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Ministry of Agriculture

GovernmentRio de Janeiro, Brazil
About: Ministry of Agriculture is a government organization based out in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Chemistry & Salmonella. The organization has 1153 authors who have published 1189 publications receiving 14442 citations.


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TL;DR: For most fruits, the antioxidant capacity decreased during the ripening, possibly due to a decrease in the concentration of most of the phenolics.
Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the free individual phenolics and the in vitro antioxidant capacity of blackberry, acerola, yellow guava, guabiju, jambolan and jabuticaba fruits in two edible stages. Of the thirty-three phenolics investigated by liquid chromatography - tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), twenty-five were quantified and the major ones were catechin, isoquercitrin, epicatechin and gallic acid. The highest values for the total phenolic content (in dry matter) were observed for acerola (83.6 to 97.7 mg gallic acid equivalents g−1 DM) and blackberry (18.9 to 28.3 mg gallic acid equivalents g−1 DM); however, acerola, jabuticaba, and blackberry showed the highest antioxidant capacities (134.6 to 1120.4 mg Trolox equivalents g−1 for 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl and 43.6 to 501.8 μmol Trolox equivalents g−1 for ferric reducing antioxidant power). For most fruits, the antioxidant capacity decreased during the ripening, possibly due to a decrease in the concentration of most of the phenolics.

31 citations

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TL;DR: Portuguese horse sickness was diagnosed for the first time in southern Portugal in autumn 1989, following outbreaks in Spain, and one year after ending vaccination, December 1991, Portugal was declared free of AHS.
Abstract: African horse sickness (AHS) was diagnosed for the first time in southern Portugal in autumn 1989, following outbreaks in Spain. AHS virus presence was confirmed by virus isolation and serotyping. An eradication campaign with four sanitary zones was set up by Central Veterinary Services in close collaboration with private organizations. Vaccination began on 6 October. In February 1990, vaccination was extended to all Portuguese equines (170000 animals). There were 137 outbreaks on 104 farms: 206 of the equidae present died (16%) or were slaughtered (14%); 81.5% were horses, 10.7% were donkeys and 7.8% were mules. Clinical AHS occurred more frequently in horses than donkeys and mules. In the vaccinated population, 82 animals (62.2% horses and 37.8% mules and donkeys), died or were slaughtered due to suspected or confirmed AHS. One year after ending vaccination, December 1991, Portugal was declared free of AHS. Cost of eradication was US$1955513 (US$11.5/Portuguese equine).

31 citations

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15 Jul 2013-Talanta
TL;DR: A method has been developed to determine 10 elements in Brazilian red wines using high-resolution continuum source flame atomic absorption spectrometry, a technique that allows the fast sequential determination of an essentially unlimited number of elements per sample.

31 citations

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TL;DR: The presence of Salmonella spp.
Abstract: The presence of Salmonella spp. in superficial swabs collected from 135 chicken carcasses in five different slaugther steps using the conventional microbiology, PCR, and immunoanalysis methods was evaluated. The three methods presented similar tendency to detect Salmonella spp. in the chicken carcasses along the slaugther line. The highest frequency of Salmonella spp. was found after the shower, located between the evisceration and the chiller. Twenty (14.8%) swabes were determined by the conventional methodology, 52 (38.9%) by the PCR, and 66 (48.9%) by the immunoanalysis. The lowest contamination was found after chiller tank, where the frequencies were 5 (3.7%), 0 (0%), and 24 (16.7%), respectively. Salmonella spp. was found in all the slaugther steps. This shows the importance for monitoring different CCP (Control Critical Point) in the poultry slaughterhouses.

30 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented a case for undertaking cross-sectional studies targeted at identifying the best strategies for each state and region, as well as providing a basis for future appraisal of the NPCEBT.
Abstract: Although strategies for controlling and eradicating of bovine brucellosis are well known, the achievements vary widely. In 2001, the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Supply (MAPA) started a new National Program for the Control and Eradication of Brucellosis and Tuberculosis (NPCEBT). In the beginning of a brucellosis control program, it is of utmost importance to gain insights into the epidemiological status of the disease in order to: (1) determine the sanitary measures according to the frequency and distribution patterns of the disease in the population; (2) monitor the development of the program and decide when to make adjustments, avoiding the waist of time and resources. As the epidemiological status of bovine brucellosis is not adequately known in Brazil, there was a case for undertaking cross-sectional studies targeted at identifying the best strategies for each state and region, as well as providing a basis for future appraisal of the NPCEBT. For this purpose, MAPA established a collaborative project with FMVZ-Universidade de Sao Paulo, which also included FAV-Universidade de Brasilia. So far, 15 states completed the survey, whose results are described in the following papers. In addition, it is presented a paper that deals with modeling the impact of vaccination of heifers with strain 19 upon the reduction of brucellosis prevalence.

30 citations


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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
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202253
202157
202063
201951
201874