Essays about: "animal thesis"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 590 essays containing the words animal thesis.

1. 6. Analysis of relatedness and genetic diversity in Swedish sheep breeds using medium density (50K) SNP data

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

   Author : Krishani Devika Wijesinghe Sinhalage; [2023]
   Keywords : sheep; genetic diversity; population structure; inbreeding; runs of homozygosity; coat colour; MC1R;

   Abstract : The local Swedish sheep breeds belong to a group of sheep breeds known as North European short-tailed sheep breeds. Evaluation of genetic diversity, relatedness, and population structure of local breeds offers crucial metrics to prevent inbreeding depression, genetic erosion, and crossbreeding between locally adapted and exotic sheep breeds since these occurrences can have detrimental effects and ultimately lead to extinction. READ MORE

3. 7. Är mjölkprover en alternativ provtagningsmetod för diagnostik av lentivirus hos små idisslare?

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

   Author : Elin Fogelberg; [2023]
   Keywords : maedi-visna; kaprin artrit encefalit; SRLV; serum; mjölk; pool; frysning; kontrollprogram; ELISA;

   Abstract : Lentivirus hos små idisslare (engelska: small ruminant lentivirus; SRLV) innefattar två olika virus: visna-maedivirus (VMV) och kaprin artrit encefalitvirus (CAEV). Dessa två virus orsakar kroniska infektioner hos små idisslare som slutligen leder till döden. READ MORE

4. 8. ANIMALS IN ANIMATION: DEEPENED ANALYSIS ON ANTHROPOMORPHIZATION AND THE UNCANNY VALLEY : A continuation and improvement upon previous study of realistic 3D animal anthropomorphization triggering the uncanny valley effect

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

   Author : Gustav Frick; [2023]
   Keywords : Uncanny Valley; Animation; Anthropomorphisation; Virtual Animals; Facial Expressions; Animal Facial Expressions.;

   Abstract : This study investigates the relationship between the uncanny valley effect and perceived facial expressions in anthropomorphized virtual animals. This thesis builds upon previous research by the author in the hopes of addressing previously identified limitations and reinforcing the data of the earlier study. READ MORE

5. 9. Utilization of Biomethane in Decarbonising India´s Energy Mix

   University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

   Author : Niraj Ravindra Kunkulol; [2023]
   Keywords : Anaerobic digestion; biogas; biomethane; membrane filtration; pressure swing adsorption; Anaerob rötning; biogas; biometan; membranfiltrering; trycksvängadsorption;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the potential of biomethane production in India, the impact of its integration into the energy mix, and the corresponding Greenhouse Gases (GHG) emission and potential reduction. India, with its huge population and being an agriculturally rich country, produces gigantic amounts of biodegradable waste from various sources such as Municipal Solid Waste (MSW),agricultural waste, animal husbandry, sugar industry, etc. READ MORE

6. 10. Dances with Deer: The Deadly Entanglements of Becoming Deer in Jægersborg Dyrehave

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

   Author : Jorinde Bosma; [2023]
   Keywords : deer; performativity; agential realism; becoming-with; human animal relationships; multispecies ethnography; posthumanism; choreographies; materiality; biopower; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : In the small Danish nature park of Jægersborg Dyrehave, there live over two thousand deer. During their lives, they become encounters for visitors, managers of nature, targets to be culled, meat to be eaten, and more. In this thesis, I explore what it means to be deer in Dyrehaven. READ MORE