Essays about: "Feeding behaviour"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 184 essays containing the words Feeding behaviour.

  1. 21. Effects of cow-calf contact on feed intake, milk production and energy balance in dairy cows in early lactation

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Carina Tufvesson; [2021]
    Keywords : Cow-calf contact system; dairy cow; suckling; feed intake; feeding pattern; milk production; energy balance;

    Abstract : The objective of this study was to compare the production level, feed intake and energy balance in early lactation of non-suckled cows against cows in a cow-driven cow-calf contact (CCC) system. CCC systems have become interesting to evaluate as they are thought to provide a more natural behaviour for both the cow and calf, several studies have reported higher growth and better health in calves kept in these systems. READ MORE

  3. 22. Tänk utanför boxen : en undersökning om hur tävlingshästar inom travsporten hålls, samt travhästhållares attityder till grupphållen lösdrift och investering i mekaniserade lösdriftssystem

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

    Author : Elin Saloniemi; [2021]
    Keywords : loose housing; trotter; natural behaviour; welfare;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to examine how racehorses in harness racing in Sweden were housed and trainers and horse owners' attitudes towards free-range housing and active stable system. A survey was sent out and gathered 251 answers from trainers and horse owners. 53 % housed their horses in boxstalls and 41 % in free-range housing. READ MORE

  4. 23. Klövviltsarters förhållningssätt till varandra vid utfodringsplatser : en studie av sex svenska arter

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

    Author : Linnea Wennhage; [2021]
    Keywords : moose; red deer; fallow deer; roe deer; mouflon sheep; wild boar; vigilance; interactions; behaviour; displacement;

    Abstract : Ungulates are an important part of many ecosystems and fill several important ecological roles. In Sweden, the use of artificial feeding sites is a common measure to support wild ungulate populations when food is scarce. READ MORE

  5. 24. Evaluating the behavioural response of moose (Alces alces) to acoustic stimuli

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Denice Lodnert; [2021]
    Keywords : Alces alces; behaviour; acoustic stimuli; behavioural response; acoustic deterrent; wildlife management;

    Abstract : Fear in animals is a motivational state that cause the animals to change their behaviour. Anti-predator behaviour is innate behaviours shown by prey species in situations where there is an increased risk of predation. This can be caused by the presence of the actual predator or by implied presence by acoustic, olfactory or visual cues. READ MORE

  6. 25. Magic, Money, and Mu(shrooms): On the Psychedelic Industry, Environmental Crisis, and Indigenous Territories

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Ellen Julia Amanda Månsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Keywords: Human Ecology; Psychedelics; Environmental Crisis; Human-Nature Connectedness; Capitalism; Indigenous Knowledges; Ecopsychology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : As the environmental crisis intensifies humans are searching in many corners of the world for solutions and actions to take on both a political, economic, and social level. In recent years, psychedelics have been brought forward in Western academia as a potential way of (re-)connecting humans with nature and foster pro-environmental behaviour. READ MORE