Browsing Fakultät für Agrarwissenschaften (inkl. GAUSS) by Title
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Tierwohl in der Nutztierhaltung: Eine Stakeholder-Analyse
(2017-04-03)It was the aim of this thesis to investigate the topic of farm animal welfare at different stages of the supply chain for products of animal origin and to analyze the diverse perceptions of the various stakeholders. For ... -
Towards Conservation of Omani Local Chicken: Management, Performance and Genetic Diversity
(2014-06-26)Many rural families in Oman are engaged in agricultural and animal husbandry activities with a majority still depending on farming as a main source of income. Local chicken farming in Oman represents one of the main ... -
Towards the genetic dissection of the complex maternal infanticide behaviour using a white Duroc x Erhualian pig F2 design
(2008-03-18)Aggressive behaviour by newly farrowed sows towards their own offspring, known as savaging or maternal infanticide, occurs commonly in the domestic pig, with a significant impact upon both the agricultural economy and ... -
Trade and Welfare Effects of Standards in Agricultural Markets
(2020-06-09)Integrating developing countries (DCs) into the global trading system is key to their economic development. To that effect, several rounds of trade negotiations have reduced tariffs to a historic low. Despite this remarkable ... -
Tradeoffs, Complementarities and Synergies between Different Agricultural Technologies: Insights from Maize Farmers in Kenya
(2016-05-24)Global demand for food and farm commodities continues to grow, while land and other natural resources are becoming increasingly scarce. In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), rising population, decreasing per capita arable land, ... -
Traditional Food Crop Production and Marketing in Sub-Saharan Africa - The Case of Finger Millet in Western Kenya
(2014-03-07)Despite remarkable advances, overcoming rural poverty and food insecurity in developing countries remains one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century. Increasing production and income opportunities in the agricultural ... -
TRANSFER AND TRANSFORMATION OF AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMES: IMPLEMENTING INNOVATIVE EUROPEAN MODELS IN ISRAEL
(2009-11-30)The aim of the study is to explore the conditions for introducing market-oriented agri-environmental measures into Israel, and gain some insights to the possibility of their implementation ... -
Transformationsprozesse der landwirtschaftlichen Nutztierhaltung Gesellschaftliche Ansprüche und Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten des Lebensmitteleinzelhandels
(2021-06-01)Several sustainability issues in modern livestock production have led to an ongoing public debate calling for a transformation of the existing production and farming practices. In three chapters, this doctoral dissertation ... -
Transport von Wasser, Soluten und Dispersionen in wasserungesättigtem Sand
(2003-12-11)The pattern of water and solute movement in layered sand was investigated in a series of lysimeter experiments in the laboratory. Cuboid glass lysimeters of varying sizes (approximately ... -
Treibhausgas-Emissionen in der deutschen Landwirtschaft
(2007-02-19)This monograph is concerned with different aspects of green house gas (GHG) emissions in agriculture. The first part summarizes the total amount of GHG emissions and analyses them regarding ... -
Tube-Pellets als Alternative zur konventionellen Kryokonservierung
(2018-07-17)Since the introduction of the genomic selection, insemination centers are function with genomically proofed young bulls at the age of 10 months onwards (MELBAUM et al., 2016). Young bulls have a reduced ejaculate volume ... -
Uncovering the role of falcarin-type polyacetylenes in carrots for enhanced resistance
(2024-06-05)Falcarin-type polyacetylenes (PA) are a group of putative plant defense metabolites produced by carrot plants. However, the elucidation of PA biosynthetic pathway and the biological function of PA in carrot plants are not ... -
Understanding potential yield in the context of the climate and resource constraint to sustainably intensify cropping systems in tropical and temperate regions
(2015-04-24)There is a general consensus that world food production has to be increased significantly to fulfill the growing demand until 2050. However, at the same time resource use efficiency has to be improved due to declining ... -
Understanding sustainable food consumption: analysis of sustainable, plant-based dietary patterns, related food choices, and sensory acceptability
(2023-08-29)Given the impact of today’s food consumption on climate change and natural resource scarcity, as well as its impact on public health, a large-scale dietary transition is needed. A shift toward sustainable diets high in ... -
Unfavorable environmental conditions: Consequences for microbial metabolism and C stabilization in soil
(2017-11-21)Soil microorganisms are primary drivers of biogeochemical cycles, making them an important link between pedosphere and atmosphere. Soil microbes control the carbon (C) transfer from terrestrial ecosystem to the atmosphere ... -
Unobserved heterogeneity in productivity analysis of panel data: applications to meat chain firms and global growth in agriculture
(2015-03-04)Production analysis matters in agricultural economics because technology shapes developments in agriculture as well as in related sectors, such as the food industry. Pro- ductivity and technical efficiency (TE) are key ... -
Unternehmenszusammenschlüsse in der Milch- und Zuckerindustrie unter wettbewerbsrechtlichen und ökonomischen Gesichtspunkten
(2003-02-14)This study shows an overview about investigations in the field of mergers and acquisitions of agribusiness companies (milk and sugar) and examines the trade off effect between efficiency ... -
Untersuchung exogener Einflüsse auf den Reproduktionserfolg des Rindes unter Anwendung von In-vitro-Verfahren
(2020-06-03)This thesis deals with the analysis of various exogenous factors on the reproductive suc-cess of cattle by application of in vitro methods. Possible effects of semen type (conventional vs. female sexed) and calf ... -
Untersuchung zur Gestaltung von Zuchtprogrammen in der Legehennenzucht
(2005-12-27)The primary objective of the present study was to analyse the conventional layer breeding. Among others, inbreeding, selection response, different selection and mating strategies were ... -
Untersuchungen auf wasserlösliche Kohlenhydrate, Ertragsleistung und Inhaltsstoffe bei Futtergräsern zur Verbesserung der Verdaulichkeit
(2008-07-29)High sugar perennial rye-grass are new varieties from that an improved fodder quality an especially enhanced digestibility is expected. The aim of this study was to determine experimentally ...