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Crafter, S. A. "Factors affecting sow and gilt efficiency in commercial piggeries in Zambia : a thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for admission to the degree of Master of Agricultural Science of the University of Adelaide." Title page, contents and summary, 1992. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09A/09ac8846.pdf.
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Questionnaires (Survey into the commercial pig industry of Zambia covering the 1983-1984 financial year ; Sow card survey ; and, Abbatoir survey form) included as appendices in pocket in back. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 219-251) The research looked for simple answers to simple problems in the Zambian commercial pig industry. Due to logistical difficulties of working in a developing country it was designed to be a project that could be carried out in the third world and which did not involve reliance on sophisticated machinery or techniques.
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Srivastava, Raman K. "A vertical trade model of the international pork industry." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/nq23882.pdf.
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Espinel, Ruth Karina. "Promoting oxygenation of vacuum packaged fresh pork using soybean leghemoglobin." Thesis, This resource online, 1992. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10062009-020144/.
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Ahlen, Lindsey. "The economic impact of free trade agreements with Asia on the US pork industry." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/20601.
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Master of Agribusiness<br>Department of Agricultural Economics<br>Allen Featherstone<br>For the past 25 years, Free Trade Agreements (FTA) in Asia have been increasing. This allows for a potential expansion of exports into Asia for a variety of goods. However usually these agreements have not covered agricultural products. The most recent multilateral agreement currently includes agricultural products and agricultural trade. U.S. pork exports have been on the rise with Asian countries. Trade openness with Asian countries allows U.S. pork companies to gain a market in the region. This thesis estimates the economic impact that FTA’s and multilateral agreements have on pork exports, through the level of open markets measured by Freedom House. Using regression analysis, this research examines the determinants to U.S. pork exports, where trade openness is a major independent variable. Pork is a popular meat preference in East Asia. A regression analysis was estimated to determine the shift along the demand curve of U.S. pork exports to three East Asian countries, China, Japan, and South Korea. Overall all three countries showed their trade openness being weakly associated with the U.S. pork export demand to that particular country during the years of 1995–2013.
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Lee, Michael Jonathan. "Optimal packaging systems for Australian domestic and export pork markets /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2004. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe18312.pdf.
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Kleiner, Anna M. "Measuring the impacts of large-scale swine operations on quality of life in rural communities : a test of unit of analysis /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3137720.
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Savard, Marielle. "Impacts of trade, environmental and agricultural policies in the North American hog/pork industry on water quality, trade patterns and welfare." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/nq25151.pdf.
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Sirolli, Ryan T. "An examination of price transmission in the United States beef, pork, and broiler industries." Access to citation, abstract and download form provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company; downloadable PDF file 0.32 Mb., 84 p, 2006. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1435251.
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Kim, In Seck. "A monthly structural model of U.S. slaughter hog and pork markets : with emphasis on the biological production process /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3137719.
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Stahl, Chad A. "Growth parameters, carcass merit, and meat quality of market hogs fed diets containing creatine monohydrate /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3137750.
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Visser, Daniel Pieter. "Structuring of breeding objectives in the pork supply chain in South Africa." Thesis, Pretoria : [s.n.], 2004. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-01142005-093429.
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Bergen, Martina. "The Japanese pork market facing international trade : introducing a spatial equilibrium model of international trade under consideration of a differential tariff system /." Frankfurt am Main [u.a.] : Lang, 2006. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/519806913.pdf.
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Sperling, Richard. "Estimating Oligopsony Power in the United States Market for Slaughter Hogs: An Error Correction Approach." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2002. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1024511205.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2002.<br>Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains x, 94 p.; also includes graphics. Includes abstract and vita. Advisor: Ian M. Sheldon, Dept. of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics. Includes bibliographical pdnerences (p. 83-94).
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Muller, Johannes Christoffel. "Comparative financial and environmental life cycle assessment of three South African pork production chains." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/96815.
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Thesis (MScAgric)--Stellenbosch University, 2015.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The world demand for animal proteins and profit-driven production has led to producing animal
proteins intensively. Intensive pork production systems have traditionally had a poor image with
the public, because these production systems are associated with environmental pollution.
