scholarly journals Radioactivity in Calabrian (Southern Italy) Wild Boar Meat

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3580
Author(s):  
Francesco Caridi ◽  
Maurizio D’Agostino ◽  
Alberto Belvedere
Keyword(s):  
Wild Boar ◽  
137Cs Activity ◽  
Production Chain ◽  
The Public ◽  
South Italy ◽  
Domestic Livestock ◽  
Wild Boar Meat ◽  
Experimental Values ◽  
Meat Samples ◽  
Environmental Radionuclides

The production chain for game meat is specific and differs from the production chain of meat from domestic livestock. Wild boar meat is a foodstuff consumed in Italy. Wild boars are considered as a reservoir of environmental radionuclides, and the accumulation of radioisotopes can pose a radiological hazard. 40K and 137Cs activity concentrations were measured through HPGe gamma spectrometry in wild boar meat samples, coming from six hygiene points representative of the entire district of Reggio Calabria, South Italy. Experimental values were found to be in the range of (91 ± 11) Bq kg−1 to (117 ± 14) Bq kg−1 for 40K and of (0.09 ± 0.03) Bq kg−1 to (1.61 ± 0.24) Bq kg−1 for 137Cs, respectively. Any possible radiological risk for the population was also estimated. Obtained values are in the range of 2.66 µSv a−1 to 4.00 µSv a−1, much lower than the recommended level for the public (1 mSv a−1).

Selenium concentration in the muscle tissue of wild boars (Sus scrofa) from selected regions in Poland

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 113-119
Author(s):  
Michalina Zowczak ◽  
Grażyna Niedziałek ◽  
Ewa Salamończyk ◽  
Roman Miler
Keyword(s):  
Wild Boar ◽  
Muscle Tissue ◽  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
Selenium Concentration ◽  
Carcass Weight ◽  
Average Content ◽  
Wild Boars ◽  
Wild Boar Meat ◽  
Meat Samples ◽  
Mean Concentration

The aim of the study was to determine the concentration of selenium in the meat of wild boars from three selected regions of Poland. Selenium concentration was analysed in relation to the region (Masuria, Pomerania and Greater Poland) and in relation to the carcass weight and sex of the animals. The average content of selenium in the material was 0.093 μg/g. The highest mean concentration was observed in the meat samples from Greater Poland (0.099 μg/g) and in the muscle tissue of females (0.098 μg/g). The most valuable source of selenium was the meat of animals with carcass weight ranging from 21 to 40 kg (0.101μg/g). A 100 g portion of wild boar meat meets about 20% of the daily requirement for selenium for adults and 30% for children.

scholarly journals Effect of storage conditions on the biogenic amine content in wild boar meat

2014 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zdeňka Hutařová ◽  
Gabriela Bořilová ◽  
Irena Svobodová ◽  
Vladimír Večerek ◽  
Pavel Forejtek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biogenic Amines ◽  
Wild Boar ◽  
Biogenic Amine ◽  
Game Meat ◽  
Meat Spoilage ◽  
Hygienic Quality ◽  
Amine Content ◽  
Wild Boar Meat ◽  
Meat Samples

Hygienic quality of game meat depends on many factors during and after hunting. Freshness of meat is connected with the concentration of biogenic amines which is related to meat spoilage. The aim of this study was to assess changes in concentration of biogenic amines in raw meat of wild boar (n = 20, mean age 1–2 years) during storage at different temperatures. Carcases of wild boars hunted in winter 2012 in hunting districts of south Moravia were stored unskinned during 21 days at various temperatures (0, 7 and 15 °C). Concentrations of biogenic amines (putrescine, cadaverine, tyramine, tryptamine, phenylethylamine, histamine, spermine and spermidine) were determined in the shoulder and leg muscles by high-performance liquid chromatography in combination with triple quadrupole tandem mass spectrometry. Good hygienic quality was maintained when wild boar carcasses were stored for a maximum of 14 days at 0 °C (content of biogenic amines in 3 meat samples exceed the limit of 5 mg/kg on day 21 of storage) or a maximum of 7 days at 7 °C (content of biogenic amines in 4 meat samples exceed the limit of 5 mg/kg on day 14 of storage). The temperature of 15 °C should be considered as unsuitable storage temperature if good hygienic quality of game meat during storage is to be guaranteed (content of biogenic amines in 2 meat samples exceed the limit of 5 mg/kg already on day 7 of storage). The study brings new information about the biogenic amine content and its changes in wild boar meat during the storage period of 21 days.

