The influence of narasin level, type of feed, and gender on the palatability attributes and cooking properties of pork

2001 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-334
Author(s):  
L. E. Jeremiah ◽  
J. K. Merrill ◽  
L. L. Gibson ◽  
P. Dick ◽  
R. O. Ball
Keyword(s):  
Connective Tissue ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Finishing Pigs ◽  
Flavor Intensity ◽  
Cooking Properties ◽  
Production Factors ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Cooking Times ◽  
Geographical Locations

A total of 256 pork chops were obtained from pigs of different genders (128 barrows and 128 gilts) produced at two different geographical locations (64 barrows and 64 gilts produced in Alberta and in Ontario). Pigs received two different types of feed (32 barrows and 32 gilts received either mash or pellets at each location) with or without narasin treatment (16 barrows and 16 gilts received either 0 or 15 ppm of narasin, within each geographical location and feed type ). Chops were evaluated for the influence of these production factors on palatability attributes (initial and overall tenderness, amount of perceptible connective tissue, juiciness, flavor intensity and desirability, and overall palatability) and cooking properties (thaw-drip losses, total cooking losses and cooking times). Results clearly demonstrated 15 ppm of narasin could be incorporated into the diet of growing/finishing pigs without influencing the palatability attributes (initial and overall tenderness, amount of perceptible connective tissue, juiciness, flavor intensity, flavor desirability, and overall palatability) or cooking properties of the final product. Neither gender nor feed type exerted influences of practical importance on palatability attributes or cooking properties. Key words: Pork, narasin, ionophores, feed type, gender, palatability, cooking properties

The effects of porcine somatotropin administration and gender on cooking properties and palatability attributes of pork muscle

1998 ◽  
Vol 78 (4) ◽  
pp. 701-706 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. E. Jeremiah ◽  
A. L. Schaefer ◽  
G. Kruger
Keyword(s):  
Connective Tissue ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Carcass Composition ◽  
Eating Quality ◽  
Prolonged Release ◽  
Cooking Properties ◽  
Porcine Somatotropin ◽  
Longissimus Lumborum ◽  
Yorkshire Pigs ◽  
And Gender

Loin roasts and ham steaks from 120 Yorkshire pigs (60 barrows and 60 gilts) were utilized to evaluate the effects of porcine somatotropin (PST) treatment and gender on cooking properties and palatability attributes. Within each gender, pigs were randomly allocated to the following three treatments: 1) control, 2) prolonged-release PST implants (2 mg d−1), or 3) daily subcutaneous PST injections (2 mg d−1). All animals received a 17% crude protein diet, ad libitum. Animals received PST treatments within a body weight range of 70 ± 5 kg to 96 ± 5 kg. All animals were slaughtered and processed using simulated commercial procedures. Longissimus lumborum (loin) roasts (lumbar) and cured and smoked semimembranosus (SM) steaks were roasted to 75 and 60 °C, respectively, in a 177 °C oven, sub-sampled, and evaluated by an eight-member sensory panel. No differences in cooking properties or palatability attributable to gender were observed (P > 0.05). However, cured and smoked SM steaks from pigs receiving daily PST injections were more tender both initially and overall (P < 0.05) than their counterparts from control pigs. In addition, cured and smoked SM steaks from pigs receiving daily PST injections had less perceived connective tissue (P < 0.05) than their counterparts from control pigs and pigs receiving prolonged-release PST implants. The cooked loins from pigs receiving prolonged-release PST implants were perceived to contain less connective tissue than their counterparts from control pigs and pigs receiving daily PST injections (P < 0.05), but cooked loins from pigs receiving prolonged-release PST implants had less-desirable flavour (P < 0.05) than their counterparts from pigs receiving daily PST injections. It should be noted, however, only the tenderness differences observed in the cured and smoked SM were of sufficient magnitude to be of practical importance. Consequently, it would appear PST treatments, particularly daily injections, can be utilized to achieve previously reported, potential production and carcass composition advantages, while possibly improving the eating quality of some pork products. Key words: Pork, somatotropin, PST, gender, cooking properties, palatability attributes

PSIV-11 Effects of Phytogenic Feed Additives on Growth Performance Traits of Finishing Swine

2021 ◽  
Vol 99 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 187-188
Author(s):  
Pengcheng Xue ◽  
Don W Giesting ◽  
Mark D Newcomb ◽  
Chad M Pilcher ◽  
Matthew J Ritter
Keyword(s):  
Growth Performance ◽  
Random Effect ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Feed Additives ◽  
Experimental Unit ◽  
Finishing Pigs ◽  
Performance Traits ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Dietary Treatments ◽  
Commercial Research

