Essays about: "body condition indices"
Found 3 essays containing the words body condition indices.
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1. Possibility for Positive Energy Retrofit in Borlänge
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för information och teknikAbstract : The built environment accounts for 40% of annual carbon dioxide (C02) emissions. Among the total emissions, building operations generate approximately 27% annually. Other than this, building materials, infrastructural materials, and construction (embodied carbon) contribute to an additional 13% annually [1]. READ MORE
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2. Body condition assessment : as a welfare and management tool for radiated tortoises (Astrochelys radiata)
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : Body condition score (BCS) is frequently used to evaluate animal management practises for a variety of animal species in zoological collections and for production animals. The aim of this study was to apply different body condition indices and evaluate if they can be used as a welfare assessment and management tool for captive and wild critically endangered radiated tortoises (Astrochelys radiata). READ MORE
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3. The gut microbial composition in humans in hot occupational settings and the effects of drinking buttermilk
University essay from Lunds universitet/Livsmedelsteknik och nutrition (master)Abstract : The principal aims of the present study were to examine the latent heat stress relieving capacity of drinking buttermilk and to observe the human gut microbiota in hot occupational condition. A human crossover intervention study with 12 volunteers was studied, each of them performed 3 hours of physical work in a heat chamber. READ MORE
