Essays about: "Thesis on livestock"

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  1. 6. Trade-offs between land conservation and agricultural production: Case study of the Spanish Lookout area and the Belize Maya Forest Reserve

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Tomas Castro Rojas; [2022]
    Keywords : LULUCF; agriculture; deforestation frontiers; remote sensing; biodiversity; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Habitat destruction (evidenced in land use change) represents one of the biggest threats to environmental resources and biodiversity. In the tropics, this threat is maximized as deforestation frontiers have expanded into natural ecosystems at increasing rates over the last decades for agricultural cropping and livestock husbandry. READ MORE

  3. 7. “It must be fun for you to help a bit on the farm” : A qualitative study of the social, institutional, and economic activities and roles of women and inclusion in livestock farming in southern Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Julia Andersson; [2022]
    Keywords : Farming Women; Gender Equality; Patriarchy; Agriculture; Reproductive Labour.;

    Abstract : Farming women have between the year 1950 and the present time had to fight hard to participate in the farming sector in Sweden to the same extent as men. There are old, gendered biases towards women who labour on farms by people both on and outside the farms. READ MORE

  4. 8. Dairy Futures of Oregon

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Lillian Weaver; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Dairy; Future Studies; Plausible; Desirable; Hope;

    Abstract : Livestock agriculture provides society with many forms of nutritious, accessible, and delicious foods. On the other hand, livestock agriculture, and cattle in particular, have been shown to be unsustainable in their current form from environmental, social, and economic perspectives. READ MORE

  5. 9. Preliminary study of image analysis and machine learning methods to detect cattle on pasture in images taken from DJI drones

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för visuell information och interaktion

    Author : Linus Kanestad; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Automation of tasks are progressing fast together with new improved technology. This together with increased availability of drones in various price-ranges has great potential for many automated computer vision tasks since drones are often equipped with high-tech cameras ofmany different kinds. READ MORE

  6. 10. PVT system sizing and simulation for a livestock farm

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Energisystem och byggnadsteknik

    Author : Ioannis Poursanidis; [2022]
    Keywords : livestock farms; thermal and electrical energy; Winsun; Solarius BIM;

    Abstract : The work elaborated in this thesis is developed for fulfilling the needs of the degreeproject for a Master of Science with major in Energy Systems, organized at the Facultyof Engineering and Sustainable Development at the University of Gävle, Sweden. Theaim of the work is to perform the sizing and simulation of a photovoltaic thermal(PVT) system a livestock farm. READ MORE