Currently, pigs are produced on highly specialised farms, and are fed concentrated (often
imported) pig feed. The resulting higher production and higher animal densities contribute to an
increased pollution of water, soil and air. The aim of this study is to determine the energy
balance and emissions of three case studies, and to compare these results with their financial
performance. The impacts will be recorded in the following impact categories: global warming
potential (GWP), acidification potential (AP), eutrophication potential (EP) and Energy Use
(EU). The case studies are three typical South African pig production facilities selected by the
South African pork producer’s organisation (SAPPO). The production inputs, from the feed
acquisition to the delivery of one kg of pig at the farm gate, were included. The three farms are
located in different areas in South Africa, namely KwaZulu-Natal province (Case study 1),
North-West province (Case study 2) and Western Cape province (Case study 3). The functional
unit (FU) for this study is defined as 1 kg of South African pig (live-weight) at the farm gate.
This study found that the GWP/FU of Case study 2 is 4 and 2 % higher than Case studies 1 and 3
respectively. The EP/FU of Case study 1 is 9 and 6 % higher than Case studies 2 and 3
respectively. The AP/FU of Case study 1 is 4 and 5 % higher than Case studies 2 and 3
respectively. The EU/FU of Case study 3 is 45 % and 16 % higher than Case studies 1 and 2
respectively. The major activities that contributed to the environmental impact categories were
the slurry management activity, followed by electricity usage. The financial and environmental
performance comparison did show deviations. Therefore, it is recommended that environmental
and financial performance measurements be made, in order to create a true reflection of the
impacts. The potential for improvement in financial and environmental performance proved to be
significant in the productivity of the sow herd, as well as in the management of the piglets. The
location of the production facility does not claim to hold have significant environmental or
financial implications. Management of the emissions produced by piggeries can offset the impact
of the piggery's location.<br>AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Nie beskikbaar.
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Owusu-Manu, Michael. "Economic feasibility of minimally processed pork and fish in Quebec." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape16/PQDD_0005/MQ29760.pdf.
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Hoffman, Louwrens Christiaan. "Die doeltreffendheid van sekere parameters ter bepaling van die weefselsamestelling van varkkarkasse." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/65559.
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Thesis (MScAgric) -- Stellenbosch University, 1987.<br>INLEIDING: Van al die plaasdiere, is die vark die enigste spesie wat slegs vir vleisprodukte aangehou word. Alhoewel daar
verskeie varkrasse in Suid-Afrika bemark word, word hierdie
varke, ongeag die ras, hoofsaaklik in die vleisbedryf vir
twee doeleindes aangewend. Die ligter varkkarkasse
(karkasmassa onder 50kg word as vleisvarke, en die swaarder varkkarkasse (karkasmassa bo 50kg) word as spekvarke verwerk. In hierdie projek is die doeltreffendheid van verskeie
karkaspararneters ondersoek en as onafhanklike veranderlikes,
afsonderlik of in kombinasie, in lineêre regressievergelykings
gebruik, om sodoende regressievergelykings te verkry
wat 'n hoë voorspellingswaarde van die varkkarkassamestelling
i.t.v. vleis, vet en been sowel as van die
groothandelsnitopbrengs en -samestelling van die karkasse
besit.
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Liu, Chi-Wei. "Hog island agricultural protectionism, food dependency, and impact of the international food regime in Taiwan /." Diss., Online access via UMI:, 2008.
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Rowsell, John. "Comparative analysis of cash margin hedging strategies with commodity futures contracts and options." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/45914.
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<p>The performance of futures contracts and commodity
options as hedging instruments were compared in a cash
margin hedging framework for a 150 sow farrow to finish
hog operation in southeastern Virginia. The expected cash
margin (ECM) using corn soybean meal and hog futures were
calculated daily from 1975 through 1982. The performance
of options and futures were compared in 530 strategies that
ranged from starit routine fixed margin hedging to
strategies based on forecasted variable margins.</p><br>Master of Science
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Mussa, Dinna Mathemi. "High pressure processing of milk and muscle foods : evaluation of process kinetics, safety and quality changes." Thesis, McGill University, 1999. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=35473.
