Utilisation of Garole sheep wool: a step towards the alleviation of poverty

2009 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 85-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandip Banerjee
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Region ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Significant Deterioration ◽  
Alternative Livelihood ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Wool Quality ◽  
Genetic Tolerance ◽  
Sheep Wool

SummaryGarole is a breed of sheep reared in the Sunderban region of India and Bangladesh. The animals of this breed are adapted to the hot and humid coastal region and are often seen grazing in water. Garole are reared as mutton sheep. The value of their wool is grossly ignored and presently wasted. The raw wool obtained from this breed can be stored for a long time without any significant deterioration in quality, that might be attributed to the genetic tolerance of the breed towards fleece rot. The wool quality parameters of Garole sheep indicate that the wool is coarse but has an excellent felting property. The raisers of these sheep are economically challenged members of the society, and handicrafts produced from the wool can assist in the alleviation of poverty as well as provide an alternative livelihood. An organisation has taken steps in scientific sheep rearing in the region and has assisted in training members of the community in the production of rugs from the wool. The organisation is also providing assistance in marketing the products developed on behalf of the beneficiaries.

scholarly journals Comparative Study on Quality Parameters of Royal Jelly, Apilarnil and Queen Bee Larvae Triturate

2017 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Rodica MARGAOAN ◽  
Liviu Alexandru MARGHITAS ◽  
Daniel Severus DEZMIREAN ◽  
Otilia BOBIS ◽  
Victorita BONTA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Royal Jelly ◽  
Essential Amino Acids ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Total Protein Content ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Soxhlet Method ◽  
Kjeldahl Method

Given their beneficial effects in terms of health, the natural products, especially beehive products, have drawn the attention of consumers since long time ago. In order to guarantee the quality of these products on the market, their chemical composition needs to be analyzed. Thus, this current research had as objective the establishment of quality parameters for beehive brood food derived products: apilarnil and queen bee larvae triturate. These two products were compared with royal jelly which is the basis of brood food in the first 3 days of larval stage. The carbohydrates were determined by HPLC-IR and allowed the identification of seven carbohydrate compounds, predominantly glucose, fructose and sucrose. The lipid profile was analyzed by the Soxhlet method. The total protein content was determined by the Kjeldahl method. Free amino acids were analyzed by LC-MS. A total of 31 amino acids were identified of which nine are essential amino acids for humans. 

The Quality of Marine Water Around a Sewage Outfall

1999 ◽  
Vol 40 (7) ◽  
pp. 11-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Al-Muzaini ◽  
M. Beg ◽  
K. Muslamani ◽  
M. Al-Mutairi
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
High Tide ◽  
Sewage Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Coastal Region ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Open Sea ◽  
Foul Smell ◽  
Sea Area ◽  
Physical And Chemical

A major sewage outlet located close to Shuwaikh Harbor discharges raw and treated water from the Al-Ardhiya sewage treatment plant, as well as raw sewage from a pumping station. It also receives input from Kuwait International Airport. The area has been spotted for its characteristic foul smell mainly because of stagnant water at the outlet. Therefore, samples were collected from eleven fixed stations at high tide and six stations at low tide to examine water quality parameters, NO3, NO2, NH3, SO4, S2, PO4, BOD, COD, TOC and heavy metals Pd, V, Cd, Ni, Mn, Cr, Cu, and total fecal coliform. The results of the physical and chemical analyses for both high-and low-tide samples along with microbiological analyses indicate that the Shuwaikh marine area is polluted. The pollution is high near the discharge point and decreases with distance. The data revealed a lower level of chemical pollutants and fecal counts at high tide than at low tide. This is mainly because of the dilution caused by incoming seawater at high tide. Although tidal movement helps reduce pollution in the area, for improvement of the situation to the desired level, biological wastewater treatment is suggested to remove most of the organic matter before discharge. Also, extension of the discharge outfall pipe to the open sea area would help reduce trapping of effluent in the coastal region and check fouling in the area.

scholarly journals Monitoring water quality parameters of Lake Koronia by means of long time-series multispectral satellite images

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-188
Author(s):  
Triantafyllia-Maria Perivolioti ◽  
Antonios Mouratidis ◽  
Dimitra Bobori ◽  
Georgia Doxani ◽  
Dimitrios Terzopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Time Series ◽  
Satellite Images ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Water Quality Parameters ◽  
Long Time Series ◽  
Multispectral Satellite Images ◽  
Long Time

scholarly journals Efficient WPT Based Speech Signal Protection

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 53-65
Author(s):  
Hatim Zaini ◽  
Ziad A.A Alqadi
Keyword(s):  
Speech Signal ◽  
Data Encryption ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Process Efficiency ◽  
Large Size ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Encryption Decryption

Speech files are now widely circulated using various means of communication, and sometimes the speech file can be secret, which requires protecting it from any unauthorized person to hear and understand it. The methods which use DES standard for data encryption-decryption are considered ineffective because they need a long time to implement the protection of speech files due to their large size and containing double data with fractions. In this paper research a method which uses WPT decomposition will be proposed, tested and implemented. It will be shown how the new introduced method will increase the cryptography process efficiency by minimizing the encryption-decryption times keeping at the same time excellent values for quality parameters.

