...Executive Summary The Ontario Dairy Herd Improvement Corporation is a non- profit organization, which provides milk-testing services for Ontario dairy producers. Physical facilities include a head office and computer system located in Guelph, as well as milk testing labs in Kemptville and Woodstock. Ontario DHI’s mission is to maintain an organization that will deliver an accurate, timely and cost-effective milk testing service and promote improvements in the efficiency and profitability of dairy production in the province of Ontario. ODHI has been facing several problems. Although ODHI has a moderate financial surplus, the number of members subscribing to the services has been declining at about three percent per year for the past five years. Moreover, government funding did not keep up with inflation. This led to the increase in fee paid by the members. As a result of higher prices, members were discontinuing the services offered by Ontario Dairy Herd Improvement Corporation. John Meek, newly appointed general manager conducted a market research through in depth interviews and mail surveys. Based on the results, ODHI has to decide on pricing the service for different customer segments in the market. In response to these problems, ODHI should choose alternative 1, which inclined on cutting cost in 3 different ways, for customers who are significantly price-sensitive and are looking for substitutes. Ontario DHI also has a second option that imposes a use of advertisements...
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...When you go out to eat and look at your thick and juicy T-bone steak what do you think about? When you look at that gorgeous mink coat in the department store what is going through your mind? When you here that cigarette smoke causes cancer in lab animals what is the first thing that comes to mind? Chances are that in each of these cases you were not thinking about how the cow suffered while it was being fattened up, ho painful the trap was that caught those mink, or the conditions those lab animals hat to endure to develop that cancer. Most people do not think about these things. However, in this paper, you will be enlightened on the pain and suffering of animals in three different industries and you will also hear from the other side of this issue. First, one of the biggest culprits of animal suffering is the animal food industry. This is an industry in which people have a tendency to block out or ignore the animal mistreatment; this is done by disassociating oneself with the direct harm and ignoring the indirect harm (Harnack 133). A good start under this example in the case of pigs. Normally, pigs are intelligent animals capable of showing affection. They have very good senses of smell, which is why pigs have been used as hunting animals (Coats 31). This normal behavior is disrupted however in the food industry. Pigs are taken to slaughter at about twenty-four weeks of age when they are approximately 220 pounds (Coats 32). Pigs are usually mass-caged into...
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...MYSORE PINJRAPOLE SOCIETY About the Society: Mysore Pinjrapole Society was established at Mysore, by the Erstwhile His Highness the Maharaja of Mysore in 1938 i.e., 74 years ago. Since then the Society has been taking care of destitute animals in a purposeful manner; handicapped, injured, weak and abandoned animals are taken care of, by providing sufficient feed, shelter and expert medical care. The Registered Society carries the unique distinction of being the First of its kind in the State of Karnataka, to be recognized by and be registered with, the Animal Welfare Board of India, Chennai (001/1961) Aims, Goals & Endeavors Of Pinjrapole Society: * Prevention of cow slaughtering * Protection of cattle * Sheltering cattle, sheep, goats, horses, rabbits etc., which are week & helpless * Providing food, water, medical help to all these animals This Society is in the front line of prominent volunteer animal-care societies in the whole of South India, taking care of seized-animals being transported illegally to slaughter-houses situated in Kerala and Tamilnadu. The hapless animals rescued and recovered with assistance of the Law-Authorities and handed-over to the Society for feeding and taking care, under Court-orders. The statistics of animals seized and saved by various police stations and handed over since year 1999 have been reproduced here under for information. Till-date the society has been able to protect and take good care of thousands of animals...
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...Contents Executive Summary Introduction of Badin Badin lies east of the Indus River. The region is swampy, fertile for growing rice; some oil fields are located near the town in the seasonally inundated [Insert the details of Badin from Internet Badin website] LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS It is not easy to introduce technological innovations in livestock production at the level of the smallholder. Without adequate knowledge of taboos, customs and the sociology of village communities, the researcher has little hope of establishing methods to improve traditional systems. Subsistence farmers must first ensure their families' food supply. Only then can they think of improving the condition of their livestock. Thus, if technical innovations are to be successful, they must be introduced taking into account the following requirements: • There must be an immediate financial return from the application of the innovation • The innovation must be relatively simple and should not interfere with normal farm activities, such as planting or harvesting • The livestock venture must entail minimal risk • The innovation should not be hazardous or arduous, unless returns are exceptionally high • It should not cut across religious or other cultural activities. The introduction of technologies is discussed in detail by Dolberg (1982, 1983) on the basis of experiences with the development of new livestock technologies in India and Bangladesh. His analytical framework...
