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5th International Conference of Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka (ICSUSL): Recent submissions

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Exposure assessment to Salmonella by consumption of informally marketed milk and Gouda cheese in Musanze town, Rwanda

Kamana, Olivier; Jacxsens, Liesbeth; Kimonyo, Anastase; Uyttendaele, Mieke (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2015)

This study assesses the exposure to Salmonella by consumption of boiled milk and Gouda cheese in Musanze town, Rwanda. A consumer survey (n = 90) revealed that among milk buyers in milk shops, 40.0% were also buying boiled ...
Extraction of agricultural phenological parameters of Sri Lanka using MODIS, NDVI time series data

Jayawardhana, W.G.N.N; Chathurange, V.M.I (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2015)

Management of crops is an essential part in the food production procedure. Having a thorough knowledge of growth stages of each crop is of paramount importance in this respect. Phenology (transplanting, panicle formation, ...
Food safety practices in a teaching hospital in Sri Lanka

Adikari, A.M.N.T; Rizana, M.S.Fathima; Amarasekara, T. Priyanwada (2015)

The concept of food safety becomes critical when the food is prepared and served to hospitalized patients. This study was carried out to assess the knowledge and practices related to food safety and personal hygiene among ...
Food wastage and its impacts on sustainable business operations: a study on Sri Lankan tourist hotels

Sandaruwani, J.A. Rudmi Chehanika; Gnanapala, W.K. Athula C (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2015)

Sri Lanka’s hotel industry is one of the key drivers of economic growth in the island nation and the tourist arrivals have almost doubled since the end of the conflict in 2009. In order to cater to this snowballing tourist ...
Genome sequencing of seafood-borne Vibrio parahaemolyticus VP49 reveals the presence of novel virulence attributes

Kumar, BK; Deekshit, VK; Rai, P; Karunasagar, I (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2015)

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a Gram-negative, halophilic bacterium autochthonous to the marine environments and responsible for seafood-borne gastroenteritis. Though the hemolysins TDH and/or TRH are classical virulence ...
Human urine as a low cost and effective nitrogen fertilizer for bean production

Ranasinghe, E.S.S; Karunarathne, C.L.S.M; Beneragama, C.K; Wijesooriya, B.G.G (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2015)

The overuse and misuse of chemical fertilizers attributed to critical environmental and health problems such as Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in Sri Lanka. Therefore, there is a growing trend among present researches to ...
Identifying an appropriate and sustainable irrigation method using some remotely sensed parameters for the crop cultivation in Vavuniya district

Arjunan, K; Nanthakumaran, A (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2015)

Over consumption of water resources due to unplanned and inappropriate irrigation methods would be a threat to the ecosystem health and to the sustainable agriculture in Vavuniya District. The objective of this study was ...
Impact of food labeling information on consumer purchasing decision: with special reference to faculty of Agricultural Sciences

Bandara, B.E.S; De Silva, D. A. M; Maduwanthi, B.C.H; Warunasinghe, W.A.A. I (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2015)

Consumer’s attitudes towards the nutritional aspect of the foods are increasing rapidly. In this context, labels of food products play a significant role in providing the relevant nutrition information to consumers. This ...
Impact of legislature regarding ‘right to food’ and ‘wheat fortification’ on child malnutrition: Cross-country estimates

Prasada, D.V.P (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2015)

Food security objectives of UN Millennium Development Goals have been constrained by the lack of policy coordination in the spheres of food, nutrition and public health. This paper investigates the relative importance of ...
Impacts of agricultural practices on water quality in Uma Oya catchment area in Sri Lanka

Gunawardhana, W.D.T.M; Jayawardhana, J.M.C.K; Udayakumara, E.P.N (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2015)

Sustainability of global food production is highly depending on the quality of the environment. In many parts of the world increase of agricultural production heavily depend on intensive agricultural practices which are ...
International risk assessment leading to development of food safety standards

Karunasagar, Iddya (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2015)

The Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) provides the right to member countries trading in food commodities to take measures to protect plant, animal and human health. However, ...
Introducing an appropriate mechanical way for Coconut dehusking

Piyathissa, S.D.S; Kahandage, P.D (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2015)

Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) is a perennial tree crop, which has a percapita consumption of 120 nuts/ year/ head in Sri Lanka. Nut is the most important economical part in a coconut palm. Fruit has to be de-husked before ...
Manurial effect of wood ash and refuse tea on nutrient status and yield of tea (Camellia sinensis L.)

