Meat consumers in the Middle East traditionally prefer meat from freshly slaughtered animals to that from chilled or frozen carcasses. Consequently, meat trade in the Middle East is based mainly upon the importation of large quantities of live animals rather than of sheep and goat carcasses. Furthermore, as it seems that pathogens remain viable for longer periods of time in live animals than in...

In a recent survey by the United States Department of Agriculture (1961) it was estimated that the animal-protein shortage in the deficit countries, in terms of non-fat milk solids, was the equivalent of 1.8 million metric tons or roughly one-third of the U.S. annual milk production. The most critical shortages were noted to be in the Far East, followed by communist Asia, Africa and Latin Ameri...

Biotechnology is an important tool whose application Ugandan scientists are exploring in crop, fish and livestock improvement, value addition, waste management, and in medicine. However, the continuing growth of biotechnology or more broadly, biosciences as an enterprise in Uganda will depend on the support given to science and technology generally. To accelerate this growth, Government must en...

ing the installation of anaerobic digestion systems and the equipment necessary to generate electricity from the methane produced and collected by these systems. There are several reasons these systems are being considered: decreasing onfarm energy costs by using methane to generate electricity; mitigating odor problems on livestock operations; and improving the handling of manure nutrients and...

Anaerobic digestion (AD) of biowastes is one of the most common ways to produce methane-rich biogas, which has considerable potential to replace the fossil fuel used in multiple applications, such as vehicular transportation, internal combustion engines, cogeneration of heat and power systems and many other systems. Many companies are involved in the design and construction of anaerobic digesti...

Korea's urban environmental problems, specifically air and water pollution, government environmental policies, and the role of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in protecting the environment are described and discussed. Korea's rapid industrialization and urbanization between 1961 and 1985 led to an increased volume of waste and air pollution. Automobiles increased in number from 29,234 in...

Anitnal Waste Managetnent Planning A labama farmers have always valued good land and clean water. When they are informed, responsible citizen farmers take the necessary steps within their economic means to care for these important natural resources. This is true with today's situation concerning water quality and animal waste management. As farmers understand how to protect Alabama's waters fro...