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  1. 1. Shifting focus from yields to food supply : an evaluation of the ‘number of people fed per hectare’ indicator at farm and national level

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Ida Ekqvist; [2024]
    Keywords : Land use efficiency; Sustainability indicators; Agricultural productivity; Food production;

    Abstract : The challenge of feeding a growing global population while reducing the pressure on climate and ecosystems has gained much attention in research over the last decades. A crucial yet often overlooked aspect in research addressing this complex challenge is the efficiency of food production in meeting nutritional needs within the constraints of global cropland resources. READ MORE

  3. 2. Dairy cow copper status in molybdenum rich areas : focus on copper excretion in faeces, urine and milk

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

    Author : Lisa Stensson; [2023]
    Keywords : dairy cow; ruminant; copper; molybdenum; antagonist; excretion;

    Abstract : Koppar (Cu) är ett essentiellt spårämne med flertalet funktioner hos idisslare men både över- och underutfodring kan ha negativa effekter på djurets hälsa och produktion. Utöver det interagerar Cu med andra mineraler i våmmen vilket minskar tillgängligheten av Cu i tunntarmen. READ MORE

  4. 3. An Intersectional Feminist WAP Pt. 2 : A Unique Case Study of the WAP Music Video by Cardi B and Meg Thee Stallion

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Nicola Garoutte; [2023]
    Keywords : sexuality; Hip-Hop feminism; HIp-Hop feminist theory; female gaze; intersectionality; intersectional feminism; visual analysis;

    Abstract : Cardi B and Meg Thee Stallion have no problem destroying the male gaze to empower women through the female gaze within the WAP music video. They both empower women by creating a whorehouse for women by women as Cardi B and Meg Thee Stallion both play the role as the entertainer and the entertained therefore forcing the viewer into a trance. READ MORE

  5. 4. Effect of different food by-products on Tenebrio molitor growth and development in an industrial environment

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Anton Laggar Andreasson; [2023]
    Keywords : Tenebrio molitor; yellow mealworm; growth; development; industrial farming; wet feed; dry feed; by-products; insects; insects as food and feed; maturation; pupation;

    Abstract : Due to an increasing need for high-quality protein around the world, eyes are turning towards alternative methods of farming, such as insect farms. As insects can eat what humans cannot, e.g. food by-products, they can be a part of sustainable food systems. READ MORE

  6. 5. Rödklöverensilage till suggor : effekter på produktion, reproduktionsorgan, grisningsbeteende och grisningsförlopp

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

    Author : Sandra Edvardsson; [2023]
    Keywords : sugga; rödklöverensilage; fytoöstrogener; isoflavoner; grisningsförlopp; grisningsbeteende; produktion; reproduktionsorgan;

    Abstract : Målet med studien var att undersöka effekterna av en rödklöverdiet rik på fytoöstrogener på suggor i smågrisproduktion med avseende på produktion (kullstorlek, antal levande födda kultingar, antal dödfödda kultingar, antal stenfoster och kultingarnas födelsevikt), reproduktionsorgan, grisningsförlopp och grisningsbeteende. Totalt ingick 21 renrasiga yorkshiresuggor i studien och delades med hjälp av matchning med avseende på kullnummer och omgång in i två grupper med 12 suggor i kontrollgruppen och 9 suggor i behandlingsgruppen. READ MORE