Essays about: "Primiparous"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the word Primiparous.

  1. 1. Gruppstorlekens påverkan på foderintag och tillväxt hos slaktgrisar

    University essay from SLU/Department of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Carin Carlsson; [2023]
    Keywords : gruppstorlek; slaktgris; produktion; foderintag; tillväxt;

    Abstract : Det börjar bli alltmer förekommande att inhysa slaktgrisar i större gruppstorlekar. Tamgrisen härstammar från vildsvinet som lever i mindre grupper om ett tjugotal individer. Detta har lett till misstankar om att tamgrisen har svårt att anpassa sig till stora grupper och att det kan leda till social stress. READ MORE

  3. 2. Förlängt kalvningsintervall : stämmer rekommendationerna om att 12 månaders kalvningsintervall är mest lönsamt?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Viktor Ronström; [2022]
    Keywords : Kalvningsintervall; lönsamhet; mjölkavkastning; fertilitet; Calving interval; profitability; milk yield; fertility;

    Abstract : Svenska mjölkkors mjölkavkastning ökar för varje år som går. Ett kalvningsintervall om 12–12,5 månader är vanligt och har varit rekommendationen de senaste 30 åren för att uppnå en maximal vinst då försök visat att mjölkavkastningen sjunker ju längre laktationen går. READ MORE

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. Variation in sow and piglet behaviour and welfare over time during a 5-week nursing period in individual loose housing pens

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

    Author : Byeonguk Yang; [2021]
    Keywords : Nursing behaviour; suckling behaviour; sow welfare; piglet welfare; maternal behaviour;

    Abstract : This master thesis aimed to investigate variation in the sow and piglet behaviour and welfare over time during a 5-week nursing period in the loose housing pen. This study was performed through analysis of video-recorded behaviours in 17 Swedish and Dutch Yorkshire sows and their piglets (284 piglets, pure-bred Yorkshire × Hampshire, average litter size with standard error = 16. READ MORE

  6. 5. Voluntary cow traffic in AMR : with or without teaser feed at milking

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

    Author : Elin Ratcovich; [2021]
    Keywords : automatic milking rotary; cow traffic; teaser feed;

    Abstract : A common automatic milking system (AMS) is the single box AMS, designed for 60 to 70 cows per unit (Bach & Cabrera, 2017), but there is also the automatic milking rotary (AMR; DeLaval Automatic Milking Rotary – AMRTM, Tumba, Sverige) with 24 bails and a higher capacity (Kolbach et al., 2013; Jacobs & Siegford, 2012a). READ MORE