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Niveles de bioseguridad en las explotaciones extensivas de ovinos en el estado de Tlaxcala.
Provedor de dados: Depósito Institucional Abierto de Documentos Digitales del Colegio de Postgraduados (COLPOS DIGITAL )
Autores: Díaz Sánchez, Jesús Ranulfo.
Con el objetivo de analizar los factores que inciden en la salud de las ovejas en los sistemas extensivos de Huamantla, Tlaxcala, se entrevistaron a 54 productores de ovinos para registrar información de las medidas de bioseguridad en las explotaciones. Los datos se analizaron con estadística descriptiva, clasificación de árbol, regresión lineal y logística, usando el paquete estadístico SAS y SPSS. Los rebaños son pequeños (47.8±39 cabezas), uso de mano de obra familiar (100%) y pastoreo en agostadero y rastrojeras. Para el control de enfermedades se utilizan medicinas (89.1%), registro de enfermedades (92.5%), uso de ropa exclusiva en la explotación (29.6%), asesoría profesional (27.8%) e higiene del personal (20.3%). Son menos frecuente el uso de...
Palavras-chave: Manejo; Ovinos; Prevención de enfermedades; Rebaños sanidad; Health; Management practices; Prevention of diseases; Sheep flock; Desarrollo y Gestión de Sistemas Ganaderos; Maestría Tecnológica.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10521/1832

Situación socio económica y ambiental de los productores de Acatzingo Puebla por el derrame de hidrocarburo en suelos agrícolas.
Provedor de dados: Depósito Institucional Abierto de Documentos Digitales del Colegio de Postgraduados (COLPOS DIGITAL )
Autores: Rivera Pineda, Franklin.
En el presente estudio se aborda el siniestro ocurrido en el municipio de Acatzingo,  Puebla en enero del año 2002. El derrame afectó aproximadamente 50 ha de cultivo, con efectos socioambientales, económicos y de producción en familias campesinas del municipio. Para conocer su impacto ocho años después, se encuestaron 159 productores con características socioeconómicas y productivas similares, 80 con terrenos afectados por el siniestro y 79 no afectados directamente, con el propósito de comparar respuestas en el tiempo. El promedio de hectáreas para cultivo por productor es de 1.7 ha con una media de 0.5 a 0.9 ha que les fueron contaminadas. El estudio mostró que 46.3% de los productores afectados opinó que los suelos aún están contaminados pero un 74% de...
Palavras-chave: Contaminación de suelos agrícolas; Cultivo; Campesino; Derrame de hidrocarburos; Desastre natural; Impacto ambiental; Ingresos; Producción; Salud; Contamination of agricultural soils; Farming; Farmer; Oil spill; Natural disaster; Environmental impact; Income; Production; Health; EDAR; Estrategias para el Desarrollo Agrícola Regional; Doctorado.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10521/657

Consecuencias de las transformaciones de género, sociales y económicas en las parejas rural-urbanas de la comunidad de Tlaminca, Texcoco, Estado de México.
Provedor de dados: Depósito Institucional Abierto de Documentos Digitales del Colegio de Postgraduados (COLPOS DIGITAL )
Autores: Hernández Martínez, Nina Margarita.
Por medio de la pregunta general ¿Qué consecuencias tienen las transformaciones de género, sociales y económicas para la satisfacción marital de las parejas en el medio rural-urbano de Tlaminca?,  se cumplieron los siguientes objetivos: 1) indagar la manera en que las parejas de Tlaminca satisfacen maritalmente los aspectos emocionales, de interacción conyugal y los aspectos organizacionales del cónyuge, 2) analizar la influencia de los cambios sociales relacionados con la familia, el ocio y la salud en la satisfacción marital de las parejas de Tlaminca y 3) conocer el impacto de los cambios relacionados con el trabajo y los recursos económicos en la satisfacción marital de las parejas de Tlaminca. La investigación fue un estudio de caso y las unidades a...
Palavras-chave: Relaciones de género; Tiempo de ocio; Salud; Trabajo; Recursos económicos; Satisfacción marital; Parejas rural-urbanas; Gender relationships; Spare time; Health; Work; Money; Marital satisfaction; Rural-urban couples; Maestría; Desarrollo Rural.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10521/415

Consecuencias de las transformaciones de género, sociales y económicas en las parejas rural-urbanas de la comunidad de Tlaminca, Texcoco, Estado de México.
Provedor de dados: Depósito Institucional Abierto de Documentos Digitales del Colegio de Postgraduados (COLPOS DIGITAL )
Autores: Hernández Martínez, Nina Margarita.
Por medio de la pregunta general ¿Qué consecuencias tienen las transformaciones de género, sociales y económicas para la satisfacción marital de las parejas en el medio rural-urbano de Tlaminca?,  se cumplieron los siguientes objetivos: 1) indagar la manera en que las parejas de Tlaminca satisfacen maritalmente los aspectos emocionales, de interacción conyugal y los aspectos organizacionales del cónyuge, 2) analizar la influencia de los cambios sociales relacionados con la familia, el ocio y la salud en la satisfacción marital de las parejas de Tlaminca y 3) conocer el impacto de los cambios relacionados con el trabajo y los recursos económicos en la satisfacción marital de las parejas de Tlaminca. La investigación fue un estudio de caso y las unidades a...
Palavras-chave: Relaciones de género; Tiempo de ocio; Salud; Trabajo; Recursos económicos; Satisfacción marital; Parejas rural-urbanas; Gender relationships; Spare time; Health; Work; Money; Marital satisfaction; Rural-urban couples; Maestría; Desarrollo Rural.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10521/415

Mujer, desnutrición y pobreza: Estudio en dos comunidades de La Montaña de Guerrero, México.
Provedor de dados: Depósito Institucional Abierto de Documentos Digitales del Colegio de Postgraduados (COLPOS DIGITAL )
Autores: Balbuena Ramírez, Jaquelina.
Con el objetivo de conocer el nivel de desnutrición de las mujeres indígenas se realizó un estudio a una muestra de 98 mujeres de las comunidades de Santa Cruz, municipio de Huamuxtitlan (53.1%) y Colombia de Guadalupe, municipio de Malinaltepec (46.9%), en la región de la Montaña del estado de Guerrero. La información registrada fue de la familia, dieta, salud, migración, educación, producción, empleo y participación en los programas de gobierno. Además, a cada mujer se le tomó una muestra de sangre para somatometría, signos vitales e información de su historial clínico. El análisis de la información se realizó con estadística descriptiva y análisis discriminante canónico con el paquete estadístico SAS. No se encontró diferencia significativa (p&gt;0.05)...
Palavras-chave: Alimentos; Anemia; Nutrición; Obesidad; Peso corporal; Salud; Body weight; Health; Nourishment; Nutrition; Obesity; EDAR; Desarrollo Sostenible de Zonas Indígenas; Maestría Tecnológica.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10521/645

Ecohealth and resilience thinking: a dialog from experiences in research and practice
Provedor de dados: Ecology and Society
Resilience thinking and ecosystems approaches to health (EAH), or ecohealth, share roots in complexity science, although they have distinct foundations in ecology and population health, respectively. The current articulations of these two approaches are strongly converging, but each approach has its strengths. Resilience thinking has developed theoretical models to the study of social&amp;#8211;ecological systems, whereas ecohealth has a vast repertoire of experience in dealing with complex health issues. With the two fields dovetailing, there is ripe opportunity to create a dialog centered on concepts that are more thoroughly developed in one field, which can then serve to advance the other. In this article, we first present an overview of the ecohealth...
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Synthesis
Palavras-chave: Complexity; Ecohealth; Ecosystem approaches to health; Health; Resilience thinking; Social&amp;#8211; Ecological systems.
Ano: 2014

After the Cap: Risk Assessment, Citizen Science and Disaster Recovery
Provedor de dados: Ecology and Society
Autores: McCormick, Sabrina; George Washington University; sabmc@gwu.edu.
I used the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill to examine how crowdsourcing is used as a new form of citizen science that provides real time assessments of health-related exposures. Assessing risks of an oil spill, or disasters more generally, is a challenge complicated by the situated nature of knowledge-generation that results in differential perceptions and responses. These processes are critical in the case of the British Petroleum spill in the Gulf Coast since the identification of risks promises to have ramifications for multiple social actors, as well as the health status and long-term resilience of communities in the area. Qualitative interviews, ethnographic observations, and video data were collected with local social movement organizations,...
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed article
Palavras-chave: Deepwater Horizon; Citizen science; Health; Oil spill.
Ano: 2012

Risk Mapping for Avian Influenza: a Social&amp;#8211;Ecological Problem
Provedor de dados: Ecology and Society
Autores: Cumming, Graeme S.; Percy FitzPatrick Institute, DST/NRF Centre of Excellence, University of Cape Town; graeme.cumming@uct.ac.za.
Pathogen dynamics are inseparable from the broader environmental context in which pathogens occur. Although some pathogens of people are primarily limited to the human population, occurrences of zoonoses and vector-borne diseases are intimately linked to ecosystems. The emergence of these diseases is currently being driven by a variety of influences that include, among other things, changes in the human population, long-distance travel, high-intensity animal-production systems, and anthropogenic modification of ecosystems. Anthropogenic impacts on ecosystems have both direct and indirect (food-web mediated) effects. Therefore, understanding disease risk for zoonoses is a social&amp;#8211;ecological problem.   The articles in this special feature focus on...
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports
Palavras-chave: Disease; Framework; Health; Influenza; Pathogen; Resilience; Social&amp;#8211; Ecological system.
Ano: 2010

Public Health and Epidemiological Considerations For Avian Influenza Risk Mapping and Risk Assessment
Provedor de dados: Ecology and Society
Autores: Dudley, Joseph P.; Joseph P. Dudley, Chief Scientist, Science Applications International Corporation, Modeling and Analysis Division; Research Associate, Institute of Arctic Biology-University of Alaska Fairbanks and Department of Earth Science-University of Alaska Museum; joseph.p.dudley@saic.com.
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Insight
Palavras-chave: Avian influenza; Biosecurity; Epidemiology; Geographic distribution; Health; Risk assessment; Risk mapping.
Ano: 2008

Linking Future Ecosystem Services and Future Human Well-being
Provedor de dados: Ecology and Society
Autores: Butler, Colin D; Australian National University; colin.butler@anu.edu.au; Oluoch-Kosura, Willis; University of Nairobi; Willis.Kosura@aercafrica.org.
Ecosystem services are necessary, yet not sufficient for human well-being (however defined). Insufficient access to the ecosystem provisioning service of food is a particularly important factor in the loss of human well-being, but all ecosystem services contribute in some way to well-being. Although perhaps long obvious to ecologists, the links between ecosystems and aspects of human well-being, including health, have been less well understood among the social science community. This situation may now be starting to change, thanks in part to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA). Causality between ecosystem services and well-being is bidirectional; it is increasingly clear that functioning societies can protect or enhance ecosystem services, and...
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports
Palavras-chave: Cognitive potential; Conflict; Ecosystems; Health; Human well-being; Hunger; Nutrition; Scenarios; Surprise.
Ano: 2006

Carrapato, tristeza parasitaria e tripanossomose dos bovinos.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: KESSLER, R. H.; SCHENK, M. A. M.
Carrapato. O carrapato-do-boi Boophilus microplus: ciclo, biologia e epidemiologia, patogenia e controle. Tristeza parasitaria dos bovinos. Tristeza parasitaria dos bovinos (TPB): conceito, etiologia, transmissao, epidemiologia, diagnostico e controle. Imunidade contra Babesia e Anaplasma. Diagnostico parasitologico da tristeza parasitaria bovina. Diagnostico sorologico da tristeza parasitaria bovina. Diagnostico anatomopatologico da tristeza parasitaria bovina. Trpanossomose Trypanosoma vivax: biologia, diagnostico e controle. Imunidade contra Trypanosoma vivax.
Tipo: Livro técnico (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Sanidade; Controle; Health; Tickes; Tickborne diseases; Biology; Control; Anaplasmose; Babesia Bigemina; Babesia Bovis; Biologia; Boophilus Microplus; Bovino; Carrapato; Parasitologia; Tripanossomíase; Tristeza Parasitaria; Trypanosoma Vivax; Anaplasmosis; Cattle; Parasitology.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/319034

A pesquisa e seus reflexos no desenvolvimento da pecuária bovina de corte.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: COSTA JÚNIOR, E. M. A.
Evolução dos conhecimentos. Área de pastagem e nutrição. Área de melhoramento genético. Área de sanidade animal. Área de reprodução. Área de economia rural.
Tipo: Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Bovino de corte; Melhoramento genético; Sanidade; Economia rural; Brasil; Pasture; Health; Agricultural economic.; Historia; Pesquisa; Nutrição; Pastagem; Reprodução.; Brazil; Beef cattle; Breeding; History; Nutrition; Reproduction; Research.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/317575

Vacine corretamente e garanta a saúde do seu rebanho.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: MADUREIRA, L. D.
bitstream/item/139245/1/Gado-de-Corte-Divulga-30.pdf
Tipo: Séries anteriores (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Bovino de corte; Sanidade; EMBRAVAC; Health; Management.; Manejo; Vacina.; Beef cattle; Vaccines.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/316415

Mosca-dos-chifres: comportamento e danos em bovinos nelores.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: BIANCHIN, I.; ALVES, R. G. de O.
O CNPGC realizou um experimento em quatro anos consecutivos (1991-1995). A cada ano, um rebanho de 120 vacas nelores, com bezerro ao pe, foi dividido em dois grupos, levando-se em consideracao as idades e os pesos das vacas e as idades dos bezerros. Durante a estacao de monta (novembro a fevereiro), foram mantidos tres touros, testados andrologicamente, em cada grupo. Em um dos grupos aplicaram-se inseticidas com intervalos que variavam com o principio ativo utilizado, em cada vaca e touro. Os dois grupos foram mantidos em piquetes separados, formados de Brachiaria decumbens, rotacionados a cada catorze dias, com uma taxa de lotacao de 1 UA/ha. As contagens da mosca nas vacas foram realizadas, tambem, a cada catorze dias. As vacas foram pesadas a cada dois...
Tipo: Comunicado Técnico (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Bovino de corte; Nelore; Sanidade; Mosca-dos-chifres; Comportamento; Mato Grosso do Sul; Brasil; Health; Horn fly; Behaviour; Infestation; Brazilian savannas.; Cerrado; Infestação.; Haematobia Irritans; Nellore; Beef cattle.; Brazil.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/316864

Engorda de bovinos em confinamento (Aspectos gerais).
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: CARDOSO, E. G.
Este trabalho aborda de forma sucinta os diversos aspectos envolvidos na terminação de bovinos em confinamento. Trata da localização e infra-estrutura necessárias; fala dos tipos de animais que podem ser utilizados, fazendo referencia a relação entre porte da raça e tempo necessário para engorda; descreve as categorias de alimentos e as regras gerais do manejo da alimentação. Por fim, refere-se aos problemas que podem ocorrer durante o confinamento e chama a atenção sobre a necessidade do controle e gerenciamento eficaz para a melhoria do negócio.
Tipo: Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Bovino de corte; Sanidade; Fattening; Management; Health; Feeding.; Alimentação; Confinamento; Engorda; Manejo.; Beef cattle; Feedlots.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/317195