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...Schumpeter Bringing home the bacon Tiny Denmark is an agricultural superpower Jan 4th 2014 | From the print edition EVERY weekday 20,000 pigs are delivered to the Danish Crown company’s slaughterhouse in Horsens, in central Denmark. They trot into the stunning room, guided by workers armed with giant fly swats. They are hung upside down, divided in two, shaved of their bristles and scalded clean. A machine cuts them into pieces, which are then cooled, boned and packed. The slaughterhouse is enormous, ten football pitches long with 11km of conveyor belts. Its managers attend to the tiniest detail. The flyswatting workers wear green rather than white because this puts the pigs in a better mood. The cutting machine photographs a carcass before adjusting its blades to its exact contours. The company calibrates not only how to carve the flesh, but also where the various parts will fetch the highest prices: the bacon goes to Britain and the trotters to China. Denmark is a tiny country, with 5.6m people and walletdraining labour costs. But it is an agricultural giant, home to 30m pigs and a quiverful of global brands. In 2011 farm products made up 20% of its goods exports. The value of food exports grew from €4 billion ($5.5 billion) in 2001 to €16.1 billion in 2011. The government expects it to rise by a further €6.7 billion by 2020. Why, in a postindustrial economy, is the food industry still thriving? Much of the answer lies in a cluster in the central region of the country...
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...In cattle's a fatal neudegenerative disease can be observed due to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) generally called as Mad Cow Disease which causes spongy degeneration of its spinal cord and brain. Tiny holes gets developed in different parts of the brain due to this disease which gives sponge like appearance in its tissue. These spongy holes causes the brain deterioration of the cows . BSE have 2.5 to 8 years of incubation period and it shows its sign in the case of adult animals at the age of 4 to 5 years. Many scientists refer the abnormal protein called prion as the cause for BSE. In the cattle's, the brain protein that is prion gets incorrectly folded up by itself. When this type of defective protein comes across other types of...
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...small family business. The case is appropriate for junior and senior level undergraduate courses. The case is designed to be taught in one class hour and is expected to require approximately three hours of outside preparation by students. The events described in this case are based on real world experiences. CASE SYNOPSIS Jeff Kleinpeter, fourth generation CEO of Kleinpeter Farms Dairy, has boldly led his family’s business into a new product/market area, specifically the production and distribution of ice cream. For nearly one hundred years, Kleinpeter Farms Dairy has served the south Louisiana area as the leading milk processor and distributor, but now the company has invested millions of dollars in a new, but related product. Jeff seeks to build on the loyalty and goodwill generated among consumers because of Kleinpeter’s excellent reputation for high quality milk products in the south Louisiana area. Kleinpeter appeals to local customers through cross-branding other Louisiana products, such as Ponchatoula strawberries, Bergeron pecans, and Elmer’s Gold Brick Eggs. After the new product is launched, the company experiences challenges in marketing, operations, and human resource management. Key words: small business strategy, new product development, marketing strategy, family business Journal of the International Academy for Case Studies, Volume 16, Special Issue, Number...
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...1. When Salatin states, “I’m a grass farmer?” he means that grass is his main material from which the rest of the animals on his farm benefit from. The hay the livestock eat have been grazed twice by beef cattle and then afterwards Salatin brings his chickens peck out bugs and larvae out of the cow manure. Their presence spreads their manure like fertilizer for the grass. The chickens then release nitrogen and lays some eggs. The grass then rests for some time and the cycle happens again. The chicken’s contribution to this part of cycle removes the need for chemical parasiticides. So basically, grass is Salatin’s prized ‘crop’. 2. When Pollan discusses the “invention of agriculture,” he is referring to the marriage of grasses and humans. The...
