...Tamworth Susanne Hermesch Pig Genetics Coordinator Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit, UNE, Armidale. This Primefact provides a brief history of the Landrace breed and its use in the Australian pork industry. Origin and history The Landrace breed was developed in Denmark by crossing the native pig with the Large White. This cross was then improved on during years of testing and breeding under strict government control. The Danes refused to export live pigs until World War II, when the best specimens of the breed were exported to Sweden. The progeny from these pigs eventually reached England and Ireland. The English first imported Landrace from Denmark in 1949. In 1953, further imports of registered breeding stock were made and the breed society was formed. This society amalgamated with the National Pig Breeders’ Association in 1978. The Danes had concentrated on producing a pig that suited the British bacon trade, which preferred the ‘Wiltshire’ type side of bacon. The Landrace was also bred to be adaptable to the intensivehousing system of production. In 1958, Landrace were imported into Australia from Northern Ireland. A total of fifteen mated sows and five boars arrived before imports of live pigs were stopped. These Landrace pigs formed the foundation stock of the Australian Landrace. Treacy (1976) states that 144 registered Landrace pigs were imported into Australia from 1959 until 1973. Most of these pigs came from New Zealand (80%) and the remainder were imported from the...
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...CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 THE DAIRY INDUSTRY India is the world’s largest producer of dairy products by volume and it also has the world’s largest dairy herd with 194mn cows and 155mn buffaloes. The country accounts for more than 13% of world’s total milk production and is also the world’s largest consumer of dairy products, consuming almost all of its own milk production. Milk production in India has developed significantly in the past few decades from a low volume of 17 million tons in 1951 to 127.3 million tonnes in 2012. Currently, the Indian dairy market is growing at an annual rate of 7%. Dairying has helped in alleviating poverty and providing employment opportunities to many people in the rural areas. From being milk deficient country in the 1950’s it has now been able to increase the milk production in spite of the population growth. The main objective of the Indian Dairy Industry is to manage the national resources in a manner to enhance milk production and upgrade milk processing using innovative technologies. Many dairy co-operatives have come up nowadays which have helped India in boosting up the dairy production in India. India has also been facing a lot of trade problems in dairy industry, because of the unorganised nature of this sector. However with the initiatives of milk cooperatives coming up this problem is now being intervened. This industry has a lot of potential for export of dairy products because it is located near the milk deficient...
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...Prepared for: Dr. David Conner (Department of CARRS) Dr. Dale Rozeboom (Animal Science) Prepared by: Victoria Campbell-Arvai Department of CARRS, Michigan State University August 17, 2009 Literature Review: A Comparison of Dairy Production Systems SUMMARY This literature review focused on studies comparing the effects of dairy production systems (pasture-based, conventional/confinement1, and mixed) on (i) environmental issues, (ii) social issues, (iii) economic issues, (iv) human health issues, and (v) animal welfare issues. The review was based on peer-reviewed research papers identified by experts at MSU, as well as (where specifically suggested) non peer-reviewed university and government reports. Additional studies were identified from the reference section of recommended papers, as well as via their citation index (primarily Google Scholar). A synopsis of each section is available below, as well as at the end of each section. There is a great deal of research –much of it based in the United States- on the environmental effects of all types of dairy farming, including intensive/confinement, mixed, pasture-based, and management-intensive rotational grazing (MIRG) operations. The vast majority of studies identified for this review focused on the fate and management of excess nitrogen and phosphorous, their effects on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and contributions to air quality and climate change. Many environmental mitigation efforts were suggested, including...
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...Business in Today’s Global Environment Finland Finland offers a wide variety of opportunities for foreign investment in the way of a company wanting to open a manufacturing plant or perhaps even a joint venture. Apex Furniture is looking for a location for a high quality furniture manufacturing plant. Apex is looking to expand their operations into the European regions and enter into the world market. They are looking for a location that can support the resource of wood needed for many of their items and the workforce with the skills to help create and produce the needs of the European regions. Several things need to be taken into account, including education and how it relates to the workforce, employment and how it relates to a accessible workforce, political and economic stability, median incomes and income disparity (will there be a market to purchase furniture), ease of direct investment, supply chain, and market competition. Finland is officially the Republic of Finland and is a Nordic country located in the Finnoscandian region of Northern Europe. Fennoscandia is a geographic term for the region made up by the Scandinavian Peninsula, Finland, Karelia and the Kola Peninsula. Finland is bordered by Sweden to the west, Norway to the north, Russia to the east, and Estonia to the south across the Gulf of Finland. There are 5.4 million people that live in Finland at the end of 2012 with the majority in its southern regions. Finland is the eighth largest country in...
