Essays about: "Conventional egg"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 15 essays containing the words Conventional egg.

  1. 11. Environmental tolerance of the free-living stages of the poultry roundworm (Ascaridia galli)

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Behdad Tarbiat; [2012]
    Keywords : Ascaridia galli; roundworm; organic farm; laying hens; prevalence; environmental factors;

    Abstract : As the EU ban on conventional cages (1999 EU-directive) drew closer, most European countries moved towards alternative systems. Consequently, barn and free-range systems has become increasingly popular. Regardless of how welfare has improved, this major change in husbandry likely affects the parasite transportation. READ MORE

  3. 12. Bacterial contamination of eggshells in conventional cages and litter floor systems for laying hens in Jordan

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Sophie Jenssen Söderström; [2010]
    Keywords : Egg; Jordan; housing system; Escherichia coli; Campylobacter; Salmonella; bacteria; laying hens;

    Abstract : In the country of Jordan, egg production is very important economically, but several bacte-ria are involved in food borne diseases transmitted from eggs or other poultry products. The most important are Salmonella spp., Campylobacter jejuni and Escherichia coli. READ MORE

  4. 13. Bacterial contamination of eggshells in deep litter floor systemsand conventional cages in Jordan

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Åsa Karlsson; [2010]
    Keywords : layer; jordan; egg shell; bacterial contamination; housing sysetm;

    Abstract : This study was carried out in Jordan with the purpose to investigate the bacterial microflora of egg shells from cage systems and from deep litter floor systems. Another aim wasto get a general impression of the hygiene, at farm level, of egg production in Jordan andthe factors affecting it. READ MORE

  5. 14. Vad skulle få en lantbrukare att ställa om från konventionell till ekologisk mjölkproduktion?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Marie Sjölin; [2008]
    Keywords : ekologisk mjölkproduktion;

    Abstract : The Swedish government has proposed that 20 % of the cultivated land in Sweden should be organic by the year 2010 (The Swedish Board of Agriculture, 2008). In addition to this the production of organic food like milk, meat and egg should increase considerably. READ MORE

  6. 15. Bembidion spp. : condition and fecundity in relation to cropping system and landscape parameters

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Sofia Larsson; [2007]
    Keywords : Bembidion; landscape; organic farming; conventional farming; fat content; egg laying capacity;

    Abstract : In this study the condition and fecundity of a genus of the polyphagous predator, Bembidion. is investigated in respect to landscape complexity and farming practice. The beetles where collected during 1999 from five pairs of conventional and organic farms in central east Sweden (in the area around Uppsala). READ MORE