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Challenges to ecosystem services of sustainable agriculture in West Africa
(2020)
Food security is still sub-optimal in many parts of West Africa calling for more efficient agricultural practices in mitigating food insecurity. Some of the problems faced in West African agricultural systems are bottlenecks in ruminant livestock supply, inefficiency in commercial poultry production, and loss of arthropod diversity. These issues require proper integration of farming systems, demand the closing of nutrient cycles, need diversi cation of production, and require enhancement of ecosystem services. To ...
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Investigation of drying behavior and color development of beef slices for development of non-invasive monitoring approaches
(2021)
Meat drying has a long tradition worldwide and technically dried meat is increasingly valued as a low-fat snack or high-protein food product. Convection drying is widely used in industrial food preservation and has to provide high process efficiency and high product qualities, which can be contradictory. Therefore, it is important to understand the changes that occur in the product in order to develop drying strategies that consider process and product efficiency each at an acceptable level. The objective of this ...
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Entwicklung einer Robotik-Lösung zur Schneckenbekämpfung in der Landwirtschaft
(2020)
Schnecken sind bedeutende Schädlinge in der Landwirtschaft. Die Ausbringung von Schneckenkorn zur Schneckenbekämpfung als Verfahren nach dem Stand der Technik hat jedoch erhebliche Nachteile. Der Erfolg ist abhängig von der vorherrschenden Witterung und damit unsicher, zudem schadet es auch Nützlingen. Eine Robotik-Lösung zu Schneckenbekämpfung arbeitet wetterunabhängig und ist in der Lage, zwischen Schädlingen und Nützlingen zu unterscheiden.
Durch einen Feldversuch konnte gezeigt werden, dass Überfahrten eines ...
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Development of a new methodology in sensory science to detect the intention-behaviour gap in organic food consumption and investigate the effect of this gap on consumer’s subjective wellbeing
(2020-08)
Aktuelle Umweltherausforderungen wie die globale Erwärmung, der Klimawandel und der Verlust der biologischen Vielfalt und der natürlichen Ressourcen hängen mit dem Verhalten der Menschen zusammen. Nicht nachhaltige Produktion und Konsum erklären die meisten dieser Herausforderungen. Daher interessieren sich immer mehr Verbraucher für Bio-Lebensmittel, um ihr Engagement für ein nachhaltigeres Lebensmittelverhalten zu demonstrieren. Infolgedessen ist der Markt für Bio-Lebensmittel in letzter Zeit gewachsen. Verbraucher ...
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Development of Energy use Profiles, Reduction Concepts, and Implementation of Renewable Energies in the Central Ugandan Pineapple Processing Chains
(2020-02)
Pineapples, like all fruits, are highly perishable and require either immediate consumption or preservation. To make them more stable and add value, four major processing methods are being employed in Uganda, i.e. drying, munaanansi (local drink), wine, and juice making. Energy is one of the main inputs required to achieve any of the processing methods. The aim of this research was to develop energy use profiles, gain insights into energy use reduction options, and to evaluate the applicability of renewable energies ...
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Assessment of genetic diversity in local breeds
(2020-06)
The present study aimed at assessing genetic diversity in selected local livestock breeds in Northern Germany, and furthermore, examining some of the indices used in describing diversity in populations. The study begun with an assessment of genetic diversity in the German Angler (RVA) and Red-and-white dual-purpose (RDN) cattle breeds. Analyses of the RVA and RDN pedigrees, consisting of 93,078 and 184,358 records, respectively, revealed a number of Red Holstein (RH) sires that were influential in these breeds. Even ...
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Process optimisation and development of non-invasive monitoring approaches for the drying of apples
(2020)
Drying is of great importance particularly in the field of preserving agricultural products. It plays a very critical role by delivering nutrient rich products with a long shelf-life as well as help to combat food loss. Drying processing techniques have changed and improved significantly over time, helping to ensure food abundance in both aesthetical and nutritional regards. Convective hot air drying is one of the most common technique practiced by 85 % of industries. It can be easily applied in the remote areas of ...
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Konzepte, Methoden und Methodologien in der Tierwohlforschung
(2022)
Das vorliegende Projekt widmete sich den Interdependenzen von Konzept, Methoden und Methodologien in der Erforschung des Wohlbefindens von Nutztieren. Ziele waren, die methodische Praxis zu beschreiben, deren Verbindung mit Konzeptionen tierlichen Wohlbefindens herzustellen und Bezüge zu methodologischen Grundannahmen aufzuzeigen.
Als erster Arbeitsschritt wurde eine literaturbasierte Übersicht über Verständnisweisen des Tierwohlkonzepts angefertigt. Es existieren in der Fachliteratur zahlreiche Ausgestaltungen ...
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Optimizing drying processes for agricultural products utilising non-invasive measurement and adaptive control systems
(2021)
With increasing population and global warming, the need for functional yet nutritional food combined with energy efficient processes has risen significantly. The new “Industry 4.0” revolution acknowledging this need aims to develop and improve processes that are affordable as well as sustainable. For a process like drying this means a shift towards smart or intelligent drying systems using a multidisciplinary approach. This encompasses the use of advanced computational algorithms and control systems integrated with ...
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Numerical Modeling and Characterization of Drying Process of Agricultural Products
(2021)
The main goal of this work was to experimentally characterize the hot air-drying process of agricultural products (Potato, Carrot, Tomato) and verify it with numerical solutions at single layer and industrial scale dryer using Comsol Multiphysics® 5.3.
Input parameters at single layer dryer effects on quality attributes were examined. Two strategies of drying were applied on batch dryer to examine the input effects on quality attributes. Constant input parameters strategy was designed by using central composite ...