Essays about: "claw and leg health"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 12 essays containing the words claw and leg health.

  1. 6. Effect of grazing and housing system on dairy cows' hygiene, claw and leg health

    University essay from SLU/Rural Buildings and Animal Husbandry (until 121231)

    Author : Susanna Kivling; [2012]
    Keywords : claw disease; pasture; animal welfare; lameness;

    Abstract : Enligt den svenska djurskyddslagen ska mjölkkor hållas på bete sommartid. Före 15 juni 2012 skulle betesperioden förläggas under en sammanhängande period på 2‐4 månader, efter detta datum har lagen ändrats så att perioden kan delas upp. READ MORE

  3. 7. Inverkan av golv och hälta på brunstbeteende och fruktsamhet hos kor

    University essay from SLU/Rural Buildings and Animal Husbandry (until 121231)

    Author : Amer Albu-Mohammed; [2012]
    Keywords : nötkreatur; mjölkkor; brunst; klövhälsa; hälta; fruktsamhet; golv;

    Abstract : Målet med den här litteraturstudien är att belysa effekterna av golv som stressfaktor på brunstbeteende och fruktsamhet hos kor. Gummi som ytmaterial på golv i kostall ökar i popularitet och det medverkar till att korna kan utföra normala rörelsermönster och beteenden. READ MORE

  4. 8. Effects of rubber alley flooring on cow locomotion and welfare

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

    Author : Pernilla Norberg; [2012]
    Keywords : Rubber floor; Locomotion; Claw health; Hock injury; Grooming behaviour; Cleanliness;

    Abstract : This study investigated the effects of rubber alley flooring on cow locomotion, claw and leg health, production, cleanliness, grooming behaviour and cow exclusion rate in a free stall herd. The study was conducted in a new dairy house with a rotary milking system, with a matched group of cows on traditional scraped concrete alleys used for comparison. READ MORE

  5. 9. Claw and leg lesions in preweaning piglets : a comparative study of piglets reared on structured polyurethane coating and piglets reared on concrete floors

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

    Author : Marlene Boström; [2011]
    Keywords : piglets; farrowing pen; floor; polyurethane; concrete; lesions;

    Abstract : Floor surface in pig facilities can have an impact on animal welfare and pig health, as it can cause the pig physical damage and thereby increased risk of infectious diseases and lameness. The development of pig housing systems has resulted in a decreased use of bedding. READ MORE

  6. 10. Klövform och klövsjukdomar hos intensivt uppfödda köttrastjurar

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

    Author : Martin Björkroth; [2008]
    Keywords : köttras; tjur; klövsjukdomar; klövform;

    Abstract : The top selection of Swedish beef bulls are evaluated yearly by Svensk Köttrasprövning AB at Gismestad. The bulls are selected from six different breeds; Angus, Blonde d´Aquitaine, Charolais, Hereford, Limousin and Simmental, and are kept on straw bedding apart from a concrete alley in front of the feeding area during the six months of evaluation period. READ MORE