scholarly journals The impact of the quality of silage on animal health and food safety: A review

2000 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 212-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Driehuis ◽  
S.J.W.H. Oude Elferink
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
The Impact

Оrganic Meat Production of Broiler Chickens Hubbard Redbro Cross

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Broiler Chickens ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Poultry Meat ◽  
Meat Production ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Environmentally Safe ◽  
The Impact

This article presents the results of studying the impact of housing and feeding conditions on broiler chickens of Hubbard RedBro cross, as well as the quality of products obtained when using floor and cage content, in a farm. It established that when receiving a mixed feed of own production using feed raw materials grown on a farm without the use of pesticides, a statistically significant decrease in potentially dangerous substances for animal health is recorded. Compared with factory feed, it has reduced the content of pesticides by 14 times, and mercury and arsenic by 24 times, cadmium by five times, and lead by ten times. The results of the study of economic indicators of growing Hubbard RedBro cross broiler chickens, as well as the chemical composition and quality of carcasses, indicated that there was no significant difference between the floor and cell conditions of keeping. Still, the use of a diet based on eco-feeds contributed to a statistically significant decrease in the concentration of toxic metals in the muscles of the poultry of the experimental groups. As a result, it found that the use of the studied compound feed in the diets of broiler chickens increased the indicators of Biosafety and ensured the production of environmentally safe ("organic") poultry meat products.

scholarly journals Оrganic Meat Production of Broiler Chickens Hubbard Redbro Cross

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-30
Keyword(s):  
Broiler Chickens ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Poultry Meat ◽  
Meat Production ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Environmentally Safe ◽  
The Impact

This article presents the results of studying the impact of housing and feeding conditions on broiler chickens of Hubbard RedBro cross, as well as the quality of products obtained when using floor and cage content, in a farm. It established that when receiving a mixed feed of own production using feed raw materials grown on a farm without the use of pesticides, a statistically significant decrease in potentially dangerous substances for animal health is recorded. Compared with factory feed, it has reduced the content of pesticides by 14 times, and mercury and arsenic by 24 times, cadmium by five times, and lead by ten times. The results of the study of economic indicators of growing Hubbard RedBro cross broiler chickens, as well as the chemical composition and quality of carcasses, indicated that there was no significant difference between the floor and cell conditions of keeping. Still, the use of a diet based on eco-feeds contributed to a statistically significant decrease in the concentration of toxic metals in the muscles of the poultry of the experimental groups. As a result, it found that the use of the studied compound feed in the diets of broiler chickens increased the indicators of Biosafety and ensured the production of environmentally safe ("organic") poultry meat products.

A centre for the control of animal health and its management: veterinary field studies of dairy cows in Belgium

1999 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 193-196
Author(s):  
J. Detilleux ◽  
J. Arendt ◽  
A. Dewaele ◽  
F. Lomba ◽  
C. Doyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
International Health ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Identification System ◽  
Animal Identification ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Comfort Indices

AbstractIn 1998, the European Community, the Region Wallonne, and the Province du Hainaut funded the project known as the Centre for the control of animal health and its management (CESAM). This project was initiated in the Hainaut province of Belgium to answer problems encountered by cattle producers. Its overall goal is the identification of stages in the entire bovine production process where economic efficiency can be increased. A part of this project aims principally at the study of the impact of health-related problems on dairy production. For this part of the project, 32 veterinarians and 51 farmers started collecting data in the field. The methodology for data collection was based mainly on the harmony between the farmer and the veterinarian. Therefore, several procedures were implemented to ensure adequate motivation of both farmers and veterinarians. Farmers note all events of their livestock using a list, which contains disease events, preventive treatments, reasons for culling, and management practices. A veterinarian visits farms monthly to validate collected data and to discuss specific problems. During these farm visits, veterinarians collect body condition scores on adult cows. Veterinarians record also information on health problems they encounter during their normal practice using an international health data recording nomenclature. A national organization provides unique animal identification system. Production data will be recorded and feeding practices, milking procedures and barn comfort indices will be regularly investigated. All data will be collected on pre-printed documents, scanned at CESAM and centralized in a relational computer database. Criteria to evaluate the quality of the proposed methodology are presented.

scholarly journals Emerging Marine Biotoxins in Seafood from European Coasts: Incidence and Analytical Challenges

Foods ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Estevez ◽  
David Castro ◽  
Ana Pequeño-Valtierra ◽  
Jorge Giraldez ◽  
Ana Gago-Martinez
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Marine Biotoxins ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Recent Emergence ◽  
A Priority ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

The presence of emerging contaminants in food and the sources of the contamination are relevant issues in food safety. The impact of climate change on these contaminations is a topic widely debated; however, the consequences of climate change for the food system is not as deeply studied as other human and animal health and welfare issues. Projections of climate change in Europe have been evaluated through the EU Commission, and the impact on the marine environment is considered a priority issue. Marine biotoxins are produced by toxic microalgae and are natural contaminants of the marine environment. They are considered to be an important contaminant that needs to be evaluated. Their source is affected by oceanographic and environmental conditions; water temperature, sunlight, salinity, competing microorganisms, nutrients, and wind and current directions affect the growth and proliferation of microalgae. Although climate change should not be the only reason for this increase and other factors such as eutrophication, tourism, fishery activities, etc. could be considered, the influence of climate change has been observed through increased growth of dinoflagellates in areas where they have not been previously detected. An example of this is the recent emergence of ciguatera fish poisoning toxins, typically found in tropical or subtropical areas from the Pacific and Caribbean and in certain areas of the Atlantic Sea such as the Canary Islands (Spain) and Madeira (Portugal). In addition, the recent findings of the presence of tetrodotoxins, typically found in certain areas of the Pacific, are emerging in the EU and contaminating not only the fish species where these toxins had been found before but also bivalve mollusks. The emergence of these marine biotoxins in the EU is a reason for concern in the EU, and for this reason, the risk evaluation and characterization of these toxins are considered a priority for the European Food Safety Authorities (EFSA), which also emphasize the search for occurrence data using reliable and efficient analytical methods.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Factors Influencing Veterinary Food Inspectors in Poland

Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 884 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Wojtacka ◽  
Beata Wysok ◽  
Joanna Szteyn
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Animal Origin ◽  
Graduate Courses ◽  
Food Of Animal Origin ◽  
Overall Evaluation ◽  
Negative Factors ◽  
Overall Job Satisfaction ◽  
Different Sources

The evaluation of the quality of Veterinary Inspection in Poland has received much attention in the past few years. Veterinarians working as Food Inspectors face numerous and newly arising problems in the protection of animal health status, providing surveillance information on the occurrence of diseases, and carrying out risk analyses of the hazards related to food of animal origin. From the 130 active veterinarians attending the post graduate courses in “Hygiene of slaughter animals, meat and animal origin products” in Poland, 119 took part in the survey. The questionnaire consisted of 15 questions that delivered information on demographic features of the respondents, and various aspects of the course of their work: (a) Motivation to undertake work in food safety sector, (b) overall job satisfaction, (c) crucial negative factors and (d) occupational hazards. Participants were mainly under 40 years of age. They were Veterinary Food Inspectors working as Official and Approved Veterinarians. Permanent position and economic reasons were their main motivation in the food safety sector. They indicated problems related to insufficient training in ante and post mortem examination, work with legal acts and risk analysis. They also declared a lack of preparation in coping with crisis situations. One third of the respondents declared their health and lives were endangered, while fulfilling professional duties and pointed at different sources of hazards. The overall evaluation of the work in food safety sector was rated good and satisfactory.

scholarly journals Selenium Uptake and Biotransformation and Effect of Selenium Exposure on the Essential and Trace Elements Status: Comparative Evaluation of Four Edible Plants

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oscar David Guevara Moreno ◽  
Francisco Javier Acevedo Aguilar ◽  
Eunice Yañez Barrientos
Keyword(s):  
Animal Health ◽  
Food Supplement ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Exposure Condition ◽  
Organic Selenium ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Selenium Uptake ◽  
The Impact

<p>Due to the essential nature of selenium and the beneficial effects attributed to the consumption of selenized plants in human and animal health. The accumulation, metabolism in plants and the effects of this element on the nutritional quality of exposed crops is still a subject of study. The selenium plant enrichment, in addition to providing dietary supplements with organic selenium species as SeMet and MeSeCys, could be a strategy to yield functional foods that guarantee the recommended absorption of other essential minerals. To contributing to the design of biofortification/supplementation strategies to obtain selenized edible sprouts, in this work were selected four types of plants commonly consumed in Mexico (radish, alfalfa, sunflower and chard), which were exposed to different concentrations of sodium selenite (0, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, 5.0 and 10 mg of Se L-1) for 10 days. At the end of the exposure time, the growth, uptake and biotransformation from iSe to oSe, as well as the impact of Se on the content of other essential elements were evaluated. The results obtained indicate that alfalfa could be a good candidate to produce selenized food supplement, due to its short germination time (5 days), high yield of biomass production without growth inhibition up to selenite concentration corresponding to 10 mg L-1. Using this exposure condition, tSe accumulated in biomass is high (75.0 mg g-1) with 66% of iSe transformed to oSe in plant and with enhanced uptake of important minerals, namely Cu, Mn, Mo, Ca and K.</p>

scholarly journals Research on the Impact of Takeout Platform’s Electronic Service Quality on Customer Loyalty

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-100
Author(s):  
Ju-Xiang Zhang ◽  
Hui-Jie Sun
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Safety Performance ◽  
Electronic Service ◽  
Intermediary Role ◽  
The Impact

This paper analyzed the influence of electronic service quality of takeout platform on customer loyalty. The results showed that the ease of use, food safety, performance, privacy, interactivity, compensation and diversity of service quality of takeaway platform had a positive impact on customer loyalty. Customer satisfaction played an intermediary role between electronic service quality and customer loyalty. Based on the results, this paper put forward some advices such as improving delivery speed, improving the safety quality, protecting user information security, expanding service categories, and improving operational efficiency to enhance service quality as well as customer loyalty.

scholarly journals EFFECTS OF NATURAL BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS ON MICROBIAL SAFETY AND QUALITY OF DAIRY PRODUCTS

2021 ◽  
Vol XXVIII (2) ◽  
pp. 149-160
Author(s):  
Liliana Popescu ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Bioactive Compounds ◽  
Plant Extracts ◽  
Dairy Products ◽  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
Natural Antimicrobial ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Spoilage Microorganisms

Dairy products are susceptible to contamination by foodborne pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms, which can result to a reduced shelf life of products as well as risks to the consumers’health. This determines the possible use of preservatives in the manufacturing process of dairy products. Consumers require healthy food, free of synthetic preservatives, looking for natural alternatives to ensure food safety. Just for this reason, natural ingredients are receiving increasing attention as substitutes for synthetic additives. Currently, research is focusing on the identification of natural antimicrobial agents, especially from plants such as fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices, as they contain significant amounts of compounds with antimicrobial activity. In addition, plants contain bioactive compounds, which could provide health benefits in preventing many diseases. This review aims to discuss the impact of natural antimicrobials on foodborne pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms in products, the antimicrobial efficacy of plant extracts and essential oils and the impact of their incorporation on the sensory characteristics of dairy products such as yogurts, cheeses, butter and ghee.

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