scholarly journals THE CONTROL OF MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION OF WILD BOAR MEAT

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jovan Mirčeta ◽  
Jelena Petrović
Keyword(s):  
Wild Boar ◽  
Microbial Contamination ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Meat Production ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Production Chain ◽  
Game Meat ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Inadequate Knowledge ◽  
Wild Boar Meat

Game meat production differs significantly from production of domestic animals meat. Common measures applied in the control of zoonotic pathogens in farm breeding are not always applicable in hunting estates. Thus, the main objective of this study is to present the methods that should be introduced in the hunting estates to assure production of microbiologically safe wild boar meat. The measures that can be applied before hunting include the control of newly acquired animals, vaccination, control of the population density and sanitary shooting. The most important measures applied during hunting and carcase processing includes the applicaton of good hunting and good hygiene practices. Particular emphasis is laid on inadequate knowledge and skills of hunters in view of proper washing and handling of carcases, which can lead to substantial microbial contamination of wild boar meat. Reduction of microbial contamination of game meat can be achieved only by applying relevant control measures along the entire production chain – from monitoring of health status of game in the hunting estate to adequate carcase storage. Particular attention should be given to the training of all hunting participants and adequate monitoring and control during carcase processing procedures.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Presence and Viability of Mycobacterium bovis in Wild Boar Meat and Meat-Based Preparations

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 2410
Author(s):  
Maria T. Clausi ◽  
Lucia Ciambrone ◽  
Mariagrazia Zanoni ◽  
Nicola Costanzo ◽  
Maria Pacciarini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wild Boar ◽  
Mycobacterium Bovis ◽  
Field Strain ◽  
Pathogenic Microorganisms ◽  
Complete Inactivation ◽  
Fresh Food ◽  
Wild Boar Meat ◽  
Meat Samples ◽  
Infectious Potential ◽  
Nodal Tissue

The aim of the present study is to provide information about the ability of Mycobacterium bovis to survive within wild boar (Sus scrofae) meat and meat-based preparations and the duration of this survival, and to consider the preservation of its infectious potential toward humans and animals. Meat samples were artificially contaminated with an M. bovis field strain and then stored at −20 °C, while two sausages batches were contaminated with the same field strain at two different concentrations, 105 CFU/g and 103 CFU/g, before storing them in proper conditions to allow for their ripening. A third sausage batch was contaminated by adding 2 g of wild boar lymph nodal tissue with active tuberculous lesions to the meat mixture. Bacteriological and biomolecular (PCR) methods were used to test the meat and sausage samples every 60 days and every 7–10 days, respectively. M. bovis was detected as still alive and viable on the frozen meat for the last test on the 342nd day, while from the sausage samples, M. bovis was isolated until 23 days after contamination. Our results indicate that M. bovis can stay alive and be viable for 23 days within sausages prepared with contaminated meat from infected wild boars. These products are usually eaten as fresh food after grilling, often cooking at a temperature that does not ensure complete inactivation of the pathogenic microorganisms present, which can pose a risk for humans to develop zoonotic tuberculosis.

scholarly journals Abdominal paragonimiasis after consumption of wild boar meat

2021 ◽  
Vol 105 ◽  
pp. 40-41
Author(s):  
Shinya Nakashima ◽  
Ichiro Takajo ◽  
Haruhiko Maruyama ◽  
Eiji Nagayasu
Keyword(s):  
Wild Boar ◽  
Wild Boar Meat

scholarly journals Factors affecting the microbiological load of Italian hunted wild boar meat (Sus scrofa)

Meat Science ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 160 ◽  
pp. 107967 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Orsoni ◽  
Claudia Romeo ◽  
Nicola Ferrari ◽  
Lia Bardasi ◽  
Giuseppe Merialdi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wild Boar ◽  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Wild Boar Meat

scholarly journals Trichinosis in Lublin Province in 2003-2010 on a Background of Wild Boar`S Population Dynamics

2012 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-46
Author(s):  
Marian Flis
Keyword(s):  
Wild Boar ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Wild Boar Population ◽  
Wild Boars ◽  
Hospitalised Patients ◽  
Species Population ◽  
Wild Boar Meat ◽  
Population Interaction ◽  
Domestic Swine ◽  
Epidemiological Situation

