Essays about: "Sheep farmers"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 54 essays containing the words Sheep farmers.

  1. 6. Fungerar rovdjursstängsel mot lodjur och varg : hur påverkas lantbrukaren och fåren av attacken

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

    Author : Linnéa Follinger; Minna Rathjen; [2021]
    Keywords : rovdjursavvisande stängsel; rovdjursstängsel; lodjur; Lynx lynx; varg; Canis lupus; får;

    Abstract : Får hålls på bete större delen av året, samtidigt har lodjurs (Lynx lynx)- och vargpopulationen (Canis lupus) växt i Sverige, vilket har inneburit att risken för rovdjursangrepp har ökat. Syftet med arbetet är att ta reda på om dessa angrepp kan förhindras med hjälp av rovdjursavvisande stängsel samt hur angreppen påverkar fårägaren och fåren, för att ta reda på ifall det finns en möjlighet till en samexistens mellan rovdjur och fårhållningen i Sverige. READ MORE

  3. 7. Klövhälsa hos svenska getter : en pilotstudie

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Lovisa Waldemarsson; [2021]
    Keywords : klövhälsa; klövkonformation; klövsjukdomar; fotröta; förvuxna klövar;

    Abstract : Svenska getters klövstatus är idag i relativt okänd med avseende på klövhälsa och klövsjukdomar, men även klövkonformation. Klövens konformation beror på klövens tillväxt i relation till förslitning. READ MORE

  4. 8. Urea’s ability to break the life cycle of Nematodirus spp. in situ : a field study on sheep in New Zealand

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Carolina Falkman; [2020]
    Keywords : Nematodirus; Strongyles; sheep; nematodes; urea; nitrogen; anthelmintic; resistance;

    Abstract : Nematodirus spp., along with other gastrointestinal nematodes, are a common cause of disease among sheep and remains a major animal health concern, and cause of reduced productivity for sheep farmers around the world. READ MORE

  5. 9. Tick-borne encephalitis : a food safety risk for humans consuming unpasteurized milk and milk products from goat, sheep and cattle in Sweden

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

    Author : Alexander Hanberger; [2020]
    Keywords : TBEV; Tick borne encephalitis; milk; pasteurization;

    Abstract : Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is one of the most important vector-borne human infections affecting the central nervous system and is caused by tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) which is transmitted to humans primarily by ticks, mainly Ixodes spp. The ticks are expanding their distribution in Sweden and the number of reported cases of human TBE in Sweden has been increasing considerably since the end of the 20th century. READ MORE

  6. 10. Management of pastures : what is affecting the farmers priority?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Karolina Karlsson; [2020]
    Keywords : pasture; natural pasture; environment subsidies; land leasing; grazing regimes; grazing management;

    Abstract : Natural pastures are important for the biological biodiversity. 2004 did we have 520 000 ha of pastures in Sweden according to the Swedish agency of agriculture, today we have 461 000 ha (Jordbruksverket, 2019). READ MORE