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High pressure (HP) kinetics of the microbial destruction and changes in the physicochemical characteristics of milk and pork were studied. Raw milk samples containing indigenous microflora of approximately 106 CFU/mL were heat sealed in dual peel sterilization pouches and subjected to HP treatment from 150--400 MPa with holding times ranging 5--120 min. The kinetic parameters (rate constant, k and decimal reduction time, D) for the microorganisms, alkaline phosphatase, color and viscosity were evaluated, based on first order kinetics and the pressure dependence of kinetic parameters was evaluated using pressure destruction time (PDT) and Arrhenius models. Kinetic data was well described by the first order model (R 2 > 0.90).<br>The application of pressure pulse was explored for pressure destruction of microorganisms as well as changes in physical-chemical characteristics of pork chops. Pork chops (2 days post-rigor) were subjected to HP treatment from 200--350 MPa for 0--120 min. Results showed that pressure changes of pork variables followed a dual effect consisting of an instantaneous pressure kill (IPK) with the application of pressure pulse (no holding) and a subsequent first order rate of destruction during the pressure hold time. The IPK values were pressure dependent and increased with pressure level. Parameters k and D indicated a higher rate of pressure destruction of microorganisms compared to quality attributes.<br>Kinetics of pressure destruction of Listeria monocytogenes Scott A were studied in relation to those of indigenous microorganism of milk and pork. The IPK was more pronounced with L. monocytogenes than with indigenous microflora. However, the kinetic parameters (k and D values) indicated a larger pressure resistance for L. monoctyogenes. HP processes were developed based on the standard plate count (SPC) kinetic data for indigenous microflora of milk as well as L. monocytogenes in milk and pork. The results showed that SPC kinetics permitted good estimation of microbial destruction in low pressure-lethality processes of milk and pork but its application at higher pressure-lethality levels were inaccurate. On the other hand, processes established based an destruction of L. monocytogenes were more predictable. Pressure pulse application to microbial lethality was also well predicted.<br>The shelf-life of milk and pork increased with the level of applied pressure lethality, but Q10 values suggested that low storage temperature was nevertheless required to control microbial growth and maintain quality. Storage of HP treated park offered some improvement in the texture but resulted in large color changes and drip losses. L. monocytogenes were not detected in any of the stored milk samples HP treated to achieve a lethality ≥10D.
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Parsons, Elizabeth C. "Provoking the Rocks: A Study of Reality and Meaning on the Zambian Copperbelt." Thesis, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/61.
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Even though the West, or Global North, initiates extensive development policymaking and project activity on the African continent, this study argues that one source of major frustration between different parties entrusted to do the work arises from cognitive differences in their worldviews. These differences affect people's actions and have theological ramifications involving how we all understand meaning and reality. The study employs a case method analyzed through the lens of Alfred Schutz's sociology of knowledge theories and augmented by insights from African scholars to look at basic perceptual differences between Zambians and expatriates working on the Copperbelt Province's mines. After exploring how participants in the study interpreted various experiences, this study concludes that Zambians and expatriates were essentially living in "parallel universes" of meaning regardless of their apparently shared activities and objectives. The study further argues that viewpoints expressed by Zambian participants can be extrapolated into powerful lessons for members of civil society who are concerned about international development and the environment. Such teaching elements could especially help reshape how Americans and other Westerners understand ourselves in relation to physical creation and the cosmos as well as to those from radically different cultures. Lessons learned from the Zambian perspective could also help reinvigorate Western theological thinking, providing much needed critiques of discourses that currently dominate international development policymaking and planning and that determine value principally according to economic strategies and fulfillment of efficient, measurable objectives.<br>Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2007.
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Guo, Yi 1977. "Quebec hog producers' willingness to accept carbon credit revenue for adopting management practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions." Thesis, McGill University, 2007. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=112628.
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Canada's commitment to the Kyoto Protocol provides agricultural producers with an opportunity to supply carbon offset credits to a domestic carbon market and receive revenue from the sale of these credits. This study employed the multiple bounded discrete choice method to estimate Quebec hog producers' willingness to accept compensation to adopt two management practices that reduce carbon emissions; i.e. reduced protein feeding and adopting a manure storage cover. The average willingness to accept compensation for reduced protein feeding was $46.71 per tonne of CO2 equivalent and for the manure storage cover was $40.40 per tonne of CO2 equivalent. In addition, hog producers were asked what cost they would be willing to bear if they received $20 per animal unit in carbon offset credit revenue. The average cost they were willing to bear was $11.88. Key factors that influenced producers' decisions were identified. Results can be used to improve the institutional rules and public policy associated with developing a domestic carbon emission trading mechanism. Starting-point and sequencing bias were tested for with the convolution approach. Starting-point bias was found in all the hypothetical situations; while sequencing bias was not found.
