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Is There Room In The United States Diet For Goat Meat? Analysis Of The 2019 National Goat Meat Survey, Everett Marcus Martin

Graduate Theses/Dissertations

Demand for goat meat has steadily increased in the past decade, but few studies have been conducted addressing goat meat attributes and demographic factors on consumers’ willingness to buy goat meat products. Analyzing a national consumer survey on goat meat preference, a logit modeling is used addressing factors affecting willingness to buy three goat meat products: grass-fed, locally grown, and organically raised. Results indicate that quality and freshness attribute characteristics significantly affect consumer willingness to buy grass-fed, organic, and locally grown goat meat.

Data Analytics For Sustainable Food And Agriculture Systems, Megan Lord Reavis

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The increasing concentration of anthropogenic greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is altering the climate, posing a serious threat to global agriculture and food security. Agriculture and food production contribute a quarter of all GHG emissions produced, so there is a critical need to limit emissions in this area while increasing food production to feed the anticipated 10 billion people by 2050. To address the needs of the future, data-driven solutions are needed to guide decision-making and provide support for actionable climate mitigation and survival strategies. Research efforts must be focused on analyzing problems on multiple scales, identifying new ways to …

An Exploration Of The Role Of Farm Business Decisions In Addressing Financial Challenges For Missouri's Beginning Farmers, Lucas Paloschi

Graduate Theses/Dissertations

The next generation of farmers takes an important role in the food production for subsequent years. The American Farm Bureau Federation’s (2017) estimation that 70% increase of production will need to be achieved within the next 30 years set awareness across the globe. Researchers have been studying and trying to find means to aid beginning farmers in a variety of ways. This study measures farm decisions that affect financial performance of farmers aiming to facilitate beginning producers’ decision making. Three regressions were used to analyze how different variables affect farmers’ profitability and repayment capacity. Using a county-level data for the …

Assessment Of Soil Sampling Equipment For Guiding Fertiliser Decisions, David Weaver, Robert Summers, David Rogers, Peta Richards, David Rowe

Resource management technical reports

A range of methods, technologies and equipment are used to collect representative composite soil samples from paddocks. Once collected, soil samples are analysed for various parameters that provide evidence to guide fertiliser decisions. The sampling methods, technologies and equipment used must result in samples that consistently represent the parameter of interest.

Soil sampling technology and equipment has advanced from manual devices (such as pogo-stick-style foot-thrust core samplers [pogo]) to a variety of mechanised core-thrust samplers and augers that are fitted to vehicles or battery drills. Each device may function differently under different conditions, and each requires differing levels of human …

Rehydrating The Landscape At Yanget, Geraldton, Western Australia, Jamie Bowyer, Rod O'Bree

Natural resources published reports

Rod and Bridie O’Bree’s farm is 25 km east of Geraldton in the Northern Agricultural Region of Western Australia. The long-term rainfall average is 486 mm although that has dropped to 354 mm over the last 30 years. They run a 150 head beef cattle herd, fatten 500-700 lambs annually and have a 40-60 head horse stud on the farm. They purchased the farm early in 2008 after one of the worst droughts in the area. There was little to no vegetation, brown or green, across the farm and all of the water from a 25 mm rain event ran …

Growth Kinetics Of Salmonella Spp. During Post-Harvest Storage Of Fresh And Fresh-Cut Papaya, Amandeep Singh

Theses and Dissertations

Fresh produce safety is major concern in United States. Fresh produce has been associated with numerous food-borne outbreaks each year. Salmonella has been a recurring issue in the papaya industry. Since 2010, imported papayas have been implicated in 8 multistate outbreaks associated with Salmonella spp. causing 480 illnesses, 113 hospitalization and 3 deaths. The main reason behind this problem is as fresh papaya is grown on fields where they are constantly exposed to preharvest microbial contamination through contaminated irrigation water, agricultural soil, raw manure and/or feces deposited by intruding domestic or wild animals. Moreover, majority fresh papaya is also consumed …

Rice Quality And Its Impacts On Food Security And Sustainability In Bangladesh, Indrani Saha, Alvaro Durand-Morat, Lawton Lanier Nalley, Mohammad Jahangir Alam, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr.

Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Faculty Publications and Presentations

Rice market efficiency is important for food security in countries where rice is a staple. We assess the impact of rice quality on rice prices, food security, and environmental sustainability in Bangladesh. We find that while price varies as expected for most quality attributes, it is unaffected by a broken percentage below 24.9 percent. This reveals a potential inefficiency, considering the average 5 percent broken rate observed in the market. An increase in the broken rate of milled rice within the limits supported by our findings can, ceteris paribus, increase rice rations by 4.66 million a year, or conversely, …

Invited Review: Lessons From The Covid-19 Pandemic For Food Supply Chains, John D. Anderson, James L. Mitchell, Joshua G. Maples

Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Faculty Publications and Presentations

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Management Strategies For Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus In Utah Tomatoes, Benjamin Scow

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Plant diseases are among the leading causes of tomato stand loss in the state of Utah. Viral plant diseases are often transferred from one plant to another by insect feeding. In Utah, one of the leading viruses that infects tomatoes is Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) which is spread by thrips. The objectives of this study were as follows.

1. Determine the impact from reflective mulch and row covers on thrips population numbers.
2. Determine the effects of row covers on the TSWV infection rate.
3. Compare varietal response to thrip populations.

This 2-year study focused on the use of two different types …

Seeding Rate Effects On Forage Mass And Vegetation Dynamics Of Cool-Season Grass Sod Interseeded With Sorghum-Sudangrass, John A. Guretzky, D. D. Redfearn

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Interseeding annual warm-season grasses into perennial cool-season grasses has the potential to increase summer forage mass and nutritive value. Knowledge of how seeding rate affects annual warm-season grass establishment, forage mass, and vegetation dynamics remains limited. From 2016–2017, we conducted a field experiment evaluating the effects of seeding rates on sorghum-sudangrass (Sorghum bicolor x S. bicolor var. sudanense) density and forage mass and on the frequency of occurrence of plant species in cool-season grass sod in Lincoln, NE. The experiment had a completely randomized design consisting of six replicates of four seeding rates [0, 14, 28, and 35 …

Impact Of Urbanization Trends On Production Of Key Staple Crops, José F. Andrade, Kenneth G. Cassman, Juan I. Rattalino Edreira, Fahmuddin Agus, Abdullahi Bala, Nanyan Deng, Patricio Grassini

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Urbanization has appropriated millions of hectares of cropland, and this trend will persist as cities continue to expand. We estimate the impact of this conversion as the amount of land needed elsewhere to give the same yield potential as determined by differences in climate and soil properties. Robust spatial upscaling techniques, well-validated crop simulation models, and soil, climate, and cropping system databases are employed with a focus on populous countries with high rates of land conversion. We find that converted cropland is 30–40% more productive than new cropland, which means that projection of food production potential must account for expected …

Screening Of Lactobacillus Paracasei Hcs17-040 With Triglyceride Tunction And Study On Its Probiotic Characteristics, Yu Ping, Cao Lan, Jiao Yan-Ping, Zhao Di, Min Xiang-Bo

Food and Machinery

Objective: This study focuses on obtaining a Lactobacillus strain for degrading triglyceride. Methods: Lactocillus was isolated from human breast milk and the faeces of healthy infants in this study, and their triglyceride degradability was determined by single reagent （GPO-PAP） method. The strains with strong degradation ability of triglyceride were selected for morphological, physiological, biochemical and 16S rDNA identification, and their tolerance to acid, bile salt and gastrointestinal juice was determined. Results: A strain of Lactobacillus Paracasei was isolated and then named as HCS17-040 （CGMCC No 19747）, and its degradation rate of triglyceride was （42.80±1.79）%; the survival rates of the strain …

Studies On Metabolites And Functions Of Soy-Based Plant Fermentation Broth, Li Zhi-Fang, Zuo Zhao-Hang, Wang Ying, Zhang Yu, Wang Di

Food and Machinery

Objective: To explore the changes of metabolites and antioxidant activity of soybean based plant fermentation broth during fermentation. Methods: The experiment was conducted to prepare the compound fermentation liquid from kidney beans and soybean by fermentation of yeast, Lactobacillus and other probiotics, The pH value, total acid, reducing sugar, soluble solids, total phenol, flavone content and antioxidant activity in the fermentation process were analyzed. Results: The pH value of fermentation broth decreased with the extension of fermentation time and gradually stabilized at about 3.55, the total acid content increased from 0.13 mg/mL to 0.43 mg/mL, and the soluble solid content …

Construction Of Off-On Electrochemiluminescence Sensor Based On Doped Graphene Quantum Dots For Continuous Determination Of Fe3+ And F-, Zhang Xiao-Wei

