Embodied Hanpp of Feed and Animal Products: Tracing Pressure on Ecosystems Along Trilateral Livestock Supply Chains 1986-2013

The regionalization of food systems in order to shorten supply chains and develop local agriculture to feed city regions presents particular challenges for food planning and policy. The existing foodshed approaches enable one to assess the theoretical capacity of the food self-sufficiency of a specific region, but they struggle to consider the diversity of existing crops in a way that could be usable to inform decisions and support urban food strategies. Most studies are based on the definition of the area required to meet local consumption, obtaining a map represented as an isotropic circle around the city, without considering the site-specific pedoclimatic, geographical, and socioeconomic conditions which are essential for the development of local food supply chains. In this study, we propose a first stage to fill this gap by combining the Metropolitan Foodshed and Self-sufficiency Scenario model, which already considers regional yields and specific land use covers, with spatially-explicit data on the cropping patterns, soil and topography. We use the available Europe-wide data and apply the methodology in the city region of Avignon (France), initially considering a foodshed with a radius of 30 km. Our results show that even though a theoretically-high potential self-sufficiency could be achieved for all of the food commodities consumed (>80%), when the specific pedological conditions of the area are considered, this could be suitable only for domestic plant-based products, whereas an expansion of the initial foodshed to a radius of 100 km was required for animal products to provide >70% self-sufficiency. We conclude that it is necessary to shift the analysis from the size assessment to the commodity-group–specific spatial configuration of the foodshed based on biophysical and socioeconomic features, and discuss avenues for further research to enable the development of a foodshed assessment as a complex of complementary pieces, i.e., the ‘foodshed archipelago’.

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An online cost allocation model for horizontal supply chains

Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies ◽

10.1016/j.trc.2020.102888 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 122 ◽

pp. 102888

Author(s):

Han Zou ◽

Maged M. Dessouky ◽

Shichun Hu

Keyword(s):

Supply Chains ◽

Cost Allocation ◽

Allocation Model

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Nutritional B12 Deficiency in Infants of Vitamin B12-Deficient Mothers

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research ◽

10.1024/0300-9831/a000080 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 81 (5) ◽

pp. 328-334 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Oya Halicioglu ◽

Sezin Asik Akman ◽

Sumer Sutcuoglu ◽

Berna Atabay ◽

Meral Turker ◽

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Keyword(s):

Megaloblastic Anemia ◽

Maternal Diet ◽

Clinical Manifestations ◽

Serum Vitamin ◽

Failure To Thrive ◽

Clinical Findings ◽

Vitamin B ◽

Animal Products ◽

Hematological Evaluation ◽

Nutritional Vitamin

Aim: Nutritional vitamin B12 deficiency in infants may occur because the maternal diet contains inadequate animal products. Clinical presentations of the infants who had nutritional vitamin B12 deficiency were analyzed in this study. Subjects and Methods: Patients with nutritional vitamin B12 deficiency were enrolled in the study between 2003 and 2010. The diagnosis was based on a nutritional history of mothers and infants, clinical findings, hematological evaluation, and low level of serum vitamin B12. Results: Thirty children aged 1 - 21 months constituted the study group. Poverty was the main cause of inadequate consumption of animal products of the mothers. All infants had predominantly breastfed. The most common symptoms were developmental delay, paleness, apathy, lethargy, anorexia, and failure to thrive. Hematological findings were megaloblastic anemia (83.3 %), thrombocytopenia (30 %), and severe anemia (13.3 %). All of the mothers had low serum B12 levels; eight of them had megaloblastic anemia. Conclusion: The unusual clinical manifestations of vitamin B12 deficiency may also be seen apart from neurological and hematological findings. Nutritional vitamin B12 deficiency due to maternal deficiency might be a serious health problem in infants. Therefore, screening and supplementation of pregnant and lactating women to prevent infantile vitamin B12 deficiency should be considered.

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Codes of Conduct: Lieferantenkodizes: Sinnvolles Instrument zur Lieferantensteuerung oder reine Marketingmaßnahme?

Klinik Einkauf ◽

10.1055/s-0040-1715327 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 02 (03/04) ◽

pp. 60-61

Author(s):

Jörg Schlüchtermann ◽

Johannes Heller

Keyword(s):

Supply Chains ◽

Codes Of Conduct

Insbesondere in komplexen Supply Chains ist es heute üblich, dass Kunden ihre Lieferanten über Selbstverpflichtungserklärungen (Codes of Conduct) steuern. Forschungen aus anderen Industrien zeigen die Möglichkeiten, aber auch Grenzen der Arbeit mit diesem Instrument des Lieferantenmanagements. Davon können auch Krankenhauseinkäufer profitieren.

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Pasture species and cultivars used in New Zealand - a list

Proceedings of the New Zealand Grassland Association ◽

10.33584/jnzg.1999.61.2328 ◽

1999 ◽

pp. 147-166 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

J.F.L. Charlton ◽

A.V. Stewart

Keyword(s):

New Zealand ◽

Red Clover ◽

Birdsfoot Trefoil ◽

Reference List ◽

Commercial Activity ◽

Animal Products ◽

Prairie Grass ◽

Brome Grass ◽

Industry Needs ◽

Herb Species

In recent years, the number of pasture species and cultivars commercially available to farmers in New Zealand has increased significantly. Reasons for this include increased commercial activity in the development and supply of proprietary cultivars, and more specialisation in New Zealand's pastoral agriculture. In particular, pasture cultivars are increasingly marketed as proprietary products with associated technical support. This year there are 109 certified cultivars available, belonging to 23 grass, legume and herb species. As a result, farmers are now able to develop improved pasture feed supply, but they are somewhat confused about pasture species and cultivars, and this frustrates their aims to produce high quality animal products from productive pastures. Accordingly, the herbage seeds industry needs to work from a clear reference list, to avoid any confusion when supplying farmers and overseas clients with their seed requirements. Our list of pasture species, types and cultivars available within New Zealand aims to be that reference. Keywords: birdsfoot trefoil, brome grass, caucasian clover, chicory, clover, cocksfoot, cultivars, herbs, lotus, lucerne, pasture, phalaris, plantain, prairie grass, red clover, ryegrass, seeds, species, strawberry clover, sub clover, tall fescue, timothy, types, white clover, Yorkshire fog

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