The number of piglets born alive (NBA) is one of the most important reproduction traits due to its influence on pig production efficiency. It was shown in several studies that NBA has an antagonistic relationship with later ...

Introduction: Elderly migrants represent an ever increasing portion of German nursing home residents. However, the nutritional status of elderly migrants and related problems are still largely unknown. The ...

Cyst nematodes are biotrophic parasites that infect plant roots and cause physiological and structural modifications leading to the formation of syncytial nurse cells. They are sexually dimorphic but the sexual phenotype ......

The objective of this thesis was the development of a common predictive shelf life model for fresh pork and fresh poultry based on the growth of Pseudomonas sp. as specific spoilage organism (SSO). As an element of ...

The potential harmful effects of conventional agriculture (CA) and the alleged multiple benefits of organic agriculture (OA) in conjunction with the prevalence of coherent conceptual linkage between the principles of OA ...

After a period of relatively low international food price volatility since the 1970s, prices spiked in 2007/2008 and 2011. These international price changes transmitted to domestic markets where they generate extra volatility. ...

Climate change is the most challenging factor for modern agriculture. The risk of heatwaves combined with heavy precipitation events and steady rainfall absence determines agriculture in many regions of the world. One of ...

Formal grammars are well suited for the estimation of models with an a-priori unknown number of parameters such as buildings and have proven their worth for 3D modeling and reconstruction of cities. However, the generation ...

Accurate estimation of genetic parameters is crucial for an efficient genetic evaluation system. REML and Bayesian methods are commonly used for the estimation of genetic parameters. In Bayesian approach, the idea is to ...

Gegenstand der vorliegenden Dissertation ist die Untersuchung der Treibhausgasemissionen von Spargel, Rhabarber und Erdbeeren, die mit Hilfe verschiedener Anbaumethoden zur Verfrühung des Erntezeitpunktes in Deutschland ...