Essays about: "beef Cattle"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 108 essays containing the words beef Cattle.

  1. 6. The ethical price for dairy

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

    Author : Katrin Bauer; [2021]
    Keywords : animal ethics; dairy industry; Europe;

    Abstract : In the 21st century people in modern society within Europe are used to go to a supermarket to buy groceries of daily need. Everything is easily available and affordable and barely anyone is aware of the production of their consumed goods, their origin and unpleasant side effects. READ MORE

  3. 7. Structural variation identification in non-reference cattle breed genomes

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Jenny Jakobsson; [2021]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Cattle are essential for the global food industry through the meat and milk production. It is from an economical point of view in our best interest to make cattle as efficient as possible, whether it is milk or beef production, without negatively influencing their health and welfare. READ MORE

  4. 8. Determinants of Technical efficiency of Swedish Beef Farms : a Stochastic Frontier Analysis

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Ulrika Aschan; [2021]
    Keywords : stochastic frontier analysis; technical efficiency; swedish beef farming; FADN;

    Abstract : This thesis presents an estimation of the farm level technical efficiency of Swedish farmers specialized in beef cattle production. The aim is to estimate a score between 0 and 1 which illustrates how efficient the Swedish beef farmers are given the technical assets available. READ MORE

  5. 9. Assessing the benefits from joining the International beef cattle genetic evaluation (Interbeef) at SLU’s Interbull Centre : Estonia as a case study

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

    Author : Tzayhri Osorio Gallardo; [2021]
    Keywords : Pilot run; Interbeef; Estonia; reliability; International genetic evaluation; beef cattle; weaning weight;

    Abstract : In 2019 the Interbeef Working Group started offering a new Service: the “Interbeef Pilot run”. The Service, developed and provided by Interbull Centre, consists in an international genetic evaluation for beef breeds using pre-defined genetic parameters. READ MORE

  6. 10. Attityder, normer och hinder till traditionell och digital livdjursförmedling : hur påverkas användningen och hur inverkar användningen på kvalité, konkurrenskraft och främjandet av mervärden i nötköttsbranschen?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Hedda Pålsson; Victor Jonsson; [2021]
    Keywords : attityder; normer; hinder; användning; livdjursförmedling; digital förmedling; digitala auktionsplattformar; Teorin om planerat beteende; TPB; kvalité; konkurrenskraft; mervärden; nötkött;

    Abstract : I svensk nötköttsproduktion råder stor diversitet i avelsmaterial och produktionsformer. Diversitet gör att det finns en rad olika kvalitetsegenskaper och mervärden för livdjur i ett förmedlingsstadie. Majoriteten av förmedlingen sker genom de två största slakterierna i Sverige, HK Scan och KLS Ugglarps. READ MORE