Essays about: "calving difficulty"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words calving difficulty.
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1. Maternal body condition : effect on time of calving, offspring survival and body weight in reindeer
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and ManagementAbstract : The reindeer husbandry faces many challenges and one of the most crucial is the high calf mortality. As some reindeer herding districts have their calving grounds based in the forest, they are at high risk of losing a large number of the calves each season to brown bear predation as the bears also rely heavily on the forest as their natural habitat. READ MORE
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2. Kalvningssvårigheter och dödfödslar hos SH och SRB
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and ManagementAbstract : Over the past three decades, calf mortality has increased in Swedish Red and Swedish Holstein dairy cows. This is mainly due to the use of imported semen from Holstein bulls from US which has generated bigger calves and because of this, calving difficulty has increased. READ MORE
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3. Orsaker till kalvningssvårigheter och dödfödslar hos SLB och SRB
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and GeneticsAbstract : Difficult calvings and stillborn calves are costly for the producer and lowering these frequencies can decrease the costs for the dairy operation. Each calving in the herd is registered by the farmer and stored in a central database. READ MORE
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4. Avel för hållbarhet och livslängd hos köttdjur
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and GeneticsAbstract : The purpose of this literature study was to investigate the possibilities to improve longevity and stayability of beef cattle with breeding. The breeding goal for beef breeds is to produce animals with high capacity for growth and good feed efficiency. Longevity and sustainability are two important features to include in the breeding goal. READ MORE
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5. Kokvigeproduktion baserad på köttraser : en fältstudie
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : Most of the beef production in Sweden has been integrated with milk production. Since the 1990:s, the number of dairy cows has decreased. A specialised beef production has developed in purpose to compensate for this decrease. The consumption of beef have increased in the last decade, but the Swedish production has no followed this trend. READ MORE