Essays about: "Weighing Animals"

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  1. 6. Zoo animal training – implications for the human-animal relationship, control and motivation : case study training red panda (Ailurus fulgens) for husbandry procedures

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Sarah Aspenström; [2018]
    Keywords : Animal Training; Positive Reinforcement; Zoo Animal; Zoo Animal Training; Clicker Training; Human Animal Relationship; Intrinsic Motivation; Husbandry Training; Transportation Training; Red Panda; Nordens Ark; Ailurus fulgens; Positive Emotions; Motivation; Control; Weighing Animals;

    Abstract : Zoo animals are trained for a lot of different reasons including facilitating husbandry procedures, physical exercise and mental stimulation. Training has also been shown to reduce stereotypies in captive wild animals. READ MORE

  3. 7. Utvärdering av en semi-automatiserad ultraljudsapparat för mätning av urinvolym i blåsan, på djur

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Elisabeth Miller; [2017]
    Keywords : BladderScan; hund; katt; gris;

    Abstract : Urinvolymen hos sällskapsdjur är viktig att följa i klinisk verksamhet, bland annat för att se om ett djur kan producera urin vid njurskador och transplantationer. Det är även av intresse att upptäcka en distension av urinblåsan i samband med patologier där uretra inte kan relaxera eller är blockerad, då en urinblåseöverfyllnad kan orsaka stress hos djuret och i vissa fall ge livshotande skador. READ MORE

  4. 8. The impact of gastrointestinal parasites on weight gain, activity patterns and behaviours in cattle on pasture

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Lisa Johansson; [2017]
    Keywords : gastrointestinal parasites; cattle; activity patterns; behaviors; weight gain;

    Abstract : Infections caused by gastrointestinal parasites are one of the most problematic health concerns for cattle all around the world. These parasites may cause a wide range of health problems ranging from subclinical disease to actual death. Animals infected with parasites usually respond to sickness with predictable pattern of behavioural changes. READ MORE

  5. 9. Social hierarki hos en koloni kalråttor (Heterocephalus glaber) i fångenskap

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Frida Rosshagen; [2016]
    Keywords : Heterocephalus glaber; kalråtta; hierarki; rangordning; beteende;

    Abstract : The naked mole-rat is one of few truly eusocial mammals that we know of today. They live in large colonies consisting of 25 to approximately 295 individuals that are separated in different work casters, mostly depending on age, size and reproductive activity. Almost every colony has a single dominant breeding female, the queen. READ MORE

  6. 10. Födelseviktens inverkan på grisars överlevnad, tillväxt och slaktkroppskvalitet

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Frida Henriksson; [2016]
    Keywords : smågris; födelsevikt; överlevnad; tillväxt; digivning; avvänjningsvikt; dödlighet; köttkvalitet; kullutjämning; piglet; birth weight; survival; growth; nursing; weaning weight; mortality; carcass quality; fostering;

    Abstract : To be able to maximize revenue as a pig producer, it is desirable to increase the number of produced animals; both born piglets and slaughtered pigs. The selection for increased litter size has although apparently resulted in an increased amount of piglets weighing ... READ MORE