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Effects Of Different Pepper Addition Levels On Volatile Compounds In Stewed Rabbit Meat, Zhu Chenglin, Lan Qiuyu, Li Cheng, Xia Xuhan, Liu Aiping, Feng Chaohui, Yang Yong, Liu Yuntao

Food and Machinery

The effects of different addition levels of pepper on volatile compounds in stewed rabbit meat were analyzed by electronic nose and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC—MS). Results of electronic nose show that the addition of pepper had a significant impact on the volatile compounds of stewed rabbit. Results of GC—MS showed that chromatographic area of aldehydes, acids and ethers decreased first and then increase when increasing the pepper addition levels. The chromatographic area of hydrocarbon derived from lipid oxidation increased first and then decreased with the increase of addition level of pepper. Chromatographic area of some compounds from Strecker degradation of …

Cfd Numerical Analysis Of Beer Pasteurization, Hong Xiaomin, Xu Qiang

Food and Machinery

A CFD numerical model was established to simulate pasteurization process of beer in glass bottle. The solid-liquid coupling complex conjugate heat transfer system was established and the change of the temperature field in the complete heating cycle of the beer in the bottle was got based on Fluent. The parameters of pasteurization process was designed under the working condition that the production capacity was 36 000 bottle/h. It has been shown that the total time of process was 60 minutes and the soaking time was 11 minutes. Through the CFD numerical analysis, the change of the temperature of the eleven …

Study On Explosion Puffing Drying Technology For Purple Sweet Potato Raw Granules, Liu Yang, Liao Luyan, Fu Yaping, Wu Weiguo

Food and Machinery

The purple sweet potato was used as raw material to make purple sweet potato raw granules by explosion puffing drying technology at modified temperature and pressure. The study includes the effects of different puffing temperature, stagnant time, vacuum drying temperature on the product color index b, content of anthocyanins and iodine blue value. By using Box-Behnken design of the response surface methodology(RSM) to determine the technical conditions as follows: puffing temperature was 80 ℃, stagnant time was 5min and vacuum drying temperature was 69 ℃. Different factors have different effects on the product, and the biggest factors are puffing temperature …

Researches On Fermentation Conditions Of Flavonoid-Rich Wine Of Onions, Sun Caixia, Wang Chengrong, Wu Hao, Yang Shaolan

Food and Machinery

Fresh purple onions were used as material, ultrasound-assisted complex enzymatic method was used to extract total flavonoids from it. Then, the crude extracts were used as fermentation materials to fermente for flavonoid-rich onion wine. The growth rate of flavonoids and alcoholic content were used as indicators to evaluate the quality of onion wine. This experiment explored the impact of following factors on quality of onion wine, which includes the amount of onion powder, fermentation time, sugar content, fluid loading volume, pH of broth, inoculum volume, etc. Plackett-Burman design was used to choose the important factors of influencing onion wine fermentation. …

A Homemade Gas-Flushing Device Of Map Suitable For Laboratory, Ma Cheng, Liang Qi, Wen Pengcheng, Zhang Yan

Food and Machinery

A homemade gas-flushing device of MAP has been introduced in detail. The device has made various needed gas mixture by measuring flow. All the components of the device can be bought in the market. Without any mechanical processing all the components can be directly used to making the device. The precision of this device was ±2%. The device was suitable for the test of meat packaging and edible fungi packaging, but not suitable for the test of fruit and vegetable packaging, for the limit of the measurement range of the float meters.

Reclaiming A Biblical View For Agriculture, Wayne A. Kobes

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"A study of modern approaches to the Christian mission reveals a longstanding debate between an evangelical approach that advocates a 'word' ministry and an ecumenical view that argues for a 'deed' emphasis."

Posting about agricultural mission work from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/reclaiming-a-biblical-view-for-agriculture/

Social Principles Of Good Agriculture, Ronald Vos

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"If Christians are to live out their lives before the face of God, where should they look for guiding principles in how to conduct agriculture?"

