The reduction in value of an object by virtue of use, physical wear and tear, effects of time or obsolescence. (UN ECE, 2005. Land Administration in the UNECE Region. Development trends and main principles. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, New York and Geneva. https://unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/hlm/documents/Publications/landadmin.devt.trends.e.pdf)
Origins of replication are defined as chromosomal sites where double-stranded DNA unwinds to form single-stranded DNA templates for genome duplication. (Marks AB, Fu H, Aladjem MI. Regulation of Replication Origins. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2017;1042:43-59. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-6955-0_2. PMID: 29357052; PMCID: PMC6622447.)
The number of sows that farrow divided by the number of sows mated, usually pertaining to the herd and not the number of matings for an individual. (https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/39558)
Mating in which the partners are chosen on the basis of phenotypic similarity. (Glossary of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, FAO Research and Technology Paper No. 7, Rome, 1999.)
Microbenthos comprises microscopic benthic organisms that are less than about 0.1 mm in size. Some examples are bacteria, diatoms, ciliates, amoeba, flagellates. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benthos)
Wood grain is the longitudinal arrangement of wood fibers or the pattern resulting from such an arrangement. In wood, figure refers to the appearance of wood, as seen on a longitudinal surface (side-grain). (Wikipedia, 2024. Wood grain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_grain and Wikipedia, 2024. Figure (wood). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure_(wood))
A miniature pig, minipig or micro-pig is a type of domestic pig characterised by its unusually small size but has no formal definition and can cover a variety of breeds. (Wikipedia. 2025. Miniature pig. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miniature_pig)
Microbial proteins, commonly known as single-cell proteins (SCP), are derived from several species of microorganisms but are most commonly derived from microalgae, fungi, yeast, or bacteria. Microbial proteins can be cultivated for food and animal feed due to their high protein content and the fact that they represent a rich source of carbohydrates, minerals, fats, vitamins, and amino acids. (Adapted from Bajić B, Vučurović D, Vasić Đ, Jevtić-Mučibabić R, Dodić S. Biotechnological Production of Sustainable Microbial Proteins from Agro-Industrial Residues and By-Products. Foods. 2022 Dec 25;12(1):107. doi: 10.3390/foods12010107. PMID: 36613323; PMCID: PMC9818480.)
Olaquindox (OLQ) has been used as antimicrobial growth promotants (AGPs) for decades to improve feed efficiency and control pig dysentery and bacterial enteritis in young pig. Since 1998, OLQ has been withdrawn from the market in European Union due to health concerns over possible carcinogenic and mutagenic effects of the drugs. In 2018, due to potential risks to the quality of animal products and public health safety, OLQ was banned for food animals in China. (Adapted srom Zhang H, Qu W, Ding C, Han J, Xie S, Liu Z, Huang L, Pan Y, Yuan Z. Tissue Depletion of Olaquindox and Its Six Metabolites in Pigs and Broilers: Identification of a Suitable Marker Residue. Front Vet Sci. 2021 Apr 23;8:638358. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2021.638358. PMID: 33969036; PMCID: PMC8102773.)
Osmolality is the concentration of the substance in 1 L of water divided by its molecular weight. (Sanders, Leonard. (2013). Water Metabolism. Endocrine Secrets, Sixth Edition. 198-218. 10.1016/B978-1-4557-4975-1.00033-4.)
