Effect of farm characteristics and practices on hygienic quality of ovine raw milk used for artisan cheese production in central Italy

A survey on ovine dairy farms directly transforming own‐produced milk, in the Italian Marche region, was carried out to assess flock and milking practices that may influence milk hygienic‐sanitary conditions. A census survey established that 24 dairy farms were located in this region. Bulk milk samples were collected throughout the milking period in each dairy farm in 2013. Analyzed variables were: (i) chemical parameters such as fat, protein and lactose content, dry matter and pH; and (ii) total bacterial (TBC) and somatic cell counts (SCC). Chemical parameter values were in agreement with published data while, geometric mean (GM) log₁₀ SCC was 5.91 and TBC GM was 57 978 colony forming units/mL, in compliance with Eropean Union criteria. A positive correlation was found between SCC and TBC when GMs of all farm data were considered (Spearman's rho = 0.7925; P = 0.0001). Statistical analysis did not show significant correlation between SCC or TBC GM and dairy farm principal characteristics. Although SCC levels detected in the present study should suggest the need to implement mastitis control programs, Marche's dairy sheep flocks revealed a good hygienic condition level. This is an important aspect in implementing safety for end users of the final product.     

Apparent ileal digestibility of nutrients and amino acids in soybean meal,fish meal,spray‐dried plasma protein and fermented soybean meal to weaned pigs

This study sought to determine whether fermentation could increase apparent ileal digestibility (AID) of dry matter (DM), nitrogen (N), energy (E) and amino acids (AA) in fermented soybean meal (FSBM) greater than that of soybean meal (SBM) in weaned pigs. Four weaned pigs (10.00 ± 0.30 kg) were surgically equipped with T‐cannulas and randomly followed a 4 × 4 Latin square design of treatments (SBM, FSBM, fish meal and spray‐dried plasma protein). Overall, the fermentation process was able to reduce the amount of anti‐nutritional factors (ANF), including trypsin inhibitors, raffinose and stachyose, in the FSBM diet, which were significantly reduced by 39.4, 92.2, and 92.9%, respectively, as compared to the SBM diet. As a consequence of ANF reduction in FSBM, the AID of DM, N and E as well as AA was significantly greater with FSBM than SBM. Taken all together, the fermentation process improved the nutritional quality of SBM, due to ANF reduction, leading to improvement of digestibility of AA. As such, FSBM can be potentially used as a specialized feed ingredient, especially for young animal diets in an attempt to reduce diet costs.     

Physiological and biochemical changes of females of Piracanjuba,subjected to induced reproduction

The aim of this experiment was to compare the level of fish female stress during induced reproduction with pituitary extract by two different methods, natural and semiextruded. The reproductive efficiency was 62.5% in the seminatural treatment and 100% in the extruded. Obtained egg volume was 5200 ml and 4000 ml, for seminatural and extruded treatments respectively. The mean number of eggs was 46.7 for the seminatural and 52.0 and for the extruded treatment. The percentage of viable eggs was, respectively, 87.2% and 8.17% for the natural treatment and extruded semimethods. Blood samples were collected to quantify cortisol and glucose levels, as well as red cell series and lymphocyte count. Fishes submitted to induction procedures showed elevated cortisol and glucose levels, compared to the control animals. The results for haematocrit, haemoglobin concentration and red blood cell count showed no significant differences among groups. Significant differences found in the number of lymphocytes and monocytes suggest the general adaptation syndrome. Our results suggest the reproductive induction process with extrusion of gametes as a more stressful method than seminatural reproduction process.     

青海省农产品加工业的现状 问题及对策

简述了青海省农产品加工业的发展现状及存在问题,并提出了相应的发展对策,旨在加快青海省农产品加工业的发展,实现农产品转化增值,优化产业结构,吸纳农村富余劳动力,提高农业综合效益。     

保护性耕作在三江平原的应用研究

保护性耕作是相对于传统耕作的一种新的耕作技术,是以作物秸秆还田和免耕,少耕技术相结合来进行农业生产的。为此,阐述了保护性耕作的实质及关键技术组成,并结合三江平原农业生产现状分析了实施保护性耕作的可行性,同时介绍了三江平原实施保护性耕作的应用情况。     

秸秆燃气技术在养鱼温室中的应用前景

中国生物质能资源的贮量较为丰富，在中国总的能源消耗中，尤其在中国农村能源消耗中，所占的比重较大。为了合理和有效地开发生物质能资源，中国积极开发沼气、省柴灶和气化等能源技术。将来，秸秆气化气将作为一种洁净的能源被广泛采用。在黑龙江省的某些地区，秸秆气化养鱼温室技术将成为一种极具潜力的生物能利用方式，并会取得明显的能源、环境和经济效益。     

积极发展新疆农机化信息工作

农机化信息在服务"三农"、发展现代农业、促进农业和农村经济发展中发挥着重要作用。新疆农机局在拓宽信息领域,健全信息网络,优化信息载体,提高信息质量,为领导科学决策、为社会提供有效的信息服务方面,取得的经验和体会。     

浅析电子商务为农机企业带来的机遇和挑战

电子商务在全球的飞速发展带来了机构、产业和市场的根本性变革,已经成为不可阻挡的世界性时代潮流,本文探讨电子商务对农机企业的发展带来的机遇和挑战,提出了相关的对策。     

滑动轴承在农业机械中的使用与维护

轴承主要用来支承轴及轴上零件,并保持轴的旋转精度和减少转轴与支承之间的摩擦和磨损.为此,探讨了滑动轴承的工作原理、常见故障类型及采取的防范措施,针对故障原因对滑动轴承进行日常维护,为推动轴承在农业机械中的合理使用和维护提供参考依据.     

机器视觉技术在精细农业中的研究进展

精细农业以节约投入、增加产出、提高投入物利用率、减少环境污染为目的.快速、准确地采集各种农田信息,有效地监测农业对象是实施精细农业的重要基础.机器视觉技术由于其非破坏性、精度高、成本效率高、信息量大、灵活等特点,在精细农业中得到了广泛的应用.为此,通过对大量参考文献进行分析,发现机器视觉在精细农业中的主要研究方向集中在农业机械自动导航、作物生长信息检测、变量控制等方面.同时,对机器视觉技术在上述领域中的研究情况进行分析和总结,并讨论了未来机器视觉技术在精细农业中应用存在的问题以及发展前景.