scholarly journals Italian Tracing System for Water Buffalo Milk and Processed Milk Products

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1737
Author(s):  
Giovanna Cappelli ◽  
Gabriele Di Vuolo ◽  
Oreste Gerini ◽  
Rosario Noschese ◽  
Francesca Bufano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Water Buffalo ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Buffalo Milk ◽  
Daily Production ◽  
Validation And Verification ◽  
Bulk Milk ◽  
Access Logs ◽  
Ministerial Decree ◽  
Daily Milk

This document describes the development of a tracing system for the buffalo supply chain, namely an online computer system in which farmers, dairies, and brokers must maintain records of the production of milk through to the production of derivatives. The system is jointly used throughout the Italian national territory by the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno (IZSM) and the Sistema Informativo Agricolo Nazionale Italiano (SIAN), after being made mandatory and regulated with the publication of the Ministerial Decree of 9 September 2014. Farmers are obligated to communicate their daily production of bulk milk, the number of animals milked, the number of the delivery note of the sale, and the name of the purchaser; within the first week of the month, they must communicate the milk production of each animal milked. Dairies are required to communicate the milk and the processed product (mozzarella, yogurt, etc.) purchased on a daily basis. The intermediaries are required to communicate the daily milk purchased, both fresh and frozen, the semi-finished product, and the sale of the same. The tracing system linked to the project authorized by the Ministry of Health, called “Development, validation and verification of the applicability of an IT system to be used for the management of traceability in the buffalo industry”, provides operators with the monitoring of production and sales in real time through alerts and access logs. Currently, there are 1531 registered farmers, 601 non-PDO dairies, 102 PDO dairies, 68 non-PDO intermediaries, and 17 PDO intermediaries in Italy. The system provides support for the recovery of the buffalo sector; from the analysis of the data extrapolated from the tracing system of the buffalo supply chain for the years 2016 to 2019, this paper highlights that the application of the Ministerial Decree No. 9406 of 9 September 2014 and the tracing of the supply chain have increased the price of buffalo milk at barns from EUR 1.37/kg to EUR 1.55/kg from 2016 to 2019.

Separation and quantification of water buffalo milk protein fractions and genetic variants by RP-HPLC

2013 ◽  
Vol 136 (2) ◽  
pp. 364-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Bonfatti ◽  
Mery Giantin ◽  
Roberta Rostellato ◽  
Mauro Dacasto ◽  
Paolo Carnier
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variants ◽  
Milk Protein ◽  
Water Buffalo ◽  
Buffalo Milk ◽  
Protein Fractions ◽  
Rp Hplc

scholarly journals Uncertainty Simulation of Wood Chipping Operation for Bioenergy Based on Queuing Theory

Forests ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 822
Author(s):  
Yoshida ◽  
Takata
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Queuing Theory ◽  
Wood Chip ◽  
Stochastic Modelling ◽  
Simulation Method ◽  
Daily Production ◽  
Deterministic Simulation ◽  
Loss Compensation ◽  
Truck Arrival

Managing uncertainty is the way to secure stability of the supply chain. Uncertainty within chipping operation and chip transportation causes production loss. In the wood chip supply chain for bioenergy, operational uncertainty mainly appears in the moisture content of the material, chipping productivity, and the interval of truck arrival. This study theoretically quantified the loss in wood chip production by applying queuing theory and stochastic modelling. As well as the loss in production, the inefficiency was identified as the idling time of chipper and the queuing time of trucks. The aim of this study is to quantify the influence of three uncertainties on wood chip production. This study simulated the daily chip production using a mobile chipper by applying queuing theory and stochastic modelling of three uncertainties. The result was compared with the result of deterministic simulation which did not consider uncertainty. Uncertainty reduced the production by 14% to 27% compared to the production of deterministic simulation. There were trucks scheduled but not used. The cases using small trucks show the largest daily production amount, but their lead time was the longest. The large truck was sensitive to the moisture content of material because of the balance between payload and volumetric capacity. This simulation method can present a possible loss in production amount and enables to evaluate some ways for the loss compensation quantitatively such as outsourcing or storing buffer. For further development, the data about the interval of truck arrival should be collected from fields and analyzed. We must include the other uncertainties causing technical and operator delays.

scholarly journals Yield and chemical composition of milk of grazing and supplemented Tropical Milking criollo cows

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adalberto Rosendo Ponce ◽  
Adrián Sánchez Gómez ◽  
Ángel Ríos Ortíz ◽  
Glafiro Torres Hernández ◽  
Carlos Miguel Becerril Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Milk Production ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Daily Production ◽  
Commercial Feed ◽  
Multiplicative Effect ◽  
Increase Milk Production ◽  
Daily Milk Production ◽  
Brachiaria Mutica ◽  
Daily Milk

