In this paper we investigate the economic and environmental efficiency of charities and NGO’s “rescuing” food waste, using a 2008 case study of food rescue organisations in Australia. We quantify the tonnages, costs, and environmental impact of food rescued, and then compare food rescue to other food waste disposal methods composting and landfill. To our knowledge this is the first manuscript t...

1415 Research Article Gene effects of pod yield and its components in three crosses of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Abstract: Groundnut, (Arachis hypogaea L.) is a major source of vegetable oil and protein and also a major source of fodder crop. Genetic systems that control the expression of quantitative traits facilitate the choice of the most efficient breeding and selection procedure. Gen...

Methane gas is a by-product of landfilling municipal solid wastes (MSW). Most of the global MSW is dumped in non-regulated landfills and the generated methane is emitted to the atmosphere. Some of the modern regulated landfills attempt to capture and utilize landfill biogas, a renewable energy source, to generate electricity or heat. As of 2001, there were about one thousand landfills collectin...

This case report documents a clinical case of narasin toxicosis in a group of 19-week-old finisher pigs caused by accidental overdose of narasin in the feed at concentrations varying from 139 ppm (139 g per tonne) to 645 ppm (645 g per tonne). Affected pigs exhibited anorexia, pain (vocalization), skeletal muscle weakness, ataxia, recumbency, and dyspnea. Pathological lesions in the affected pi...

Materials and methods: In Experiment One, a total of 224 nursery pigs were used in a 28-day trial. Dietary treatments included a control (without ORG or antimicrobial), the control diet containing neomycin and oxytetracycline (154 mg per kg of each; NT), ORG, or both NT and ORG. In Experiment Two, the fi ve dietary treatments included the control, control diet plus NT, and control diet with ORG...

Improving understanding and prediction of the potato (Solanum tuberosum) tuber size over the growing season is important due to its effects on crop price and marketing. Several models have been proposed to describe potato growth and development, but are based on short-term data and have little use for predicting yields or in-season management decisions. This analysis uses long-term data collect...

metres north of Stewart, British Columbia. Reserves calculated in 1989 by the previous owner, Western Canadian Mining Corporation. are 66 million tonnes averaging 0.8 per cent copper and 0.33 gram per tonne gold using a 0.5 per cent copper cut off, Access to the deposit is by helicopter from Tide Lake airstrip 50 kilometres north of Stewart. The deposit was diamond drilled extensively by West...

Methods: A total of 1050 pigs were assigned to pens (n = 48) on the basis of weight and gender. Average body weight at trial initiation was 78.5 kg. Four dietary treatments were randomly assigned to pens and stratified across weight and gender. Dietary treatments included control (0 g/ tonne RAC for 35 days); constant (5.0 g/ tonne RAC for 35 days); Step 2 (5.0 g/ tonne RAC for 14 days then 10....

The marble industry is growing in Pakistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province the largest producer of tiles Pakistan. Marble production consumes a considerable amount water during its life cycle stages impacts various environmental compartments, such as air, water, soil; therefore, this study aimed to quantify impacts, footprint, cumulative energy demand one-tonne tile manufactured small industri...