Essays about: "Domestic pig"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 essays containing the words Domestic pig.

1. 1. Mapping the pig value chain in the Dominican Republic with emphasis on the risk of transmission of African swine fever

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

   Author : Andrea Hentz; [2023]
   Keywords : African swine fever; Domestic pig; Value chain mapping; Pig production; Biosecurity; Disease risk;

   Abstract : As in many other parts of the world, pigs provide an important source of food and income in the Dominican Republic (DR). However, the pig production in the country faces great challenges since African swine fever (ASF) was reintroduced in 2021, after being absent for over 40 years. READ MORE

3. 2. Gruppstorlekens påverkan på foderintag och tillväxt hos slaktgrisar

   University essay from SLU/Department of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

   Author : Carin Carlsson; [2023]
   Keywords : gruppstorlek; slaktgris; produktion; foderintag; tillväxt;

   Abstract : Det börjar bli alltmer förekommande att inhysa slaktgrisar i större gruppstorlekar. Tamgrisen härstammar från vildsvinet som lever i mindre grupper om ett tjugotal individer. Detta har lett till misstankar om att tamgrisen har svårt att anpassa sig till stora grupper och att det kan leda till social stress. READ MORE

4. 3. Positive welfare indicators of the domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus), a review : Which of the indicators are being used for the on-farm evaluation of pig’s positive welfare?

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för biologi och miljö (BOM)

   Author : Maria Papageorgiou; [2022]
   Keywords : Pig; Sus scrofa domesticus; positive welfare; positive welfare indicator; positive welfare assessment; play; social affiliative behaviors; vocalizations; Welfare Quality protocol for pigs;

   Abstract : Since the 1960s the focus of animal welfare has been mainly on the negative aspects of welfare and on minimizing and alleviating these negatives. Lately, the focus has been not only on the negative features of welfare that should be kept above a minimum standard, but also on the positive ones that should be enforced. READ MORE

5. 4. Insect feed for future : perceived pros and cons of insects as feed inSwedish conditions

   University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

   Author : Diana Saeed; Ebba Seijbold Dalla-Santa; [2021]
   Keywords : Black Soldier Fly; circular system; feed industry; legislation; stakeholders; yellow mealworm;

   Abstract : A current challenge that Sweden is handling is the amount of food loss and food waste. One way to reuse food waste efficiently is to convert it to feed for insects. READ MORE

6. 5. Svenska jägares uppfattningar om förebyggande åtgärder och övervakning av afrikansk svinpest hos vildsvin i Sverige

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

   Author : Annie Frisk Brunzell; [2021]
   Keywords : Afrikansk svinpest; ASF; fokusgruppsdiskussion; FGD; förebyggande; jägare; rapportering; vildsvin; övervakning;

   Abstract : Afrikansk svinpest (ASF) är en allvarlig virussjukdom som drabbar grisdjur. Sjukdomen finns i många delar av världen och orsakar ofta en mycket hög dödlighet hos drabbade tamgrisar och vildsvin. På grund av dess påverkan på grisproduktionen har ASF medfört stora socioekonomiska konsekvenser i drabbade områden. READ MORE