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Brewster, Veronica Rose. "Towards an eradication strategy for mycoplasma hypneumoniae from the UK pig herd." Thesis, Royal Veterinary College (University of London), 2016. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.701680.
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Jacinto, Jessika Soares. "Influência do manejo pré-abate na qualidade da carne de suínos." Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, 2017. http://repositorio.utfpr.edu.br/jspui/handle/1/2781.
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O objetivo desse trabalho foi avaliar a qualidade do produto final relacionado ao manejo pré-abate de suínos, que permitiu analisar os procedimentos e o cumprimento das normas de bem-estar animal. O manejo pré-abate é definido como o conjunto de práticas com os animais desde a propriedade até o frigorífico. Os
procedimentos pré-abate estão diretamente relacionados a perdas relacionadas à qualidade da carne e perdas econômicas em todo o sistema produtivo. Foram avaliados 144 animais, em um período de seis dias de abate com relação à capacidade de retenção de água, pH inicial e final e coloração. Posteriormente, os
resultados foram analisados com relação os defeitos tecnológicos como PSE e DFD. Conclui-se que o manejo inadequado influenciou na qualidade dos produtos.<br>The objective of this work was to evaluate the quality of the final product related to the pre-slaughtering of pigs, which allowed the analysis of procedures and compliance with animal welfare standards. Pre-slaughter management is defined as the set of practices with the animals from the property to the slaughterhouse. Pre-
slaughter procedures are directly related to losses related to meat quality and economic losses throughout the production system. A total of 144 animals were evaluated over a six day slaughter period in relation to water retention capacity, initial and final pH, and staining. Subsequently, the results were analyzed with regard to
technological defects such as PSE and DFD. It was concluded that improper handling influenced the quality of the products.
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Samulak, Renata Louize. "Monitoramento via PCR de Salmonella spp. no processamento de carne suína." Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, 2013. http://repositorio.utfpr.edu.br/jspui/handle/1/1479.
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CAPES<br>A Salmonella spp. é um dos principais micro-organismos patogênicos envolvidos em Doenças Transmitidas por Alimentos (DTA’s), com destaque para surtos envolvendo a ingestão de carne suína. Nesse sentido, o objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a segurança alimentar na produção de carne suína e embutidos quanto a presença de Salmonella spp. no processo produtivo. As amostras foram coletadas em um frigorífico que abate suínos e fabrica embutidos, localizado na região dos Campos Gerais - PR. Inicialmente, para padronização da PCR foi necessário determinar um protocolo de extração, bem como, ajustes metodológicos para amplificação de DNA. Para esses testes realizados, foi utilizada amostra de Salmonella spp previamente isolada de alimento. O protocolo de extração testado foi lise térmica e para reação de amplificação foram avaliadas três concentrações de DNA e diferentes temperaturas de hibridização para estabelecimento do padrão ideal. O protocolo escolhido mostrou-se bastante eficiente para extração do DNA de Salmonella spp, pois permitiu a obtenção de DNA em quantidade e com qualidade suficiente para
amplificação de bandas. Para a amplificação, a melhor condição encontrada foi a concentração de DNA de aproximadamente 40 ng e uma temperatura de hibridização de57 ºC.Com o intuito de validar a análise molecular via PCR, realizouse um estudo comparativo inicial com a microbiologia convencional para comprovação dos resultados obtidos pela análise molecular. Inicialmente foram escolhidos dezessete pontos durante as diferentes etapas do processo produtivo do frigorífico em estudo. Duas carcaças foram acompanhadas durante todo o processo e amostras foram coletadas, contemplando desde a etapa de escaldagem até o embutimento do produto final. A utilização da técnica de PCR mostrou-se vantajosa nos seguintes aspectos: tempo de análise total de aproximadamente 30 horas; maior sensibilidade comparado ao método convencional. Decorrida a validação, foi realizada nova coleta, contemplando etapas desde pré-abate até a obtenção do embutido, perfazendo um total de 62 amostras, com intuito de avaliar contaminação durante a produção de carne suína e embutidos. Como resultado, foi verificado que 60% das amostras estavam contaminadas por Salmonella spp, em diversas etapas do processo produtivo. A partir dessa avaliação, foram selecionados alguns pontos contaminados e elaborado um plano de ações corretivas, a fim de controlar e diminuir os perigos microbiológicos existentes no local. Através de novas análises via PCR foi possível verificar que o plano de ações foi eficiente em 100% das amostras.