Prevalencia de tuberculose, cisticercose e hidatidose em bovinos abatidos nos matadouros-frigorificos do estado de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil (1974/1979).
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: SCHENK, M. A. M.; SCHENK, J. A. P.
bitstream/item/139539/1/COT-11.pdf
Tipo: Comunicado Técnico (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Sanidade; Brasil; Mato Grosso do Sul; Echinocorccosis; Health; Disease; Abattoir; Slaughtering.; Abatedouro; Abate; Bovino; Cisticercose; Doença; Hidatidose; Tuberculose.; Brazil; Cysticercosis; Cattle; Tuberculosis.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/320644

Etiologia de algumas doenças de bezerros de corte no Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: MADRUGA, C. R.; GOMES, R.; SCHENK, M. A. M.; KESSLER, R. H.; GRATÃO, G.; GALES, M. E.; SCHENK, J. A. P.; ANDREASI, M.; BIANCHIN, I.
Foi realizado um levantamento de algumas doenças de bezerros de corte do nascimento ao desmame criados extensivamente na região de Campo Grande, Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul. Foi observado índice médio de mortalidade de 5,9% e o de morbidade de 26,8%. Os maiores índices de mortalidade ocorreram em fazendas com vacas positivas ao teste sorológico para o diagnóstico da brucelose.
Tipo: Circular Técnica (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Bovino de corte; Sanidade; América do Sul; Brasil; Mato Grosso do Sul; Calf; Disease; Health; Oetiology.; Bezerro; Etiologia; Doença.; South America; Brazil; Beef cattle.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/319326

O sistema de produção de gado de corte, implantado no CNPGC.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: CORRÊA, A. S.; ARRUDA, Z. J. de; CORRÊA, E. S.; KESSLER, R. H.; FIGUEIREDO, G. R. de; RUIZ, M. E.; CARVALHO, E. G. de.
Caracterização do ecossistema. Características fisicas. Benfeitorias. Animais. Mão-de-obra. Tecnologia utilizada. Alimentação do rebanho. Manejo das pastagens. Reprodução e manejo do rebanho. Reprodução. Fase de cria. Fase de recria. Engorda. Seleção. Sanidade. Registros de controles.
Tipo: Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Bovino de corte; Cria; Sanidade; Mato Grosso do Sul; Terenos; Farming system; Pasture; Feeding; Management; Health; Brazilian savannas.; Alimentação; Cerrado; Engorda; Manejo; Pastagem; Recria; Sistema de Produção.; Beef cattle.; Brazil.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/317549

Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Gado de Corte: trabalhos em andamento e tecnologias disponíveis.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: MARIANTE, A. da S.; GOMES, M. C. F.
Alimentação dos rebanhos. Melhoramento animal. Difusão de tecnologia.
Tipo: Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Bovino de corte; Melhoramento genético; Sanidade; Economia Rural; Brasil; Research projet; Feeding; Management; Health; Diffusion of research.; Alimentação; Cerrado; Difusão de Tecnologia; Manejo; Projeto de Pesquisa; Reprodução; Tecnologia.; Agricultural economics; Breeding; Beef cattle; Brazil; Reproduction; Technology.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/317915

Sal medicado com fenbendazole no tratamento contra nematodeos-gastrintestinais em bovinos de corte criados extensivamente.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: HONER, M. R.; BIANCHIN, I.; NASCIMENTO, Y. A. do.
bitstream/item/138553/1/COT-26.pdf
Tipo: Comunicado Técnico (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Bovino de corte; Sanidade; Health; Drug.; Nematóide.; Medicamento; Nematoda; Fenbendazole.; Beef cattle.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/318785

Producao de ovos de vermes gastrintestinais em vacas Nelore, durante o periodo periparto.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: BIANCHIN, I.; HONER, M. R.; CURVO, J. B. E.
bitstream/item/138554/1/COT-27.pdf
Tipo: Comunicado Técnico (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Bovino de corte; Nelore; Sanidade; Brasil central; Trichostrngylus; Oesophagostamun; Health; Central Brazil.; Brachiaria Decumbens; Cooperia; Cerrado; Nematóide; Ovo; Parto; Prenhez; Verminose.; Nellore; Nematoda; Haemonchus; Beef cattle; Helminths; Parturition; Pregnancy.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/316884

Eficiência do pó de alho (Allium sativum L.) no controle dos parasitos de bovinos.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: BIANCHIN, I.; GOMES, A.; FEIJO, G. L. D.; VAZ, E. C.
Nos últimos anos, a Embrapa Gado de Corte tem recebido inúmeras indagações por carta, telefone, em palestras etc. sobre a utilização do alho, em especial, no controle da mosca-dos- chifres (Haematobia irritans irritans) em bovinos. O principal objetivo do experimento foi verificar a eficácia do alho em pó, adicionado ao sal mineral, no controle de mosca-dos-chifres, carrapatos (Boophilus microplus) e helmintos de bovinos. Foram utilizados 42 novilhos cruzados, distribuídos em dois grupos de 21 animais, levando-se em consideração a raça, o peso, ovos por grama de fezes (OPH), numero de moscas, idade e o numero de carrapatos. Durante todo o período experimental, os grupos ficaram em piquetes separados com pastagens de Brachiaria decumbens. Um grupo de...
Tipo: Folhetos
Palavras-chave: Sanidade; Mosca-dos-chifres; Controle; Brasil; Health; Horn fly; Helmints; Control; Brazilian savannas; Allium Sativum; Boophilus Microplus; Bovino; Carrapato; Cerrado; Haematobia Irritans; Helminto; Parasito; Brazil; Cattle; Parasites; Ticks.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/322255

Estratégias para aumento da eficiência reprodutiva e produtiva em bovinos de corte.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: VALLE, E. R. do; ANDREOTTI, R.; THIAGO, L. R. L. de S.
Na pecuária de corte, a exploração comercial do sistema de cria se constitui na fase do sistema produtivo, que envolve a criação e o manejo não só das matrizes bovinas e seus respectivos bezerros ate a desmama, mas também das novilhas de reposição e dos touros. Esse sistema tem por objetivo a produção de bezerros desmamados que representa a maior fonte de receita do criador. A venda de vacas descartadas e outros animais, apesar de contribuírem para a produção total, e uma fonte de receita marginal. Portanto, a viabilidade do sistema vai depender da eficácia e eficiência com que são utilizados os meios disponíveis para a otimização da produtividade. O escopo deste trabalho foi o de apresentar e discutir as principais praticas de manejo reprodutivo, que...
Tipo: Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Bovino de corte; Estacao de monta; Novilha; Sanidade; Eficiência; Calf; Health; Management; Production.; Acasalamento; Bezerro; Desmama; Manejo; Reprodução; Produção; Vaca.; Touro; Beef cattle; Bulls; Heifers; Copulation; Cows; Reproduction; Reproductive performance; Weaning.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/321581

Sistema de produção de bubalinos para leite e carne.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: CARVALHO, L. O. D. de M.; NASCIMENTO, C. N. B. do; LOURENÇO JUNIOR, J. de B.
bitstream/item/33537/1/CPATU-CirTec16.pdf
Tipo: Circular Técnica (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Bubalino; Sanidade; Instalação; Buffalo; Production systems; Management; Feed; Health; Economy; Installation.; Alimentação; Bubalus Bubalis; Carne; Economia; Leite; Manejo; Melhoramento; Nutrição; Sistema de Produção.; Breeding; Milk; Meat; Nutrition.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/378782

Doenças em bovinos confinados.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: BRANDINI, J. C.
Botulismo; Enterotoxemia. Dermatomicose. Dermatofilose. Timpanismo. Acidose láctica. Laminite. Intoxicação por uréia.
Tipo: Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Bovino de corte; Sanidade; Dermatofilose; Acidose láctea; Laminite; Diseases; Health; Bacterioses; Digestive; Disorders.; Botulismo; Casco; Confinamento; Dermatomicose; Enterotoxemia; Doença; Indigestão; Intoxicação; Uréia.; Timpanismo; Dermatophilus; Feedlots; Enterotoxins; Foot diseases; Beef cattle; Bloat; Botulism; Dermatomycoses; Hooves; Poisoning; Urea.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/316986

Connecting organic to mineral: How the physiological state of an ecosystem-engineer is linked to its habitat structure
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Curd, Amelia; Pernet, Fabrice; Corporeau, Charlotte; Delisle, Lizenn; Firth, Louise B.; Nunes, Flavia; Dubois, Stanislas.
The honeycomb worm Sabellaria alveolata is capable of building extensive bioconstructions, including what are currently considered Europe’s largest biogenic reefs. The size and volume of these bioconstructions, however, vary greatly, such that not all habitats engineered by S. alveolata may be easily identified as reefs. Given that European environmental legislation protects marine habitats that are classified as “reefs”, it is important to identity a clear set of definition criteria. Furthermore, quantifiable and unequivocal criteria are also needed to evaluate the ecological (health) state of these reefs, in order to best monitor and protect them. Here we propose new terminology to describe the physical appearance of these bioconstructions and attempt to...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Biochemical indicators; Health; Ecological status; Sabellaria alveolata; Biogcnic reef; Engineer species.
Ano: 2019
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00464/57608/60175.pdf

Bilans de santé des organismes et des écosystèmes marins. Quels signaux biologiques mesurer ?
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Devauchelle, Nicole.
Organisms living in marine waters are numerous and varied. Examiningtheir biological signaIs could he/p to evaluate and protect their health and that of their environment. This publication focuses on this topic, answering the fo/lowing questions: What are the measurable biological signaIs in marine organisms? Do they reflect the state of health of individuals, populations or ecosystems? Can they provide information about the specificity and level of chemical pollution? Are measurement results From bioassays useful in predicting and limiting ecological dysfunctions? ln conclusion, an integrated, operational approach is proposed to carry out environmental assessments which take biological and spatiotemporal diversity in marine waters into account. [NOT...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Health; Pollution; Homeostasis; Imbalance; Abnormalities; Aquatic; Marine ecosystems; Santé; Pollution; Homéostasie; Déséquilibre; Aquatique; Écosystèmes; Milieu marin.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2002/rapport-4195.pdf

La surveillance des phycotoxines dans les coquillages du milieu marin. Le réseau REPHY : objectifs, stratégies, et principaux résultats
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Belin, Catherine.
The surveillance of phycotoxins in marine shellfish. The REPHY network: objectives, strategies and primary results One of the objectives of REPHY (network for phytoplankton and phycotoxin surveillance) is to monitor toxin-producing micro-algae species in the marine environment that are likely to accumulate in seafood products, and to screen for these toxins in shellfish. This surveillance is undertaken in the framework of the European regulations. Three groups of toxins are thus monitored and are associated with three genera of toxic phytoplankton: (i) Dinophysis, a producer of the okadaic acid (with diarrhoeic effects) and pectenotoxin families of toxins; in the same group of so-called “lipophilic toxins”, two other families of regulated toxins are...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Santé; Surveillance; Phytoplancton; Phycotoxines; Coquillages; Milieu marin; Health; Surveillance; Phytoplankton; Phycotoxins; Shellfish; Marine environment.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00449/56089/57623.pdf

Le risque sanitaire ciguatérique en Polynésie française : étude des représentations sociales auprès de la population tahitienne
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Tchekemian, Anthony.
This social science study focuses on the risk from ciguatera that is affecting the Polynesians' health. Compared to the global population exposure to ciguatera health risks, the situation of French Polynesia is particularly worrisome, in view of the number of people poisoned each year. Exposure to this risk depends directly on the marine ecosystem, but also on lifestyles and individual responsibilities. This study focuses on the Tahitians' representations of the ciguatera risk, that is, their knowledge, awareness, and acceptance of the health risk resulting from the consumption of fish likely to be infected. It provides a better understanding of the cultural, social, and economic factors that explain and justify the consumption of potentially at-risk fish.
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Ciguatera; Representations; Natural resources; Risk; Health; Tahiti.
Ano: 2018
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00660/77229/78663.pdf

Toward reference intervals for shellfish: An illustrative case of feeding and respiratory activities in the Pacific cupped oyster,   Crassostrea gigas
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: François, Cyrille; Haure, Joel; Billy, Jean-christophe; Renault, Tristan.
Background The Quality Assurance and Laboratory Standards Committee of the American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology and the guidelines of the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute provide a framework for establishing reference intervals of physiological parameters in reputedly healthy individuals, humans, and terrestrial animals, respectively. This framework was applied for the first time to the Pacific cupped oyster, Crassostrea gigas. Reference intervals (RIs) would, first, be of interest for research purposes, including pathophysiology studies. RI determination is the first step before considering the use of RIs for field applications by farmers and marine shellfish health services. Objectives The purpose of this study was to propose...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Bivalvia; Clearance rate; Health; Ostreidae; Oxygen consumption rate; Reference values.
Ano: 2020
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00627/73913/73286.pdf

Husbandry stress during early life stages affects the stress response and health status of juvenile sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Varsamos, S; Flik, G; Pepin, Jean-francois; Bonga, S; Breuil, Gilles.
In aquaculture management it is important to establish objective criteria to assess health and welfare of the fish. Here we show that European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) confronted with husbandry-associated stress (tank cleaning, i.e. scrubbing, and water temperature variation) during early life stages show poorer survival and disease resistance as juveniles. We evaluated several parameters for stress (plasma cortisol, glucose and lactate, hydromineral status), growth performance, the immune response (plasma IgM levels) and the effects of a nodavirus challenge. Principal component analysis allowed the establishment of a stress panel including plasma cortisol, osmolality, IgM levels and weight. Sea bass juveniles reared during early life in high and...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Dicentrarchus labrax; Nodavirus challenge; Scrubbing; Temperature; Welfare; Health; Allostasis; Stress.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2006/publication-2395.pdf

The Global Ocean Ship-Based Hydrographic Investigations Program (GO-SHIP): A Platform for Integrated Multidisciplinary Ocean Science
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Sloyan, Bernadette M.; Wanninkhof, Rik; Kramp, Martin; Johnson, Gregory C.; Talley, Lynne D.; Tanhua, Toste; Mcdonagh, Elaine; Cusack, Caroline; O’rourke, Eleanor; Mcgovern, Evin; Katsumata, Katsuro; Diggs, Steve; Hummon, Julia; Ishii, Masao; Azetsu-scott, Kumiko; Boss, Emmanuel; Ansorge, Isabelle; Perez, Fiz; Mercier, Herle; Williams, Michael J. M.; Anderson, Leif; Lee, Jae Hak; Murata, Akihiko; Kouketsu, Shinya; Jeansson, Emil; Hoppema, Mario; Campos, Edmo.
The Global Ocean Ship-Based Hydrographic Investigations Program (GO-SHIP) provides a globally coordinated network and oversight of 55 sustained decadal repeat hydrographic reference lines. GO-SHIP is part of the global ocean/climate observing systems (GOOS/GCOS) for study of physical oceanography, the ocean carbon, oxygen and nutrient cycles, and marine biogeochemistry. GO-SHIP enables assessment of the ocean sequestration of heat and carbon, changing ocean circulation and ventilation patterns, and their effects on ocean health and Earth’s climate. Rapid quality control and open data release along with incorporation of the GO-SHIP effort in the Joint Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM) in situ Observing Programs Support...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: GO-SHIP; Ship-based observations; Multidisciplinary ocean research; Contemporaneous ocean observations; Global ocean change and variability; Health; Essential ocean variables; Essential climate variables.
Ano: 2019
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00509/62062/66243.pdf

Fermented meats (and the symptomatic case of the Flemish food pyramid): Are we heading towards the vilification of a valuable food group?
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Leroy, Frederic; Aymerich, Teresa; Champomier-verges, Marie-christine; Cocolin, Luca; De Vuyst, Luc; Flores, Monica; Leroi, Francoise; Leroy, Sabine; Talon, Regine; Vogel, Rudi F.; Zagorec, Monique.
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Fermented meats; Health; Evidence-based nutrition; Food guidelines.
Ano: 2018
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00425/53624/54549.pdf

