Small Farms
Mostrando 13-24 de 171 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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13. Population dynamics of the mud crab Panopeus austrobesus Williams, 1983 (Brachyura: Panopeidae) associated with a mussel farm at the southeastern Brazilian coast
Abstract Mussel farms are one of the most important modalities of aquaculture and constitute almost 80% of the total bivalve production in Brazil, representing about 5% of the national production. Brachyuran crabs are common inhabitants of these environments and represent an important link in coastal marine food chains. The aim of this investigation is to de
Nauplius. Publicado em: 22/06/2017
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14. Histopathological aspects of the liver of free-living and farmed bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus)
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to compare the histopathological aspects of the liver of free-living and farmed bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus). Thirty liver samples were collected from young and adult bullfrogs in the states of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Marked blood congestion and even hemorrhage and a large number of melanomacro
R. Bras. Zootec.. Publicado em: 2017-04
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15. Technical Performance and Cost Analysis of Broiler Production in Turkey
Abstract In this study, the live performance and costs of broiler production was examined and cost analysis were assessed in the Balıkesir, Bolu and Sakarya Provinces, which are the most important broiler-producing regions of Turkey. Annual (years 2012-2013) production data of 125 broiler farms were analyzed. Farms were scaled according to the irrearing cap
Rev. Bras. Cienc. Avic.. Publicado em: 2016-03
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16. Helminthic Parasites of Chickens (Gallus Domesticus) in Different Regions of São Paulo State, Brazil
Abstract The Brazilian poultry industry is an outstanding national and international agribusiness sector. Among the Brazilian states, São Paulo is the largest producer of commercial eggs and the fourth largest producer and exporter of chicken meat. Alternatively, semi-intensive and/or organic poultry production have also obtained a significant share of the
Rev. Bras. Cienc. Avic.. Publicado em: 2016-03
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17. Biological Control in Brazil: an overview
The use of Biological Control methods is on the increase, mainly as a result of the mobilization of human resources in entomology studies since the establishment of graduate programs in this country in the 1960s. This review approaches the retrospective of Biological Control in Brazil in recent decades, with an emphasis on the "culture of applying agrochemic
Sci. agric. (Piracicaba, Braz.). Publicado em: 2014-10
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18. Women's ethnomedicinal knowledge in the rural community of São José da Figueira, Durandé, Minas Gerais, Brazil
São José da Figueira is a rural community which economy is based on small-sized family-owned agricultural and dairy farms. Rural communities often possess medicinal plant knowledge because not only does the rural lifestyle promote this but also because these communities coexist with a wide variety of plants. The aim of this study was to survey the knowledg
Rev. bras. farmacogn.. Publicado em: 2014-04
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19. On-farm broiler welfare assessment and associated training
Around the world, people who care for animals as stock keepers, stockmen, farmers, producers are placed in a position where they can greatly influence the quality of life of the animals they manage. This is particularly true in broiler chickens, where large numbers of animals can be cared for by comparatively small numbers of people. There is an internationa
Rev. Bras. Cienc. Avic.. Publicado em: 2013-06
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20. Measurement of the technical efficiency of small pineapple farmers in Santander, Colombia: a stochastic frontier approach
The objective of this study is to estimate the levels of technical efficiency of the small pineapple farmers of Santander, Colombia, using the stochastic frontier approach. In addition, this study attempts to determine whether the acreage and some of the socio-economic characteristics of farmers can influence the efficiency of their pineapple farms. By explo
Rev. Econ. Sociol. Rural. Publicado em: 2013
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21. Redes de comércio justo e solidário : organização, relações e valores / Fair trade networks : organization, relationship and values
As características do sistema econômico dominante e suas implicações sobre a agricultura, ao mesmo tempo em que criam tendências de concentração, padronização e exclusão, também criam oportunidades que podem atuar no sentido contrário, permitindo o desenvolvimento de nichos e diferenciações baseadas em características dos produtos/serviços, d
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 29/02/2012
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22. Inclusão de grão de milheto em dietas de alto concentrado para ovinos em confinamento / Inclusion of a grain of corn in diets high concentrate for sheep in confinement
The ovine production is an activity that has developed gradually in the country, and growing in areas where before the sheep industry was negligible, enabling livestock production systems in small, medium and large farms and becoming a more profitable alternative investment means in agriculture, when compared with other agricultural as for example, beef catt
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 27/02/2012
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23. Inherited hemoglobin disorders in an Afro-Amazonian community: Saracura
The most common hemoglobinopathies, viz, hemoglobins S and C, and α-and β-thalassemias, were investigated through the molecular screening of 116 subjects from the community of Saracura, comprising fugitive African slaves from farms of the municipality of Santarém, in the west of Pará State, Brazilian Amazon. The observed frequency of the HBB*S gene (0.9%
Genetics and Molecular Biology. Publicado em: 05/07/2012
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24. Dairy cow monitoring by RFID
Dairy cows identification and monitoring on small cattle farms are usually based on the utilization of barcode technology. This kind of identification technology is unsuitable for dairy cows milking and feeding process automation. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is a better solution in this case. This paper describes the research and impleme
Scientia Agricola. Publicado em: 2012-02