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...both being a subspecies of the red junglefowl (Gallus gallus). Typical broilers have white feathers and yellowish skin. Most commercial broilers reach slaughter-weight at between five to seven weeks of age, although slower growing breeds reach slaughter-weight at approximately 14 weeks of age. Because the meat broilers are this young at slaughter, their behaviour and physiology are that of an immature bird. Due to artificial selection for rapid early growth and the husbandry used to sustain this, broilers are susceptible to several welfare concerns, particularly skeletal malformation and dysfunction, skin and eye lesions, and congestive heart conditions. The breeding stock (broiler-breeders) grow to maturity and beyond but also have welfare issues related to frustration of a high feeding motivation and beak trimming. Broilers are usually grown as mixed-sex flocks in large sheds under intensive conditions, but some breeds can be grown as free-range flocks. Chickens are one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, and with a population of 19 billion in 2011,[2] there are more chickens in the world than any other species of bird. Contents [hide] * 1 Origins and domestication * 2 Modern breeding * 3 General biology * 3.1 Behaviour * 3.2 Physiology * 3.3...
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...obtained quality standard certificates from the authorities. This will help them in marketing their products in foreign countries in processed form. The urban market for milk products is expected to grow at an accelerated pace of around 33% per annum to around Rs.83,500 crores by year 2010. This growth is going to come from the greater emphasis on the processed foods sector and also by increase in the conversion of milk into milk products. By 2010, the value of Indian dairy produce is expected to be Rs 10,00,000 million. Presently the market is valued at around Rs7,00,000mn. From chronic shortages of milk, India has emerged today as the largest producer of milk in the world crossing 97 million tonnes. It is 'The Oyster' of the global dairy industry. It offers opportunities galore to entrepreneurs worldwide, who wish to capitalize on one of the world's largest and fastest growing markets for milk and milk products. A bagful of 'pearls' awaits...
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...A report on Indian Food Processing Industry 1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW India is the world’s second largest producer of food next to China, and has the potential of being the biggest with the food and agricultural sector. The food processing industry is one of the largest industries in India-it is ranked fifth in terms of production, consumption, export and expected growth. The food industry is on a high as Indians continue to have a feast. Fuelled by what can be termed as a perfect ingredient for any industry - large disposable incomes - the food sector has been witnessing a marked change in consumption patterns, especially in terms of food. Increasing incomes are always accompanied by a change in the food basket. The proportionate expenditure on cereals, pulses, edible oil, sugar, salt and spices declines as households climb the expenditure classes in urban India while the opposite happens in the case of milk and milk products, meat, egg and fish, fruits and beverages. For instance, the proportionate expenditure on staples (cereals, grams, pulses) declined from 45 per cent to 44 per cent in rural India while the figure settled at 32 per cent of the total expenditure on food in urban India. A large part of this shift in consumption is driven by the processed food market, which accounts for 32 per cent of the total food market. It accounts for US$ 29.4 billion, in a total estimated market of US$ 91.66 billion. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has estimated that the food processing...
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...of the contents of the document.] 2012 Nishant Aishwarya Roll Number - 26 Introduction Wildlife includes all non-domesticated plants, animals and other organisms. Domesticating wild plant and animal species for human benefit has occurred many times all over the planet, and has a major impact on the environment, both positive and negative. Wildlife can be found in all ecosystems. Deserts, forests, rain forests, plains, grasslands, and other areas including the most developed urban sites, all have distinct forms of wildlife. While the term in popular culture usually refers to animals that are untouched by human factors, most scientists agree that wildlife around the world is impacted by human activities. Humans have historically tended to separate civilization from wildlife in a number of ways including the legal, social, and moral sense. This has been a reason for debate throughout recorded history. Religions have often declared certain animals to be sacred, and in modern times concern for the natural environment has provoked activists to protest the exploitation of wildlife for human benefit or entertainment. Literature has also made use of the traditional human separation from wildlife. Foods, Pets, Traditional Medicine: Anthropologists believe that the Stone Age peoples and hunter-gatherers relied on wildlife, both plants and animals, for their food. In fact, some species may have been hunted to extinction by early human hunters. Today, hunting, fishing, or gathering wildlife...
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...WORKS: AKASHGANGA'S IT TOOLS FOR THE INDIAN DAIRY INDUSTRY Using IT to increase efficiency in rural dairy cooperatives AJAY SHARMA AKHILESH YADAV August 2003 SUPPORT FOR THIS DIGITAL DIVIDEND “WHAT WORKS” CASE STUDY PROVIDED BY: THE MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT DIVISION OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID), THROUGH THE SEEP NETWORK'S PRACTITIONER LEARNING PROGRAM THE DIGITAL DIVIDEND “WHAT WORKS” CASE STUDY SERIES IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUPPORT FROM: THE INFORMATION FOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (INFODEV) MICROSOFT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH: COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN BUSINESS SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA KENAN-FLAGLER BUSINESS SCHOOL EXECUTIVE SUMMARY India has quadrupled its milk output in forty years, becoming the world’s largest milk-producing nation, with a gross output of 84.6 million tons in 2001. It has achieved this on the strength of a producer-owned and professionally-managed cooperative system, despite the fact that a majority of dairy farmers are illiterate or semi-literate and run small, marginal operations; for many dairy farmers, selling milk is their sole source of income. More than ten million dairy farmers belong to 96,000 local dairy cooperatives, which sell their product to one of 170 milk producers’ cooperative unions which, in turn, are supported by fifteen state cooperative milk marketing federations. Despite this achievement, India’s dairy industry is relatively inefficient and unproductive, with...
