The application model of epidemic disease assessment technology for Web-based large-scale pig farm was expounded from the identification of epidemic disease risk factors, construction of risk assessment model and deve...The application model of epidemic disease assessment technology for Web-based large-scale pig farm was expounded from the identification of epidemic disease risk factors, construction of risk assessment model and development of risk assessment system. The assessed pig farm uploaded the epidemic disease risk data information through on-line answering evaluating questionnaire to get the immediate evaluation report. The model could enhance the risk communication between pig farm veterinarian, manager and veterinary experts to help farm system understand and find disease risk factors, assess and report the potential high risk items of the pig farm in the three systems of engineering epidemic disease prevention technology, biological safety and immune monitoring, and promote the improvement and perfection of epidemic disease prevention and control measures.展开更多
Large-scale breeding of livestock and poultry is the main way of modern animal husbandry development.This breeding method is widely used by the majority of owners because of its easy technical promotion,low breeding c...Large-scale breeding of livestock and poultry is the main way of modern animal husbandry development.This breeding method is widely used by the majority of owners because of its easy technical promotion,low breeding cost and good economic benefits.But with the development of large-scale livestock and poultry breeding,the pollution and damage to the environment caused by fecal pollution from large-scale livestock and poultry breeding has been criticized by many environmentalists.In this paper,through visit and investigation of large-scale livestock and poultry farms,the methods and measures of environmental protection in the construction of large-scale livestock and poultry farms are proposed.展开更多
The study examined the nexus between operations improvement function (dimensioned by contingency planning, benchmarking and continuous improvement processes) and organisational adaptability of Petroleum tank farms in ...The study examined the nexus between operations improvement function (dimensioned by contingency planning, benchmarking and continuous improvement processes) and organisational adaptability of Petroleum tank farms in South-South, Nigeria. The contingency theory and the theory of routine dynamics underpinned the study, and positivism was the underlying philosophy. The study adopted the cross-sectional survey through the use of questionnaire. 820 middle and top-level managers constituted the elements of the population, and the Krejcie & Morgan’s formula was used to determine the sample size of 262 respondents. Structural Equation Modeling was deployed to test the hypotheses at a 0.05 significance level. The results showed that contingency planning;benchmarking and continuous improvement processes all have a significant positive relationship with organisational adaptability of Petroleum tank farms in South-South, Nigeria. The study concludes that Petroleum tank farms’ operations should focus on the adoption of contingency planning, benchmarking and continuous improvement processes to enhance organisational adaptability. Therefore, it is recommended that the management of Petroleum tank farms should put in place mechanisms to advance continuous improvement processes by allocating the necessary amount of resources, such as energy, time and money, in order to promote the continuous development of the continuous improvement systems. Furthermore, managers of Petroleum tank farms should make better the adoption of contingency planning, ensuring that there is as much necessary training and information for employees on how to act during a crises situation, in order to evaluate safety and prepare in advance for recovery from disasters.展开更多
Heavy fuel oils require heated tanks to facilitate their transportation and processing.This paper proposes and investigates threeand four-level heating coil bundles.Numerical study revealed that powerful large-scale c...Heavy fuel oils require heated tanks to facilitate their transportation and processing.This paper proposes and investigates threeand four-level heating coil bundles.Numerical study revealed that powerful large-scale circulation of the heated fluid enhances heat transfer,delivering 16.7%and 23%improvements to the average heat transfer coefficient for the three-and four-level bundles,respectively.Furthermore,this circulation improves oil mixing and limits the variation in bulk oil temperature to-0.3 to+1.3°C from the average.The study also quantified oil flow velocity near the bottom of the tank.The time-averaged horizontal components of velocity,estimated 25 mm and 50 mm above the bottom of the tank,exceed 2 mm/s and 4 mm/s,respectively.The proposed heating coil bundles feature a compact design that reduces the material and labor costs of construction and that,by occupying only a small portion of the bottom of the tank,improves accessibility,maintenance,and cleaning.展开更多
Peri-urban fish farms with limited access to open natural water bodies draw fresh water from urban water supply and dug wells,which is unreliable and costly.Reuse of fish pond effluent is also limited by high ammonia ...Peri-urban fish farms with limited access to open natural water bodies draw fresh water from urban water supply and dug wells,which is unreliable and costly.Reuse of fish pond effluent is also limited by high ammonia concentration(>0.3 mg/L)that renders water toxic and is stressful to fish.Despite the existence of several fish effluent treatment methods,not all may be appropriate for a particular location.This review article therefore examines the various fish effluent treatment methods to aid selection of the most suitable one(s)for peri-urban areas.The key parameters considered in their comparison were:initial,operational and maintenance costs;ammonia removal efficiency;energy consumption and land requirement.The effluent treatment methods are both conventional and non-conventional.Despite a slight higher treatment efficiency and less space requirement by conventional methods,they mainly require reliable power supply for continuous running,highly skilled labor for operation and maintenance leading to high operational costs.In addition,their investment costs are higher than non-conventional methods,hence not widely applied in developing countries and majority have broken down.On the other hand,non-conventional methods such as constructed wetlands are widely in use for treating effluent mainly due to their cost effectiveness and no or little energy requirement.Constructed wetlands were found most suitable bio-filtration system for treating fish effluent because they are cost effective,require less skilled labor and still have better effluent treatment though space required is slightly more.Vegetables(lettuce,collards,etc.)have potential to grow in constructed wetlands thus form vegetable-based bio-filtration units which serve not only as bio-filters but also provide additional sources of nutrition and income.This review indicated limited information on the appropriate size and performance of vegetable-based bio-filtration unit utilizing indigenous vegetables and recommended further research to explore the idea.展开更多