Abstract This study was conducted at a commercial research facility and utilized 1,092 finishing pigs (PIC® 337 × Camborough®) in a RCBD with 3 dietary treatments to determine the effects of commercially available phytogenic feed additives on growth performance traits in finishing swine for the last 35 d prior to marketing. The dietary treatments were as follows: 1) Control; 2) Aromex Pro® (AP; Delacon) fed at 0.01%; and 3) Ambitine® (AM; PMI) fed at 0.1%. Pens with 13 pigs/pen and 0.66 m2/pig were randomly allotted to treatments on the basis of live weight and gender. Pigs had ad libitum access to corn-soy diets that met or exceeded the pig’s requirements (NRC, 2012). Aromex Pro® and Ambitine® were added to the diets at the expense of corn. Dietary treatments started on day 0 (BW = 97.7 kg; SEM = 1.04) and were fed throughout the 35 d trial period. On d 21, the two heaviest pigs per pen were marketed, while the remaining pigs in each pen were marketed on d 35. Pigs and feeders were weighed on d 0, 21, and 35. Data were analyzed by using PROC MIXED of SAS® version 9.4, and pen was the experimental unit. The model included the fixed effect of treatment and random effect of replicate. Pre-planned orthogonal contrasts were used to compare AP vs. Control and AM vs. Control. Feeding AP or AM for the last 35 d in finishing both improved (P &lt; 0.05) ADG by 4%, ADFI by 3% and final BW by 1.6 kg over Control, but did not change feed to gain or mortality. These data demonstrate that phytogenic feed additives can improve growth performance traits in finishing swine.

scholarly journals Bayesian Geographical Multi-Dimensional Scaling

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Hayato Nishi ◽  
Yasushi Asami
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Statistical Point ◽  
Dimensional Scaling ◽  
Regional Features ◽  
Geographical Distances ◽  
Strong Relation ◽  
Geographical Locations ◽  
Multi Dimensional Scaling

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> Multi-dimensional scaling (MDS) is a popular method of visualizing the similarity of individuals in a dataset. When dissimilarities between individuals in a dataset are measured, MDS projects these individuals into the (typically two- or three-dimensional) map. In this map, because similar individuals are projected to be close to one another, distances between individuals correspond to their dissimilarities. In other words, MDS makes a similarity map of a dataset.</p><p>Some of the dissimilarities and distances have a strong relation to the geographical location. For example, time distances are similar to geographical distances, and regional features will be similar if the regions are close together. Therefore, it will be useful to compare the MDS projection and geographical locations. However, because MDS projection is not concerned with the rotation, parallel translation, and similarity expansion, it might be difficult to compare the projection to the actual geographical locations. When geographically related similarities are visualized, projected locations should be bound to the geographical locations.</p><p>In this article, we propose Bayesian Geographical Multidimensional Scaling (BGMDS), in which geographical restrictions of projections are given from a statistical point of view. BGMDS gives not only geographically bound projections, but also incorporates the uncertainty of the projections.</p>

scholarly journals Prevalence of ABO blood groups in patients with haematological malignancies: a retrospective study

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-17
Author(s):  
Ashwin Mathew ◽  
Kirana Pailoor, ◽  
Konchady Deepthi ◽  
Suresh Shenoy
Keyword(s):  
Sex Ratio ◽  
Blood Group ◽  
Haematological Malignancy ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Blood Groups ◽  
Blood Type ◽  
Haematological Malignancies ◽  
Abo Blood Groups ◽  
College Hospital ◽  
And Gender

Background: The pattern and distribution of Haematological malignancies vary depending on age, sex and geographical location. Studies on the association between Haematological cancers and ABO blood types have been largely conflicting. The objective of our study was to determine the distribution of ABO blood groups among patients with Haematological malignancies and to correlate with age and gender. Materials and Methods: This was a chart based observational descriptive study involving the review of records of 85 patients with various Haematological malignancies in Father Muller Medical College Hospital for a period of two years from July 2017- June 2019. Age, gender, malignant condition, ABO and Rh blood group were collected for each case. Data was analyzed statistically by frequency and percentage. Results: The peak age incidence for various Haematological malignancies was in the fifth and sixth decades of life with a mean age of 47.The male to female sex ratio was almost 1:1. Majority of the patients were of the O blood group and an association of O blood group with various hematological malignancies with male preponderance was noted. Altogether, Leukemias were the most common Haematological malignancy observed in this study. Conclusion: The distribution, age and sex ratio of Haematological malignancies in our study was comparable to those reported by other authors with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) being the most common Haematological malignancy in our environment. There was no significant association between Haematological cancers and ABO blood type of the patients, but probably individuals with O Rh positive blood group are more prone to