Milk production under grazing conditions is carried out in the intertropical region of hot climates due to its low production cost. The Tropical Milking criollo breed (LT) is characterized by its hardiness in this region, and its high milk quality and cheese yield. Grazing supplementation can increase milk production; however, it can also change its chemical composition. The effect of supplementation with commercial feed in LT cows was evaluated concerning the quantity and physicochemical traits of their milk by lactation. The treatments used were feeding based only on grazing para grass (Brachiaria mutica) and grazing plus 1 kg supplementation with 20 % protein commercial feed for every 5 kg of milk produced daily. The daily milk production per cow increased from 5.82 ± 0.18 to 7.10 ± 0.18 kg due to supplementation. Dry matter intake was similar in both treatments. The concentration of fat, protein, lactose, non-fat, and total solids did not suffer modifications (p > 0.05), but the daily production of each component per cow increased in animals supplemented due to the multiplicative effect of the amount of milk. The number of calvings affected milk production, fat, and ureic nitrogen in milk, and somatic cell count (p ≤ 0.05). It can be concluded that the supplementation used in this study was enough to increase milk production by 22 %, without modifying its chemical composition.

Humanitarian Operations and Supply Chain Management

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephan M. Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Humanitarian Assistance ◽  
Specific Situation ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Humanitarian Operations ◽  
Recent Developments

The need for humanitarian assistance is documented in the news on a daily basis. Functioning supply chains are a critical factor in providing disaster relief and humanitarian aid to people in need. Therefore, the humanitarian sector has developed organizations, processes, procedures, and tools that support the specific situation facing this sector, which is in several ways different from a commercial setting. This chapter discusses some challenges of humanitarian operations and supply chain management (HumOSCM) for humanitarian assistance, provides an overview, and lays out some good practices and recent developments of HumOSCM. Better scholarship and practice of HumOSCM will contribute to solving grand challenges as conveyed in the Sustainable Development Goals.

scholarly journals Assessment of Water Buffalo Milk and Traditional Milk Products in a Sustainable Production System

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 6616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zsolt Becskei ◽  
Mila Savić ◽  
Dragan Ćirković ◽  
Mladen Rašeta ◽  
Nikola Puvača ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Dairy Products ◽  
Water Buffalo ◽  
Fatty Acid Content ◽  
Buffalo Milk ◽  
Sustainable Production ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Significant Difference

Water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) conservation in Serbia is under an in situ program, but additional efforts are needed to ensure the development of this animal’s genetic resources biodiversity. This research aims to describe challenges and possible strategies for sustainable water buffalo milk production. In this study, the physicochemical characteristics of buffalo milk and buffalo dairy products (cheese, butter, and kajmak) were determined. Furthermore, amino and fatty acids composition and the related health lipid indices (atherogenic and thrombogenic) were assessed. The findings support the fact that buffalo milk is a reliable source of high-quality nutrients (dry matter: 16.10%, fat: 6.02%, protein: 4.61%). Leucine, lysine, and valine content were found to be high in buffalo milk and cheese. A substantial quantity of non-essential glutamic and aspartic amino acids was observed in milk, as well as glutamic acid and tyrosine in cheese. It was established that milk protein of buffalo cheese had a favorable proportion of essential and non-essential amino acids (61.76%/38.24%). The results revealed significant differences (p < 0.05) in fatty acid profiles among the three dairy products for saturated short-chain, n-3, and n-6 fatty acids. Conversely, no significant difference (p < 0.05) was observed in monounsaturated fatty acids content. Kajmak showed the most favorable anti-atherogenic and anti-thrombogenic properties due to lower saturated and higher polyunsaturated fatty acid content. These results confirmed that buffalo milk could be successfully used in producing high-quality traditional dairy products with added value and beneficial characteristics from the aspect of a healthy diet. Furthermore, it could actively contribute to the promotion of sustainable production of buffaloes and strengthen the agricultural production of rural areas and their heritage.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Molecular Methods for the Detection of Brucella Species in Water Buffalo Milk

2008 ◽  
Vol 91 (10) ◽  
pp. 3779-3786 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Marianelli ◽  
A. Martucciello ◽  
M. Tarantino ◽  
R. Vecchio ◽  
G. Iovane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Buffalo ◽  
Buffalo Milk ◽  
Molecular Methods ◽  
Brucella Species

Occurrence of genetic polymorphism at the αs1-casein locus in Mediterranean water buffalo milk

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 181-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lina Chianese ◽  
Maria Quarto ◽  
Fabiana Pizzolongo ◽  
Maria Grazia Calabrese ◽  
Simonetta Caira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Polymorphism ◽  
Water Buffalo ◽  
Buffalo Milk ◽  
Mediterranean Water
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