Essays about: "födosök"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 46 essays containing the word födosök.

  1. 11. Boxvila, inskränkning på hästens naturliga behov

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Karin Gilberg; [2018]
    Keywords : Boxvila; stereotypier; isolering; naturligt beteende;

    Abstract : En häst som skadar sig, till exempel med en fraktur, måste stå på boxvila för att förhindra att okontrollerad rörelse leder till att skadan går upp eller förvärras. Ibland leder detta även till isolering. Boxvila och isolering inskränker på hästens naturliga behov av rörelse, social kontakt och födosök. READ MORE

  3. 12. Hästhållarens val av strömaterial

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry

    Author : Christoffer Nyman Myr; Paulina Skantz; [2018]
    Keywords : strömaterial; egenskaper; liggbehov;

    Abstract : The knowledge about the horse natural needs, such as feeding and resting with support for the head, is necessary for the horse keeper to be able to make the right choices about bedding material when holding horses. However, it was not known how the Swedish horse keeper´s think about their choice of bedding material and if the natural behavior of the horse was an important parameter when choosing. READ MORE

  4. 13. Effekten av social kontakt på träning och inlärning hos hästar

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

    Author : Jessica Bylin; [2018]
    Keywords : social inlärning; inhysningssystem; social isolering; häst; naturligt beteende; beteendebehov;

    Abstract : Denna litteraturstudie har belyst området social inlärning hos hästar, hästens sociala behov och därmed exempelvis inhysningssättets påverkan på beteende och inlärning. Syftet med detta arbete var att undersöka om det finns belägg för social inlärning hos hästar samt att ta reda på om det i så fall uppstår problem när hästar hålls socialt isolerade. READ MORE

  5. 14. Are birds in agricultural habitats attracted to plant volatiles?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Malin Leidefors; [2018]
    Keywords : insectivorous birds; avian olfaction; foraging; herbivore-induced volatiles; pest control;

    Abstract : Birds’ ability to fly allows them to track resource abundance and relocate themselves to areas with more resources. It has been a longstanding belief that they forage mainly through visual cues due to their relatively small olfactory bulbs. READ MORE

  6. 15. Risky places and risky times : vegetation cover and carnivore olfactory cues influence patch selection and antipredator behavior of African ungulates

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Noé Müller-Rowold; [2017]
    Keywords : predation risk; African ungulates; savanna; visibility; scats; Hluhluwe-iMfolozi; patch selection; large carnivore; hunting modes; vigilance; group size;

    Abstract : Foraging behaviour and vigilance of African ungulates are considered to be influenced by their perception of predation risk. In this experiment, I tried to obtain a better understanding of the relative importance of spatial and temporal drivers of perceived predation risk for African ungulates of various sizes. READ MORE