Food and Machinery

Objective: The study focused on investigating the electrochemiluminescence properties of graphene quantum dots. Methods: By doping heteroatoms into graphene quantum dots (GQDs), the surface chemical reactivities and optical characteristics of GQDs could be effectively improved. Nitrogen and sulfur co-doped graphene quantum dots (NS-GQDs) were prepared using a one-step solonthermic method. Based on its excellent luminescent properties, an “off-on” electrochemiluminescence (ECL) sensor was constructed for the simultaneous determination of Fe³⁺ and F^-. Results: Under the optimal conditions, the quenched ECL value of NS-GQDs was linearly related with the Fe³⁺ concentration in the range 0.1~460.0 μmol/L, and the …

Optimization For Preparation Of Collagen Peptide With Hyaluronidase Inhibition Activity By Response Surface Method, Han Qiu-Yu, Ishizaki Shioichiro, Bao Bin

Food and Machinery

Objective: The extraction process of collagen peptides from the skin of swordfish （Xiphias gladius） was optimized in order to efficiently obtain collagen peptides with hyaluronidase inhibition activity by single factor and response surface method. Methods: The response surface method was used to optimize the preparation of collagen peptide with hyaluronidase inhibition activity. In this paper, the enzyme-soluble collagen was extracted from swordfish skin by pepsin, and then the salting-out method was carried out to purify the collagen initially. The specie of collagen was identified by polyacrylamide gel chromatography with 7.5% separation gel. After the basic test carried out by single-factor …

Effects Of Storage Time On Tensile Strength And Thermogravimetric Properties Of Paper-Making Reconstituted Tobacco, Cao Yi, Zhu Huai-Yuan, Wang Qi, Yuan Guang-Xiang, Yin Yu-Dong, Xue Dong

Food and Machinery

Objective: To investigate the effect of storage time on the quality of paper-making reconstituted tobacco, the change of internal chemical components, tensile strength and thermogravimetric properties of paper-making reconstituted tobacco were studied. Methods: Continuous flow analyzer, tensile strength tester and thermogravimetric analyzer were introduced to analyze three kinds of paper-making reconstituted tobacco with different storage time. Results: The contents of total alkaloids, total sugar, total nitrogen and moisture of JS-A and JS-B samples changed significantly with the increase of storage time. While the content of total alkaloids and total nitrogen of JS-C samples didn't change much. Besides, storage time had …

Study On Oxidation Stability And Shelf Life Of Oleogel, Liu Long-Long, Wang Jia-Bin, Chen Zhi-Tong, Zhao Yue-Ying, Zhang Hua, Cui Ming-Xun

Food and Machinery

Objective: To solve the problem of easily oxidized and high content of trans fatty acid the vegetable oil instead of solid fat. Methods: Soybean oil and rapeseed oil gels were prepared using sitosterol/soybean phospholipid as gel agent to replace solid fat. The oxidation stability was studied by the changes of primary oxidation products and fatty acid composition. The structural stability was observed by X-ray diffraction, and the shelf life was predicted by OXITEST method. Results: The contents of primary and secondary oxidation products of soybean oil gel and rapeseed oil gel were lower than those of crude oil. The oxidation …

Determination And Correlation Analysis Of Organic Acids In Green Plum With Different Maturity In Different Regions, Zhao Xu-Zhu, Xia Chen, Zhu Yong-Qing, Chen Jian, Chen Yu

Food and Machinery

Objective: The organic acid content of green plum was determined, and the correlation between them was analyzed to provide basic data for further processing of products in Dazhou, Sichuan. Methods: The content of organic acids in green plum with different maturity was determined by HPLC, and the correlation of oxalic acid, tartaric acid, malic acid, ascorbic acid, L-lactic acid, acetic acid, citric acid, succinic acid, oleanolic acid and ursolic acid was analyzed. Results: In the same area, citric acid and malic acid in the fully ripe green plum in Jingshi town were higher than those in the seven ripe green …

Three-Dimensional Flow Field Analysis Of Coaxial Variable Speed Twin-Screw Extruder Based On Cfx, Tang Lin-Sen, Guo Shu-Guo, Wang Li-Yan, Han Yan-Lin