<br>The Salmonella spp is major pathogens involved in Food borne Diseases (FBD), especially outbreaks involving the ingestion of meet and this products. The aim of this study was to evaluate the food safety in pork and sausages production for the Salmonella spp. presence in the process. The samples were collected in a refrigerator that slaughter pigs and manufactures sausages, located in the Campos Gerais - PR. Initially, to standardize the PCR was necessary to determine an extraction protocol, as well as methodological adjustments to the PCR reaction. For these tests it was used sample of Salmonella isolated from food. The extraction protocol was tested by heating process and for amplification reaction were evaluated three different concentration of DNA and hybridization temperatures to establish the ideal standard. The chosen protocol proved to be very efficient for the Salmonella ssp DNA extraction because it allowed obtaining DNA in sufficient quality and quantity for amplification bands. For amplification, the best condition was found a concentration of approximately 40 ng DNA and a hybridization temperature of 57 ° C. In order to validate the molecular analysis by PCR, we carried out a comparative study with the initial conventional microbiology for proof of all results obtained by molecular analysis. Seventeen points were chosen during the different stages of production process. Two carcasses were monitored throughout the procedure and samples were collected, comprising the scalding step to the final product inlay. The PCR usage technique proved advantageous in the following aspects: total analysis
time of approximately 30 hours; higher sensitivity compared to conventional. After validation, we performed a new collection, covering stages from pre-slaughter until embedded obtaining, making a total of 62 samples, in order to assess contamination during production of pork and sausages. As a result, it was found that 60% of the samples were contaminated with Salmonella spp, in various stages of production. From this evaluation, we selected some points contaminated and developed a corrective action plan in order to control and reduce microbiological hazards on the
premises. Through further analysis by PCR was possible to verify that the action plan was effective in 100% of samples.
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Xu, Yu-Feng, and 許玉鳳. "Taiwanese Pork and Chicken Industry-Economic Structure and Trade liberization." Thesis, 1997. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/99883358793869472948.
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Mwansa, Ruth Miselo. "Investigating trade theory in the case of the Zambian soya value chain." Thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/20484.
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Thesis (M.Com. (Development Theory and Policy))--University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, School of Economic and Business Sciences.<br>This research paper analyses the Zambian soya bean value chain and serves to explore and investigate to what extent trade theory can be used to explain this value chain. Soya bean production in Zambia has grown vastly within the last four years, owing to this growth, Zambia has instantly become a net exporter of soya bean cake. Most of the soya bean cake produced is consumed within the country. The animal feed industry utilises a large percentage of the soya cake in order to produce animal feed for the poultry sector predominantly. The growth in the soya industry has created various linkages for example the poultry industry which is a growing industry owing to amongst other factors, the growth in the Zambian middle class. This research aims to explore the constraints, challenges and drivers of this value chain. Trade theory is used in order to explain the value chain and capture the limitations of theory in relation to the Zambian soya bean value chain. The research paper uses both a qualitative and quantitative methodology. Interviews were used to source information and quantitative data was collected from various platforms
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Luppnow, Adrian. "An investigation into the impact of imported pork on the demand for pork in Queenstown." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/1785.
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The demand for meat in South Africa may be growing faster than what the local market can supply. Imported pork may therefore help to meet the growing demand for pork or it may take market share away from the existing local pork market. A study of this nature could not be found. The majority of estimations found dated back to before 1994, many changes have occurred since then. New laws have been implemented and the meat industry has undergone substantial changes. The main objective of this study is to investigate the effect imported pork products have on the demand for pork in Queenstown. The study set out to determine whether this effect was positive or negative for local business. The motivating factors were investigated to establish what made businesses sell imported pork products and not locally-produced pork products. The results were collected with the use of a questionnaire and were analyzed using Central Tendency Statistics and Descriptive Frequency Statistics. The sample size is relatively small due to the small size of Queenstown. A purposive sample had to be used and all respondents had to be contacted to achieve the highest rate of responses. The small sample size limited the accuracy and number of statistical tests available. Analysis of the results revealed that the majority of businesses in Queenstown do not sell imported pork, and have not observed a decrease in demand for locally-produced pork products due to the importation of pork. Businesses that made use of imported pork did so to reduce costs of manufacture and also because of the decrease of availability of local pork due to the outbreak of Swine Fever at the time. It is recommended to develop or improve a marketing system tor imported pork products. An investigation into the effect of imported beef, mutton and poultry on the demand for meat may give a better indication of demand for all meat products.<br>Thesis (MBA)-University of Kwazulu-Natal, 2007.