The Chinese Government has increased its focus on expanding farm scale to promote agricultural development since 2010. A series of favorable polices has been adopted to support large-scale farming. Using a multivariat...The Chinese Government has increased its focus on expanding farm scale to promote agricultural development since 2010. A series of favorable polices has been adopted to support large-scale farming. Using a multivariate probit model and 2015 and 2016 rural household survey data, the present paper examines the factors that influence small farmers" decision to become large-scale farmers. The empirical regression results suggest that the decision to become a large-scale farmer is significantly influenced by household human capital cooperative membership, marketing channels, land-transfer contracts and government policies. However, the influence of these factors differs with respect to becoming large-scale grain and non-grain farmers. These results imply that policy tools should target these factors and the appropriate group of small-scale farmers. Generally, both central and local governments should promote large-scale farming by enhancing rural households' human capital improving marketing channels and providing agricultural social services, as well as encouraging returning migrant workers to engage in large-scale farming,展开更多
Large-scale farming by agricultural land transfers has been increasingly promoted in recent years,but the possible impacts on crop production,especially cash crops,and soil acidification remain unclear.This study obta...Large-scale farming by agricultural land transfers has been increasingly promoted in recent years,but the possible impacts on crop production,especially cash crops,and soil acidification remain unclear.This study obtained data for 110 banana plantations in Long’an County,China,and categorized them into small(<0.67 ha),medium(0.67−6.7 ha),and large(>6.7 ha)to determine banana cultivation,nutrient management,and soil acidification rates on farms of the three sizes.Banana yield per unit area significantly increased with increased farm size,and large farms had the highest average yield(48.9 t·ha^(−1))with the least variation.Despite a significant increase in organic fertilizer and base cation inputs,nitrogen(N)surplus did not differ significantly with increasing farm size.With large farms,actual soil acidification rate was significantly lower by 19.1 to 24.0 keq·ha^(−1)·yr^(−1);however,potential soil acidification rate increased with increased overuse of phosphorus.Overall,larger banana plantations used fewer mineral N fertilizers reducing the rate of soil acidification and increasing the H+buffering provided by organic fertilizers.It is concluded that larger farms deliver the dual benefits of higher,less variable banana yield and mitigation of soil acidification by substituting organic N for mineral N fertilizers,supporting sustainable soil management and food production.展开更多
基金Supported by the Fund Program of Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences(6111689)the Planning Program of"the Twelfth Five-year-plan"in National Science and Technology for the Rural Developme+nt in China(2015BAD12B04-1.2)the Fund for Independent Innovation of Agricultural Science and Technology of Jiangsu Province[CX(16)1006]~~
文摘The application model of epidemic disease assessment technology for Web-based large-scale pig farm was expounded from the identification of epidemic disease risk factors, construction of risk assessment model and development of risk assessment system. The assessed pig farm uploaded the epidemic disease risk data information through on-line answering evaluating questionnaire to get the immediate evaluation report. The model could enhance the risk communication between pig farm veterinarian, manager and veterinary experts to help farm system understand and find disease risk factors, assess and report the potential high risk items of the pig farm in the three systems of engineering epidemic disease prevention technology, biological safety and immune monitoring, and promote the improvement and perfection of epidemic disease prevention and control measures.
文摘Large-scale breeding of livestock and poultry is the main way of modern animal husbandry development.This breeding method is widely used by the majority of owners because of its easy technical promotion,low breeding cost and good economic benefits.But with the development of large-scale livestock and poultry breeding,the pollution and damage to the environment caused by fecal pollution from large-scale livestock and poultry breeding has been criticized by many environmentalists.In this paper,through visit and investigation of large-scale livestock and poultry farms,the methods and measures of environmental protection in the construction of large-scale livestock and poultry farms are proposed.
文摘The study examined the nexus between operations improvement function (dimensioned by contingency planning, benchmarking and continuous improvement processes) and organisational adaptability of Petroleum tank farms in South-South, Nigeria. The contingency theory and the theory of routine dynamics underpinned the study, and positivism was the underlying philosophy. The study adopted the cross-sectional survey through the use of questionnaire. 820 middle and top-level managers constituted the elements of the population, and the Krejcie & Morgan’s formula was used to determine the sample size of 262 respondents. Structural Equation Modeling was deployed to test the hypotheses at a 0.05 significance level. The results showed that contingency planning;benchmarking and continuous improvement processes all have a significant positive relationship with organisational adaptability of Petroleum tank farms in South-South, Nigeria. The study concludes that Petroleum tank farms’ operations should focus on the adoption of contingency planning, benchmarking and continuous improvement processes to enhance organisational adaptability. Therefore, it is recommended that the management of Petroleum tank farms should put in place mechanisms to advance continuous improvement processes by allocating the necessary amount of resources, such as energy, time and money, in order to promote the continuous development of the continuous improvement systems. Furthermore, managers of Petroleum tank farms should make better the adoption of contingency planning, ensuring that there is as much necessary training and information for employees on how to act during a crises situation, in order to evaluate safety and prepare in advance for recovery from disasters.
