...The problem addressed is how to drop an egg from approximately 18’ and enable the egg to survive the impact unscathed. There are many simple solutions available for purchase on the open market, but one of the constraints placed on this project is materials should be recycled or repurposed and not obtained from a retail store. The mission at hand is to obtain recycled materials, design a solution to the problem out of those materials, test the design and modify as necessary to improve the outcome to ensure the eggs safe landing, document the finding and lessoned learned. The materials available were obtained from a neighbors Radio Controlled (RC) Hoby Shop. Usually, there are more exotic materials available, such as old RC tires, or plastic bodies, servos, and motors. This week all that was available was empty aluminum soda containers, glass bottles, cardboard, and steel wool. I examined several manufacturing ideas which involved cutting the aluminum soda containers into strips of aluminum to be reassembled into a new shape. Ultimately this was too time-consuming and there is a safety factor due to the nature of the sharp edges of the aluminum. I decided to keep the package simple and use two different sized aluminum soda containers....
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...The experience of the egg drop project was one that will help you realize that not every way that you try will work, and just because you fail once doesn't mean you can't try again. I believe my egg broke possibly because when I was testing mine I was working with a larger egg. So when it came to the drop it wasn't supported by the walls as much as it should have been. I believe also because the straws on the bottom didn't really reach the egg since it was a smaller egg than what I was practicing with. I feel if I had also dropped it a couple more times or had made it a tiny bit smaller it might have concealed the egg better , and hopefully wouldn't have cracked than.I believe also that when it came to the test it didn't land straight on...
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...following foods can become contaminated by disease-causing organisms? Turkey Sandwich Potato Salad Shrimp Cocktail Roast Beef 4. How often should you wash your hands when working on food? Whenever starting a new project, even if you are wearing gloves. If you are putting on new gloves, you should still wash your hands before putting them on. 5. Why is temperature control one of the most effective weapons against bacterial growth? What are some important temperatures to remember? Temperature control is one of the most effective weapons against bacterial growth because it helps prevent food from entering the food danger zone. The Danger Temperature Zone, 40C – 140C Food Storage Temperatures: Raw Vegies 40-45F Eggs 38-40F Milk and Cream 36-40F Poultry and Meat 32-36F Fish and Seafood 30-34F 6. What is the importance of cleaning and sanitizing equipment and cutting boards immediately after working on raw poultry? To preventing cross-contamination and the transfer of Bactria. 7. You are making egg salad, and you have just cooked the eggs. What step do you take before chopping the eggs and mixing them with the other ingredients? Why? You must cool the egg down before mixing it with ingredients such as mayonnaise. The hot egg will heat up the mayonnaise, which will fuel the fire for bacteria to grow. 8. Is it possible for a dish to be clean but not...
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...March 2010 PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction When we talk about egg shell, it is one of the things that are not usually having benefits. We usually throw them right away after cooking. Calcium, magnesium, and protein are one of the nutrients we can find in egg shell. In fact, there are many benefits of egg shells aside from using them for art projects. Back in 1905, it was used as a healing for wounds. In the present study, it can also treat skin irritations, skin-tightening facial, less bitter a coffee, and as extract supplements. Instead of buying expensive feed supplement for your chickens, It was found out that the proteins in the egg shell membrane have a high concentration of the amino acids of arginine, glutamic acid, methionine, histidine, cystine and proline. Protein is a good source for growth of the entire body for growing infants, children and teens, along with sufficient calories. Peanuts is also a excellent source of protein. Peanuts are also an excellent source of Vitamin E and magnesium and also have useful amounts of B Vitamins including folate, thiamine and riboflavin. Our study will try to use the egg shells along with the peanuts as a feed supplement for the chickens. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION Conclusion This study entitled “Egg Shells and Peanuts as feed Supplements to the chicks” aims to determine the effects of Egg shells and Peanuts to the weight of the chicks. At the end of the study, we therefore...