Abstract The research aimed at evaluating the epizootic and epidemiological situation of trichinosis during the last 8 years in Lublin province on a background of progressing increase in wild boar population within the region and in the whole country. Data for the study were taken from the report on the results of the official examination of slaughter animals and meat, poultry, game, lagomorphs and aquaculture animals and six reports on the number of trichinosis cases found at wild boars and domestic swine. In order to evaluate the trichinosis epidemiological situation within the region, reports of the National Institute of Public Health-National Institute of Hygiene on the number of identified trichinosis cases in people, as well as the number of hospitalised patients were presented. In addition, information on the population and hunting achievement of wild boars in hunting circuits of Lublin province during the last 8 years was enclosed. The number of identified trichinosis cases in meat of wild boars from Lublin region increased 9 times, while the percentage of trichinosis occurrence in reference to the number of examined carcasses almost 3-fold. At the same period, the number of porcine carcasses, in which trichinosis was found, decreased by over 4 times. Over double increase in wild boar population on the studied area was observed during the evaluation. Dynamic increase in the population size - in an aspect of the species population interaction with the living habitat, and in the form of the increase in the number of damages of crops and cultivation fields - contributed to intensified hunting pressure towards the species expressed as almost 3-fold increase of wild boar hunting. Analysis of epizootic and epidemiological situation of Poland indicates that wild boar meat was the principal source of trichinosis during the studied period. Considering Lublin province, the number of identified trichinosis cases is still high as compared to eastern and central provinces. Meanwhile, when compared to western and northern Poland, the level of trichinosis invasion can be considered as low. Furthermore, the trichinosis morbidity among people, that does not exceed 0.18/100 thousand inhabitants, can be regarded as low. Nevertheless, the fact of underestimating the necessity of both wild boar’s and swine’s meat examination seems to be alarming

Application of a ‘Recycling Exchange’ instrument to compensate waste pickers in Brazil via a first payment for urban environmental services programme

2021 ◽  
pp. 0734242X2110612
Author(s):  
Alice Libânia S Dias ◽  
Lisete Celina Lange ◽  
Aline Souza Magalhães
Keyword(s):  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Environmental Services ◽  
Production Chain ◽  
The Public ◽  
Positive Externalities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Waste Pickers

This article presents an approach to compensate waste pickers in the informal sector of Minas Gerais state, Brazil, via a Payment for Urban Environmental Services (PUES) instrument, called ‘Recycling Exchange’. The aim is to evaluate the effects of this instrument on the amount of waste diverted from landfill and reintroduced into the production chain, and to increase recognition of waste pickers’ contributions to the state’s economy. It was found that the ‘Recycling Exchange’ met the fundamental objectives of a PUES: the double social and economic benefits of the social inclusion of waste pickers in the execution of the public policy for solid waste management, and inducing (in the case of glass), ensuring and stabilising (plastic and paper) continuity of the activity of selling recyclables in times of wide price fluctuations for these recyclables. The instrument enhanced the provision of this environmental service and the positive externalities associated with recycling.

Joanna I of Anjou (1343–1382)

Encyclopedia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 1303-1311
Author(s):  
Paola Vitolo
Keyword(s):  
Illuminated Manuscripts ◽  
Ruling Class ◽  
The Public ◽  
South Italy ◽  
Symbolic Representations ◽  
Works Of Art ◽  
Explicit Reference ◽  
Symbolic Image ◽  
Art And Architecture ◽  
The Church

Joanna I of Anjou (1325–1382), countess of Provence and the fourth sovereign of the Angevin dynasty in south Italy (since 1343), became the heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Sicily, succeeding her grandfather King Robert “the Wise” (1277–1343). The public and official images of the queen and the “symbolic” representations of her power, commissioned by her or by her entourage, contributed to create a new standard in the cultural references of the Angevin iconographic tradition aiming to assimilate models shared by the European ruling class. In particular, the following works of art and architecture will be analyzed: the queen’s portraits carved on the front slabs of royal sepulchers (namely those of her mother Mary of Valois and of Robert of Anjou) and on the liturgical furnishings in the church of Santa Chiara in Naples; the images painted in numerous illuminated manuscripts, in the chapter house of the friars in the Franciscan convent of Santa Chiara in Naples, in the lunette of the church in the Charterhouse of Capri. The church of the Incoronata in Naples does not show, at the present time, any portrait of the queen or explicit reference to Joanna as a patron. However, it is considered the highest symbolic image of her queenship.

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