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Feeding Program (feeding + program)

Distribution by Scientific Domains

Humanities and Social Sciences	40%

Selected Abstracts

Consistency of Breakfast Consumption in Institutionalized Seniors with Cognitive Impairment: Its Value and Use in Feeding Programs

JOURNAL OF AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY, Issue 4 2001
Sarah Dyer MSc
No abstract is available for this article. [source]

Comparative growth performance of two Nile tilapia (Chitralada and Red-Stirling), their crosses and the Israeli tetra hybrid ND-56

AQUACULTURE RESEARCH, Issue 11 2005
Angela Aparecida Moreira
Abstract Growth performance of two Oreochromis niloticus strains, Chitralada and Red-Stirling, their reciprocal crossbred and the Israeli tetra-hybrid ND-56 were assessed in net cages under on-farming conditions. Throughout 268 days of grow-out, the strains were weighed monthly and mortality, feed consumption and water quality were recorded. Ten rigid net cages (1.5 × 1.5 × 1.7 m) immersed in a 10 ha reservoir were linearly arranged near the reservoir outlet following a completely randomized design with two replicates for each treatment (strain). Each cage was stocked with 459 fish (120 fish m,3) and fed twice daily to apparent satiation with a commercial tilapia diet following the recommended feeding program. The final mean weights were higher for Chitralada (557.20 g) and the reciprocal crossbreds (522.95, 496.40 g) than those of Red-Stirling (421.90 g). All treatments outperformed the ND-56 tetra hybrid. Daily growth showed statistical differences between Chitralada (2.04 g) and Red-Stirling (1.52 g) but they were statistically the same when compared with the reciprocal crossbreds (1.90, 1.80 g). The relative growth ratios showed the same trend observed in the results for daily growth. The mean survival rate was 98%. The overall growth rate showed that crossbred performed as well as the parental lines. All crossbred progeny presented red colouration with variable pattern of black marks corroborating the dominant inheritance of the red trait in Red-Stirling strain. [source]

Social Welfare and the Selection of the Optimum Hog Slaughter Weight in Quebec

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, Issue 3 2003
Peter D. Goldsmith
What is the optimum slaughter weight? It depends from whose perspective. A dynamic systems model is built to analyze the welfare impact of alternative animal genetics, feeding program, feed quality and slaughter weight on producers, processors and the environment. The unique systems approach analyzes eight possible welfare rules and a corresponding harm function to assess animal performance within a multistakeholder context. The model results show there are significant tradeoff problems among producers, processors and the environment. The model highlights how the definition of animal performance needs to be revisited, as it has different meaning to different stakeholders in society. While performance historically was synonymous with production efficiency, with new social and political concerns, this interpretation is not universal. The model demonstrates greater complexities by broadening the set of affected parties. Quel est lepoids d'abattage optimal? Cela dépend du point de vue adopté. Une modélisation à base de systèmes dynamiques est construite afin d'analyser l'impact de méthodes alternatives en matière de génétique animale, de programme alimentaire, de qualité de l'aliment et du poids à l'abattage, sur les producteurs, les transformateurs et sur l'environnement. L'approche unique par systèmes analyse huit règles possibles concernant le bien-être social ainsi qu'une fonction correspondante aux nuisances associées pour mesurer la performance animale dans le contexte où plusieurs parties prenantes sont présentes. Les résultats du modèle mettent en avant des problèmes de compromis significatifs parmi les producteurs, les transformateurs et pour l'environnement. Le modèle souligne combien la définition de la performance animale a besoin d'être revue et corrigée étant donnée que les différentes parties concernées dans la société la perçoivent différemment. Alors que, historiquement, performance était synonyme d'efficacité de la production, avec les nouvelles préoccupations sociales et politiques, la définition de « performance » n'est plus universelle. Le modèle présenté ici illustre une plus grande complexité en augmentant l'ensemble des parties concernées. [source]

ETHICS BEYOND BORDERS: HOW HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EXPERIENCE ETHICS IN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND DEVELOPMENT WORK

DEVELOPING WORLD BIOETHICS, Issue 2 2008
MATTHEW R. HUNT
ABSTRACT Health professionals are involved in humanitarian assistance and development work in many regions of the world. They participate in primary health care, immunization campaigns, clinic- and hospital-based care, rehabilitation and feeding programs. In the course of this work, clinicians are frequently exposed to complex ethical issues. This paper examines how health workers experience ethics in the course of humanitarian assistance and development work. A qualitative study was conducted to consider this question. Five core themes emerged from the data, including: tension between respecting local customs and imposing values; obstacles to providing adequate care; differing understandings of health and illness; questions of identity for health workers; and issues of trust and distrust. Recommendations are made for organizational strategies that could help aid agencies support and equip their staff as they respond to ethical issues. [source]

Laws and policies to support the wellbeing of children: an international comparative analysis

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WELFARE, Issue 1 2010
Emily J. Nicklett
Nicklett EJ, Perron BE. Laws and policies to support the wellbeing of children: an international comparative analysis Int J Soc Welfare 2010: 3,7 © 2009 The Author(s), Journal compilation © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd and the International Journal of Social Welfare. The international community has raised concerns regarding the extent to which countries have implemented laws and policies to support the rights and wellbeing of children. This study evaluates the progress of least-developed countries (LDCs) and middle-income countries (MICs) in developing such legislation. Surveys were sent to 131 UNICEF country offices. Items included efforts to promote family preservation and family ties, family-based care over institutionalization, and child participation in placement decisions. A total of 68 surveys were returned, reflecting a 52 percent response rate (LDC, n= 25; MIC, n= 43). Legislation that addressed abuse and neglect of children, maternity leave, removal of children from the family, family care, adoption, and guardianship was widespread. Chi-square tests indicated that MICs had a substantially higher number of laws and policies related to child allowances, school feeding programs, maternity leave, and day care. [source]