Posting about ­­­­­­­­transformation in the field of agriculture from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/social-principles-of-good-agriculture/

Risk Perceptions And Food Safety Enhancing Technologies – Does Information Matter?, Kofi Britwum, Emie Yiannaka

Cornhusker Economics

The recent cases of human E. coli infections linked to Chipotle Mexican Grill in mid- October to November of 2015 brought the issue of food safety into the limelight. The outbreaks which were first detected in the Seattle Washington and Portland Oregon areas, were also reported in 7 other states, altogether leaving about 50 persons infected. Following a report about the outbreak by the Centers for Disease Control, Chipotle's sales for the last quarter of 2015 plunged by nearly 15% (Bloomberg News, Jan 6, 2016), adding to other costs incurred due to the outbreak such as medical expenses of the …

U.S. Drought Monitor, February 23, 2016, Eric Luebehusen

United States Agricultural Commodities in Drought Archive

Drought map of U.S. for February 23, 2016 (2/23/16) plus: U.S. crop areas experiencing drought (map), Approximate percentage of crop located in drought, by state (bar graph), Percent of crop area located in drought, past 52 weeks (line graph) for: Corn, Soybeans, Hay, Cattle, Winter wheat.

Conversations With Gunanurang, Lawrence Smith

Landscapes: the Journal of the International Centre for Landscape and Language

Gunanurang (the Ord River) nurtured some of the original Australians productively for millennia. In less than 150 years, their relationship with the river valley and surrounding land was almost destroyed by the effects of the east Kimberley cattle industry commenced in the 1880s. The biological and archaeological surveys before and during the filling of the Lake Argyle dam were a belated attempt to understand what was being lost in the way of ecosystems and aboriginal sites. This short essay encapsulates the impact of the pastoral industry in the Ord valley.

Saving Roundup Ready® Soybean Seed, Cory Walters, Stephen C. Mason

Cornhusker Economics

Development of glyphosate resistant transgenes started in the early 1980s and was commercially introduced in soybean varieties in 1996 as Roundup Ready?(hereafter referred to as RR1) (SourceWatch, 2012). Producers perceived that the more effective, easier, and less expensive weed control associated with these varieties outweighed the economic loss from lower yields (Gurian-Sherman, 2009). In 2008, the Roundup Ready 2 Yield varieties were commercialized as Genuity?Roundup Ready 2 Yield?(hereafter referred to as RR2Y) in 2010 (SourceWatch, 2012). RR2Y soybean varieties have been rapidly replacing the RR1 varieties in the marketplace.

U.S. Drought Monitor, February 16, 2016, Eric Luebehusen

United States Agricultural Commodities in Drought Archive

Drought map of U.S. for February 16, 2016 (2/16/16) plus: U.S. crop areas experiencing drought (map), Approximate percentage of crop located in drought, by state (bar graph), Percent of crop area located in drought, past 52 weeks (line graph) for: Corn, Soybeans, Hay, Cattle, Winter wheat.

Ua12/2/1 Dining Guide, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special dining guide edition of the College Heights Herald.

• Moore, Elisabeth. Students Share Opinions on New Restaurants – Topper Grill & Pub, Chili’s
• Henderson, Andrew. Brunch: The Second Official Meal of the Day
• Pettway, Shantel. 6 Restaurants in Bowling Green You Don’t Want to Miss
• Turner, Justin. Tomatoes for Toppers – Sustainability, Agriculture
• Moore, Mollie. Con Con’s: The Best Diner in Kentucky
• Reecer, John. A Day in the Life of a Sports-minded Diet
• Carter, Brandon & Katherine Sproles. Top Worst Places to Take Your Date to Dinner
• Gilliland, Justin. Downing Student Union Food Court Options

