Essays about: "diurnal behaviour"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words diurnal behaviour.
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1. Play behaviour and maternal relationship between ewe and lambs in Urial sheep (Ovis vignei bochariensis)
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : Ex situ conservation is done to alleviate the risk of threatened species going extinct and one major conservation aim is increasing the population size. One place working with ex situ conservation is the zoo Nordens Ark in Sweden, and one of their target species is Urials (Ovis vignei bochariensis). READ MORE
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2. Individual drinking water intake of dairy cows in an AMS barn
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and ManagementAbstract : Today’s dairy cows have high requirements of nutrients and water to give a large milk production. Factors that under normal circumstances affect drinking behaviour are cow’s eating pattern, the temperature of the water, whether the water is supplied in a water bowl or a trough, the cows’ dominance order and if the water bowl is shared with other cows. READ MORE
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3. The behaviour and movement of dairy calves in low light intensities
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and ManagementAbstract : According to the Swedish welfare act, cattle stables must have inlet of natural light and artificial light that do not disturb the animals’ natural behaviour and diurnal rhythm, dairy cows should also be provided with light at night. However, there are no specific recommendations on light programs for calves. READ MORE
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4. Welfare impairment of lambs around weaning. Play and other behaviour indicative of affective state
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : The abrupt and early weaning of intensively kept lambs may have serious animal welfare implications, but relatively little is known about this. Weaning includes the breaking of the mother-young bond and abrupt replacement of milk by solid food, often coinciding with changes in the (social) environment. READ MORE
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5. A survey of play behaviour in domestic lambs out on pasture
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : Play has been recorded in a wide variety of animal species and presents itself at different ages in different species. It has been reported that the occurrence of play behaviours can be affected by factors in the animal's environment, such as housing, feeding and management. Thus play might be used as a measure of animal welfare. READ MORE