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Wange, Haw-Jye, and 王鎬杰. "The Impacts of Trade Liberalization on the Development of the Pork Industry in Taiwan." Thesis, 1997. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/50668028209085704131.
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碩士<br>國立中興大學<br>農業經濟學系<br>85<br>The Impacts of Trade Liberalization on the Development of the
Pork Industry in Taiwan The usually recognized significant
domestic and foreignCompetitive and vantage of the pork industry
in Taiwan may havebeen supported by the autarkic domestic
market. It is realized thatthe liberalization of agricultural
trade will be an inevitable trendunder the WTO negotiations. For
pork industry, the released pork belly import quota may become
the first-stage liberalized target.Combined with the prevailed
mouse disease islandwide in march of1997, the development of the
pork industry may need to reevaluated Based on the
assumptions of continuing pork exports and open import quota for
pork belly, the CMS equation is used to calculated possible
changes of the competitive ability for Taiwan''s porkindustry. As
a result, the competitive advantage of Taiwan''s porkindustry is
unstable, but is better if Japan reduces imports. Theimport
quota of pork belly will be detrimental to the
competitivenessseriously even maintaining export
competitiveness.
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Woodall, Brian Earl. "Pork barrel politics in Japan trade friction, public works, and the Triadic Syndicate, 1955-1988 /." 1990. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/26203507.html.
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Msomi, Nombuso Angel. "The impact of religion on the demand for pork in Pietermaritzburg." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/10706.
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While the rest of the producers of pork enjoy exporting opportunities brought about by free trade agreements of the global village, South African pork producers struggle to enter the global market, let alone remain afloat. This has resulted in the locals focusing their production towards meeting local demands, which one can argue that local pork market has reached its maturity. Moreover, other countries import pork to South Africa, making it even more difficult for local producers to expand and remain profitable if they focus only on their local customers, which are a niche market. South Africa consumes far less pork compared to other countries, particularly those countries, which have a significant percentage of non-believers, such as China. Whereas other macroeconomic factors such as political and economic factors have an impact on limiting the demand for pork, religion is an important socio-cultural factor that has been overlooked when assessing the South African macro-environment. Consequently the oversight of local pork producers has caused them to misread or misunderstand the behaviour and the future trend of consumers. This study sought to establish the impact of religion as a socio-cultural environmental factor on the demand for pork in Pietermaritzburg, the capital city of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal Province. Non-probability sampling technique was used to identify 400 respondents. Data was collected by means of a pretested questionnaire. Subsequent to elimination of erroneous questionnaires, the total questionnaires were reduced from 400 to 375. Data was computed using Microsoft Excel version 2007. The findings showed that there was an inverse relationship between religion and demand for pork. Data was presented using different types of graphs and tables. The domestic pork market has reached its highest level of maturity; however, the respondents are open-minded about their limited influence for favourable future demands. It is recommended that the South African pork and processed pork producers diversify their reach by tapping strongly to foreign markets to remain sustainable and profitable as a significant percentage of local customers are prohibited by their religion from buying and consuming pork.<br>Thesis (MBA)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2012.
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Musonda, James. "Mine workers social recognition of the environmental costs of mining: a case study of Mopani copper mine and Kankoyo Township, Mufulira-Zambia." Thesis, 2017. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/24474.
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Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Humanities of the University of the Witwatersrand Department of Sociology/ Global Labour University, in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of MA Labour and Development, Labour Policy &Globalization, 2015<br>This study investigates the environmental costs of copper mining in a mining Township of Kankoyo in Mufulira, Zambia. It investigates the ways in which the mine workers in this community experience, assess and respond to the pervasive environmental degradation caused by mining operations. The study indicates that the people of Kankoyo have an implied understanding (physical experiences e.g. smoke, dust etc.) of the risks in their environment but lack explicit knowledge (long term effects). Second, the working class are now in an awkward position between participating in activism against the company that pollutes their environment and the need to keep their jobs. Third, experiences with a polluted environment have divided the Kankoyo between those who engage in community mobilisation (the unemployed) and those who don’t because they want to protect their jobs (the mine workers). As experiences take a gender dimension, women tend to suffer more due to the gender roles they play. Fourth, given their helplessness, the people of Kankoyo now plead for social services not in social justice terms but as a compensation for the pollution suffered.