Microalgues marines : les enjeux de la recherche
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Muller-feuga, Arnaud.
Industrial potentialities related to biotechnology of microalgae are examined, highlighting a wide spectrum of applications which concern principally nutrition, health, environment and energy. The french situation of research on microalgae, especially at Ifremer, is assessed, showing that the main axis are fine chemistry, aquaculture, environment, bio-process engineering. It covers the majority of the applications, but leaves in shade certain important aspects such as human food and CO2 fixation. Concerning the general approach, some significant improvements can be expected from a more accurate control of bacteriological and genetic quality of cultures. About the industrial aspects, a national initiative seems in progress. The variety of potential...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Process engineering; Energy; Environment; Health; Food; Aquaculture; Biotechnology; Microalgae; Génie des procédés; Energie; Environnement; Santé; Alimentation; Aquaculture; Biotechnologie; Microalgues.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/1997/rapport-1092.pdf

Du concept de santé à la détermination d’intervalles de référence chez l’huître creuse Crassostrea gigas
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Francois, Cyrille.
Of interest of everyone, health is not an easy concept to figure out. Although there is no universal definition of health, its various uses and meanings allow us to specify its biological, psychic and social dimensions. In animal health, the biological dimension remains the most studied, there is therefore no consensual definition of international animal health. So how to understand the health of marine shellfish? A living being can be functionally described in physiopathology by monitoring biomarkers under laboratory conditions. In men and many animals, "normal" biomarker values have been proposed; these have been determined by carrying out measurements or observations in samples of healthy populations, the rigorous selection of these populations and...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Santé; Huître; Valeurs de référence; Filtration; Consommation d’oxygène; Health; Oyster; Reference values; Clearance rate; Oxygen consumption rate.
Ano: 2019
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00610/72189/70970.pdf

Fine-scale temporal dynamics of herpes virus and vibrios in seawater during a polymicrobial infection in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Petton, Bruno; De Lorgeril, Julien; Mitta, Guillaume; Daigle, Gaétan; Pernet, Fabrice; Alunno Bruscia, Marianne.
The Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas is currently being impacted by a polymicrobial disease that involves early viral infection by ostreid herpesvirus-1 (OsHV-1) followed by a secondary bacterial infection leading to death. A widely used method of inducing infection consists of placing specific pathogen-free oysters (‘recipients’) in cohabitation in the laboratory with diseased oysters that were naturally infected in the field (‘donors’). With this method, we evaluated the temporal dynamics of pathogen release in seawater and the cohabitation time necessary for disease transmission and expression. We showed that OsHV-1 and Vibrio spp. in the seawater peaked concomitantly during the first 48 h and decreased thereafter. We found that 1.5 h of cohabitation...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Aquaculture; Bivalve; Epidemiology; Health; Polymicrobial disease; OSHV-1; Pacific oyster mortality syndrome; POMS.
Ano: 2019
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00507/61870/65940.pdf

Temperature modulate disease susceptibility of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas and virulence of the Ostreid herpesvirus type 1
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Delisle, Lizenn; Petton, Bruno; Burguin, Jean Francois; Morga, Benjamin; Corporeau, Charlotte; Pernet, Fabrice.
Temperature triggers marine diseases by changing host susceptibility and pathogen virulence. Oyster mortalities associated with the Ostreid herpesvirus type 1 (OsHV-1) have occurred seasonally in Europe when the seawater temperature range reaches 16–24 °C. Here we assess how temperature modulates oyster susceptibility to OsHV-1 and pathogen virulence. Oysters were injected with OsHV-1 suspension incubated at 21 °C, 26 °C and 29 °C and were placed in cohabitation with healthy oysters (recipients) at these three temperatures according to a fractional factorial design. Survival was followed for 14 d and recipients were sampled for OsHV-1 DNA quantification and viral gene expression. The oysters were all subsequently placed at 21 °C to evaluate the potential...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Bivalve; Health; Marine disease; Mortality risk; Temperature; Virulence.
Ano: 2018
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00442/55337/56847.pdf

Deciphering the effect of food availability, growth and host condition on disease susceptibility in a marine invertebrate
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Pernet, Fabrice; Tamayo, David; Fuhrmann, Marine; Petton, Bruno.
Food provisioning influences disease risk and outcome in animal populations in two ways. On the one hand, unrestricted food supply improves the physiological condition of the host and lowers its susceptibility to infectious disease, reflecting a trade-off between immunity and other fitness-related functions. On the other hand, food scarcity limits the resources available to the pathogen and slows the growth and metabolism of the host on which the pathogen depends to proliferate. Here, we investigated how food availability, growth rate and energetic reserves drive the outcome of a viral disease affecting an ecologically relevant model host, the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas. We selected fast- and slow-growing animals, and we exposed them to high and low...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Energetics; Health; Herpesvirus; Nutrition; Physiological trade-off.
Ano: 2019
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00513/62431/66716.pdf

Fish growth and health aspects of sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) reared in standard vs. high rate algal pond recirculation systems
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Mladineo, Ivona; Bocina, Ivana; Przybyla, Cyrille; Fievet, Julie; Blancheton, Jean-paul.
Recirculation aquaculture system (RAS) is the type of land-based aquaculture production that interferes the least with the environment, particularly due to low effluent volume and overall water requirement. Water reuse, sometimes limited by the accumulation of waste products excreted by fish, can be improved by incorporating another biotechnical component in the form of high rate algal pond (RAS+HRAP), thus adding to the economy and self sustainability of the system. Our goal was to evaluate whether rearing fish for 1 year in a RAS or RAS+HRAP led to differences in fish production and health, by assessing: (1) fish growth; (2) impact on the morphological structure of sea bass target tissues (liver, kidney, and spleen); (3) susceptibility to monogenean...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Health; High rate algal pond; Recirculation; Sea bass.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00011/12228/9010.pdf

Biochemical effect of aquatic environmental pollution on the fishermen health
Provedor de dados: Ocean Docs: e-repository of  publications
Autores: Saad, A.A.; El-Sekeily, A.M.; Moafy, N.M.; Youssef, A.I.
This study is an attempt to describe a human health risk assessment as a function of recreationl activities in relation to environmental pollution of El-Mex bay through studying the Haemoglobin-adducts (Hb-adducts) of three aromatic amines namely benzidine, alpha and beta naphthylamine as biomarker for exposure as well as biochemical effects of these pollutants on fishermen in this area, beside the determination of these substances in the tissues of 2 types of fish at the same area. The sturdy was conducted on 21 control male subjects and 78 volunteers fishermen, all the 99 subjects were chosen to be smokers. Blood glutathione content was significantly decreased in fislrermen compared with controls. On the other hand glutathione-S-transferase,...
Tipo: Journal Contribution
Palavras-chave: Accumulation; Biological data; Pollution control; Aquatic environment; Health; Pollution control; Biological indicators; Http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6078; Http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25632.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/1211

Quantifying the Trade Impact of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards: What is Known and Issues of Importance for Sub-Saharan Africa
Provedor de dados: Ocean Docs: e-repository of  publications
Autores: Oyejide, T.A.; Ogunkola, E.O.; Bankole, S.
Generally, consuming countries require that many domestically produced and imported goods should satisfy certain minimum levels of quality, health and safety standards. These standards are particularly prominent with respect to agricultural, food and health products; and many of these fall under the category of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures.
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Trade; Health; Phytosanitary measures; Food sanitation; Http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_37922; Http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_35114.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/824

Variaciones espaciales y temporales  en el reclutamiento y la salud de  corales hermatípicos en arrecifes de  la región occidental de Cuba
Provedor de dados: Ocean Docs: e-repository of  publications
Autores: Perera- Pérez, O.
La investigación se llevó a cabo entre Septiembre de 2009 y Agosto de 2010. El  objetivo fue determinar la variabilidad espacial y temporal en el reclutamiento y la salud de  corales hermatípicos en arrecifes con diferentes niveles de impacto. Se realizó un análisis  espacial entre los arrecifes de Los Colorados (LC), La Habana (LH) y Punta Francés (PF) y  un análisis trimestral entre las estaciones de LH. Los indicadores ecológicos seleccionados  para llevar a cabo el análisis espacial y temporal a nivel de comunidad fueron: riqueza de  especies,  diversidad de Shannon, equitatividad de Pielou, densidad por especies, densidad  de reclutas y juveniles y cubrimiento de sustrato (algas, esponjas y corales). Para el análisis  espacial a nivel de población se...
Tipo: Theses and Dissertations
Palavras-chave: Coral reefs; Recruitment; Health; Temporal variations.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/5512

Agricultural efficiency, malaria incidence and health expenses among Ugandan farmers
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Ulimwengu,   John M.; Badiane,   Ousmane.
The importance of health in promoting economic development has been forcefully stated by the World Health Organization’s Commission on Macroeconomics and Health. In this paper, we look at the impact of own household health expenses on malaria incidence and ultimately on agricultural efficiency. We use a non-parametric method to estimate agricultural efficiency, therefore avoiding the issue of identification of the proper household agricultural production function. In addition the simar-wilson approach followed in this paper accounts for bias induced by serial correlation among farmers. A Tobit model with endogenous health production function is used to estimate the impact of malaria incidence on agricultural efficiency. Data come from the 2006 National...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Malaria; Efficiency; Tobit; Health; Agriculture; Expenses; Household; Production; Agricultural and Food Policy; Health Economics and Policy; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103839

HEALTH, BINGE DRINKING, AND LABOR MARKET SUCCESS: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON YOUNG PEOPLE
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Keng,   Shao-Hsun; Huffman,   Wallace E.
Health, like schooling, is a form of human capital and can be expected to be positively related to labor productivity and labor supply.  The production of good health and labor productivity, however, sometimes competes with an individual's lifestyle, e.g., binge drinking.  In this study, an individual's health has three dimensions: current health status, binge drinking which is an unhealthy lifestyle, and stature or mature height which is a young adult's health endowment.  This study presents and fits a dynamic model of an individual's demand for health, demand for binge drinking, labor supply, and wage or demand for labor equations to NLSY 1979 cohort panel data of young people.  We find that binge drinking has a negative but insignificant effect on the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Health; Labor productivity; Labor supply; Binge drinking; Youth; Panel data; Rational addiction; Human capital; Health Economics and Policy; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18252

Malaria and National Income: Examining a Two Way Causal Relationship
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Datta,   Saurabh; Reimer,   Jeffrey J.
Simple plots of data show that malaria has a negative correlation with national income per capita, whether looking across countries at a point in time, or looking at a single country over time.  Some countries have been able to move from an equilibrium characterized by low income and high malaria, to a new equilibrium with higher income and lower rates of malaria.  This study develops and estimates a simultaneous equations model to explain these changes.  We distinguish three potential causal chains: (a) the ability for decreases in malaria to increase income, (b) the ability for increases in income to reduce malaria (reverse causality), and (c) external factors that may lead to both higher income and lower malaria (incidental association).  We find that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Antipoverty; GDP; Health; Economic growth; Malaria; Simultaneous equations; Health Economics and Policy; International Development; Labor and Human Capital; I1; I3; O1; O2.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61179

The Economics of Obesity-Related Mortality among High Income Countries
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Huffman,   Wallace E.; Huffman,   Sonya Kostova; Tegene,   Abebayehu; Rickertsen,   Kyrre.
The high and rapidly rising adult obesity rates in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand are associated with major health risks, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, stroke, and some forms of cancer; large health care costs; and premature deaths annually. For example, the death rate from diabetes mellitus has been rising in the U.S. In contrast, death rates from circulator diseases have a strong negative trend, but rising obesity rates almost certainly have slowed this trend. This paper focuses on obesity-related mortality from diabetes and circulatory diseases and establishes the econometric underpinning of an aggregate household health production function and an aggregate household health supply function using data for 15...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Health; Over nutrition; Obesity; Obesity-related mortality; High income countries; Economic factors; Household models; Food prices; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25567

New Evidence on Overweight Children in Urban China and the Role of Socioeconomic Factors
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Dong,   Fengxia; Jensen,   Helen H.
Problems of overweight and obesity among children have increased in China and pose a problem both for individuals as well as for public social and health care systems. This study explores factors contributing to weight problems among children age 6 to 18 years old in urban China. Data come from the 2004 China Health and Nutrition Survey. Results from a binary probit model show that parents' being overweight, some patterns of TV use, and more frequent eating in fast food restaurants influence children being overweight. Among younger children, parent's dietary knowledge was a significant factor. For adolescents, TV habits and concern about being liked by friends were significant. The results suggest that targeted nutrition education, especially for parents...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: China; Children's nutrition; Health; Nutrition; Obesity; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6114

Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices?  An Economic Perspective--Making Healthy Food Choices Easier:  Ideas From Behavioral Economics
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Mancino,   Lisa; Andrews,   Margaret S.
With obesity the most prevalent nutrition problem facing Americans at all economic levels, promoting diets that provide adequate nutrition without too many calories has become an important objective for the Food Stamp Program. Findings from behavioral economics suggest innovative, low-cost ways to improve the diet quality of food stamp participants without restricting their freedom of choice. Unlike more traditional economic interventions, such as changing prices or banning specific foods, the strategies explored in this brief can be targeted to those participants who want help making more healthful food choices.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Stamp Program; Food consumption; Food prices; Food expenditures; Nutrition education; Behavioral economics; Food choices; Diet; Health; Fruits and vegetables; Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program; FANRP; ERS; USDA; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59436

DAIRY '96, PART I: REFERENCE OF 1996 DAIRY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Ott,   Stephen L.
The NAHMS Dairy '96 Study was designed to provide both participants and the industry with information on the nation's dairy animal population for education and research.  The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) collaborated with NAHMS to select a statistically valid sample yielding 2,542 producers.  Included in the study were 20 states that represented 83.1 percent of the U.S. milk cows as of January 1, 1996.  NASS interviewers collected data for Part I via a questionnaire administered on-farm from January 1 through 26, 1996.   Contact for this paper: Steven Ott
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: NAHMS; Dairy; Cattle; Milk; Feed; Weaning; Culls; Health; Vaccination; Morbidity; Mortality; Births; Housing; Biosecurity; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32758

Do Large Firms with More Technologies Pay More?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Yu,   Li; Ji,   Yongjie.
Investigation of size wage premium in earning’s literature neglects the important role played by technology adoption. This study models the size selection corrected earning’s function by introducing an extra dimension of selection of technology complexity, using a sample from workers in US hog farms. The estimated wage gap between large and small farms is reduced once correction in selection is controlled. Workers compensate monetary income for better work environment, better health and more job security, in which large farms and technologically advanced farms have advantages.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Size; Technology adoption; Wage; Double selection; Agriculture; Health; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61493

Non-Parametric Approaches to Education and Health Efficiency in OECD Countries
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Afonso,   Antonio; St. Aubyn,   Miguel.
We address the efficiency in education and health sectors for a sample of OECD countries by applying two alternative non-parametric methodologies: FDH and DEA. Those are two areas where public expenditure is of great importance so that findings have strong implications in what concerns public sector efficiency. When estimating the efficiency frontier we focus on measures of quantity inputs. We believe this approach to be advantageous since a country may well be efficient from a technical point of view but appear as inefficient if the inputs it uses are expensive. Efficient outcomes across sectors and analytical methods seem to cluster around a small number of core countries, even if for different reasons: Japan, Korea and Sweden.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Education; Health; Expenditure efficiency; Production possibility frontier; FDH; DEA; C14; H51; H52; I18; I21; I28.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37107

