Essays about: "maternal behaviours"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words maternal behaviours.
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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. Modersegenskaper hos suggor
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : I den här litteraturstudien så har litteratur som publicerat forskningsresultat om modersegenskaper hos suggor sammanställts. Syftet med det här arbetet är att ta reda på vilka egenskaper som man anser är modersegenskaper samt hur egenskaperna kan påverka överlevnaden hos smågrisar innan avvänjningen. READ MORE
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3. Maternal behaviour of the snow leopard (Panthera uncia) : Den use, post-denning behaviour, position success rate, home range size and daily movement
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildningAbstract : Knowledge about a species’ reproductive parameters such as breeding behaviours is a vital building block for essential conservation actions, especially for endangered species. Despite this, there is a considerable knowledge gap about the snow leopard (Panthera uncia) maternal behaviours, as well as the timing of den independence for the cubs. READ MORE
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4. Evaluation of bonding and maternal behaviours in cattle : swedish dairy cows in a cow-calf contact system
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : In today’s commercial dairy production, it is common practice to separate the cow and calf a few hours after parturition. There is, however, increased interest from both farmers and consumers, to keep the cow and calf together for a longer period while still maintaining dairy production, because it is perceived as more animal friendly. READ MORE
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5. Variation in sow and piglet behaviour and welfare over time during a 5-week nursing period in individual loose housing pens
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and ManagementAbstract : This master thesis aimed to investigate variation in the sow and piglet behaviour and welfare over time during a 5-week nursing period in the loose housing pen. This study was performed through analysis of video-recorded behaviours in 17 Swedish and Dutch Yorkshire sows and their piglets (284 piglets, pure-bred Yorkshire × Hampshire, average litter size with standard error = 16. READ MORE