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...ANIMAL PROCEDURES COMMITTEE REVIEW OF COST-BENEFIT ASSESSMENT IN THE USE OF ANIMALS IN RESEARCH JUNE 2003 REPORT OF THE COST-BENEFIT WORKING GROUP OF THE ANIMAL PROCEDURES COMMITTEE PREFACE Letter to the Minister from Michael Banner, Chair of the Animal Procedures Committee 17 June 2003 Dear Ms Flint ANIMAL PROCEDURES COMMITTEE: RECOMMENDATIONS ON COST-BENEFIT ASSESSMENT UNDER THE ANIMALS (SCIENTIFIC PROCEDURES) ACT 1986 On behalf of the Animal Procedures Committee I enclose the Committee’s report on cost-benefit assessment. In it we address the adequacy of the current cost-benefit assessment performed in the course of evaluating project licence applications. We have sought to look at the many issues which arise in relation to this important element of the regulation of the use of animals, but would draw attention to three particular aspects of our work. In the first place we have addressed the fundamental question as to scientific validity of the use of animals. We believe that our considerations and conclusions offer an important clarification of the debate and fulfil the request made by your predecessor, Mike O’Brien, to provide advice on this issue. Secondly, while we conclude that some uses of animals may yield scientific knowledge, we argue that this does not settle the question of justification. We go on to elucidate the full range of factors which must be considered for there to be a rigorous application of the cost-benefit assessment. Thirdly, we also consider how...
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...0 Contents Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................................... 3 1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 6 2. Trade in Goods ................................................................................................................................... 7 2.1 Bilateral Trade between Australia and China .............................................................................. 7 2.2 South Australian Trade with China .............................................................................................. 8 2.2.1 Disaggregated Analysis of South Australian Trade with China ........................................... 8 2.2.2 South Australia’s trade and comparative advantage ........................................................... 9 2.2.2.1 South Australia’s Revealed Comparative Advantage in comparison to other States and Territories .......................................................................................................................................... 12 2.2.2.2 2.2.2.3 Disaggregated Analysis of Key Agricultural Products ....................................................... 18 2.2.2.4 Possible Impacts of ChAFTA Commitments on Agriculture for South Australia ............... 20 2.2.2...
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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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...Forage for Thought: Mobilizing Codes in the Movement for Grass-fed Meat and Dairy Products Klaus Weber Northwestern University Kathryn L Heinze Northwestern University Michaela DeSoucey Northwestern University This study illuminates how new markets emerge and how social movements can effect cultural change through market creation. We suggest that social movements can fuel solutions to three challenges in creating new market segments: entrepreneurial production, the creation of collective producer identities, and the establishment of regular exchange between producers and consumers. We use qualitative data on the grassroots coalition movement that has spurred a market for grass-fed meat and dairy products in the United States since the early 1990s. Our analysis shows that the movement’s participants mobilized broad cultural codes and that these codes motivated producers to enter and persist in a nascent market, shaped their choices about production and exchange technologies, enabled a collective identity, and formed the basis of the products’ exchange value.• The creation of new markets is an important engine of economic and cultural change. But new markets do not emerge naturally; rather, they often arise from collective projects that mobilize the necessary economic, cultural, and socio-political resources (Fligstein, 1996; Swedberg, 2005). A growing body of research suggests that social movements can play a central role in fueling such projects (Carroll and Swaminathan...
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...who worked as a team and helped each other through the project for consistent enthusiasm and encouragement. We are indeed grateful to entire Department of Commerce for providing the best of help to complete the project by constant reminder for the deadlines and understanding the urgency of sometime extending the same. Table of Contents Chap.No. | Topics | Page No. | CHAPTER 1 | INDUSTRY & COMPANY PROFILE | 5 | CHAPTER 2 | PRODUCT SPECIFICS | 13 | CHAPTER 3 | SUPPLY CHAIN | 25 | CHAPTER 4 | PRODUCT PROMOTION | 32 | CHAPTER 5 | DATA ANALYSIS | 35 | CHAPTER 6 | MAJOR COMPETITORS | 40 | CHAPTER 7 | Challenges faced by Amul | 43 | | Conclusion | 45 | | References | 46 | | Annexure | 47 | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In today’s competitive world while entering in the market it is very necessary to have good knowledge of the potential of a particular market. The information regarding the activities of competitor’s existing in the market so that we can plan our each activity according to that. It is also necessary to retain the existing customers apart from attracting the new customers. 1.1Title: “The project focuses on the integrated marketing strategy behind AMUL with the longest running ad-campaign.” 1.2Organization: “Amul ,...
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