文摘Heavy fuel oils require heated tanks to facilitate their transportation and processing.This paper proposes and investigates threeand four-level heating coil bundles.Numerical study revealed that powerful large-scale circulation of the heated fluid enhances heat transfer,delivering 16.7%and 23%improvements to the average heat transfer coefficient for the three-and four-level bundles,respectively.Furthermore,this circulation improves oil mixing and limits the variation in bulk oil temperature to-0.3 to+1.3°C from the average.The study also quantified oil flow velocity near the bottom of the tank.The time-averaged horizontal components of velocity,estimated 25 mm and 50 mm above the bottom of the tank,exceed 2 mm/s and 4 mm/s,respectively.The proposed heating coil bundles feature a compact design that reduces the material and labor costs of construction and that,by occupying only a small portion of the bottom of the tank,improves accessibility,maintenance,and cleaning.
文摘Peri-urban fish farms with limited access to open natural water bodies draw fresh water from urban water supply and dug wells,which is unreliable and costly.Reuse of fish pond effluent is also limited by high ammonia concentration(>0.3 mg/L)that renders water toxic and is stressful to fish.Despite the existence of several fish effluent treatment methods,not all may be appropriate for a particular location.This review article therefore examines the various fish effluent treatment methods to aid selection of the most suitable one(s)for peri-urban areas.The key parameters considered in their comparison were:initial,operational and maintenance costs;ammonia removal efficiency;energy consumption and land requirement.The effluent treatment methods are both conventional and non-conventional.Despite a slight higher treatment efficiency and less space requirement by conventional methods,they mainly require reliable power supply for continuous running,highly skilled labor for operation and maintenance leading to high operational costs.In addition,their investment costs are higher than non-conventional methods,hence not widely applied in developing countries and majority have broken down.On the other hand,non-conventional methods such as constructed wetlands are widely in use for treating effluent mainly due to their cost effectiveness and no or little energy requirement.Constructed wetlands were found most suitable bio-filtration system for treating fish effluent because they are cost effective,require less skilled labor and still have better effluent treatment though space required is slightly more.Vegetables(lettuce,collards,etc.)have potential to grow in constructed wetlands thus form vegetable-based bio-filtration units which serve not only as bio-filters but also provide additional sources of nutrition and income.This review indicated limited information on the appropriate size and performance of vegetable-based bio-filtration unit utilizing indigenous vegetables and recommended further research to explore the idea.
文摘The Chinese Government has increased its focus on expanding farm scale to promote agricultural development since 2010. A series of favorable polices has been adopted to support large-scale farming. Using a multivariate probit model and 2015 and 2016 rural household survey data, the present paper examines the factors that influence small farmers" decision to become large-scale farmers. The empirical regression results suggest that the decision to become a large-scale farmer is significantly influenced by household human capital cooperative membership, marketing channels, land-transfer contracts and government policies. However, the influence of these factors differs with respect to becoming large-scale grain and non-grain farmers. These results imply that policy tools should target these factors and the appropriate group of small-scale farmers. Generally, both central and local governments should promote large-scale farming by enhancing rural households' human capital improving marketing channels and providing agricultural social services, as well as encouraging returning migrant workers to engage in large-scale farming,
基金funded by Major Science and Technology Project of Yunnan Province(202102AE090053-2)National Natural Science Youth Foundation of China(41907142)Natural Science Foundation of Hainan Province(422MS095)。
文摘Large-scale farming by agricultural land transfers has been increasingly promoted in recent years,but the possible impacts on crop production,especially cash crops,and soil acidification remain unclear.This study obtained data for 110 banana plantations in Long’an County,China,and categorized them into small(<0.67 ha),medium(0.67−6.7 ha),and large(>6.7 ha)to determine banana cultivation,nutrient management,and soil acidification rates on farms of the three sizes.Banana yield per unit area significantly increased with increased farm size,and large farms had the highest average yield(48.9 t·ha^(−1))with the least variation.Despite a significant increase in organic fertilizer and base cation inputs,nitrogen(N)surplus did not differ significantly with increasing farm size.With large farms,actual soil acidification rate was significantly lower by 19.1 to 24.0 keq·ha^(−1)·yr^(−1);however,potential soil acidification rate increased with increased overuse of phosphorus.Overall,larger banana plantations used fewer mineral N fertilizers reducing the rate of soil acidification and increasing the H+buffering provided by organic fertilizers.It is concluded that larger farms deliver the dual benefits of higher,less variable banana yield and mitigation of soil acidification by substituting organic N for mineral N fertilizers,supporting sustainable soil management and food production.