Commodity Indices And Futures Markets, Fabio Mattos

Cornhusker Economics

The beginning of the year always brings news about commodity indices, particularly the annual changes in their composition. Actually, the rebalancing of several indices has been in the news for the last few months. Just to mention a couple of examples, on November 15, the Financial Times commented that "the impending reshuffle of the two main commodity benchmarks-the Standard and Poor's-Goldman Sachs Index (S&P GSCI) and Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM) - means that the futures contracts for livestock will see $780m worth of buying by fund managers, as both indices have increased the weightings of cattle and hogs." On January …

U.S. Drought Monitor, February 9, 2016, Anthony Artusa

United States Agricultural Commodities in Drought Archive

Drought map of U.S. for February 9, 2016 (2/9/16) plus: U.S. crop areas experiencing drought (map), Approximate percentage of crop located in drought, by state (bar graph), Percent of crop area located in drought, past 52 weeks (line graph) for: Corn, Soybeans, Hay, Cattle, Winter wheat.

Comparative Evaluation Of The Effect Of Methyl Bromide Fumigation And Phytosanitary Irradiation On The Quality Of Fresh Strawberries, Tamar Serapian, Anuradha Prakash

Food Science Faculty Articles and Research

Fresh strawberries are highly perishable and have a short shelf-life especially when the cold chain is not maintained. Strawberries exported to Asia are currently fumigated with methyl bromide for phytosanitary purposes, which exposes strawberries to warm temperatures for several hours and air freight without temperature control, resulting in a shelf life of just a few days in the destination country. Irradiation offers an efficacious alternative to fumigation and can be performed on cold fruit. This study was conducted to compare the quality of strawberries subject to methyl bromide fumigation or irradiation followed by simulated commercial air freight shipment of strawberries …

Buying Bulls By Value, Matthew C. Stockton, Roger K. Wilson

Cornhusker Economics

Choosing the right bull for your herd is a complex decision involving many factors including the type of person you are, the type of cows in your herd, and the type of calf you are marketing. If you are only interested in producing terminal market animals you would likely select a herd sire strictly for growth and carcass qualities. Whereas, if you sell weaned calves and keep your own replacement females, you may be more likely to focus on bulls with more maternal traits.

U.S. Drought Monitor, February 2, 2016, Anthony Artusa

United States Agricultural Commodities in Drought Archive

Drought map of U.S. for February 2, 2016 (2/2/16) plus: U.S. crop areas experiencing drought (map), Approximate percentage of crop located in drought, by state (bar graph), Percent of crop area located in drought, past 52 weeks (line graph) for: Corn, Soybeans, Hay, Cattle, Winter wheat.

Grain Sorghum (Milo) Production In Kentucky, Carrie Ann Knott, Edwin L. Ritchey, James R. Martin, Chad Lee, Doug Johnson, Carl Bradley, Sam Mcneill

Agriculture and Natural Resources Publications

Grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) (Figure 1) can be used for a variety of purposes including animal feed, unleavened breads, cakes, wallboard, starch, dextrose, brooms, ethanol, high quality wax, and alcoholic beverages. Grain sorghum produced in Kentucky is most commonly used for animal feed and was first grown here in the 1920s. Although acreage in Kentucky has fluctuated considerably over the years, yields have generally exceeded the national average since the 1970s (Figure 2), indicating that grain sorghum is an option for producers interested in diversifying grain crop operations.

Measuring Discharge In Wadeable Streams, Whitney Cole Blackburn-Lynch, Carmen T. Agouridis, Tyler M. Sanderson

Agriculture and Natural Resources Publications

Streams and rivers are plentiful in Kentucky from small mountain brooks to large rivers such as the Mississippi River along the Commonwealth’s western border and the Ohio River along its northern border (Figure 1). Kentucky has more than 90,000 miles of streams and contains more navigable water than any other state except Alaska. These streams provide important ecological services such as transporting water, sediment and nutrients and providing habitats to aquatic organisms such as fish and macroinvertebrates and terrestrial ones such as deer and birds. Streams also provide societal services, including drinking water, transportation and recreation. Careful management of these …