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...Palmer and microbiologist Tyler Thacker are collaborating with international groups, other U.S. government agencies, the cattle industry and private companies to combat TB. They are developing better tests to help producers identify and remove TB-infected cattle from herds and keep healthy animals. Widespread pasteurization of milk, development of a diagnostic tuberculin skin test for cattle and establishment of a USDA eradication program have significantly helped decrease the incidence of bovine TB in humans in the U.S. While the tuberculin skin test for cattle has helped eradication efforts, it does have drawbacks. "The test is not sensitive enough and requires a 72-hour waiting period for results," Palmer said. "It's very difficult to test a herd of 100 cows and say that this one has TB and this one doesn't because the test may not detect one or two animals that actually have TB." Interferon-gamma-release assays, another method used to detect TB, are whole-blood tests that require live white blood cells to work. Fresh blood samples must not get too hot and must be processed within 8-30 hours, which requires getting samples to a lab in good condition within a...
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...The first report For cooperative training In a Name : Abdulrahman maged Al-khmees University ID: 429103676 Supervisor: Fawaz Said Subject Page History of pasture ……………………………. ...…………………3 Brands and Affiliates ………………………………………………….3 Types of Products …………………………………………………. 3 The financial performance ……………………………….………. 4 Principal owners……………………………………………………...4 Administrative Divisions…………………………………………....4 Almarai-head-office in alriyadh ……………………………………4 Almarai-head-office in alriyadh ……………………………….…..5 Factories …………………………………..………………………….6 QBD …………………………………….……………………………..6 Packaging………………….…………………………………………6 Why is packaging important …………………………………..…7 What are they doing in the Department of Packaging….….7 Questionnaire…………….…………………………………………..9 Quality ………………………………………………………………10 TRD …………………………………………,………………………10 * Established Almarai in the city of Riyadh in 1991, with a capital of 750 million riyals, which is an extension of the dairy farms developed by Prince Sultan bin Mohammed bin Saud in 1977, and the owner for about 29% of the shares of the company. * In 2005 shift Almarai from a private company to a joint stock company registered in the Saudi stock market , Where Almarai shareholders of more than 70,000 contributors. * In 2007 the company was acquired of Western Limited laboratories' * In 2009 was initiated the establishment...
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...ORGANIZATION STUDY REPORT ON CENTRAL PRODUCTS DAIRY ALAPPUZHA [pic] An Organization study Report submitted to Mahatma Gandhi University for the partial fulfillment of the Award of Master of Business Administration Submitted By SHARON JOSE (Reg No: 40134) Under the Supervision of PRIYA SUNIL Associate Professor MBA [pic] DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES Caarmel Engineering College JUNE 2013 CERTIFICATE This is to certify that this report entitled “AN ORGANIZATION STUDY REPORT ON CENTRAL PRODUCTS DAIRY ALAPPUZHA” is a bonafide record carried out independently by Ms SHARON JOSE under the supervision and guidance of PRIYA SUNIL and submitted in partial fulfillment for the award of the degree of MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMNISTRATION of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. Place: Miss. Priya Sunil Date: (Associate Professor) Dr. Selvadas M J Mr. Mathew Kurian (Director of MBA) (HOD of M.B.A) DECLARATION. I, the under signed, hereby declare that the Project Report entitled “AN ORGANISATIONAL STUDY AT CENTRAL PRODUCTS DAIRY, ALAPPUZHA”. Written and submitted by me, under the guidance of Mrs...
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...Running Head: CLONING RIGHT OR WRONG? Cloning Right or Wrong? Should the cloning of humans be legalized? Diane Lentz English 215 Strayer University Online Cloning Right or Wrong? Should the Cloning of Humans be Legalized? Scientists have been cloning animals from embryonic cells for decades (Cowen, 2001). With the introduction of Dolly, the first animal cloned from mature tissue, the issue of cloning has reached a fevered pitch. Individuals for cloning and those against are taking their battle to new arenas, such as congress. The battle will continue as research progresses. The process of cloning and the information compiled from cloned animal experiments are as important as the benefits and complications as well as the ethical and legal ramifications of it, which are at the core of the modern day debate. In 1997, a sheep named Dolly gained national recognition. Dr. Ian Wilmut, a Scottish scientist from the Roslin Institute, introduced her to the world as a genetic copy of her mother. Animals, as humans, receive half of their DNA from their mother and half from their father. This creates a unique individual. It took scientists 277 tries to succeed in creating Dolly. While Dolly has the same DNA as her mother, they are different in many ways. Human twins share the same DNA but have different personalities due to life experiences. The process Dr. Wilmut used to create Dolly is called “nuclear transfer...
