Essays about: "pasture strategies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 33 essays containing the words pasture strategies.

  1. 1. Pasture related characteristics and management strategies associated with udder health in farms with an automatic milking system : impact on somatic cell count and milking frequency

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Emma Laufors; [2022]
    Keywords : somatic cell count; milking interval; automatic milking system; udder health; heat stress; pasture strategies; preventative measures;

    Abstract : Udder health plays a central role in the dairy industry and poor udder health can entail both negative economic and animal welfare consequences as well as increased antimicrobial use. The somatic cell count (SCC, a commonly used measurement of udder health) has been observed to increase during the summer season both in Sweden and in other countries. READ MORE

  3. 2. Betes- och utfodringsstrategier för förbättrad juverhälsa i samband med värmestress

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Elna Laxmar; [2022]
    Keywords : mjölkproduktion; juverhälsa; värmestress; betesstrategi; utfodring;

    Abstract : Värmestress hos mjölkkor definieras av en oförmåga att bibehålla normal kroppstemperatur, vilket leder till nedsatt produktion och djurvälfärd. Sommaren 2018 uppmärksammandes som en av de varmaste perioderna i Sverige sedan 1951 och påföljderna för svenska mjölkföretagare var kännbara. READ MORE

  4. 3. Hjortdjurs (Cervidae) nyttjande av och beteende vid saltstensplatser i norska fjällen

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

    Author : Jessica Andersson; [2022]
    Keywords : Avmagringssjuka; hjortdjur; Norge; saltstensplatser; kronhjort; rådjur; dovhjort; miljösmitta; viltövervakning; viltkamera; bildsortering;

    Abstract : Saltlicks are a common management practice for both wildlife and farm animals. In the Norwegian mountain areas these are typically intended for sheep on summer pasture but are used frequently by wildlife such as deer and reindeer. In 2016 the first European case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) was found in reindeer in Nordfjella, Norway. READ MORE

  5. 4. Parasitbörda hos betande lamm : relaterat till avmaskning och avvänjningsålder

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Mathilda Petersson; [2022]
    Keywords : mag-tarmparasiter; får; förstagångsbetande lamm; PGE; EPG; avvänjningsålder; avmaskning; tillväxt;

    Abstract : Mag-tarmparasiter är ett kostsamt och energikrävande problem vilket varje fårlantbrukare behöver hantera. I Sverige är de vanligaste parasiterna Teladorsagia circumcincta, Trichostrongylus spp. och Haemonchus contortus. READ MORE

  6. 5. Adapting together in times of climate change : the potential of adaptive governance for improving the cooperation between reindeer herders and forest owners in northern Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Freya Grüsgen; [2020]
    Keywords : social-ecological system; land use; reindeer husbandry; forestry; climate change; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Reindeer husbandry has long been a central element of the traditional livelihood and culture of indigenous Sami people in northern Sweden. However, it faces several challenges from competing land uses, primarily forestry. READ MORE