A Non-Hypothetical and Incentive Compatible Method for Estimating Consumer Willingness-to-Pay for a Novel Functional Food: The Case of Pomegranates
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: McAdams,   Callie P.; Palma,   Marco A.; Ishdorj,   Ariun; Hall,   Charles R.
A preference and valuation mechanism that compared results of an experimental auction and nonhypothetical preference rankings was developed and used to elicit preferences for pomegranate products from a representative sample of shoppers in Texas.  Familiarity with pomegranate products increased willingness-to-pay (WTP) for pomegranates, as did tasting and providing additional information on the health benefits of the products.  Ready-to-eat and juice products were preferred to whole fruit products.  Subjects did not indicate an increased WTP for Texas varieties over California Wonderful pomegranate based on auction bids but indicated a preference for one Texas variety in the nonhypothetical ranking procedure; thus, the auction results and nonhypothetical...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Willingness-to-pay; Pomegranate; Experimental auction; Ranking; Health; Novel product; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; D12; Q13.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103682

Testing environmental and health pesticide use risk indicators. The case of potato production in Boyacá, Colombia
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Feola,   Giuseppe; Rahn,   Eric; Binder,   Claudia R.
Tropentag 2010 ETH Zurich, September 14 - 16, 2010 Conference on International Research on Food Security, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Pesticide risk; Indicators; Sustainability; Health; Environment; Colombia; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Health Economics and Policy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117650

Nutrition Labeling in the Food-Away-From-Home Sector: An Economic Assessment
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Variyam,   Jayachandran N.
Americans spent about 46 percent of their total food budget on food away from home in 2002, up from 27 percent in 1962. Such foods tend to be less nutritious and higher in calories than foods prepared at home, and some studies have linked eating away from home to overweight and obesity in adults and children. Current nutrition labeling law exempts much of the food-away-from-home sector from mandatory labeling regulations. Because consumers are less likely to be aware of the ingredients and nutrient content of away-from-home food than of foods prepared at home, public health advocates have called for mandatory nutrition labeling for major sources of food away from home, such as fast-food and chain restaurants. This report provides an economic assessment of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Diet quality; Food labeling; Government regulation; Health; Mandatory disclosure; Nutrition information; Nutrition Labeling and Education Act; Obesity; Reformulation Acknowledgments; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7235

Consumer health protection and Information and Communication Technology
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Misso,   Rosa.
The environmental emergencies, the alimentary crisis, the increase of chronic illnesses, pushes the consumers to seek informative channels often also "virtual" as a reassurance for their own health, for the salubriousness of food and above all as a direct channel with the enterprises. For these last, then, it becomes fundamental to look at the information, to the virtual nets, and to the Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) especially as powerful means of communication. Therefore, the work analyzes the role that the ICTs develop in the productive sector of ‘Mozzarella di Bufala Campana’, a particularly important product for the economy of the Region but in crisis because installed in a context of environmental emergencies that have seriously...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Health; Consumer protection; Food quality; Information and Communication Technologies.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58094

A REVIEW OF FOOD SECURITY AND HUMAN NUTRITION ISSUES IN NEPAL
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Shively,   Gerald E.; Gars,   Jared; Sununtnasuk,   Celeste.
Nepal faces multiple development challenges, including chronic and widespread food insecurity and adult and child malnutrition. Due to population growth, agricultural stagnation and a range of institutional failures, the threat of a serious food crisis in Nepal is substantial. The recent scaling back of WFP assistance means that food security conditions in some parts of Nepal will undoubtedly worsen in the near future. This paper presents a brief review of topics and available evidence regarding food security, malnutrition and related subjects in Nepal. It is intended to document important source material and provide an overview of topics for non-specialists or those moving into new areas of concern.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Health; Nutrition; Nepal; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; I12; I31; O19; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116190

The Role of Sensory Experiences and Information on the Willingness to Pay for Organic Wheat Bread
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Boxall,   Peter C.; Cash,   Sean B.; Wismer,   Wendy V.; Muralidharan,   Vijay; Annett,   Lisa E.
This study examined the size and the determinants of the price premium a sample of Edmonton-area consumers was willing to pay for organic wheat bread. The development of these premiums included consideration of providing information on health or environmental advantages of organic production and consideration of sensory (taste) acceptance. To do this conventional and organic wheat was grown under similar conditions and milled and baked into 60% whole wheat bread under identical conditions. Samples of these breads were presented to consumers for sensory acceptance and a survey of their attitudes, behaviours and characteristics. The survey included a closed-ended contingent valuation question to examine consumers' willingness-to-pay (WTP) premiums for the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Organic foods; Price premium; Willingness to pay; Taste; Health; Environment; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7712

Child Care Practices Associated with Positive and Negative Nutritional Outcomes for Children in Bangladesh: A Descriptive Analysis
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Kumar Range,   Shubh K.; Naved,   Ruchira Tabassum; Bhattarai,   Saroj.
Children are the most vulnerable among the malnourished population of Bangladesh. Child and maternal care practices are now being considered as important complements to increasing household income or targeted food interventions to address child growth needs. In Bangladesh, as elsewhere, many children, even in poor households, do well nutritionally, whereas others do not. This study attempts to identify characteristics of the existing child and the maternal care environment that could be used as a basis for designing policies and programs to improve the nutritional status of children. For the present study, all children between 6-18 months of age were selected from a nutrition survey of a cross section of 741 households conducted by the IFPRI Bangladesh...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Health; Child Care; Human Growth; Children; Nutritional Status; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97297

THE ROLE OF LABELLING IN CONSUMERS’ FUNCTIONAL FOOD CHOICES
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Zou,   Ning Ning (Helen); Hobbs,   Jill E.
Given the credence nature of functional food attributes labelling plays a key role in allowing consumers to make informed choices about foods with enhanced health attributes. The degree to which a particular jurisdiction permits health claims for food products and the type of allowable health claim influence the information set available to consumers. In Canada the regulatory environment governing health claims for functional food products is somewhat more restrictive than in other jurisdictions, including the United States. Food manufacturers therefore also use visual imagery to suggest a health benefit, such as the picture of a red heart to imply that a product has heart health benefits. The paper characterizes these labelling strategies as “partial...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Discrete choice experiment; Latent class model; Health; Labelling; Omega-3; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; D12; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116421

DETERMINANTS OF FOOD AWAY FROM HOME AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICANS
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Pert,   Calvert; Bhuyan,   Sanjib.
The prominence of FAFH on consumers’ food expenditure raises some important questions, particularly those related to the health impact of such a trend. This is particularly true among African-Americans because on average African Americans are twice as likely as white Americans to develop Type 2 diabetes, which has been known to have some correlation with one’s diet.  There is a plethora of studies focusing on FAFH by American consumers.  However, there are very few studies that focus exclusively on African-Americans. This study tries to fill that gap.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food demand; FAFH; Minorities; Health; Nutrition; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9871

Sustainable food versus health concerns
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Avermaete,   T.; Mathijs,   Erik.
Simultaneous with the growing demand for sustainable food, statistics in all EU member states report consumption patterns that are characterized by too much fat, overdoses of sugar and a lack of fruits and vegetables. The streams of literature that investigate the factors influencing sustainable food consumption and healthy food consumption are largely separated. However, the question whether there is a positive relationship between consumer behaviour towards sustainable food and consumer behaviour towards healthy food remains largely unanswered. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between the consumption of different types of sustainable food on the one hand, and healthy food patterns on the other. The study is based on a sample of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Sustainability; Food; Health; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44237

EQUINE '98, PART I: BASELINE REFERENCE OF 1998 EQUINE HEALTH AND MANAGEMENT
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Garber,   Lindsey.
The NAHMS Equine '98 Study was designed to provide both participants and the industry with information on the nation's equine population for education and research.  The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) collaborated with NAHMS to select a statistically valid sample such that inferences can be made for all places with equids and for all equids in the participating states.  Included in the study were 28 states that accounted for 78.2 percent of the U.S. horses and ponies and 78.0 percent of farms with horses and ponies.  NASS  interviewers collected data from 2,904 participants via questionnaire from March 16 through April 10, 1998 for Part I. Inventory data from the 133 participating race tracks were included in this report....
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: NAHMS; Equine; Equids; Demographics; Population; Hoof care; Health; EIA; Births; Deaths; Illnesses; Neonatal; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32746

Trust the Health Safety of Fruit - The Importance of Guarantees
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Markovina,   Jerko; Kovacic,   Damir; Radman,   Marija; Crep,   Robert.
Today there are many agricultural products in the market with different designations and certificates which are as a proof of product quality and adherence to health standards. However, consumers sometimes find it difficult to differentiate these certificates and they have variable degrees of trust for them. In this article we tried to determine the consumers' general degree of trust in food safety and in the health safety of the fruit offered in Croatia. A comparison is made between the trust degrees for domestic and imported fruit.  Consumers also expressed their opinion about the need for various certificates that guarantee the health safety of food products. In this respect, we also tried to determine the various degrees of trust for different...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Health; Safety; Trust; Fruit; Guarantee; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7775

Innovations at the Borderline of Food, Nutrition and Health in Germany - A Systems' Theory Approach
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Menrad,   Klaus.
This article deals with the innovation system in Germany at the borderline of food, nutrition and health. After an overview over existing concepts to analyse innovations in system theory, the major factors (technologies, economic competence, institutional infrastructure, development block) are studied which determine the innovation system in this area in Germany. Afterwards recommendations are outlined on how to modify the innovation system in future.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Food; Nutrition; Health; Food industry; Functional Food; Innovation system; Technological System; Germany; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98905

Nutritional food label use: A theoretical and empirical perspective
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Drichoutis,   Andreas C.; Lazaridis,   Panagiotis; Nayga,   Rodolfo M., Jr.
Over the last several years, there has been an increase of several chronic diseases that are linked to dietary and lifestyle factors. Obesity, especially, is rising at an alarming rate in several countries. Due in part to increasing diet related health problems caused, among others, by obesity, nutritional labelling has been regarded as an important topic mainly because it can provide consumers with nutritional information that can be used to make informed and healthier food choices. A number of studies have focused on the empirical perspective of nutritional food label use. None of these studies, however, have focused on developing a theoretical economic model that would adequately describe nutritional food label use based on a utility theoretic...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Label use; Nutritional information; Health; Nutrition knowledge; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10033

HEALTH FACTOR IN SOFT DRINK CONSUMPTION, GERMAN EXAMPLE
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Lorinczi,   Krisztian.
Consumer lifestyle and health are relevant factors to understanding consumption preferences. The number of lifestyle diseases has dramatically increased worldwide. The main cause for these diseases is the change in lifestyle; including a lack of attention to physical activity and good nutrition. Health and lifestyle are important factors by purchase decision process. In accordance with these, I examine the consumer behaviour toward soft drinks with special regards to healthy lifestyle and the state of health. My examinations can be considered mainly as a qualitative research among German students, which can serve as a basis for further analyses and research, however, the conclusions and experience gained from it are worthy of consideration. I...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Soft drink; Health; Marketing; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53539

Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices?  An Economic Perspective-Food Spending Patterns of Low-Income Households:  Will Increasing Purchasing Power Result in Healthier Food Choices?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Frazao,   Elizabeth; Andrews,   Margaret S.; Smallwood,   David M.; Prell,   Mark A.
The Food Stamp Program provides benefits that low-income households can use to purchase food in grocery stores. The rise in obesity has raised the question of whether food stamp participants would purchase more healthy foods, such as fruits and vegetables, if food stamp benefits were higher. This report examines household food spending patterns and how they differ across income levels to provide insight into how participants might change their food spending in response to additional income.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Stamp Program; Food consumption; Food prices; Food expenditures; Nutrition education; Behavioral economics; Food choices; Diet; Health; Fruits and vegetables; Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program; FANRP; ERS; USDA; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59430

REFERENCE OF 1996 U.S. REGIONAL SHEEP HEALTH AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Wineland,   Nora.
In 1995, the National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) collaborated with the Research and Education Division of the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) in developing a needs assessment tool to identify the most important health and productivity factors for the sheep industry. In collaboration with the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), a statistically designed producer sample was selected to provide estimates for the United States sheep population in the 48 contiguous states.   The NAHMS/ASI questionnaires were mailed to 19,807 sheep operations in January 1996; data were received and summarized from 5,174 respondents. It was estimated that in the 48 contiguous states, there were approximately 8,433,400 sheep as of January...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: NAHMS; Sheep; Health; Disease; Death; Morbidity; Mortality; Economics; Predators; Vaccinations; Antibiotics; Income; Worms; Reproduction; Profitability; Regions; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32751

Economics of Food and Safety: Risk, Information, and the Demand and Supply of Health
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Falconi,   Cesar; Roe,   Terry L.
A model of expected utility maximization and a stochastic health production function are used to show how consumer's beliefs, the certainty of beliefs, and the presence of information affects demand for goods as they are driven by the demand for health. Then, it is shown that competitive markets fail to account for the health implications of substances in the production of a commodity that affects health, nor are incentives provided to inform consumers of substance concentrations and its implications to health. This result is shown to not necessarily follow in concentrated industries. Finally, conditions are derived whereby a benevolent government, in the absence of rent seeking, chooses optimal levels of information and taxes to attain Pareto optimal...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Health; Expected utility; Government intervention.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7456

America's Eating Habits: Changes and Consequences
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Individual chapters in this book provide different perspectives on the nutrition problems in the United States: what are the economic costs associated with unhealthy eating patterns; how do dietary patterns compare with dietary recommendations; how do national income and prices, advertising, health claims, and trends in eating away from home affect nutrient intake; how much do people know about nutrition and how does nutrition knowledge and attitudes affect intake of fats and cholesterol; how do different government programs and regulations influence food expenditures and consumption; what are some public and private efforts to improve healthy eating; and what are potential impacts of healthier eating on domestic agriculture.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Diet; Nutrition; Health; Eating patterns; Nutrition education; Nutrition knowledge; Dietary guidelines; Food guide pyramid; Food supply; Food consumption; Food assistance programs; School lunch; Food away from home; Advertising; Health claims; Nutrition labeling; Agriculture; Economic costs; Healthy Eating Index; Healthy People 2000; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33604

Improving Education as Key to Enhancing Adaptive Capacity in Developing Countries
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Lutz,   Wolfgang.
This paper summarizes new scientific evidence supporting the hypothesis that among the many factors contributing to international development, the combination of education and health stands out as a root cause on which other dimensions of development depend. Much of this recent analysis is based on new reconstructions and projections of populations by age, sex and four levels of educational attainment for more than 120 countries using the demographic method of multi-state population dynamics. It also refers to a series of systems analytical population–development–environment case studies that comprehensively assess the role of population and education factors relative to other factors in the struggle for sustainable development. The paper also claims that...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Human Capital; Education; Health; Root cause of development; ‘Quality’ dimension in population analysis; Labor and Human Capital; I18; I28.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92710

