Essays about: "ewe"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the word ewe.

  1. 1. Play behaviour and maternal relationship between ewe and lambs in Urial sheep (Ovis vignei bochariensis)

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

    Author : Alicia Josefsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Urial sheep; play behaviour; social play; locomotor play; maternal behaviour; locomotor behaviour welfare; conservation; ex situ; zoo;

    Abstract : Ex situ conservation is done to alleviate the risk of threatened species going extinct and one major conservation aim is increasing the population size. One place working with ex situ conservation is the zoo Nordens Ark in Sweden, and one of their target species is Urials (Ovis vignei bochariensis). READ MORE

  3. 2. Faktorer som påverkar slaktmognad hos betesuppfödda höstlamm

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

    Author : Sarah Henry Bergman; [2019]
    Keywords : betesgrödor; gotlandsfår; slaktvikt; tillskottsutfodring; vinterlamm;

    Abstract : Gotlandsfåren som har en aktiv avelspopulation om 18 000 tackor är Sveriges van-ligaste fårras. Med en stark säsongsbunden brunst på hösten föds lammen under våren och slaktas traditionellt sätt på hösten efter betessäsongen. READ MORE

  4. 3. The effects on animal welfare, production and economy when using feed blocks for sheep

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

    Author : Ebba Ekholm; [2019]
    Keywords : feed blocks; sheep; ewes; growing lambs; economy; welfare; health; production;

    Abstract : Feed blocks are a feed product where certain ingredients are mixed together, to createa solid block. The goal is to provide the animals with a small supply of nutrients at atime, such as energy, protein and minerals. In large sheep countries like the UK, thefeed blocks fill a function under certain conditions. READ MORE

  5. 4. Hägnstorlekens betydelse för fårs aktivitet och uppvisande av positiva beteenden

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

    Author : Isabelle Bergman Karlsson; [2018]
    Keywords : får; hägn; storlek; aktivitet; positiva känslor; beteenden; välfärd;

    Abstract : Animals who live in captivity has a limited area to live on which can affect their life quality and natural social behaviors. Animals at a zoo meet a lot of known and unknown humans every day, and that can be both positive and negative for the animals. READ MORE

  6. 5. Hypokalcemi hos får

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

    Author : Victoria Malmlund; [2018]
    Keywords : riskfaktorer; kalcium; enkätstudie; symptom;

    Abstract : Akut kalciumbrist eller hypokalcemi är en sjukdom som vanligen drabbar tackor från 6 veckor före lamning fram till början av laktationen. Hos kor är sjukdomen väl dokumenterad medan det inte alls finns lika mycket forskning kring hur sjukdomen ter sig hos tackor. Tackan blir trött och avtrubbad och får muskelförlamningar. READ MORE