Abstract:

Development of fresh agricultural products is hampered due to high cost of traditional transportations. In order to resolve this problem, hibernation technology of fresh agricultural products has been explored in previous research. Here, a thorough review is focused on application and trends of hibernation technology. Hibernation is considered as an effective method to reduce the rate of metabolism and the amount of oxygen consumption for fresh agricultural products. Meanwhile, this technology can also significantly improve transportation efficiency and survival rate of agricultural products during transportation. Therefore, hibernation technology is destined to become one of the most important means for fresh aquatic products and poultry during transportation in the future.

Key words: hibernation, aquatic products, poultry, transportation