Epilogue

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuire Valkeakari
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
African Diaspora ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Middle Passage ◽  
The West ◽  
Innovative Strategies ◽  
Diasporic Identity ◽  
Historical Origin ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Geographical Locations

The epilogue affirms that the old Anglophone African diaspora in the West is characterized by considerable ethnic, national, socioeconomic, sociocultural, religious, and political diversity as well as by markedly different interplays of race, class, and gender in different geographical locations and microcontexts. Black diasporic sensibilities perpetually renew and transform themselves in response to the limitless variety of life experiences in the diaspora. Nevertheless, rather than merely emphasizing black diversity for its own sake, this book has repeatedly brought the discussion back to the original propellers of the old African diaspora. This book’s diasporic hermeneutics have highlighted the historical origin of the old African diaspora in the Middle Passage and slavery and the cultural mediation of the collective memory of this ur-event. This emphasis on the old African diaspora’s origin in an event has anchored this book’s approach to diaspora in a racially antiessentialist understanding of black diasporic identity formation. Middle Passage narratives both mourn the lives that were lost as a result of the Atlantic slave trade and highlight the survivors’ innovative strategies of survival, acclimatization, and resistance. These themes, in modified yet recognizable forms, are also powerfully present in the novels about later black migrations analyzed in this book.

An Empirical Note on Health Information Digital Divide

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajeya Jha ◽  
Jaya Rani Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Discriminant Analysis ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Search ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Family Type ◽  
Online Health Information ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
And Gender ◽  
E Mail

Availability of healthcare information on internet has made it possible for patients or their relatives to search for such information. This study was undertaken to find answers to such questions. In all 754 respondents participated in the survey. The variables selected from literature survey and exploratory study are Health Information Digital Divide, Income, Having E-mail id, access to internet, geographical location, Education, family-type, age and gender. As the data is categorical the significance of difference has been calculated using Chi-square test. Later discriminant analysis was conducted to predict patients who make online health information search and the ones who do not. The result show that Income, Having E-mail id, access to internet, geographical location, Education and gender are significant factors that determine the propensity of people for online healthcare search. Age and family-type, however, were found to have no impact on such a behavior. Using discriminant analysis 94.5 percent patients who make online health information search could be correctly predicted.

Alignment of Chartered SUCs Information Technology Program to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Policies and Standards

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Unife O. Cagas
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Technology Education ◽  
Statistical Treatment ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Global Challenge ◽  
Information Technology Education ◽  
Excellence In Education ◽  
Geographical Locations

Considering the global challenge of achieving excellence in education, it is imperative that the Philippine Higher Education Institutions should align to the standards set by the accrediting bodies. The study aimed to determine the alignment of chartered SUCs IT program in the Caraga Region to CHED Policies and Standards. Employing mixed methods, the study considered three types of instruments: survey questionnaire, interview schedule, and observation/ocular visit checklist. The survey questionnaire and observation/ocular visit checklist, which was based on CMO no. 53, series 2006 for Information Technology Education Programs, were used. Data were subjected to statistical treatment as frequency, mean, standard deviation and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The results revealed that in terms of alignment percentage by geographical location, generally, the areas – curriculum outline, instructional standards, admission and residence requirements, garnered the highest alignment percentage of 100.00% in four geographical locations. The study, therefore, concludes that one geographical location is not significantly better than the other, or that one is not significantly more aligned than other geographical locations. It is recommended that chartered SUC administrations should continuously upgrade and update the school’s physical facilities and equipment in conformity to the CHED standards and other recognized accrediting agencies that require standardization to support the IT faculty in the delivery of instruction.   Keywords - Technology Education, alignment, chartered SUCs, CHED policies and standards, descriptive design, Philippines

scholarly journals Diversity of Intestinal Microbiota in Coilia ectenes from Lake Taihu, China

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 315-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinrong Duan ◽  
Dongpo Xu ◽  
Kai Liu ◽  
Yanfeng Zhou ◽  
Pao Xu
Keyword(s):  
Chlorophyll A ◽  
Total Nitrogen ◽  
Intestinal Microbiota ◽  
High Throughput Sequencing ◽  
Lake Taihu ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Operational Taxonomic Units ◽  
Coilia Ectenes ◽  
Geographical Locations