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...Prevalence of Zoonotic Diseases (T.B and Brucellosis) in Animals Domesticated in Pishin District Research Report submitted to & For the complete fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS) In BIOTECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS By AEMAL TAREEN Supervisor Dr. DOST MUHAMMAD BALOCH Faculty of Biotechnology and Informatics, BUITEMS, Quetta Co-Supervisor PROFESSOR Dr. MUHAMMAD AZAM KHAN KAKAR Faculty of Biotechnology and Informatics, BUITEMS, Quetta PREVALENCE OF ZOONOTIC DISEASES (TUBERCULOSIS AND BRUCELLOSIS) IN ANIMALS DOMOISTICATED IN PISHIN DISTRICT (BALOCHISTAN) Abstract This report presents a combined epidemiological and economic framework for assessing zoonoses using a ‘‘one health’’ concept. The framework allows for an understanding of the cross-sector economic influence of zoonoses using improved risk analysis and listing a range of analytical tools. The goal of the framework is to link the check outputs of animal and human disease transmission models, economic influence models and assessment of risk management options to gain improved understanding of factors affecting the acceptance of risk management plans so that investment planning includes the most promising interventions (or sets of interventions in an integrated fashion). A more complete understanding of the costs of the disease and the costs and benefits of control measures would promote broader application of the most efficient and effective control...
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...Operations 3 2.1 Raw milk procurement 3 2.2 Production and distribution 4 III. Market Analysis 8 3.1 Overview 8 3.2 Competition 9 3.2.1 Domestic producers 9 3.2.2 Imports 11 3.3 Market trends 12 3.3.1 Key drivers 12 3.3.2 Projections 13 3.4 SWOT Analysis 14 IV. Development and Environmental Impacts 15 4.1 Employment 15 4.2 Human capital 15 4.3 Environment 15 V. Conclusion 17 VI. Reference List 18 I. Introduction Suu JSC (the Company, SUU) is one of the largest and most respected companies in Mongolia with over 50 years of operating history as a true market leader in its field. Suu is the biggest domestic producer and distributor of various dairy products including milk, yogurt and ice cream in Mongolia. The Company was initially established during the Communist period and has since been transformed into a joint stock company listed on the Mongolian Stock Exchange. As of 2008, Suu accounted for 59 percent of total domestic dairy production, which reached 13 million liters. With 51 different products on offer in a variety of categories, including packaged milk, yogurt, cream, butter, and ice cream, the Company far surpasses its domestic competitors. In addition to its product diversity, Suu’s key competitive strengths are its large capacity (150 tons/day), the only powdered milk production line in the country, well-established procurement and distribution system and an aggressive marketing campaign. The market for processed milk and a dairy product...
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...Agricultural Research Priority : Vision- 2030 and beyond Sub-sector: Livestock Professor Dr. A.M.M. Tareque And Dr. Shah Md. Ziqrul Haq Chowdhury Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council Farmgate, Dhaka April 2010 Research Priority in Agriculture and Vision Document-2030 and beyond Table of Contents Sl. No. 1 2 3 4 Subject Methodology/Work plan Terms of Reference (TOR) of the Group Leader Executive Summary Vision Document 2030 and beyond: Livestock Research in Bangladesh Background Review of the past Plans Targets: Achievable goals of livestock sub-sector under Vision 2021; Bangladesh for Resolution of Crisis and a Prosperous Future” Problems/Constraints Research Areas Commodity wise Research Priority Large Ruminants (Cattle and Buffalo) Small Ruminants (Goat and Sheep) Poultry Common to livestock health and production Hill Research Conclusion References Page No. 2 2 3 5 5 6 7 5 11 13 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 15 18 19 24 27 30 31 33 33 1 Research Priority in Agriculture and Vision Document-2030 and beyond Methodology/Work plan Twelve Experts Team have been formed in BARC in connection with the preparation of Vision Document–2030 and beyond vide letter No.ARC/P&E/103/2008/1540, dt. 29-10-09. Livestock Sub-sector group composed of Professor Dr. A.M.M. Tareque, as Group Leader and Dr. Shah Md. Ziqrul Haq Chowdhury, CSO (Livestock), BARC, as Member-Secretary. The work started with the convening of a day long workshop on SPGR priority setting...
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