Food and Machinery

Objective: This research aims to analyze the working condition of the material in the flow channel of the improved coaxial variable speed optimization twin-screw extruder. Methods: Used ANSYS/CFX to simulate and analyze the flow channel value, obtained the movement of the material, and compared it with the traditional screw twin screw. The performance of the two types of screws was compared and analyzed through the macro pressure field, macro speed field, velocity streamline diagram, and velocity vector diagram. Results: After the study, it was found that the pressure building capacity and mixing performance of the coaxial variable speed optimized twin …

Design Of On Line Detection System For Cigarette Capsules Based On Machine Vision, Chang Jing-Jing, Zheng Peng, Wang Wen-Xiu, Xu Ying-Jie

Food and Machinery

Objective: At present, mechanical screening method is widely used in cigarette capsules size separation, which has some problems, such as low size detection accuracy, unable to separate different color capsules, leakage capsules and so on. Aiming at the quality detection of cigarette capsules, a quality detection system of cigarette capsules is designed and constructed, which integrates the functions of feeding transmission, machine vision image processing and rejection of unqualified products. Methods: In the detection system, the improved inter class variance method was used to extract the single shot image, and the automatic detection of shot quality was realized by gray …

Fault Diagnosis Of Permanent Magnet Motor Stator Winding Based On Stacked Auto Encoder, Tian Guang-Qiang, Feng Wen-Cheng, Wang Fu-Zhong

Food and Machinery

Objective: To improve the accuracy and comprehensiveness of permanent magnet motor stator winding fault diagnosis. Methods: A fault diagnosis model of permanent magnet motor stator winding based on stack autoencoder （SAE） was proposed, and a neural network composed of SAE and Softmax classifier was used to train the network with fault sample data. The simulated annealing particle swarm optimization （SAPSO） algorithm was used to optimize the connection weight and bias of the network, and determined the optimal network structure. Results: The network had been used to realize the fault diagnosis of inter-turn short-circuit, inter-phase short-circuit, inter-phase insulation reduction, and poor …

Enhancing Hydroxyl Radical Production In Ozone Water By New Type Static Mixer, Liu Xin-Yu, Zhang Bo-Wen, Cui Zheng-Wei

Food and Machinery

Objective: A new type of static mixer to enhance the ozone gas-liquid phase mass transfer was established in this study. Methods: The effects of different ozone gas flow rates, liquid flow rates and liquid temperature on the concentration of ozone liquid phase and the generation of hydroxyl radicals were investigated, and were compared with the microporous aeration method and the circulating jet method. Results: With the increase of the gas-liquid flow rate, the ozone water saturation concentration and the hydroxyl radical concentration both increased; as the temperature increased, the ozone water saturation concentration decreased, but the hydroxyl radical concentration increased. …

Food Safety Risk Assessment Method Based On Improved Hmm, Xiong Hui, Tang Hong-Liang, Ding Yong

Food and Machinery

Objective: Solve the problems of low and inaccurate evaluation accuracy of the existing food safety risk evaluation methods. Methods: Based on the construction of food safety risk index, a food risk assessment method combining hidden Markov model and cuckoo search algorithm was proposed. The cuckoo algorithm was used to search the global optimal solution as the initial value of the hidden Markov model, and the Baum Welch algorithm was used for local correction to make it quickly converge to the global optimal solution. The superiority of this method was verified by the experimental analysis of dairy product data. Results: Compared …

Auxiliary Hypolipidemic Effect Of Compound Kelp Meal Substitute Powder, Zhang Li, Nie Shi-Ming, Chen Yun-Zhong, Yan Chun-Chao

Food and Machinery

Objective: The hyperlipidemia rat model was established to study the hypolipidemic effect of compound kelp meal substitute powder rich in dietary fiber and unsaturated fatty acids. Methods: Male SD rats were divided into blank control group, model control group and high, medium and low dose groups: 6.58, 3.29 and 1.65 g/kg (equivalent to 10, 5 and 2.5 times of the recommended dose of human body respectively). The blank control group was fed with basic diet, and the other groups were fed with high-fat diet, and the three dose groups were given the corresponding concentration of compound kelp powder suspension by …

Effect Of Biotransformation On Volatile Components Of Siraitia Grosvenorii Extract, Wei Min, Song Xu-Yan, Li Ran, Rong Ling, Dong Ai-Jun, Pan Xi

