Essays about: "Sus scrofa"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 56 essays containing the words Sus scrofa.
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11. Do growing pigs build sleeping nests? : a behavioural study in domestic pigs and European wild boar
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : The domesticated pig, Sus scrofa domesticus, has long been used for meat produc-tion. Its wild relative, the wild boar, Sus scrofa scrofa, gives an important possibil-ity to study some aspects of the domestication process. Thereby increasing our knowledge of important behaviours that may still exist in our domestic pigs. READ MORE
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12. Är lidande hos djur vid jaktträning och anlagsprov accepterat av allmänheten? : en experimentell studie
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : In 2018 a new animal protection law was presented by the Swedish government, and in that law, it is written that animals shall not be exposed to unnecessary suffering during training or trial. The government has assigned authorities three different tasks to investigate animal welfare of badgers (Meles meles) during hunting trial, welfare of wild boar (Sus scrofa) in enclosed fields and transfer of wild animals in enclosures to the wild. READ MORE
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13. Förflytta grisar (Sus scrofa domesticus) : en jämförelsestudie mellan traditionell drivning och positiv förstärkning
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : In Sweden 2.65 million pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) were slaughtered in 2018, whilst the number throughout Europe was startling 255 million heads in 2017. Moving and handling of pigs is one of the most stressful events in a pig’s life and is carried out with more or less aversive methods that may stress the pigs to varying degrees. READ MORE
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14. Familiarity and personality affect social support in juvenile pigs in a foam stunning situation
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologiAbstract : Animals in distress can experience an attenuation of their stress response if provided companionship. This thesis studied the social support phenomenon in 72 nine-week old juvenile pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) of the crossbreed Yorkshire/Hampshire. READ MORE
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15. Etiska aspekter på grishållning
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : Grisen har sedan långt tillbaka i tiden varit en viktig källa till kött för människan och än idag är griskött populär mat i stora delar av världen. Till skillnad från exempelvis får och kor, som hålls för såväl kött som ull respektive mjölk, hålls grisar med det primära syftet att förse människan med produkter från dess döda kropp. READ MORE
