Essays about: "animals and environment"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 825 essays containing the words animals and environment.

  1. 21. Biokol som tillsats i vallensilage utfodrat till mjölkraskvigor : inverkan på konsumtionsförmåga, smältbarhet, träckens konsistens och färg, samt djurens renhet

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

    Author : Ida Milton; [2022]
    Keywords : Biokol; Smältbarhet; Vallensilage; Aktivt kol; Mjölkraskvigor; Konsumtionsförmåga; Träckkonsistens; Färg; Renhet;

    Abstract : Biokol är en produkt som tillverkas av organiskt material eller biomassa i en process som kallas pyrolys, då materialet upphettas i en temperatur från 350 till 1000 ̊C i en syrefri miljö. Biokol är lagringsstabil under lång tid innan den bryts ned och fungerar därför som kolsänka. READ MORE

  3. 22. Association analyses of forehead hair whorls, behaviour, and chromosome regions in Standardbred Trotters

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

    Author : Victoria Saxe; [2022]
    Keywords : behaviour; temperament trait; tricoglyph; hair whorl; swirl; genetics; horse; Standardbred trotter; genotype; phenotype;

    Abstract : Introduction: In horse breeding, athletic skills have been in focus and certain behaviour types have been found to be important for competition. Behaviour is heritable but is also affected by the environment. Just like humans, animals have their own personality and behaviour-traits. READ MORE

  4. 23. Identification of mRNA expressions as biomarkers of environmental pollutants in the great pond snail (Lymnaea stagnalis)

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Johanna Eriksson; [2022]
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    Abstract : The great pond snail, Lymnaea stagnalis is considered a sensitive species to environmentalpollution and is used in ecotoxicology testing. The snail is naturally found in the environment inthe Holarctic realm in Europe, northern America and Asia but also in some parts of Australia. READ MORE

  5. 24. Migration and activity of the eastern black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas schmidtii) in Ol Pejeta, Kenya

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

    Author : Julia Hedman Wallin; [2022]
    Keywords : black-backed jackals; Kenya; activity; weather; moon; illumination;

    Abstract : This study examined the effects of weather during the day and illumination at night on the migration activity of the eastern black-backed jackals (Canis mesomelas schmidtii) in Ol Pejeta, a wildlife conservancy in Kenya, from October 2015 to December 2019. Jackal ecology is an understudied subject where focus has been directed to a sub-specie of black-backed jackals in southern Africa, with different animals, seasons, and habitats than to those in Ol Pejeta and eastern Africa. READ MORE

  6. 25. Besökarpåverkan och hägnutnyttjande hos röd panda (Ailurus fulgens) på Nordens Ark

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

    Author : Tove Brohede; [2022]
    Keywords : Röd panda; Ailurus fulgens; besökarpåverkan; hägnutnyttjande; välfärd; djurpark;

    Abstract : Visitors at zoos have an effect on zoo animals' behaviour and enclosure utilisation. This is something that most studies agree on, but whether that effect is positive or negative is disputed and seems to depend on many different elements ranging from species to habitat to routines at the zoo. READ MORE