Ex-Ante Evaluation of Nutrition and Health Benefits of Biofortified Cassava Roots in Nigeria: The Dalys Approach
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Manyong,   Victor M.; Bamire,   A.S.; Sanusi,   I.O.; Awotide,   D.O.
Cassava is a major staple that supplies more than 50% of daily energy to more than 200 million persons in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Cassava roots are known to be low in micronutrients such as vitamin A, iron, and zinc. Micronutrient deficiencies threaten the lives of millions of poor households and those located in remote rural areas of SSA often not targeted by fortification programmes. This paper presents results from an ex-ante evaluation of nutrition and health benefits of increased vitamin A status of cassava roots through biofortification for at-risk-target-groups using the disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) approach. Results showed that Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) causes an annual loss of about 553,000 years of “healthy” life in Nigeria with...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cassava; Biofortification; DALYs; Economics; Health; Nigeria; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9542

THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF RURAL AND REGIONAL RESIDENCE UPON THE HEALTH OF OLDER ADULTS
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Ziembroski,   Jessica S.; Hauck,   Erica L.
This article examines the independent and interactive effects of rural status and region of residence on health. Individual level factors related to poverty are also tested, in conjunction with rural and regional residence. Negative health effects of rurality were found only in the South, while positive health effects of rurality were found, but only in the Midwest. The results indicate a cumulative risk of rural and Southern residence for older men and women. Living in a rural place in the Midwestern United States may provide unique sources of health benefit as individuals age, which buffer previously observed rural risks to health overall. The findings are discussed in terms of health policy and interventions.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Rural; Region; Health; Later adulthood; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18919

Consumer valuation of health attributes in food
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Smed,   Sinne; Hansen,   Lars Garn.
In modern societies it seems that the pleasures of taste often encourage the consumption of fatty, salty and sweet foods, whereas growing health awareness discourages consumption of the same foods. Numerous studies find that education and diet healthiness are highly correlated and one possible explanation is that consumers with a longer education are better at understanding and appreciating the health implication of their diet than are consumers with a short education. In this study we estimate a hedonic model of consumer’s valuation of food characteristics that allows nutrients to influence utility both through their perceived effects on health and their effects on the taste of food. The model is estimated using purchase data from a consumer panel with...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Hedonic model; Taste; Health; Food consumption; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; I12.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122730

O impacto do trabalho infantil no setor agrícola sobre a saúde
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Nicolella,   Alexandre Chibebe; Kassouf,   Ana Lucia; Barros,   Alexandre Lahóz Mendonça de.
The aim of this dissertation is to identify the causal relation between rural child labour and health. The analysis utilized the PNAD, a Brazilian household survey, from 1998 and 2003. The econometric modeling was based on the pseudo-panel approach and was considered the children from 5 to 15 years old in 1998 and from 10 to 20 years old in 2003. The results show that work and work in risky jobs in the agricultural sector do not differ from those impacts of other sectors. It was also presented, for all individuals that work in the agricultural sector does not impact the health capital and work in the non rural sector impact negatively the health capital. So, the government intervention in rural areas should be different from the one implemented on the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Child labor; Health; Pseudo-panel; Agribusiness; I12; R21; C23.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61231

Calories, Obesity and Health in OECD Countries
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Mazzocchi,   Mario; Traill,   W. Bruce.
Theoretical models suggest that decisions about diet, weight and health status are endogenous within a utility maximisation framework. In this paper, we model these behavioural relationships in a fixed-effect panel setting using a simultaneous equation system, with a view to determining whether economic variables can explain the trends in calorie consumption, obesity and health in OECD countries and the large differences among countries. The empirical model shows that progress in medical treatment and health expenditure mitigates mortality from diet-related diseases, despite rising obesity rates. While the model accounts for endogeneity and serial correlation, results are affected by data limitations.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food consumption; Obesity; Overweight; Health; Health Economics and Policy; I12; C33.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7972

THE IMPACT OF HOUSEHOLD-LEVEL DETERMINANTS OF CHILD HEALTH AND NUTRITION: CROSS-COUNTRY EVIDENCE FROM WEST AFRICA
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Penders,   Christopher L.; Staatz,   John M.
Poor child health and nutrition persist throughout West Africa.  This research analyzes the impact of key economic variables, including income, education and background characteristics, on child health and nutrition across nine different countries.  The results are interpreted in the context of differing levels of economic development among these nations.  The findings do not show wealth and parental education to be robust across the sample, but maternal background characteristics have a positive, statistically significant and highly consistent effect across all the countries.  The importance of mothers' height does not simply represent a genetic influence, but can be interpreted to signify that women with a healthier upbringing, and hence taller, have...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: West Africa; Economic Development; Health; Nutrition; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20586

EQUINE '98, PART III: MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH OF HORSES, 1998
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Garber,   Lindsey.
The National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) is sponsored by the USDA:APHIS:Veterinary Services (VS). The NAHMS Equine '98 Study was designed to provide information about the nation's equine population. Twenty-eight states were included in the study.  The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) collaborated with VS to select a statistically-valid sample such that inferences could be made to all equids and operations with equids in the 28 states. For the purposes of the study, equids included domestic horses, miniature horses, ponies, donkeys/burros, and mules. For Part III of the study, data were collected by Federal and State Veterinary Medical Officers and Animal Health Technicians between March 16, 1998, to April 10, 1998, from...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: NAHMS; Horse; Epidemiology; Health; Disease; Vaccination; Stall management; Hoof care; Parasites; Tetanus; Influenza; Encephalitis; Influenza; Herpes virus; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32745

HEALTH, FOOD SAFETY AND MEAT DEMAND
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Flake,   Oliver L.; Patterson,   Paul M.
For nearly two decades, the U.S. beef industry has faced a long term structural change, which has resulted in consumers shifting from beef to chicken.  This shift has occurred due to consumer concerns on cholesterol consumption.  More recently, this industry has confronted new challenges on the safety of beef, due to the potential presence of biological contaminants.  This study incorporates a measure on food safety with a measure on health information in a meat demand system.  Beef safety information is found to have a modest impact on beef demand, but is dominated by health information.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Meat demand; Health; Food safety; LA/AIDS; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21648

Wage Rentals for Reproducible Human Capital: Evidence from Ghana and the Ivory Coast
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Schultz,   T. Paul.
Education, child nutrition, adult health/nutrition, and labor mobility are critical factors in achieving recent sustained growth in factor productivity.  To compare the contribution of these four human capital inputs, as expanded specification of the wage function is estimated from household (LSMS) surveys of The Ivory Coast and Ghana.  Specification tests assess whether the human capital inputs are exogenous, and instrumental variable techniques are used to estimate the wage function.  Smaller panels from the Ivory Coast imply the magnitude of measurement error in the human capital inputs and provide more efficient instruments to estimate the wage equation.  The conclusion emerges that weight-for-height and height are endogenous, particularly prone to...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Endogenous human capital returns; Health; Migration; Schooling; Africa; Physical stature; Labor and Human Capital; J24; I12; O15; J31.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28533

Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices?  An Economic Perspective-Stretching the Food Stamp Dollar:  Regional Price Differences Affect Affordability of Food
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Leibtag,   Ephraim S.
Significant regional differences in food prices affect how far food stamp benefits can go toward enhancing the diet of low-income consumers in a given region. In regions where average food prices exceed the national average, food stamp benefits may not provide the same level of coverage as the same benefit would in below-average-price regions. This report measures average prices paid across U.S. regions. Results show that a household made up of a family of four in the East or West could spend $32-$48 more per month for a similar amount of food than the average U.S. household, whereas a household in the South and Midwest could spend $12-28 less per month than the average U.S. household.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Stamp Program; Food consumption; Food prices; Food expenditures; Nutrition education; Behavioral economics; Food choices; Diet; Health; Fruits and vegetables; Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program; FANRP; ERS; USDA; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59428

The Impact of Environmental and Health Motivations on the Organic Share of Produce Purchases
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Durham,   Catherine A.
As demand and supply of organic produce has increased, it has become possible to distinguish between the many individuals that express a preference for organic and the share of their purchases that is organically produced. This study examines the share of a consumer’s produce purchases that are organic, and how that is influenced by economic factors, environmental and health motivations, and demographic characteristics. Results from a model of organic preference are compared to those from a model of organic buying proportions. Buying proportion models are also estimated separately for those that preferred organic and those that preferred conventional produce. A limitation in this study is that it evaluates stated buying proportions rather than actual...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Organic produce share; Health; Environment; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44705

A Comparison of Methodologies for Valuing Decreased Health Effects from Wildfire Smoke
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Richardson,   Leslie; Loomis,   John B.; Champ,   Patricia A.
Wildfire seasons are becoming longer and more intense throughout the world, making it increasingly important to monetize the full damages caused by wildfires when analyzing various fire management policies. We estimate the economic costs of the health effects associated with exposure to wildfire smoke using a simple cost of illness approach and for the first time to our knowledge we estimate willingness-to-pay (WTP) for a decrease in symptom days from wildfire smoke using the contingent valuation method and the averting behavior method. Comparing estimates across all three common approaches for estimating the economic cost of exposure to an air pollutant is an important contribution to the literature. This study uses data from the largest wildfire in Los...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Averting behavior method; Contingent valuation method; Cost of illness; Wildfire smoke; Health; Morbidity; Environmental Economics and Policy; Health Economics and Policy; Q.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61252

Food choice and health across the life course: A qualitative study examining food choice in older Irish adults
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Delaney,   Mary; McCarthy,   Mary.
Ireland has experienced much economic and social change in recent times along with rising levels of overweight. Two-thirds of adults are now overweight or obese. Excess weight is a major risk for chronic disease for all ages which heralds a great societal burden and presents challenges and opportunities for the food industry. Individual food choice is an important and complex factor to be understood in order for food manufacturers to enable healthy choices. It can be understood as a process in which patterns arise and change over time, influenced by a range of personal factors and environmental influences. This study aimed to gain insight into the key contextual influences on food choice patterns in older Irish adults of varied health status who have lived...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food; Health; Food life experiences; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58004

DAIRY '96, PART III: REFERENCE OF 1996 DAIRY HEALTH AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Ott,   Stephen L.
The NAHMS Dairy '96 Study was designed to provide both participants and the industry with information on the nation's dairy animal population for education and research.  The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) collaborated with NAHMS to select a statistically valid sample yielding 2,542 producers.  Included in the study were 20 states that represented 83.1 percent of the U.S. milk cows as of January 1, 1996.  Veterinary Medical Officers (VMO's) and Animal Health Technicians (AHT's) collected data for Part III from 1,219 operations that had 30 or more milk cows on January 1, 1996, from February 20 through May 24, 1996.   Contact for this paper: Steven Ott
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: NAHMS; Dairy; Cattle; Health; Mastitis; Labor; Antibiotics; Biosecurity; Vaccination; Manure management; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32752

Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices?  An Economic Perspectives--Overview:  Can Food Stamps Do More To Improve Food Choices?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Guthrie,   Joanne F.; Lin,   Biing-Hwan; Ver Ploeg,   Michele; Frazao,   Elizabeth.
The increased food purchasing power offered by the Food Stamp Program can promote food security and improve the overall economic well-being of low-income households. Now, as Americans struggle with obesity and other diet-related health problems, there is interest in whether the program can be more effective in encouraging participants to make healthy food choices. ERS has compiled economic research to provide decisionmakers with information on the likely effects of various proposed strategies for improving the food choices of food stamp program participants. This overview summarizes the findings, which are presented in more detail in a series of individual briefs.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Stamp Program; Food consumption; Food prices; Food expenditures; Nutrition education; Behavioral economics; Food choices; Diet; Health; Fruits and vegetables; Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program; FANRP; ERS; USDA; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59422

Methods for the Assessment of Livestock Development Interventions in Smallholder Livestock Systems
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Rushton,   Jonathan.
This Working Paper presents a framework for assessing the impact of livestock diseases on the household economy and at local level. The framework is designed to help decision and policy makers in their selection of pro-poor livestock interventions. It should also help to protect them from making decisions under unwanted pressure from strong, non-objective political voices.  The immediate users of the assessment methods presented in the Working Paper are expected to be consultants who have to evaluate interventions on behalf of their clients. These clients may be multi and bi lateral donors and, possibly, NGOs. Other users of the output could be governments receiving aid and communities receiving support.  The author has drawn upon past experience to...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Livestock; Animal; Production; Health; Interventions; Prioritisation; Modelling; Households; Bolivia; Kenya; India; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23769

BEEF '97, PART II: REFERENCE OF 1997 BEEF COW-CALF HEALTH AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Dargatz,   David.
The NAHMS Beef '97 Study was designed to provide both participants and the industry with information on the nation's cow-calf population for education and research.  The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) collaborated with NAHMS to select a statistically-valid sample yielding 2,713 producers from 23 states.  The 23-state target population represented 85.7 percent of U.S. beef cows on January 1, 1997, and 77.6 percent of U.S. beef operations.  NASS enumerators collected data for this report via a questionnaire administered on-farm from December 30, 1996, through February 3, 1997. Contact For This Paper: David Dargatz
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: NAHMS; Beef; Cattle; Cow-calf; Health; Morbidity; Mortality; Injections; Nutrition; Implants; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32760

The effects of job site sanitation and living conditions on the health and welfare of agricultural workers
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Frisvold,   George B.; Mines,   Richard; Perloff,   Jeffrey M.
The lack of field toilets on agricultural job sites increases the probability of gastrointestinal disorders by 60%. Adverse living conditions significantly increase the probability of gastrointestinal, respiratory, and muscular problems. These three health problems do not appear to increase the probability that a worker's family is on welfare or lower workers' earnings. Respiratory problems, however, substantially increase the probability that the worker receives unemployment compensation.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural labor; Diseases; Health; Hygiene; Health Economics and Policy; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47039

Tax, Subsidy, and/or Information for Health: An Example from Fish Consumption
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Marette,   Stephan; Roosen,   Jutta; Blanchemanche,   Sandrine.
A calibrated model is used to determine the welfare impacts of various regulatory instruments for improving health. The results of a lab experiment are integrated in a partial equilibrium model representing demands for two kinds of fish, one with higher nutritional benefits (canned sardines) and one with higher contamination risks (canned tuna) in France. In the laboratory, information about health effects leads to a statistically significant decrease (increase) in the willingness to pay for tuna (sardines). Simulations with the laboratory results show that, for most cases, a per-unit tax on tuna and a per-unit subsidy on sardines without any information revealed to consumers lead to the highest welfare, because both the tax and subsidy directly...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Health; Information; Regulation; Taxation; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8508

Ancillary Benefits of Reduced Air Pollution in the United States from Moderate Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Policies in the Electricity Sector
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Burtraw,   Dallas; Krupnick,   Alan J.; Palmer,   Karen L.; Paul,   Anthony; Toman,   Michael; Bloyd,   Cary.
This paper considers how moderate actions to slow atmospheric accumulation of greenhouse gases from fossil fuel use also could reduce conventional air pollutants in the United States. The benefits that result would be "ancillary" to greenhouse gas abatement. Moreover, the benefits would tend to accrue locally and in the near term, while benefits from reduced climate change mostly accrue globally and over a time frame of several decades or longer. The previous literature suggests that changes in nitrogen oxides (NOx) would be the most important consequence of moderate carbon policies. We calculate these changes in a detailed electricity model linked to an integrated assessment framework to value changes in human health. A tax of $25 per metric ton of carbon...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Climate change; Greenhouse gas; Ancillary benefits; Air pollution; Co-control benefits; Nitrogen oxides; Sulfur dioxide; Carbon dioxide; Particulates; Health; Environmental Economics and Policy; H23; I18; Q48.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10664

Water for rural development:  Background paper on water for rural development prepared for the World Bank
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Molden,   David J.; Amarasinghe,   Upali A.; Hussain,   Intizar.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Water management; Irrigation management; Rural development; Water resources development; Small scale systems; Land management; Groundwater; Environment; Health; Water policy; Institutions; Food consumption; Water supply; Water demand; Water allocation; Crop yield; Cereals; Water scarcity; Food production; Food security; Crop production; Population growth; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92777

