Essays about: "dairy farming"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 82 essays containing the words dairy farming.

  1. 26. Strategiplan och vinstkalkyl för omläggning till ekologisk växtodling

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Gustav Anzén; Jacob Gustavsson; [2017]
    Keywords : ekologisk växtodling; flytgödselhantering; vinstkalkylering; ogräshantering; biogödsel; markpåverkan; radhackning;

    Abstract : Den ekologiska arealen växer och blir allt större i Sverige och övriga världen. Ekologiska produkter har fått en helt ny betydelse för samhället vilket betyder att produkterna idag har ett högre värde. Att det dessutom skär ner på utsläpp av kemiska kemikalier gör ingen besviken. READ MORE

  3. 27. Factors affecting reproductive performance and health in dairy cows in Tajikistan

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Michelle Alexius Lindgren; [2017]
    Keywords : reproduction; dairy production; Tajikistan;

    Abstract : In Central Asia one can locate the smallest landlocked country of the former Soviet Union; Tajikistan. The country is a presidential republic and has been since the independence from Russian Soviet 1991 and is now one of the 15 former Soviet countries with the lowest per capita GDP. READ MORE

  4. 28. Exploring the opportunities and challenges of ICTs for women farmers in Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Tania Braimok; [2017]
    Keywords : Kenya; dairy sector; women’s empowerment; ICT access and usage;

    Abstract : In Kenya, women contribute significantly to the dairy sector. While their role may differ, common for most of them is that they all lack access to productive resources, in comparison with men farmers. The sector is severely underperforming and has been in decline during several decades. READ MORE

  5. 29. Success factors for profitable dairy farming : a qualitative study on Gotland

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

    Author : Emma Olsson; [2017]
    Keywords : dairy farming; profitability; management; success factors;

    Abstract : The global dairy market is affecting the Swedish dairy business and the milk price is fluctuating for Swedish dairy farmers. The farmers in Sweden can do little to affect the milk price and instead their ability to manage costs at the farm determine their possibility to stay in business, and this ability varies among farmers. READ MORE

  6. 30. Effects of three colostrum-feeding methods on the behaviour and management of dairy calves

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

    Author : Ida Lundmark; [2016]
    Keywords : management; behaviour; suckling; bottle; oesophageal tube;

    Abstract : Saving time and money are always important considerations in the agricultural sector and in dairy farming the calves’ management plays a central role. One of the most important aspects of rearing calves is the colostrum-feeding routines and several studies have come to the same conclusion that the volume fed, quality of milk fed and when the calves are fed after parturition, are the three most important aspects. READ MORE