Gunathilaka, L.H.M.G; Gunarathne, G.P; Arachchi, L.P.Vidhana (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2015)

A field experiment was carried out to determine the effects of wood ash and refuse tea with urea on yield and nutrient status of tea. Experimental plots were located in the St Coombs Estate, Tea Research Institute, ...
Mapping the Complex World of the Smallholder: An Approach to Smallholder Research for Food and Income Security With Examples from Malaysia, India and Sri Lanka.

O’Reilly, Patrick (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2015-06)

Smallholders continue to account for up to 87% of all agricultural holdings and 70% of the global food supply while consuming only 30% of the world’s agricultural resources. However global investment in agriculture R&D ...
Raw milk is a complete food which contains protein, fat, sugars, vitamins and minerals. Even though, raw milk is sterile at secretion, contamination of milk by microorganisms can take place during milk handling, storage and other pre-processing activities. The objectives of this study were to assess the initial microbial load and to determine correlation between Methylene blue dye reduction test with standard plate count method and find possible methods to improve the quality and reduce the wastage of raw milk. As per the records obtain from the chilling centers, about twenty per cent (per month) of raw milk collected to the centers in each district has to be discarded due to spoilage. Out of 13 chilling centers in Kurunagala district, five chilling centers namely Badalgama, Elabadagama, Kuliyapitiya, Dambadeniya and Minuwangoda chilling centers were randomly selected and the initial microbial loads of milk from chilling tanks were tested using Standard Plate Count and Methylene blue dye reduction test. Further, Selffilled questionnaire was used to gather data related to practices in milk supply chain and swab samples were taken from the containers used for milk collection process. Though the microbial population should be below log 6.00 according to the factory standards in Sri Lanka to accept milk for further processing, standard plate count of chilling centers were log 7.08, 6.76, 6.56, 6.70, and 6.88 (CFU/ml) respectively. Good management practices were introduced to rectify the main cause for high microbial counts. After the improvements low microbial counts of above chilling centers were achieved as log 5.91, 5.85, 5.85, 5.86 and 5.94 CFU/ml respectively. Standard Plate Count showed significant difference (p < 0.05) after practicing good management practices. Strong correlation (r2 0.91) was observed between Methylene blue dye reduction test and Standard Plate Counts (log CFU/ml). Therefore, Methylene blue dye reduction test can be used effectively, economically and efficiently, to detect the quality of raw milk and can use as an alternative method for costly and tedious microbiological analysis methods.

Bossier, P; De Schrijver, P; Defoirdt, T; Ruwandeepika, H.A.D; Natrah, F; Ekasari, J; Toi, H; Nhan, D; Tinh, N; Pande, G; Karunasagar, I; Van Stappen, G (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2015)

Microbial community management in aquaculture creates benefits at the nutritional as well as at health level for cultured species. In addition, in case of biofloc application, it allows to link species at different trophic ...
Microbiological quality of raw milk and effect on quality by implementing good management practices

De Silva, S.A.S.D; Kanugala, K.A.N.P; Weerakkody, N.S (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2015)

Raw milk is a complete food which contains protein, fat, sugars, vitamins and minerals. Even though, raw milk is sterile at secretion, contamination of milk by microorganisms can take place during milk handling, storage ...
Milk coagulation properties and milk protein genetic variants of three cattle breeds/types in Sri Lanka

Abeykoon, C.D; Rathnayake, R.M.C; Johansson, M; Silva, G.L.L.P; Ranadheera, C.S; Lundh, A; Vidanarachchi, J.K (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2015)

Milk coagulation is the primary step in the development of most dairy products. Raw milk from individual cows and different breeds exhibit distinct coagulation capacities. This variation is largely influenced by milk ...
Nutritional composition and health related functional properties of Eleusine coracana (Finger Millet)

Lansakara, L. H. M. P. R; Liyanage, R; Perera, K. A; Wijewardana, I; Jayawardena, B. C; Vidanarachchi, J. K (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2015)

Nutritional composition, antioxidant activity, alpha amylase inhibitory activity and fermentation ability of Rawana and Oshada FM varieties were measured against Basmati and BG-300 rice varieties. The results showed that ...
Nutritional status and food insecurity among the children in Northern Sri Lanka

Kandeepan, Karthigesu; Balakumar, Sandrasegrampillai; Arasaratnam, Vasanthy (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2015)

Consumption of adequate nutritious food is the most important element to ensure healthy living of children. The objective was to assess the nutritional status and food insecurity among the children aged 1-5 years in the ...
Nutrition Security in Sri Lanka

Liyanage, K.D.C.E (Belihuloya, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2015)

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