Essays about: "Paulina Wahlgren"

Found 2 essays containing the words Paulina Wahlgren.

1. 1. Factors influencing variation in birth weight and its impact on later performance in Swedish Yorkshire pigs

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

   Author : Paulina Wahlgren; [2018]
   Keywords : Piglets; birth weight; field performance test; backfat thickness; growth performance;

   Abstract : The phenotypic variation in piglet birth weight caused by gender, birth parity number and litter size, and later how this variation in birth weight influenced growth rate until 100 kg and backfat thickness at 100 kg live weight were analysed in this study. Data on purebred Swedish Yorkshire pigs from 13 nucleus herds was the base for the analyses. READ MORE

3. 2. Tandslipning och tandklippning på smågrisar

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

   Author : Paulina Wahlgren; [2016]
   Keywords : tandklippning; tandslipning; välfärd; smågrisar; tandskador; juverskador; tandreduktion;

   Abstract : Piglets are born with so-called needle teeth which often routinely are cut or grinded. The reasons are that the economic benefit on the production should increase and that damages on both the sow and piglets decreases. Tooth resection means that parts of the original length of the tooth is removed by either tooth cutting or tooth grinding. READ MORE