The core conclusion is that workers understand environmental threats but: (a) they have little awareness of the long-term effects and (b) they tend to minimise them. For these workers their economic security i.e. employment, is primary and they prioritise the immediate over the longer term, thus (c) they have not responded to this issue in an organised way, rather their unions tend to focus on traditional workplace/pay issues. In addition, state and environmental organisations’ responses are inadequate. Consequently, the community is forced to accept the negative environmental impacts on their lives and the environment. Therefore, the study makes the following arguments: (a) Mineral resource led development in Zambia has failed. Instead, it has led to devastating environmental and health impacts on the nearby communities; (b) that the provision of social services and housing to the mine workers, and revenue to the government only served to divert attention from the long term and ongoing environmental degradation that has taken place overtime. The slug dams, the accumulated dust heaps, leach plants and long term environmental degradation on the copperbelt attest to this; (c) that the corporate policy on housing only served the interests of the mining companies by stabilising the workforce without regard for the arising health impacts; and; (d) privatisation has increased the vulnerability of the working class to environmental costs of mining. In the end, from the shattered hopes of a good life ‘modernisation’ emerges in the words of one respondent a ‘development’ of ‘environmental suffering’, as Kankoyo remains a ‘bomb waiting to explode’.<br>XL2018
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Hopkins, Alexander Daniel Brett. "A critical analysis of the effect of selling consortiums in the pork industry on profitablity: an exploratory study in KZN." Thesis, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/1977.
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The pork industry in South Africa is faced with many challenges some of which have been exacerbated with the trend toward globalisation. The success of the individual farmer is dependent upon co-operative agreements, achieving economies of scale, adding value to the commodity product pork and producing the end product efficiently enough to be competitive in the long-term whilst adjusting to the highly volatile market. The objective of this study was to determine whether the use of a marketing consortium was in principle an appropriate means of increasing profitability of individual farming operations. A secondary objective was to determine what the processing companies thought of the proposed selling consortium and how they would react to the concentration of supply that would result from the formation of a marketing consortium. The secondary research was based on a literature survey of current pork journals, articles from South African pork magazines, statistics from industry reports, textbooks on international trade and marketing, the Internet and newspapers. To evaluate the findings of the literature survey, a questionnaire using Likert type scales was devised and empirically tested among selected samples within the pork industry in KwaZulu-Natal. The literature review and the results from the questionnaire established that the formation of a selling consortium or collaborative relationships would have the potential to be mutually beneficial to both pork producers and pork processors. As a result of this it is felt that marketing consortiums have a place in the pork industry. The scope of this research is limited to the requirements of a dissertation that fulfils the partial requirements of a Masters in Business Administration. The sample sizes were small as the research was confined to the KwaZulu-Natal pork industry. In order to facilitate the reading of the dissertation and to simplify referencing of sources from the Internet the term "online" has been used to replace lengthy Internet addresses. The full address, however, is included in the list of references at the end of the dissertation.<br>Thesis (M.B.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2004.
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Seshoka, Mmaseala Lynette. "Effect of transport duration on selected stress metabolites in pigs measured with point of care devices." Thesis, 2012. http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1000279.
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Thesis (MTech. Degree in Animal Sciences) Tshwane University of Technology 2012.<br>Poor pork quality as a result of pre-slaughter stress is widespread in the industry and this is of great concern. Although many methods for assessing stress levels, and consequently welfare, exist, these tend to be invasive. Simple, effective, non-invasive and/or minimally invasive ways of assessing the welfare of the pigs before slaughter are critical to identify the stressed pigs enabling specific interventions to mitigate the effects of the stress on the pork. The main objective of the study was therefore, to measure the levels of metabolic substrate in pig saliva and plasma subjected to stressful conditions using rapid diagnostic tests and relate them to meat pH, drip loss and carcass temperature of the meat. It was envisaged that such a relationship if established would enable the identification of stressed pigs likely to produce poor quality pork and enable prophylactic measures to be taken before slaughter to come up with good quality pork.