Essays about: "focal animal sampling"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words focal animal sampling.
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1. Besökarpåverkan hos lodjur (Lynx lynx) på djurpark
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : Zoo visitors can affect captive animals in a negative, neutral or positive way. To achieve great welfare for the animals we need a better understanding of how visitors influence their behaviours. The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is not as studied as other Felidae and there is a lack of knowledge on how to manage stereotypies, such as pacing. READ MORE
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2. Kan miljöberikning öka baktriska kamelers (camelus bactrianus) användning av sitt utomhushägn : en observationsstudie på Furuviksparken
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : The Bactrian camel is a desert animal especially adapted to the harsh environment it lives in. It is part of the Camelidae family and exists as a wild species (Camelus ferus) and as a domesticated species (Camelus bactrianus). READ MORE
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3. The effect of forage on piglets’ behavior in connection with weaning
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and ManagementAbstract : Pigs’ (Sus scrofa) behaviors are affected by the environment they are housed in, where an enriched environment offers pigs to perform more diverse behaviors. Pigs reared in barren environments perform more oral manipulation toward their pen mates, compared to pigs reared in enriched environments. READ MORE
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4. Hägnutnyttjande och beteende hos röd panda (Ailurus fulgens) på Nordens Ark
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : The red panda is a carnivore who is specialized at feeding of bamboo. Bamboo is very low in nutrient and the red panda therefor need to forage through large parts of the day. They live in subtropical and temperate forests from Nepal in the west to China in the east. READ MORE
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5. Difference in health and behaviour between two different pig line crosses
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and GeneticsAbstract : The most common housing system within the European Union for gestating sows and gilts have for many years been individual stalls while Sweden on the contrary has a long history, since the end of the 1980s, of group housing. The switch of breeding material in the beginning of the 2000ies in Sweden resulted in the end of breeding of the Swedish Yorkshire (SY), and instead the Dutch Yorkshire (ZY) was introduced to Swedish pig producers. READ MORE
