Essays about: "number of Dairy cattle"

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1. 1. Utmaningar och möjligheter för mindre mjölkkobesättningar i Sverige : en kvalitativ studie med fokus på djurvälfärd, smittskydd och klimatanpassning

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

   Author : Sofia Carlsson; [2023]
   Keywords : svensk mjölkproduktion; mindre mjölkkobesättning; utmaningar; möjligheter; styrkor; djurvälfärd; smittskydd; klimatanpassning;

   Abstract : Mjölkproduktionen är en viktig del av den svenska livsmedelsförsörjningen. För att mjölkgårdar ska bidra till en hållbar sådan krävs bland annat att de har ett gott smittskydd, god djurhälsa och en klimatanpassad produktion. READ MORE

3. 2. Characterization of bovine milk from indigenous species from Sri Lanka

   University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

   Author : Jonathan Skager; [2022]
   Keywords : Milk; total proteolysis; protein profile; capillary electrophoresis; fluorescence; indigenous cattle; Jersey cattle; Friesian cattle; Sri Lanka;

   Abstract : Sri Lanka is a country in south Asia that from the beginning of the 21st century, until 2016 almost doubled their quantity in milk import, this to meet their national market demand for dairy products. The country is divided into different agroecological zones, which are the up-country, mid-country, and the lowlands. READ MORE

4. 3. How does a beef x dairy calving affect the dairy cow’s following lactation period?

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

   Author : Roberto Espinola Alfonso; [2022]
   Keywords : beef cattle; dairy cattle; crossbreeding; milk yield; fertility; survival;

   Abstract : In dairy x beef breeding, much of the research has focused on the performance of the crossbred calves, yet little focus has been given to the subsequent performance of the cow itself. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of dairy cows for milk yield, fertility, and survival traits after giving birth to crossbred calves, and to compare this to the performance of dairy cows after giving birth to purebred dairy calves. READ MORE

5. 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 Health

   Author : Elin Svensson; [2022]
   Keywords : cow-calf contact; cow-calf bonding; maternal behaviours; preference test; dairy production;

   Abstract : 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

6. 5. Modelling of Social Networks, Analysis of CommunityStructures and Disease Simulation on Dairy Cattle : The aim of this study is to model a social network of dairy cows, detectcommunities and analyse the influence of these substructures on the spread of acontagious disease. By using this network, the transmission of a contagiousdisease will be simulated through a theoretical simulation function.

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för information och teknik

   Author : Juliana Macedo; Mira Czarnetzki; [2022]
   Keywords : Community Detection Dairy cattle Disease simulation Social Network;

   Abstract : Past research has demonstrated that social networks and community structures have a strong effecton the dynamics of how an infectious disease spreads, although many have focused moreintensively on the impact of the number of connections an individual has. This thesis investigatedhow disease transmission is affected by the social networks’ structures such as communities,centrality measures, cliques, and diameter. READ MORE