Essays about: "free-range"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 essays containing the word free-range.

1. 1. Tänk utanför boxen : en undersökning om hur tävlingshästar inom travsporten hålls, samt travhästhållares attityder till grupphållen lösdrift och investering i mekaniserade lösdriftssystem

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

   Author : Elin Saloniemi; [2021]
   Keywords : loose housing; trotter; natural behaviour; welfare;

   Abstract : The aim of this study was to examine how racehorses in harness racing in Sweden were housed and trainers and horse owners' attitudes towards free-range housing and active stable system. A survey was sent out and gathered 251 answers from trainers and horse owners. 53 % housed their horses in boxstalls and 41 % in free-range housing. READ MORE

3. 2. The effects of livestock grazing on semi-natural grassland communities along an elevational gradient in Norway

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Author : Ieva Petrauskaitė; [2020]
   Keywords : grazing intensity; elevational gradient; plant communities; species-specific responses; functional group responses; temporal variation;

   Abstract : Moderate livestock grazing is often identified as a useful management tool for sustaining biodiverse grassland communities and has long been practiced in Scandinavian mountains. Despite of a growing number of studies focusing on grazing effects along elevational gradients worldwide, there is still limited knowledge of how grazing intensity varies over time and how it affects plant communities on species and functional group level. READ MORE

4. 3. Comparative movement behaviour and habitat selection of semi-domestic herbivore : central-place grazing versus free-range grazing in Reindeer (Rangifer t. tarandus)

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

   Author : Muhammad Fawad Sharif; [2020]
   Keywords : supplementary feeding; habitat selection; lichen-rich forests; home range size; Rangifer tarandus tarandus; reindeer husbandry management; Sámi; recursive movements; utility distribution; clear cuts; brownian bridge movement model;

   Abstract : Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) husbandry mainly relies on natural pastures to ensure a sustainable animal production. In Sweden, coniferous forest areas are most commonly utilized as grazing grounds during winter. Additionally, supplementary feeding is sometimes provided for free-ranging animals to ensure their survival. READ MORE

5. 4. Robotteknik för ogräsbekämpning inom morotsodling

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

   Author : Filiph Olofsson; Amanda Christensson; [2020]
   Keywords : morot; robot; radhacka; herbicid; ogräs; daucus carota;

   Abstract : Vi vill med denna studie undersöka olika robotar och deras funktioner, för att hitta alternativa sätt att bekämpa ogräs och minska på användandet av ogräsmedel i frilandsodling. Syftet är att ta reda på vad som idag finns på marknaden i form av robotar med teknik för radhackning, radrensning mellan plantorna inne i raden och lantbrukssprutor som punktbehandlar ogräs med ogräsmedel samtidigt som jord och gröda lämnas orörda. READ MORE

6. 5. Marktäckande material som åtgärd för minskat fosforläckage från rasthagar för värphöns

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

   Author : Ebba Hellstrand; [2019]
   Keywords : utehöns; fosforbindningsförmåga; punktbelastning;

   Abstract : Today there is a knowledge gap about phosphorus leakage from free range laying hens, and because of that a pilot project is ongoing since 2016 with scientists at The University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) and also advisors in order to investigate the nutrient load from free range laying hens. My thesis have been conducted within this project, and I have chosen to focus on phosphorus leakage. READ MORE