Food Prices and Blood Cholesterol
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Rahkovsky,   Ilya; Gregory,   Christian A.
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) cost Americans hundreds in billions of dollars. High cholesterol levels, which are closely related to diet habits, are a major contributor to CVD. In this paper we study whether changes in food prices are related to cholesterol levels and whether taxes or subsidies of particular foods would be effective in lowering cholesterol levels and, consequently, CVD costs. We find that prices of vegetables, processed foods, and whole milk and whole grains significantly affect the blood cholesterol levels. Having analyzed the costs and benefits of government interventions, we find that a subsidy of vegetables and whole grains would be the most efficient way to reduce CVD expenditures.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cholesterol; CVD; Cardio-vascular; Food prices; Health; Welfare; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; D04; D12; D62; H23; I19; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103566

Health Status and Health Care Access of Farm and Rural Populations
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Jones,   Carol Adaire; Parker,   Timothy S.; Ahearn,   Mary Clare; Mishra,   Ashok K.; Variyam,   Jayachandran N.
Rural residents have higher rates of age-adjusted mortality, disability, and chronic disease than their urban counterparts, though mortality and disability rates vary more by region than by metro status. Contributing negatively to the health status of rural residents are their lower socioeconomic status, higher incidence of both smoking and obesity, and lower levels of physical activity. Contributing negatively to the health status of farmers are the high risks from workplace hazards, which also affect other members of farm families who live on the premises and often share in the work; contributing positively are farmers’ higher socioeconomic status, lower incidence of smoking, and more active lifestyle. Both farm and rural populations experience lower...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Health Economics and Policy; Agriculture safety and health; Electronic health records; Farmer health; Health; Health care access; Health care affordability; Health care quality; Health disparities; Health IT; Health status; Mortality; Rural health; Telehealth; Uninsured.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54430

A framework for analyzing socioeconomic, health and environmental impacts of wastewater use in agriculture in developing countries
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Hussain,   Intizar; Raschid,   Liqa; Hanjra,   Munir A.; Marikar,   Fuard; van der Hoek,   Wim.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Waste water management; Environmental degradation; Waterborne diseases; Water quality; Irrigation practices; Aquaculture; Economic analysis; Social aspects; Health; Environmental aspects; Agriculture; Developing countries; Policy; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Environmental Economics and Policy; Health Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Public Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92775

Human Capital, Schooling and Health Returns
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Schultz,   T. Paul.
A consensus has been forged in the last decade that recent periods of sustained growth in total factor productivity and reduced poverty are closely associated with improvements in a population’s child nutrition, adult health, and schooling, particularly in low-income countries. Estimates of the productive returns from these three forms of human capital investment are nonetheless qualified by a number of limitations in our data and analytical methods. This paper reviews the problems that occupy researchers in this field and summarizes accumulating evidence of empirical regularities. Social experiments must be designed to assess how randomized policy interventions motivate families and individuals to invest in human capital, and then measure the changed wage...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Health; Productivity; Human capital; Schooling; Returns; Labor and Human Capital; J24; I12; I21.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28475

Scrap Tires in Ciudad Juarez and El Paso: Ranking the Risks
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Blackman,   Allen; Palma,   Alejandra.
According to conventional wisdom, rapidly growing stocks of scrap tires on the U.S.-Mexico border pose a variety of health and environmental risks. This article assesses these risks in Paso del Norte, the border's second-largest metropolis comprised principally of Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, and El Paso, Texas. We find that air pollution from tire pile fires poses the greatest threat. Scrap tires in Paso del Norte do not contribute significantly to the propagation of mosquito-borne diseases or to shortages of space in solid waste disposal sites. The burning of scrap tires at industrial facilities is minimal and might not have significant adverse environmental impacts even if it were more common.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Scrap tires; U.S.-Mexico border; Environment; Health; Risk assessment; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q2; O54.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10583

Human Capital Investment and the Gender Division of Labor in a Brawn-Based Economy
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Pitt,   Mark M.; Rosenzweig,   Mark R.; Hassan,   Md. Nazmul.
﻿We use a model of human capital investment and activity choice to explain facts describing gender differentials in the levels and returns to human capital investments. These include the higher return to and level of schooling, the small effect of healthiness on wages, and the large effect of healthiness on schooling for females relative to males. The model incorporates gender differences in the level and responsiveness of brawn to nutrition in a Roy-economy setting in which activities reward skill and brawn differentially. Empirical evidence from rural Bangladesh provides support for the model and the importance of the distribution of brawn.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Brawn; Health; Schooling; Gender; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; International Development; Labor and Human Capital; O1; J1; J2.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93916

Measuring the Value of Health Improvements from Great Lakes Cleanup
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Burtraw,   Dallas; Krupnick,   Alan J.
Exposure to pollutants in the Great Lakes Region can have significant effects on human health. Some forms of pollution affect humans directly, through the air we breathe and water we drink. Other forms of pollution affect humans indirectly, for example through consumption of contaminated fish. In this paper we describe methods to measure health benefits in monetary and nonmonetary terms in the context of reductions in pollutants as part of a program to improve the environment in the Great Lakes. The paper is meant to be an introduction to this topic for a general audience interested in the Great Lakes.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Great Lakes; Health; Benefit-cost analysis; Health Economics and Policy; I12; Q25.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10861

Can health warnings and nutritional information lower welfare?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Perloff,   Jeffrey M.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Benefit-cost analysis; Competition; Health; Monopolies; Nutrition; Welfare economics; Food Security and Poverty; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47006

A desinformação como obstáculo ao consumo da carne suína in natura
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Falleiros,   Francine Taniguchi; Miguel,   Willian Correa; Gameiro,   Augusto Hauber.
Desde a década de 70 a suinocultura vem evoluindo significativamente, tornando-se uma moderna cadeia produtiva. Atualmente os produtores criam o suíno moderno com 55% a 60% de carne magra na carcaça e apenas de 1,0 a 1,5 centímetro de espessura de toucinho. Essa evolução faz com que mundialmente seja a carne mais consumida. No Brasil, contudo, o consumo de carne suína seguiu tendência contrária, quando comparado ao resto do mundo. Esta inversão de valores pode ser explicada por hábitos e tradições regionais e questões de saúde, essas últimas repletas de mitos e informações distorcidas, que prejudicam a imagem da carne suína in natura. Sendo assim, o objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o grau de informação dos consumidores, a respeito da carne suína in natura...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Carne; Suínos; Consumo; Saúde; Marketing; Meat; Swine; Consumption; Health; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108574

Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices?  An Economic Perspective--How Can We Tell If We Are Making a Difference?  ERS Efforts To Improve Evaluation of Nutrition Outcomes
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Frazao,   Elizabeth; Guthrie,   Joanne F.; Smallwood,   David M.
Currently, the effects of the Food Stamp Program on the food choices and diet quality of participants are the subject of much debate. Improved evaluation of the nutrition and health effects of the program would be of use to program and policy officials, but most of the existing research is limited by three key factors: the difficulty in separating the effect of the program itself from other factors that may be related to program participation (that is, selection bias); relative age of the data (which do not capture current programs or population behaviors); and use of outdated dietary standards and assessment methods. This brief describes current ERS activities to address these problems and improve evaluation.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Stamp Program; Food consumption; Food prices; Food expenditures; Nutrition education; Behavioral economics; Food choices; Diet; Health; Fruits and vegetables; Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program; FANRP; ERS; USDA; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59439

Gender differences in Uganda: the case for access to education and health services
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Seewanyana,   Sarah; Kasirye,   Ibrahim.
Using the nationally representative Gender Productivity Survey (GPS) of 2007/08 conducted by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBoS), the paper examines gender biases in school attainment, returns to education, expenditure on health and education, access to health services. While Uganda has recorded progress on MDG 3: promote gender equality and empower women, the paper reveals that significant gender biases still exist with a regional dimension. These biases are more pronounced in Northern Uganda, which is the poorest region. In other words, interventions in this part of the country should be able to address these biases if the region is to catch up with the rest of the country. These findings further suggest that free education both at primary and...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Gender; Health; Education; Services; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Health Economics and Policy; Labor and Human Capital; Public Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113612

Sustainable Development and Human Resource Capital
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Tisdell,   Clement A.
Human resources are central to economic development and can be increased in value and productivity by investment in human beings e.g. in their education and health. But for a considerable period in the past economists stressed the importance of the accumulation of man-made physical capital for economic growth and development to the neglect of human resource capital. Nevertheless, in the second half of the 20th century the importance of human resource capital (particularly education) for economic growth came to be recognised. Nevertheless the implications of the formation of human resource capital for sustainable development were given virtually no in-depth attention but it is important to address this matter, as is done here.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Sustainable development; Human resource capital; Neo-Malthusian model; Education; Health; Health Economics and Policy; Labor and Human Capital; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100036

Gender Issues in Rural Eastern India Revealed by Field Interviews: Tribal and Non-Tribal Responses
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Tisdell,   Clement A.; Roy,   Kartik C.
Reports responses to interviews conducted in three rural villages in Eastern India in January 2000 as well as replies to questions asked at a forest meeting in West Bengal of groups/persons interested in rural women and development. The questions were designed to provide information on gender-bias and possible reasons for it, especially any economic reasons. These interviews supplemented detailed questionnaires directed to wives in these villages. Interviews were conducted with Kondhs in a village (Badala) west of Dashapalla in Orissa, with Santals in an all Santal village, (Bandhgora) in the Midnapore region of West Bengal and with Santals and scheduled caste Hindus in a mixed village, (Sadanandapur) in the same region. The results highlight significant...
Tipo: Working Paper
Palavras-chave: Economic discrimination; Education; Female status; Gender; Health; Hinduism; India; Kondhs; Santals; Social discrimination; Theories of the family.; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; D1; J12; J15; J16; Z13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123549

REFERENCE OF 1996 U.S. SHEEP HEALTH AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Wineland,   Nora.
In 1995, the National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) collaborated with the Research and Education Division of the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) in developing a needs assessment tool to identify the most important health and productivity factors for the sheep industry. In collaboration with the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), a statistically designed producer sample was selected to provide estimates for the United States sheep population in the 48 contiguous states. The NAHMS/ASI questionnaires were mailed to 19,807 sheep operations in January 1996; data were received and summarized from 5,174 respondents. It was estimated that in the 48 contiguous states, there were 82,040 operations with sheep as of 1995;...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: NAHMS; Sheep; Health; Disease; Death; Morbidity; Mortality; Economics; Predators; Vaccinations; Antibiotics; Income; Worms; Reproduction; Profitability; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/32743

The Social Costs of Electricity: Do the Numbers Add Up?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Krupnick,   Alan J.; Burtraw,   Dallas.
Several recent studies have mounted major efforts to estimate the social cost of electricity generation. This paper provides an overview of this literature and a focused qualitative and quantitative comparison of the most comprehensive and rigorous of these studies. The paper also provides a synthesis that can help reduce the cost of future applications of these methods.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Electricity; Environment; Health; Social costs; Adders; Externalities; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; H23; L94; L98.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10856

HOUSEHOLD FOOD CHOICE IN FOUR FOOD CATEGORIES: HEALTHY OR UNHEALTHY?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Binkley,   James K.; Golub,   Alla A.
The interest of this study is the tradeoff between nutrition and taste in consumer food choice.  We examine choice between more and less healthy versions of particular foods within four important grocery categories: breakfast cereal, milk, bread, and soft drinks.  Within a category, products do not greatly differ in terms of cost and convenience, and nutritional differences are easily determined.  Consumers are less likely to choose unhealthy foods due to cost or convenience advantages, or through ignorance. This makes the choice between taste and nutrition more apparent. We use annual expenditure data reported by a large sample of households participating in the AC Nielsen Homescan data system.  For each of the food categories we develop a measure of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Nutrition; Food; Consumer Choice; Health; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; D12; I12; I18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58418

Programa de Extensionismo Agropecuario de la Secretaría de Fomento Agropecuario del Gobierno del Estado de Coahuila
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Fernandez Aguirre,   Hector; Perez Mata,   Luz Elena; Godoy Avila,   Salvador; Reyes Lopez,   Alfonso; Valdes Rodriguez,   Victor M.; Prado Delgado,   Alberto; Lagarda Murrieta,   Angel; Castro Medina,   Ruben; Ramirez Contreras,   Carlos Efren.
The Secretaria de Fomento Agropecuario del Estado de Coahuila created at the express request of rural producers, the program of agricultural and rural extension, in order to lead the field a comprehensive system of technical assistance, supported by technology that generate research institutions , and backed by highly trained technicians, committed to sustainable rural development. Among the main objectives of the program in the case of crops, is raising yields and improve their quality, and in the case of livestock, increase productivity and maintain the health of cattle ranches. The extension program, began in 2006 with two specific programs: one in Cotton, in the laguna region, and another in Bovine, in 23 municipalities of the entity; for 2007, are...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and rural extension program; Yields; Productivity; Health; Cattle; Crops; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48603

Spatial Coordination in Public Good Allocation: Nonparametric Evidence from Decentralized Indonesia
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Yamauchi,   Futoshi; Chowdhury,   Shyamal K.; Dewina,   Reno.
This paper examines dynamics in public good accessibility and cross-community inequality in Indonesia, using village-level panel data from 2000 to 2006 from their decentralized public-good allocation system. The introduction of decentralization makes public-good investment dependent on initial local income and endowment, and makes it difficult to coordinate investment decisions across communities. Our analysis also shows that possible strategic interactions among communities connected with transportation infrastructure (externalities) implies spatial divergence. Empirical evidence on education and health facilities, however, demonstrates that during the decentralized period, (1) accessibility to school has improved and school investments were effectively...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Public goods; Education; Health; Spatial coordination; Poverty dynamics; Indonesia; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42358

Consumer valuation of health attributes in food
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Smed,   Sinne; Hansen,   Lars Garn.
In modern societies consumers often face a trade-off between health and taste, the latter which encourages consumption of fatty, salty and sweet foods, whereas health awareness discourages consumption of the same food. The resulting diet, often rich in calories, sweeteners and fat constitutes a threat to public health as poor nutrition has been linked to several types of cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and osteoporosis as well as overweight and obesity. In this study we use the hedonic model as an outset to model consumer valuation of nutritional and non-nutritional characteristics of food consumption in a consistent way, accounting for that nutrients might influence utility both through health and through taste. This implies that a given...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Hedonic model; Taste; Health; Food consumption; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; D12; I12.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116390

Health and Economic Impacts of Mycotoxins in Foods in Latin America and the Caribbean
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Jolly,   Pauline E.; Jolly,   Curtis M.
Belize City, Belize 23rd - 27th July, 2007
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Mycotoxins; Health; Economic impact; Latin America; Caribbean; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; I18; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122895

Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices?  An Economic Perspective--Higher Cost of Food in Some Areas May Affect Food Stamp Households' Ability To Make Healthy Food Choices
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Nord,   Mark; Hopwood,   Heather.
The cost of “enough food,” estimated from the amount that low- and medium-income households in a geographic area report needing to spend to just meet their food needs, differs substantially across States and among metropolitan areas. In areas with high food costs, many food-stamp recipients are likely to have inadequate food resources to support healthy food choices.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Stamp Program; Food consumption; Food prices; Food expenditures; Nutrition education; Behavioral economics; Food choices; Diet; Health; Fruits and vegetables; Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program; FANRP; ERS; USDA; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59429

Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspective
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Guthrie,   Joanne F.; Andrews,   Margaret S.; Frazao,   Elizabeth; Leibtag,   Ephraim S.; Lin,   Biing-Hwan; Mancino,   Lisa; Nord,   Mark; Prell,   Mark A.; Smallwood,   David M.; Variyam,   Jayachandran N.; Ver Ploeg,   Michele.
Food stamp recipients, like other Americans, struggle with nutrition problems associated with choice of foods, as well as amounts. This series of Economic Information Bulletins compiles evidence to help answer the question of whether the Food Stamp Program can do more to improve the food choices of participants. It examines the role of affordability and price of healthful foods in influencing food choices and the likely success of any policy targeted at changing food choices through food stamp bonuses or restrictions. It also examines other approaches to changing food choices, including nutrition education and potential strategies drawn from behavioral economics literature. Meaningful improvements in the diets of food stamp recipients will likely depend on...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Stamp Program; Food consumption; Food prices; Food expenditures; Nutrition education; Behavioral economics; Food choices; Diet; Health; Fruits and vegetables; Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program; FANRP; ERS; USDA; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59417

Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices?  An Economic Perspective-Nutrition Information:  Can It Improve the Diets of Low-Income Households?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Guthrie,   Joanne F.; Variyam,   Jayachandran N.
The Food Stamp Nutrition Education (FSNE) component of the Food Stamp Program is intended to improve the food choices, diet quality, and health of program participants. This brief discusses the FSNE program, how it operates, and how it has grown over time. The brief also considers the challenges of nutrition education in general and discusses the research and evaluation needs suggested by the findings.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Stamp Program; Food consumption; Food prices; Food expenditures; Nutrition education; Behavioral economics; Food choices; Diet; Health; Fruits and vegetables; Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program; FANRP; ERS; USDA; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59434

Take off the heater: Utility effect and food environment effect in food consumption decisions
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Lombardini-Riipinen,   Chiara; Lankoski,   Leena.
In this paper, we describe individual food consumption decisions as driven by a utility effect and a food environment effect. To outline the utility effect, we first develop a new theoretical model of individual food consumption. Next, we introduce the food environment effect by showing how the food environment can affect food consumption decisions and how this can skew the resulting food consumption vector. Finally, we analyse manipulations of the food environment as a potential form of policy intervention. Our key result is that the food environment has several entry points in food consumption decisions and that libertarian paternalistic manipulations of the food environment can be effective, easily implemented, well-accepted and low-cost intervention...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Behavioural economics; Bounded rationality; Bounded self-control; Cognitive biases; Food choice; Food consumption; Food environment; Food intake; Health; Identity; Social norms; Visceral factors; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; D03; D11; I18; Z13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/116431

Like Products, Health and Environmental Exceptions: The Interpretation of PPMs in Recent WTO Trade Dispute Cases
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Read,   Robert.
This article is concerned with the ongoing debate on process and production methods (PPMs) and the extent to which existing GATT 1994 articles and WTO agreements are able to deal with these issues. The article provides an overview of GATT articles III.4 on like products and XX on general exceptions as well as the SPS and TBT agreements. It then summarises four recent GATT/WTO trade dispute cases involving PPM issues: tuna-dolphin; shrimp-turtle; gasoline standards; and asbestos. The WTO panel and appellate body decisions in these cases are analysed with regard to articles III.4 and XX in the context of the evolution of WTO case law with respect to PPMs. Inferences are also drawn concerning the likely implications for a potential trade dispute over GM...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Asbestos; Environment; Exceptions; Gasoline; GM; Health; Like products; PPMs; Shrimp-turtle; Trade disputes; Tuna-dolphin; WTO; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23900

Hungarian consumer behavior analysis in terms of healthy nutrition
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Lorinczi,   Krisztian; Bacs,   Zoltan; Nagy,   Adrian Szilard.
Food marketing should pay special attention to emphasizing healthy nutrition and lifestyle as a result of the lifestyle trends and bad dietary habits. Regarding the close relationship between consumer behavior and lifestyle, the influence of healthy nutrition on purchase decisions should be an important factor in the consumer purchase decision analysis. Soft drinks have a major role in the intake of liquids and energy necessary for life. A certain level of soft drink consumption can be part of a proper diet. The potential problems arise from excessive consumption endangering especially children and young people. In addition to the contents of soft drinks, the problem can be the displacing in consumption of other useful foods having an important role in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Consumer Behavior; Market Analysis; Health; Way of Life; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58087

Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices?  An Economic Perspective-How Do Low-Income Households Respond to Food Prices
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Lin,   Biing-Hwan; Guthrie,   Joanne F.
This brief examines how consumers respond to food prices and how consumers’ response to price influences their purchases of particular foods, using examples drawn from previous ERS research. Implications of the findings for the use of price interventions to improve food choices are considered.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food Stamp Program; Food consumption; Food prices; Food expenditures; Nutrition education; Behavioral economics; Food choices; Diet; Health; Fruits and vegetables; Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program; FANRP; ERS; USDA; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59432

Effects of Impulsivity and Self-control on Calorie Intake
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Asirvatham,   Jebaraj; McNamara,   Paul E.
Neoclassical economic theory models individuals as making consistent choices over time and it assumes these choices are the outcome of rational utility maximization. Recent theoretical developments in the theory of consumer decision-making have drawn evidence from other disciplines such as, neuroscience (McClure et al, 2004) and psychology, and proposed more generalized models in a dual-self framework explicitly accounting for self-control or impulsivity (Gul and Pesendorfer, 2004; Fudenberg and Levine, 2006; and Brocas and Carillo, 2008). This study attempts to understand the dietary choices in a dual-self framework while explicitly identifying calorie intake owing to impulsivity and self-control. We construct standard psychological measures using the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Self-control; Nutrition; Diet; Health; Impulsivity; BMI; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; D12; D03; I00.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49472

The effect of health conscious trends on food consumption
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Lorinczi,   Krisztian.
Food choice and food consumer behaviour is multifactoral behaviour, influenced by a large number of factors. Consumer way of life and health are relevant factors to understanding consumption preferences. In the last few decades the number of so-called civilization diseases has dramatically increased. Research has proved that the main cause for these diseases is the change in way of life; including rising stress in a fastpaced world and a lack of attention to physical activity and good nutrition. Nutrition and bad dietary habits have the greatest influence on weight gain and obesity, which are serious public health problems because the increased risk of premature death and civilization diseases like heart diseases, high blood pressure and diabetes. The...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Health; Nutrition; Marketing; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44325

Health-enhancing Activities and the Environment: How Competition for Resources makes the Environmental Policy Beneficial
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Pautrel,   Xavier.
In a two-period overlapping generations model, this paper demonstrates that the relationship between the environmental taxation and the economic activity (level- and growth-output) becomes inverted-U shaped, when the detrimental impact of pollution on health and the private decision of each working-age agent to improve her health are taken into account. Especially, a tighter environmental tax is more likely to promote (rather than to harm) output-level and –growth when health is very sensitive to pollution, the weight of health in preferences is high, the polluting capacity of the production technology is high and the rate of natural purification of pollutants is low. The inverted-U shaped relationship between the environmental tax and the economic...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Growth; Environment; Health; Overlapping Generations; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q5.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55832

Profile of Hired Farmworkers, A 2008 Update
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Kandel,   William.
Hired farmworkers make up a third of the total agricultural labor force and are critical to U.S. agricultural production, particularly in labor-intensive sectors such as fruits and vegetables. The hired farmworker labor market is unique because it includes a large population of relatively disadvantaged and often unauthorized workers, a portion of whom migrate to, and within, the United States. Recent economic and demographic trends, such as changing agricultural production methods that permit year-round employment, expanding immigrant populations in nonmetropolitan counties, and growing concerns over U.S. immigration policies, have elicited increased interest in hired farmworkers. This 2008 profile serves as an update to the 2000 Economic Research Service...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Hired farmworkers; Farm labor; Agriculture; Migrant; Immigrant; Farm structure; Demography; Legal status; Employment; Poverty; Housing; Social services; Health; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Labor and Human Capital; Production Economics.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56461

Discovering and Promoting Commodity Health Attributes: Programs and Issues
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Carman,   Hoy F.
There is a growing consumer segment demanding healthy foods and diets, health and nutrition messages can expand food demand, and governments in the U.S. and EU, faced with increasing obesity and associated health outcomes, want consumers to have reliable information to choose healthy diets. California commodity organizations, charged with expanding the demand for almonds, avocados, strawberries and walnuts, are funding health and nutrition research as a means to discover a unique selling proposition for each product. Research and promotion effects are attracting interest by other commodity groups. Policy and regulatory issues abound.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Health; Nutrition; Food; Marketing; Promotion; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8190

Population and Health Policies
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Schultz,   T. Paul.
The literature evaluating population and health policies is in flux, with many disciplines exploring biological and behavioral linkages from fetal development to chronic disease, disability, and late life mortality.  The focus here is on research methods, findings, and questions that economists can clarify regarding the causal relationships between economic development, health outcomes, and reproductive behavior, which operate in many directions. The connection between conditions under which people live and their expected life span and health status refer to “health production functions”.  The relationships between an individual’s stock of health and productivity, well being, and life span encompasses the “returns to health human capital”.  The control of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Health; Fertility and Family Planning; Biology of Health Human Capital; Economic Development; Health Economics and Policy; International Development; Labor and Human Capital; Public Economics; D13; I18; J13; O12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52224

Farmers’ health and agricultural productivity in rural Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Ulimwengu,   John M.
This paper estimates a stochastic production using household survey data to analyze the relationship between farmers’ health impediments and agricultural production efficiency in Ethiopia. The results show that healthy farmers produce more per unit of inputs, earn more income and supply more labor than farmers affected by sickness. The model results show that production inefficiency increases significantly with the number of days lost to sickness. This finding suggests that investing in the health sector in rural areas will not only improve farmers’ agricultural performance but also increase their income. Policymakers should therefore devise strategies that will maximize the contribution of health investments to agricultural productivity and the overall...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Health; Productivity; Stochastic frontier; Efficiency; Ethiopia; Health Economics and Policy; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56902

The Effects of Two Different Cleaning and Disinfection Programs on Broiler Performance and Microbiological Status of Broiler Houses
Provedor de dados: Revista Brasileira de Ciência Avícola
Autores: Burbarelli,MFC; Merseguel,CEB; Ribeiro,PAP; Lelis,KD; Polycarpo,GV; Carão,ACP; Bordin,RA; Fernandes,AM; Souza,RLM; Moro,MEG; Albuquerque,R.
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of two cleaning and disinfection programs on broiler performance and on the microbiological status of the facilities. This trial was an observational study of comparative character. Two experiments were conducted, with 960 birds each. Both experiments were carried out in a positive-pressure broiler house. Broilers were distributed in pens equipped with a bell drinker and a tube feeder each. In the first experiment, new wood shavings were used as litter material, and in the second, reused wood shavings were used. Two treatments with16 replicates of 30 birds each were evaluated. The regular treatment consisted of dry and wet organic matter removal, followed by washing. The European...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Poultry; Health; Biosecurity; Disinfectants.
Ano: 2015
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2015000400575

Processing on the sanitary quality of seeds of Panicum maximum cv. ‘Tanzânia’
Provedor de dados: Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental
Autores: Melo,Lilian F.; Silva,Givanildo Z. da; Panizzi,Rita C.; Martins,Cibele C.
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the sanitary quality of seeds of Panicum maximum cv. ‘Tanzânia’, following the several phases of the seed processing process. Seeds were sampled before processing and after leaving the air and screen machine (upper and intermediary screens and bottom); first gravity table (drift, upper and intermediate spouts); second gravity table (upper, intermediate, and lower spouts), and treating machine for dyeing the seeds. The sanitary analyses were conducted according to the filter paper method, with and without superficial disinfestation of the seeds, which were incubated at a temperature of 20 ± 2 °C with photoperiod of 12 h for seven days. Some seed processing steps may reduce the incidence of seeds of P. maximum...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Processing; Seed pathology; Health.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-43662017001000715

Physiological and sanitary quality of maize seeds preconditioned in ozonated water
Provedor de dados: Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental
Autores: Maximiano,Christian V.; Carmona,Ricardo; Souza,Nara O. S.; Alencar,Ernandes R. de; Blum,Luiz E. B.
ABSTRACT The technique of controlled hydration of seeds has been used as a method of physiological conditioning to improve their performance in the field. Solution aeration with ozone gas is a promising option in controlling phytopathogens. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the physiological and sanitary quality of maize seeds preconditioned in ozonated water. In the evaluation of the physiological and sanitary quality, maize seeds were submitted to four concentrations of ozone gas (0, 10, 20 and 30 mg L-1) for five soaking periods (0, 30, 60, 90 and 120 min), with four replicates. Preconditioning maize seeds in ozonated water, followed by natural drying, resulted in a more pronounced initial development of seedlings, measured by means of...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Zea mays; Ozonation; Health; Conditioning.
Ano: 2018
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-43662018000500360

Quality of soybean seeds with high mechanical damage index after processing and storage
Provedor de dados: Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental
Autores: Neve,José M. G.; Oliveira,João A.; Silva,Humberto P. da; Reis,Rodrigo de G. E.; Zuchi,Jacson; Vieira,Antônio R.
ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the quality of soybean seeds with high level of mechanical damages from different processing stages and stored with and without fungicide treatment. Collections of seed samples were performed during the processing at the following points: hopper, pre-cleaning, dryer, cleaning, spiral, sieve-classifier and the gravity table. The experimental design was completely randomized in a 9 x 2 factorial scheme, with 9 collection points and two seed treatments, in four replicates. The seeds were then evaluated immediately after processing and after six months of storage. The processing progressively improved the attributes of soybean seed quality throughout the different stages in which the gravity table plays an important role...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Glycine max; Seed processing; Vigor; Health.
Ano: 2016
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-43662016001101025

Avaliação dos problemas enfrentados no manejo do caramujo gigante africano Achatina fulica (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) no Brasil
Provedor de dados: Revista Brasileira de Zoologia
Autores: Colley,Eduardo; Fischer,Marta Luciane.
The giant African snail Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822 was introduced into Paraná, Brazil, in the 1980s. Since then, it has spread across the country, despite its known invasive status on a global scale. The main objective of this study was to assess the problems faced in the management of the giant African snail. To accomplish that, we gathered and analyzed information available on the internet, scientific databases, field studies, as well as interviews and consultations with official agencies, NGOs, museums, the scientific community and people that coexist with the species. Despite the fact that extensive information has been generated regarding A. fulica (1,340 articles, 65 summaries in national annals, 40,700 pages on the internet), essential to promote...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Biological invasions; Control; Economic; Environmental; Impacts; Invasive exotic species; Health.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702009000400012

The role of oxidative stress in small ruminants' health and production
Provedor de dados: Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
Autores: Celi,Pietro.
This paper examines the role that oxidative stress plays in small ruminant medicine. We will examine how redox homeostasis is involved in some physiological functions and we will discuss the implications of the impairment of oxidative status on small ruminant health and production.
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Health; Oxidative stress; Production; Ruminants.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982010001300038