AbstractTo investigate the community structure and species composition of intestinal microbiota in Coilia ectenes, sixty-seven samples were collected from Lake Taihu in China. The intestinal microbiota of the C. ectenes were identified by the V4 of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene using high-throughput sequencing. Furthermore, the water quality of different sampling sites was also evaluated. A total of 53 phyla and 730 classified genera were found in all the samples. The eight dominant phyla Planctomycetes, Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Cyanobacteria, Crenarchaeota, Actinobacteria, and Verrucomicrobia were included. The intestinal microbiota compositions of the C. ectenes obtained from the same location presented more similar profiles, and the intestinal microbiota compositions of the C. ectenes from different geographical locations showed considerable differences. The operational taxonomic units (OTUs) abundance of the intestinal microbiota was significantly correlated with both the concentrations of total nitrogen and chlorophyll-a of the aquatic environment (p<0.05). Geographical location was an important determinant for the fish’s intestinal microbiota composition. The intestinal microbiota of C. ectenes would be affected by the concentrations of total nitrogen and chlorophyll-a in the water. These findings achieve a basic understanding of fish’s gut microbiota, and are helpful for the protection of fish resources in Lake Taihu and provided the cornerstone to sustainable utlization of C. ectenes.

scholarly journals Molecular Variation of Satellite DNAβ Molecules Associated with Malvastrum yellow vein virus and Their Role in Pathogenicity

2008 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 1909-1913 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Guo ◽  
Tong Jiang ◽  
Xian Zhang ◽  
Guixin Li ◽  
Xueping Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Petunia Hybrida ◽  
Yunnan Province ◽  
Geographical Origin ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Yellow Vein ◽  
Molecular Variation ◽  
Infectious Clones ◽  
Malvastrum Coromandelianum ◽  
Geographical Locations ◽  
Limited Sequence

ABSTRACT Previous studies have found that the diversity of begomovirus-associated DNAβ satellites is related to host and geographical origin. In this study, we have cloned and sequenced 20 different isolates of DNAβ molecules associated with Malvastrum yellow vein virus (MYVV) isolated from Malvastrum coromandelianum plants in different geographical locations of Yunnan Province, China. Analyses of their molecular variation indicate that the satellites are clustered together according to their geographical location but that they have only limited sequence diversity. Infectivity tests using infectious clones of MYVV and its associated DNAβ molecule indicate that MYVV DNAβ is indispensable for symptom induction in Nicotiana benthamiana, N. glutinosa, Petunia hybrida, and M. coromandelianum plants. Furthermore, we showed that MYVV interacts functionally with heterologous DNAβ molecules in N. benthamiana plants.

scholarly journals The effect of transport density and gender on stress indicators and carcass and meat quality in pigs

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. e0606 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thuanny L. Pereira ◽  
Anderson Corassa ◽  
Cláudia M. Komiyama ◽  
Cláudio V. Araújo ◽  
Alessandra Kataoka
Keyword(s):  
Lactate Dehydrogenase ◽  
Meat Quality ◽  
Pork Quality ◽  
Drip Loss ◽  
Finishing Pigs ◽  
Blood Components ◽  
Stress Indicators ◽  
Ph Values ◽  
And Gender

<p>A total of 168 finishing pigs were used to investigate the effects of gender (barrows and gilts) and transport densities for slaughter (236, 251, and 275 kg/m²) on stress indicators and carcass and pork quality. The animals transported at 251 kg/m² (T251) presented cortisol values below those at 236 kg/m<sup>2</sup> (T236), but no different from those at 275 kg/m<sup>2</sup> (T275). The lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) values in pigs transported at T236 were the lowest. The blood components did not differ between T236 and T275. The pH values at 45 min (pH<sub>45</sub>) and at 24 h (pH<sub>24</sub>) <em>postmortem </em>were higher for pigs subjected to T236. However, the pH<sub>45 </sub>was higher at T251 than at T275, but pH<sub>24</sub> was lower at T251 than at T275. The lightness values in the muscles of the pigs transported at T236 and T251 were higher than those at T275. Lower drip loss values were observed in the muscle of animals at T251. Carcasses of pigs at T236 contained more 1–5 cm lesions while those at T275 contained more 5–10 cmlesions in sections of loin. No significant effects of gender were found on the stress indicators, blood components, pH<sub>45</sub>, pH<sub>24</sub>, color, drip loss or carcass lesions in general. These results indicate that the pre-slaughter transport of pigs at densities of 251 kg/m² generates less physiological damage and smaller losses on carcass and pork quality irrespective of gender.</p>

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