Essays about: "tail bite"
Found 4 essays containing the words tail bite.
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1. Cybersecurity of remote work migration: A study on the VPN security landscape post covid-19 outbreak
University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för datavetenskapAbstract : Background. The pandemic outbreak commenced a large migration of employees from all kinds of industries from previously working in an industrial or office environment to working from home. The remote migration allowed many kinds of work to continue as usual even during a pandemic. READ MORE
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2. The effect of feeder space on pig behaviour and performance in organic production with a pig sort feeding system
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : Behaviour at feeding and performance of pigs can be influenced by the design of the feeding area. Resources allocated in restricted space cause a disruption in communicative behaviour and even pigs in established hierarchies compete for feed. Therefore, a substantial amount of agonistic behaviour happens at feeders. READ MORE
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3. Platelet serotonin uptake, N/L ratio and (abnormal) behaviour of pigs with a low or high social breeding value in barren or enriched housing
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : Pigs that are kept intensively and in groups may show excessive aggressive and/or manipulative behaviour. These behaviours may cause both welfare problems for the pigs and economic problems for the farmer. These problems may be solved by adjusting the environment the animals are kept in, and by (genetic) selection of animals. READ MORE
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4. Optimizing amount of straw for growing-finishing pigs : considering time spent in manipulative behaviour
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : In support to a decision to be made by the Swedish central competent authority on a minimal amount of straw for conventional growing-finishing pigs, a study using 168 pigs provided 7 different amounts of straw (20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 200 or 300 grams/pig/day) was performed. The straw was provided either once or four times per day. READ MORE