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...Introduction Optical Distortion, Inc. (ODI), is a small, new company that has developed contact lenses designed to impair the vision of egg-producing farm chickens. This development came after an accidental discovery that partially blind chickens demonstrate more manageable and productive behaviors that are valuable to chicken farmers. Market Trends As within many industries, the poultry and egg production market has evolved dramatically in the last century— from small backyard barnyards to today’s high-production farms of more than 2.5 million birds. Due to the varied demands and operations necessitated by this current, broad spectrum of customers (here, chicken farmers), the current market is best understood by segmenting it first by flock size. As shown in Exhibit 4 of the case study, we see the percentage growth (decline) of each flock size segment as it relates to farm size and chicken count from 1964 to 1996. Based on this data, farms with flock sizes less than 10,000 chickens have dramatically reduced in this time period while farms with flock sizes larger than 10,000 have consistently grown in each of the four high-volume segments. Additionally, the market data also demonstrates a significant progression of concentration both regionally as well as in the nation’s number of industry producers. In 1974, 80% of the laying hens in the United States were housed in just 3% of the country’s chicken farms. Regionally speaking, the farms have evolved into concentrations...
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...Nutrition is the science that studies food and how food nourishes our body and influences our health. In life, many people do a lot of daily events and activities that help them enjoy being who they are. People may enjoy hanging out with friends, going to the mall, going to an amusement park or simply finding relaxation in nature. However one vital part of everyones life is of eating and finding the right way to do so. Eating is a very enjoyable and delectable for everyone but should be done so, like everything in life, in a smart and intelligent way. Being smart and perceptive when eating is a large part of nutrition. Throughout the Diet Analysis Project, I was able to analyze and inspect my diet to examine what I was eating, what types of nutrients I was getting and how much exercise I was participating in over a seven day period. I found some very interesting facts that was relative to my diet that were good and then some that needed work and serious altering. Especially considering that my overall physical activity has increased lately, because of the fact that I started boxing. Which that itself takes a very dedicated and serious diet. Some main nutrients in which I am at risk for deficiency include: dietary fiber; water; vitamin B6; Folate; vitamin C; vitamin D; vitamin A (RAE); vitamin A (IU); vitamin E; magnesium; potassium and zinc. Obviously some of these are much closer to satisfying about seventy percent of my daily needs than others. The diet in which I recorded is...
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...Final report- Pinehurst Wiffle Waffle team For our project our aim was to design a dry powder-based dairy product, which is either a new range of product or an extension of an already existing range of Easiyo products. We thought this would be a challenging, but also interesting, product to design. Firstly we researched what dry powdered products were already on the market, so that we could familiarise ourselves with all the different kinds of products out there, and also to see what had already been done and which ones looked most enticing to us. We then had a brainstorming session combining all the ideas we had. Out of all the thoughts we discussed we narrowed it down to the five ideas we liked the most: 1. The protein/sports drink 2. Waffles 3. Scones 4. Pavlova 5. Yoghurt We then discussed and researched the positives and negatives of each of these ideas. To help us to decide which one out of our three choices we wanted to continue our project with, we constructed a survey in which we asked a variety of ages which idea they preferred. From our surveys, we found that the waffle mix was by far the most popular and thus we chose the waffle mix to continue our project with. From our market research, we found that present food trends are showing that the population is inclined towards healthy eating, so we decided in our kitchen sessions to experiment with a healthy option, and also a dessert or treat option, and by doing this we would be catering...
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...business plan. Egg production through the process of raising poultry layer birds from Point Of Lay (POL) for the purpose of producing eggs and birds using free range. Starting with 1000 layer birds, feeding and medication of the birds and sales of eggs. In year 1, at peak production, the farm should produce about 20 crates (30 eggs/crates) per day and generate -----------in revenue and about grossly----- as gross profit after deduction of cost of feed on monthly basis. Spent layers would be sold at the end of one year of lay and utilised in the purchase of replacement birds. Annual revenue could be up to --------- and profit grossly could be up to ----------in the first year. At full capacity, the project, housing 10,000 laying birds would generate upto----------- in revenue and about ----------- on net profit every year.I 2.0 Company Summary INSTRUCTIONS: Describe your company, who you are, where you operate. Egg production is the most popular form of of poultry farming because egg consumption cut across wide divide. Poultry production come in different forms ranging from parent stock breeder meat (broiler/production), egg production, Quail production, turkey production, ostrich farming, duck farming, Geese farming and ornamental bird rearing among other. The business could also come in specialisation such as brooding, Point of Lay production, liquid egg package, egg trading, cold room marketing, day old chicks, feed milling, birds transportation or egg deport business...