Sowing seasons and quality of soybean seeds
Provedor de dados: Scientia Agricola
Autores: Ávila,Marizangela Rizzatti; Braccini,Alessandro de Lucca e; Motta,Ivo de Sá; Scapim,Carlos Alberto; Braccini,Maria do Carmo Lana.
Considering the difficulties of producing high quality soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] seeds during the traditional cropping period in some areas of the State of Paraná, Brazil, a research project was carried out with the objective of evaluating the influence of sowing dates on the physiological and sanitary quality of seeds, during the 1998/99 and 1999/00 cropping seasons, in Maringá, PR, Brazil. The experiment consisted of five cultivar competition assays, arranged in a completely randomized block design, with each assay sown at different dates (10/15, 10/30, 11/15, 11/30 and 12/15) for each cropping season. The evaluated cultivars were BRS 132 (early), BRS 133 (semi-early), BR 16 (semi-early), BRS 134 (intermediate) and FT- Estrela (late). Seeds...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Cropping; Cultivar; Germination; Health.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162003000200007

เครื่องดื่มน้ำตาลน้อย ทางเลือกเพื่อสุขภาพ: เทคนิคการผลิตที่ได้มาตรฐานสุขลักษณะ
Provedor de dados: Thai Agricultural Research Repository
Autores: Nednapis Vatanasuchart.
Tipo: PhysicalObject
Palavras-chave: Drink; Sugar; Health; เครื่องดื่มเพื่อสุขภาพ; เครื่องดื่มน้ำตาลน้อย; ขั้นตอนการผลิต; น้ำผลไม้; ส่วนผสม.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://anchan.lib.ku.ac.th/agnet/handle/001/5130

อาหารสำคัญเช่นใดกับมนุษยชาติ
Provedor de dados: Thai Agricultural Research Repository
Autores: Kamol Lertrat.
Tipo: Collection
Palavras-chave: Food; Nutrition; Health; Human nutrition; Health foods; อาหาร; โภชนาการมนุษย์; สุขภาพ; อาหารเพื่อสุขภาพ; ต้นทุนการผลิต; ปัจจัยการผลิต; การเกษตร; นโยบาย.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://anchan.lib.ku.ac.th/agnet/handle/001/5839

MORPHOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF THE MESOAMERICAN SLIDER (Trachemys venusta, EMYDIDAE) FROM THE ATRATO RIVER BASIN, COLOMBIA
Provedor de dados: Acta Biológica Colombiana
Autores: CEBALLOS,CLAUDIA P.; BRAND,WILLIAM A.
The phylogenetic relationships of the Mesoamerican Slider, Trachemys venusta, that inhabits the Atrato River basin of Colombia have been controversial as three different names have been proposed during the last 12 years: T. v. venusta, T. v. uhrigi, and T. ornate venusta. Using a group of sliders that was confiscated by the regional authority we compared the morphology of T. venusta distributed in the Atrato River with the morphology of the subspecies putatively distributed in Colombia. We found that the Colombian Mesoamerican slider has an overall smaller size, different plastral inter-scute seam formula, and different head, carapace and plastron coloration patterns. In addition, we also report the poor health condition of these individuals that have...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Conservation; Dermatitis; Health; Taxonomy; Traffic.
Ano: 2014
URL: http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-548X2014000300014

The effect of feeding inorganic and organic selenium sources on the hematological blood parameters, reproduction and health of dairy cows in the transition period
Provedor de dados: Acta Scientiarum: Animal Sciences
Autores: Khalili, Mohsen; Chamani, Mohammad; Amanlou, Hamid; Nikkhah, Ali; Sadeghi, Aliasghar; Dehkordi, Farhad Kamali; Rafiei, Mohammad; Shirani, Vahid.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of four types of diets containing different forms of selenium on the hematological blood parameters, reproduction and health of dairy cattle during the transition period. Twenty-four close-up dry cows with a mean of 259 ± 1days of pregnancy and expected 21 ± 1days prior to parturition were selected. The cows were fed four diets: 1) basal diet without selenium supplementation (C); 2) basal diet plus 0.5ppm selenium in the form of sodium selenite (Se-S) 3) basal diet plus 0.5ppm selenium in the form of selenium yeast (Se-Y); 4) basal diet plus 0.5ppm selenium in the form of selenomethionine (Se-M). Blood samples for measuring hematological blood parameters (including lymphocyte, red blood cells,...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Selenium; Hematological blood parameters; Reproduction; Health; Dairy cows.
Ano: 2019
URL: http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciAnimSci/article/view/45371

Effect of feeding heat-treated and unheated colostrum on immunoglobulin G absorption, health and performance of neonatal Holstein dairy calves
Provedor de dados: Acta Scientiarum: Animal Sciences
Autores: Rafiei, Mohammad; Ghoorchi, Taghi; Toghdory, Abdolhakim; Moazeni, Mostafa; Khalili, Mohsen.
First colostrum is an important source of nutrients and immune factors which are necessary for calves in the first weeks of life. Despite these benefits, colostrum can also represent one of the earliest potential exposures of dairy calves to infectious agents which these patogens can act directly on growth and cause diseases such as scours or septicemia. With recent increased interest in pasteurized milk feeding systems, producers have been curious to learn if there may also be benefits from feeding pasteurized colostrum. This study was realized to determine the effects of feeding heat-treated colostrum or unheated colostrum on passive transfer of immunity, immunoglobulin G (IgG) concentration, total plate count, health and performance of neonatal dairy...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Immunoglobulin G; Colostrum; Health; Serum total protein; Weaning.
Ano: 2019
URL: http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciAnimSci/article/view/45533

A strategy for workplace health promotion on German dairy farms
Provedor de dados: Agricultural Engineering International : The CIGR e-journal
Autores: Jakob, Martina Carola; Thinius, Maxi.
Studies across the globe have shown that at least 3 out of 5 milkers experience pain in the musculoskeletal system (MSS), mostly in the upper extremities (DOUPHRATE et al., 2014, JAKOB, 2011, KOLSTRUP, 2012, PINZKE, 2003, TUURE &amp; ALASUUTARI, 2009, KAUKE et al., 2010, THINIUS, 2012). The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. It is well known that dairy farming, and milking in particular is coupled with several risk factors for developing musculoskeletal disorders (KOLSTRUP, 2012). Technical measures seem to be insufficient to avoid physical overload. Therefore a more comprehensive approach seems to be necessary. In this study, four...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Ergonomics; Health; Safety workplace health promotion  dairy farms  ergonomics  TOP principle  participatory approach.
Ano: 2015
URL: http://www.cigrjournal.org/index.php/Ejounral/article/view/3183

Activity of Brazilian propolis against Aeromonas hydrophila and its effect on Nile tilapia growth, hematological and non-specific immune response under bacterial infection
Provedor de dados: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Autores: ORSI,RICARDO O.; SANTOS,VIVIAN G. DOS; PEZZATO,LUIZ E.; CARVALHO,PEDRO L.P.F. DE; TEIXEIRA,CAROLINE P.; FREITAS,JAKELINE M.A.; PADOVANI,CARLOS R.; SARTORI,MARIA M.P.; BARROS,MARGARIDA M.
ABSTRACT The effect of the ethanolic extract of propolis (EEP) on Aeromonas hydrophila was analyzed by determination of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). Then, the effects of crude propolis powder (CPP) on growth, hemato-immune parameters of the Nile tilapia, as well as its effects on resistance to A. hydrophila challenge were investigated. The CPP (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5 and 3.0%) was added to the diet of 280 Nile tilapia (50.0 ± 5.7 g fish-1). Hemato-immune parameters were analyzed before and after the bacterial challenge. Red blood cell, hematocrit, hemoglobin, mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and nitric oxide (NO) were evaluated. The MIC of the EEP was 13% (v/v) with a...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Health; Hematology; Immunology; Oreochromis niloticus; Propolis; Stress.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652017000401785

Multicomponent training with different frequencies on body composition and physical fitness in obese children
Provedor de dados: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Autores: ALVES,ANA SOFIA R.; VENÂNCIO,TELMA L.; HONÓRIO,SAMUEL ALEXANDRE A.; MARTINS,JÚLIO MANUEL C.
Abstract:  Introduction: The aim of the study was to compare the effects of ten-week multicomponent training with different exercise frequencies on body composition (BC) and physical fitness (PF) in overweight and obese young children. Methods: 40 children, aged 12-15 (14.77±1.49), were randomly selected and assigned to experimental groups to train three times/week (EG1) or two times/week (EG2) for 10 weeks and a CG group (no training program). Results: It was shown that experimental groups (EG1 and EG2) improved similarly aerobic capacity (3.8% and 3.5%, respectively), muscular strength (29.7% and 25.2%), flexibility (6.1% and 9.9%), body mass index (5.0% and 4.6%), and body fat (6.4% and 5.6%) from pre- to post-training. CG group showed no significant...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Aerobic; Health; Obesity; Strength; Youth; Program.
Ano: 2019
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652019000700802

Spray-dried porcine plasma added to diets contaminated with aflatoxins and fumonisins shows beneficial effects to piglet health
Provedor de dados: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Autores: MÜLLER,LUCIELI K.F.; PAIANO,DIOVANI; BOTTARI,NATHIELI B.; SANTURIO,JANIO M.; ZAMPAR,ALINE; SCHETINGER,MARIA R.C.; ZANETTE,RÉGIS A.; MENDES,RICARDO E.; GLORIA,EDUARDO M.; BALDISSERA,MATHEUS D.; SILVA,ALEKSANDRO S. DA.
Abstract This study was aimed to analyze the effects of spray-dried porcine plasma (SDPP) on the health of post weaning piglets challenged with diets contaminated with aflatoxins and fumonisins. Fifty-six male piglets (7.15 ± 0.61 kg) were allocated in four groups: CTL group received a regular diet; SDPP group received a regular diet and 6% SDPP; MYC group received a diet containing 300 µg/kg aflatoxins and 8,000 µg/kg fumonisins; group MYC+SDPP received 300 µg/kg aflatoxins, 8,000 µg/kg fumonisins and 6% SDPP. The animals that received the experimental diet containing mycotoxins (MYC group) had lower weight gain at the end of the experiment compared to the other treatments. Animals receiving SDPP showed decreased urea levels throughout the experiment...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Functional foods; Intoxication; Mycotoxins; Pigs; Health.
Ano: 2018
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652018000603115

Oregano essential oil (Origanum vulgare) to feed laying hens and its effects on animal health
Provedor de dados: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Autores: MIGLIORINI,MARCOS J.; BOIAGO,MARCEL M.; ROZA,LENILSON F.; BARRETA,MAURICIO; ARNO,ALESSANDRA; ROBAZZA,WEBER S.; GALVÃO,ALESSANDRO C.; GALLI,GABRIELA M.; MACHADO,GUSTAVO; BALDISSERA,MATHEUS D.; WAGNER,ROGER; STEFANI,LENITA C.M.; SILVA,ALEKSANDRO S. DA.
Abstract Abstract: This study evaluated the effect of oregano essential oil added to the feed of commercial laying hens. This research was focused on the analysis of biochemical changes linked to hepatic function, and protein and lipid metabolism. It was used 240 laying hens (59 weeks-old) distributed in a completely randomized design of six treatments (five repetitions with eight birds each). The experiments were constituted by a control treatment (CT) with the inclusion of zinc bacitracin and five treatments of oregano essential oil (OEO: 0, 50, 100, 150, and 200 mg.kg-1), respectively. After 28 days of feeding, an increase on serum levels of total proteins and globulins was observed on groups T150 and T200, as well as an increase on albumin levels on...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Albumin; Cholesterol; Globulin; Total proteins; Triglycerides; Health.
Ano: 2019
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652019000100802

Mineral supplementation stimulates the immune system and antioxidant responses of dairy cows and reduces somatic cell counts in milk
Provedor de dados: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Autores: WARKEN,AMANDA C.; LOPES,LEANDRO S.; BOTTARI,NATHIELI B.; GLOMBOWSKY,PATRÍCIA; GALLI,GABRIELA M.; MORSCH,VERA M.; SCHETINGER,MARIA ROSA C.; SILVA,ALEKSANDRO S. DA.
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the use of subcutaneous mineral supplementation would affect metabolic parameters, immunological response, milk quality and composition of dairy cows in the postpartum period. Twelve pregnant primiparous Holstein cows, were divided into two groups: six animals supplemented with the mineral complex (magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, selenium and copper), and six animals used as controls. Milk samples were collected every two other weeks postpartum up to sixty days of lactation to analyze composition and quality. Blood samples were collected, and the levels of ketone bodies, total proteins, glucose, albumin, and globulin were measured. The catalase and superoxide enzymes, reactive oxygen species, tumor...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Cattle; Ketone bodies; Mineral supplementation; Somatic cell count; Health.
Ano: 2018
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652018000401649

Investigation of mad honey use as an alternative treatment in patients admitted to the pulmonary clinic: Ordu, Turkey example
Provedor de dados: Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
Autores: Ugur,Hacer Gok; Sıralı,Recep; Tekgul,Ahmet Talha; Efe,Burcin.
Abstract This study assessed mad honey use in alternative treatments. The universe of this descriptive study was patients admitted to the pulmonary disease clinic located in the Ordu province of the Black Sea region between 15 December 2014 and 15 February 2015. We did not use a sampling method and patients who agreed to participate were included in the study (n=353). In order to collect the data, we used a questionnaire prepared by the researchers. In this study, 77% of the participants stated that mad honey was beneficial to health, 44.5% used mad honey, and 53.5% consumed it daily. Furthermore, 28.7% used mad honey for asthma, 6.4% for cough, 12.1% for gastrointestinal diseases, and 3.2% for hypertension. There was a significant relationship between the...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Mad honey; Health; Alternative treatment; Toxin; Poisoning.
Ano: 2019
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132019000100310

Occurrence and molecular characterization of different virulence-associated genes of Cronobacter sakazakii isolates from some foods and dust samples
Provedor de dados: Ciência Rural
Autores: Demirci,Ülkü; Tekiner,İsmail Hakkı; Çakmak,Burcu; Özpınar,Haydar.
ABSTRACT:  Among the Cronobacter genus, Cronobacter sakazakii is the most common species posing a severe health risk for newborns, infants and children. Some infant formulas, cereal-based foods, and food production environments may be the potential reservoirs of C. sakazakii. This pathogen possesses different virulence factors encoded by different virulence genes. Therefore, characterizing these genes is important for distinguishing pathogenic strains from nonpathogenic ones. The objective of this study was to characterize some virulence genes [OmpA, OmpX, zpx, and Cpa] by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in C. sakazakii isolates from a total of 120 samples (20 each of milk powder, starch, rice flour, semolina, infant formula and dust samples from...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: C. sakazakii; Dust; Food; Health; Virulence genes.
Ano: 2018
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782018000800453

Drying process of Lentinula edodes: Influence of temperature on β-glucan content and adjustment of mathematical models
Provedor de dados: Ciência e Agrotecnologia
Autores: Timm,Thaynã Gonçalves; Pasko,Rafaely Zenni; Campos,Ceci Sales da Gama; Helm,Cristiane Vieira; Tavares,Lorena Benathar Ballod.
ABSTRACT The importance of the functional properties of edible mushrooms as a food product has been increasing and several studies have emerged to address this issue. However, the application of a conservation process is required since this is a product with a high moisture level. The aim of this study was to investigate the drying kinetics of shiitake Lentinula edodes mushrooms by means of the construction of drying curves, the mathematical modeling of the drying curves, and correlating the data obtained with the β-glucan content in order to observe the influence of temperature on its content. The drying temperatures of 35 ºC, 45 ºC and 55 ºC were applied to construct the drying curves and the β-glucan contents of the samples were quantified. Mathematical...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Shiitake; Health; Drying curves; Polysaccharide; Dehydration.
Ano: 2019
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-70542019000100250