907 undergraduate level. There are problems at the end of each chapter and a glossary as in the previous edition. In spite of the revision the bibliography is inadequate and only a few of the more recent references are given. There are several textbooks for college students that deal with this subject, and each illustrates the difficulties which face the single author who attempts to forge a co...

The COVID-19 pandemic has entirely changed the patterns of behavior in market. Physical distance, quarantine measures, safety and security protocols, shortages along entire supply chain, have particularly affected placement food products. In this regard, paper aims to define impact various indicators on products during pandemic. An empirical study was conducted a sample 248 final consumers. ana...

Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis is an important global food-borne infectious disease transmitted between humans and pigs. According to both national surveys field investigations, the prevalence of in China has significantly decreased recent decades. The primary control measures are health education promotion, meat inspection, chemotherapy. Other factors that influence or fundamentally aff...

Berg, C. C. 1998. Foot-pad dermatitis in broilers and turkeys. Prevalence, risk factors and prevention. Doctor’s dissertation. ISSN1401-6257, ISBN 91-576-5442-5 Foot-pad dermatitis is a condition characterised by lesions on the ventral foot-pads of poultry. It is a type of contact dermatitis, which in an early stage results in hyperkeratosis, erosions and discoloration of the skin. The erosions...

background : in every society, meat costs the most expensive parts of food basket, meat consumption is noticeably different in poor and rich societies. since meat intake has been associated with several chronic impairments, reduction of red meat in the diet has been   recommended by several health information services. however it is not clear yet to what extent the employed policies has been ef...

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Although ubiquitous, bacteria of the Weissella genus are not given sufficient attention. Many members of the genus were originally classified as Leuconostoc or Lactobacillus. With the development of molecular methods, these phylogenetically closely related bacteria formed a separate group, the Weissella genus. Due to its heterofermentative metabolism, Weissella spp. may cause considerable damag...

Iron-deficient young women who are at risk of anaemia should be advised to eat red meat, a good food source of iron. However, red meat is known to elicit negative attitudes among young women, which could lead to low meat consumption. Several factors can contribute to meat attitudes. We therefore hypothesised that a good predictor of attitudes towards meat could be a positive affective component...