier production function in the analysis of a balanced panel of 147 mixed Catalan farms in a five-year period (1989-1993), in order to attempt to measure and explain variation in output inefficiency scores with a one-stage approach. The mean output efficiency in the period analysed was estimated to be 62.3%. Using techniques for confidence i...

BACKGROUND The use of organophosphates (OPs) in developing countries is rising in large quantities and non-secure methods. This problem not only causes acute poisoning but also may lead to chronic diseases such as polyneuropathy. In Iran, 60% of pesticides are organophosphate compounds that may lead to delayed polyneuropathy. OBJECTIVES The purpose of the current study was to evaluate delayed...

Achieving food safety, both on-farm and indeed throughout the food chain, is the responsibility not only of the government but also of the industry. The development of on-farm food safety in the poultry industry in Thailand has been successful because of close cooperation between the government sector, the industry and other stakeholders. Supportive legislation, regulations, standard operating ...

The aim of the work is to automate stand that simulates technological equipment oil tank farms, including hydraulic part and automation tools for controlling monitoring, using necessary hardware software, study operation protection blocking algorithms, alarms automatic control in accordance with industry regulations requirements microprocessor systems at hazardous production facilities. objecti...

Structural changes in Midwest agriculture over the past two decades have resulted in a number of empty and unused farm buildings. Farmers therefore have been exploring alternative uses of livestock farm buildings for the production of other cash crops, including aquaculture products. In Indiana, Pacific White shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) production has attracted interest, and a number of small...