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...Charles River Laboratories (CRL) CRL was once the global market leader in the commercial production and supply of laboratory animal models for use in discovery and research and the development and testing of new pharmaceuticals. The company’s strategic growth objective was to grow its existing business by between 12% and 15% annually and its entire business by 20%. This plan left a strategic growth gap of 5% to 8% each year, resulting in CRL’s pursuit of growth opportunities in the form of joint ventures, technology licensing and strategic partnerships. Key Issues Primary: Should CRL invest up to $2 million to create a state of the art specific pathogen free (SPF) egg farm? In order for Dennis to win over the Board of Directors, he must convince Jim Foster (CEO) of CRL. Foster views this proposal as a potential distraction for Specific Antigen Free Avian Services (SPAFAS), which continues to grow in the United States. Given the number of companies involved, different geographic locations and capital requirements, CRL must carefully decide whether this investment will fill their strategic gap growth. Secondary: Would IDISA be reliable partners in a joint venture The complex organizational structure of Group IDISA, is made up of five legally independent companies all owned by the same family. When considering a joint venture with ALPES, CRL has concerns regarding the number of transactions between the companies and the overall transparency of the IDISA. This family...
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...Executive Summary The company- Optical Distortion, Inc. * In 1966, Robert D. Garrison(designer of the first non-human lenses), Robert Olson(a farmer from Oregon) and James Arnold(a business-man) established the Optical Distortion, Inc. * In 1968, the problem of retention in chickens eyes is solved, and in December, 1969, a U.S. patent for the lenses was issued * In 1973, Daniel Garrison(Robert’s son) obtained a long-term license from New Plastic World for the exclusive use in non-human application * At the same time Daniel Garrison bought 25% of the ODI stocks and was elected president and chief executive. Ronald Olson became vice-president of marketing Poultry Industry In the beginning, poultry and egg production was done in the family background. In the 1930’s, in order to improve the efficiency of production, farmers decided to use henhouses. In the 1950’s, there was a bigger concentration of the poultry industry with the use of cages. In 1974, there were 2.5 million of birds in U.S.A. California, North Carolina and Georgia accounted for 25% of the nation’s chickens, while 9 additional states accounted for an additional 36% of the chicken population. There were basically 3 sizes of firms: 1. Small Firms(lower than 10,000 birds)- Usually family operated. The birds would be housed in henhouses. The number of such farms has been declining at the rate of 25% per year 2. Medium Firms(10,000-50,000 birds)- These firms are professionally operated farm of...
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...Milk Horizon Organic Milk has added DHA Omega 3, Vitamin D. Vitamin D added. Ultra-pasteurized. DHA omega-3 helps support a healthy brain. DHA omega-3 is made from 100%... vegetarian algal oil. Eggs Eggland’s Best eggs contain 10 times more Vitamin E than ordinary eggs, twice as much Vitamin D, 115mg of Omega 3, shown to be beneficial to cardiac health, 25% less Saturated Fat, 75% more Vitamin B12, over 50% more Vitamin A, 15% more Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), 200 mcg of Lutein, shown to contribute to eye health, and 10% of the daily recommended intake of folic acid. In addition, one Eggland's Best large white egg contains just 175mg of Cholesterol. Juice Mott’s Plus for Kids has added vitamin A is a very important vitamin. It plays an important role in the formation and maintenance of healthy skin, hair, and mucous membranes. Vitamin A also helps us to see in dim light and is necessary for proper bone growth, tooth development, and reproduction Vitamin C that is good for their immune system, calcium and iron for strong bones and teeth as kids are growing. Drink powder Ovaltine is full of vitamins that are needed for growing bodies. Vitamin A is good for the eyes and bones, Vitamin C helps immunity and joints, Vitamin D is good for the bones, and Vitamin E along with iron, calcium, copper and zinc. Vegetables Carrots are an excellent source of Vitamin A, which is necessary for healthy eyesight, skin, growth, and also aids our bodies in resisting infection. Carrots have...
