QUALITY BASED PAYMENT PROGRAM AND MILK QUALITY IN DAIRY COOPERATIVES OF SOUTHERN BRAZIL: AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS

Quality based payment program and milk quality in dairy cooperatives of Southern Brazil: an econometric analysis

Programs designed to enhance milk quality have been used to motivate dairy farmers to improve the quality of the raw milk they produce.The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between a milk quality payment program and four indicative variables of milk quality, by testing bulk tank somatic cell count (SCC), bulk tank total bacter

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Overview of recent progress in condition monitoring for insulated gate bipolar transistor modules: Detection, estimation, and prediction

Abstract False Eyelashes The insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) is one of the most fragile components in power electronics converters.In order to improve the reliability of IGBTs, various measurements are taken according to the condition monitoring (CM) technique.Traditional CM techniques include the measurement and estimation of the device o

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Advances in solvent-free sample preparation methods for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) of polymers and biomolecules

Matrix assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) is an essential analytical technique for the molecular characterization of biomolecules and synthetic polymers.Its ability to provide comprehensive compositional information not afforded by other techniques, with high sensitivity and selectivity, is highly influenced by the sa

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