scholarly journals Impacts of Different Agro-Ecological and Management Practices on the Shrimp Productivity of Ghers in the Southwest Coastal Region of Bangladesh

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-155
Author(s):  
KA Huq ◽  
MM Haque ◽  
K Mazhabuddin ◽  
SU Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Soil Quality ◽  
Water Exchange ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Coastal Region ◽  
Stocking Density ◽  
Calcium Content ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Phytoplankton Production ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Positive Correlations

The study was undertaken to investigate the impacts of water and soil quality parameters, and management practices on shrimp productivity of ghers in three agro-ecological areas of Paikgacha, Shyamnagar and Rampal in the greater Khulna district of Bangladesh. Five ghers of existing culture systems from each of three locations were selected for this study. Findings revealed that water quality parameters including salinity, alkalinity and dissolved oxygen contributed significantly (p<0.05) and positively to shrimp productivity. Phytoplankton production also showed a positive correlation with shrimp productivity. Soil quality parameters including salinity, potassium and calcium content showed positive correlations with shrimp yield. In relation to management practices, stocking density, sources of PL form natural sources and supplementary feeding showed significant (p<0.05) and positive correlations with shrimp productivity. Water exchange also showed a positive correlation with shrimp yield.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/pa.v18i2.18170 Progress. Agric. 18(2): 149 - 155, 2007

Environmental influence on Merino sheep wool quality through the lens of seasonal variations in fibre diameter

2020 ◽  
Vol 181 ◽  
pp. 104248
Author(s):  
Ezequiel Bernardo Gonzalez ◽  
Diego Mariano Sacchero ◽  
Marcos Horacio Easdale
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Variations ◽  
Environmental Influence ◽  
Fibre Diameter ◽  
Merino Sheep ◽  
Wool Quality ◽  
Sheep Wool

Evaluation of Wool Quality Parameters of Polish Sheep Breeds

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Anna Kicinska- Jakubowska ◽  
Anna Morales Villavicencio ◽  
Malgorzata Zimniewska ◽  
Patrycja Przybylska ◽  
Edyta Kwiatkowska
Keyword(s):  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Sheep Breeds ◽  
Wool Quality

scholarly journals Effect of different storage materials on the seed temperature, seed moisture content and germination of wheat under farmer’s field condition of Kailali district, Nepal

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 352-355
Author(s):  
N. Khatri ◽  
D. Pokhrel ◽  
B.P. Pandey ◽  
K.R. Pant ◽  
M. Bista
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Germination Percentage ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Seed Moisture Content ◽  
Quality Performance ◽  
Storage Materials ◽  
Seed Moisture ◽  
Randomized Complete Block Design ◽  
Long Time

Abstract. A study was conducted at four Village Development Committees (Masuriya, Udashipur, Basauti and Pahalmanpur) of Kailali dis- trict, Far western Region, Nepal in 2016/17 to find out the effect of different storage materials on the seed moisture content and germination percentage of wheat. Seeds of wheat were packed using five storage materials (metal seed bin, earthen pot, purdue improved crop storage / Pics/ bag, gunny bag and super grain bag). The stored seed samples were drawn at three-month intervals starting from May 2016 to January 2017. The experiment was arranged in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) in four replications. The results of analysis of variance revealed that the effect of storage materials was significant (P≤0.05) on seed moisture content and seed germination of wheat. After nine months of storage, the seeds stored in Pics bag recorded the lowest moisture (13.3%) and temperature (26.4°C), and the highest germination percentage (91.75%). The lowest quality performance (high moisture and temperature, low germination) of stored seeds was observed in an earthen pot. From the results obtained, it was concluded that wheat seed could be stored for a long time in Pics bag without deteriorating its quality parameters.

scholarly journals Continuous Radiofrequency-Assisted Thermal Processing of Packaged Soft Wheat Flour

2020 ◽  
pp. 85-94
Author(s):  
Sreenivasula Reddy Boreddy ◽  
Jeyamkondan Subbiah
Keyword(s):  
Wheat Flour ◽  
Temperature Difference ◽  
Thermal Processing ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Soft Wheat ◽  
Stationary Condition ◽  
Rf Heating ◽  
Food Ingredient ◽  
Batch Mode ◽  
Long Time

Soft wheat flour (SWF) is a low-moisture food ingredient in many ready-to-eat foods. Foodborne illnesses and outbreaks from consumption of multiple low-moisture foods heightened the importance of its microbiological safety. Traditional thermal processing methods take a long time to achieve desired pasteurization and are not suitable for processing the packaged products. The novel continuous radiofrequency (RF)-assisted thermal processing for packaged SWF was investigated with an objective of reducing the processing time. The temperature profiles in packaged SWF during RF heating at eight different locations under the stationary and moving conditions were investigated. The temperature difference between the coldest and the hottest locations in stationary RF heating of packaged SWF was 31°C. When the package was flipped up-side down along the long axis in stationary condition, the temperature difference was reduced to 24°C. The RF heating uniformity of packaged SWF with the conveyor movement improved and the temperature difference between the hottest and the coldest locations under this condition was only 15°C. The quality parameters of packaged SWF at 80°C for 7 h were not significantly different from that of the unpasteurized and batch mode processed SWF. This study demonstrated the continuous RF-assisted thermal processing of packaged SWF.

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