Psittacosis is a zoonotic infectious disease that is caused by Chlamydophila psittaci. To determine the occupational risk of getting the infection, we investigated the seroprevalence of C. psittaci among employees of two German duck farms and two slaughterhouses according to their level of exposure to the pathogen during the years 2010, 2007, and 2004. In summary, we found low seroprevalence (≈...

To match products of different quality with end market preferences under supply uncertainty, it is crucial to integrate product quality information in logistics decision making. We present a case of this integration in a meat processing company that faces uncertainty in delivered livestock quality. We develop a stochastic programming model that exploits historical product quality delivery data ...

In the supply chain of foodstuffs derived from livestock, data consistency and security are most important thing to pay attention to. However, length existing lack facilities store maintain correctness livestock problems in ensuring data. The use blockchain has existed Indonesia, but its scope is only agriculture or a small part chain. Therefore, this research was conducted develop application ...

The facility location problem described in this paper comes from an industrial application in the slaughterhouse industry of Norway. Investigations show that the slaughterhouse industry experiences economies of scale in the production facilities. We examine a location-allocation problem focusing on the location of slaughterhouses, their size and the allocation of animals in the different farmin...

The introduction, transmission, and persistence of Listeria monocytogenes in Belgian beef slaughterhouses was investigated using genetic characterization. During slaughter, samples were taken the hide, carcass, environment to detect pathogen. Remarkably, L. massively present on hide incoming animals (93%; 112/120), regardless their visual cleanliness, which implies high contamination pressure l...