Food and Machinery

Objective: In order to study the effect of biotransformation of aroma producing bacteria on volatile components of Siraitia grosvenorii extract. Methods: Raoultella planticola VP4-4 was used to biotransform the extract of Siraitia grosvenorii, and the volatile component of Siraitia grosvenorii before and after fermentation were analyzed by simultaneous distillation extraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry（GC-MS）. Results: The main aroma components or aroma precursors in the fermentation products of Siraitia grosvenorii were hexadecanoic acid, （z）-6-octad ecenoic acid, （z,z）-9,12-octadecadienoic acid，methyl-Butanoic acid, hexanoic acid, （Z）-9-Octadecenoic acid ethyl ester, hexadecanoic acid ethyl ester, benzeneacetaldehyde, 5-methyl-2-furancarboxaldehyde, benzaldehyde, nonanal, 2-furanmethanol, Ethenyl-2-methoxy-phenol, etc. In addition, vanillin with strong …

Design Of A Small Integrated Machine For Jujube-Clamping-Peanut, Gao Hai-Chao, Han Hai-Min, Chen Hui-Tao

Food and Machinery

Objective: In view of the fact that material selection for large-scale processing of jujube-clamping-peanut cannot be guaranteed and the food hygiene of manual operation cannot reach the standard, a small integrated machine for jujube-clamping-peanut was designed. Methods: The research status of jujube kernel removal was analyzed, the design index of small jujube-clamping-peanut integrated machine was formulated, and based on the process flow of jujube kernel removal and jujube-clamping-peanut, the mechanical structure of the jujube-clamping-peanut integrated machine was designed. Results: The prototype experiment shows that the jujube automatic charging and positioning rate was 94%, The peanut automatic charging and positioning rate …

Study On Production Process Optimization Of Bread Containing Whole Wheat Flour, Chen Yan-Hong, Zheng Sheng-Lan, Li Hui-Xue, Li Li-Jun, Ni Hui

Food and Machinery

Objective: This study aimed to improve the hard texture and rough taste caused by the addition of whole wheat in the baking food. Methods: The effects of instant tea powder, whole wheat flour, baking time and β-glucoside on the quality of whole wheat flour bread were investigated with texture characteristics and sensory evaluation as indicators. Results: The results showed that there was no significant effect on the texture properties and sensory score of wheat flour bread when the volume of addition of instant tea powder was within 3%, andit was negative when the volume reached 4%. Meanwhile, whole wheat flour, …

Preparation And Application Of Indicator Label Based On Papaver Rhoeas L. For Cold Sea Bass Freshness, Zheng Yu-Xi, Jiang Jin-Jin, Jia Qiang, Dong Lei, Chen Cai-Lian

Food and Machinery

Objective: A color change indicator card for visual detection of fresh sea bass was studied. Methods: Using 1% Papaver rhoeas L. pigment as indicator and methyl cellulose gel as film-forming substrate, the label was made to study the color difference（ΔE） of the indicative label. The response of ΔE to pH was studied. Meanwhile, the content of TVB-N, TBARS, pH value, indicator label color and the linear relationship among these factors and ΔE under 4 ℃ sea bass preservation were determined. Results: The results showed that the indicator label had good discoloration effect in the range of pH 2.0~9.0. The TVB-N …

Drying Kinetics And Quality Changes Analysis Of Cornus Officinalis Dried By Microwave Freeze-Drying, Zhao Meng-Yue, Du Xu, Ren Guang-Yue, Li Lin-Lin, Liu Pan-Pan, Xu Yi-Ming, Che Xin-Zi

Food and Machinery

Objective: To study the microwave freeze-drying kinetics and product quality of Cornus officinalis. Methods: The microwave freeze-drying technology was used to analyze the drying characteristics, quality changes of total flavonoids and total phenols of Cornus officinalis under different microwave power （100, 200, 300, 400, 500 W）, and the related kinetic model was established. Results: The drying process of Cornus officinalis could be divided into two stages: rising rate and decreasing rate, and there was no obvious constant rate stage. The increase of microwave power could improve the drying rate and shorten the drying time. Data fitting showed that page model …

Research Progress On Extraction Of Fish Oil, Enrichment Of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids And Application Progress Of Epa And Dha, Chen Yan-Jie, Tang Jia-Cheng, Gong Xuan, Huang Ke-Cheng, Shan Qian-Yi, Bao Jian-Qiang

Food and Machinery

This paper summarized the extraction process of fish oil, the method of non-stick oil sites, the health functions of docosahexaenoic acid （DHA） and eicosapentaenoic acid （EPA）, and the development of the oil industry in the future.