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...Farm factory This documentary awakens many feelings inside me. I am so concerned about this fact and to have learned and saw how it actually happens, I think that more than one could be saddened about it. Animals feed us, in fact it is their fundamental goal, the reason they are created. I believe we should be thankful and deliver some respect. They are inferior beings but they should not be cruelty treated. They do not have our rationality and cannot defend themselves against us. Besides the fact that they give their meat and derivatives from it, we humans abuse their generosity. They also have the right to live and die decently. I am not voting for becoming vegetarians all the way, but to change the industry for farm animals. Laws should be created in order to follow a certain procedure with a higher quality standard of living for these animals in the factory. Also, to support these farms caring for the lives of animals. In the documentary, we clearly can see that they have feelings and they also can feel the pain and desperation to learn that they are going to be killed. It also hurts us, those that care about them. I am extremely concerned about this issue, it makes me not eat meat anymore but that is not the point. In fact, I have always cared much about animals, sometimes even more than caring about a person. The way I see it’s that animals cannot defend themselves, and somehow humans have the ability to do that, to speak out, but animals do not. I have saved lives of...
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...Hatched a Chiken Egg in an Incubator Can you remember the last time you were passionate to learn something new? Neither can I. But we have all been passionate to learn at some point in our childhood. To kids the world seems like a magical place, full of mysteries waiting to be discovered. I’m sure all of us can recall some pleasant memories experiencing with science as a child. In this essay I’m going to talk to you about an experiment I did in my childhood with an incubator. It was a joyful experience for me. The first important thing I needed to do in order to hatch chicken eggs was to find an incubator. That was the easy part since I could borrow one from my school. It wasn’t actually an incubator. it was a device that students in 5th grade had to make, and it worked like an incubator with a few differences. The device could only be used to maintain the temperature needed for the experiment. The rest I had to do by hand. It was plugged into electricity 24 hours a day, and it had a lamp inside it to make the area warm and light. Finding the incubator was pretty easy. Using it was a little harder. I had to find the right eggs, if I wanted to hatch them and turn them into chickens eventually. First I had to make sure they weren’t stored for more than 7 days. Old eggs weren’t going to turn into chickens. And I also had to make sure that they were stored in a cool humid area, and were not damaged, and didn’t have any holes or cracks. Size of the eggs was important...
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...HTTPEQUIV="CACHE-CONTROL" CONTENT="NO-CACHE"> <meta httpequiv="expires" content="0" /> <html lang="en"> <head> <title> Egg Sort</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="eggs.css"> </head> <body> <? if(!isset($_POST['submit'])){ //variables $small= 0; $medium=0; $large= 0; $extra= 0; $infile=0; $eggs= file("eggs.txt"); foreach($eggs as $egg){ $count++; if ($egg < 1.5){ $unusable+=1; } if ($egg >=2.0 and $egg <2.25){ $large+=1; } if ($egg >= 1.75 and $egg <2.0){ $medium+=1; } if ($egg >= 1.5 and $egg < 1.75){ $small+=1; } if ($egg >= 2.25){ $extra+=1; } } $usable= $count-$unusable; print" <table> <tr> <th> Egg Summary</th> </tr>"; print "<tr> "; print "<td>Small Eggs: "; print $small ; print"</td></tr><tr><td>Medium Eggs: "; print $medium; print" </td></tr><tr><td> Large Eggs:"; print $large; print" </td></tr><tr><td>Extra large eggs:"; print $extra; print"</td></tr><tr><td>eggs in file:"; print $count; print "<br> Total Usable:"; print $usable; print"</td></tr>"; print"</table>"; ...
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...Europe due to its unique packaging. It is another egg containing a surprise - and therefore a member of the Kinder Sorpresa family - but it is decidedly more technological. It is made up of two plastic valves, half of which contains the food which you eat with the spoon provided while the other half contains the surprise. These two parts are joined and when opened make a noise that children love, a “clack” that heralds the surprise they will find inside. This extremely modern and amusing product was born of highly specific needs which in this case consisted in taking Kinder Sorpresa to those parts of the world where distance and climate might have hampered its distribution (chocolate shell, packaged in an aluminium film cannot be sold in hot and humid countries). Instead, Kinder Joy withstands humidity and high temperatures and is a hyper-protected and hygienic product suitable for emerging markets such as Africa, South America, India, or places where the climate is not conducive to chocolate. Here the packaging is technically highly advanced and the content integrates perfectly with its packaging… Exceptional research was carried out on barrier, multi-layer and thermoformed materials. Our objective was to protect the product totally. You can easily imagine the difference in terms of costs between Kinder joy and the egg wrapped in aluminium. The format is identical but they are worlds apart. The little surprises contained in the eggs have reached an incredible level of sophistication...
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