Essays about: "grazing selection"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 essays containing the words grazing selection.

  1. 1. How important are water sources to pastoralist movement in times of climate change? : A modelling approach.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Max Louis Mischke; [2023]
    Keywords : Precipitation; Predictive Modelling; Mobility; Camp selection; Protected Area; Mongolia;

    Abstract : Livestock grazing is an important part for the livelihood of a large part of the world’s population. While in some areas of the world water accessibility is often taken for granted, in arid regions this can be a limited resource. READ MORE

  3. 2. A comparison of remote sensed semi-arid grassland vegetation anomalies detected using MODIS and Sentinel-3, with anomalies in ground-based eddy covariance flux measurements.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Jason Craig Joubert; [2023]
    Keywords : Geography; GIS; Anomaly Detection; Remote Sensing; fAPAR; GDMP; GPP; MODIS; Sentinel-3; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Remote sensed vegetation biophysical indicators are derived from various sensors and methods and contribute to the quantification of vegetation growth. They are used as inputs to early warning systems for crop yield estimation, thus improving crop management and food security. READ MORE

  4. 3. Nyinflyttat och nyfött, ger det nya beteendemönster? : visenters habitatval och tillståndsbeteenden i vilthägn innan och efter samgång med vildhäst samt födsel av kalv i flocken

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

    Author : Peter Hansson Silva; [2022]
    Keywords : Europeisk bison; visent; etologi; ekologi; habitatval; vilthägn; Przewalski vildhäst; återintroduktion;

    Abstract : Management of wildlife and husbandry of captive animals have in common the fact that they rely on a solid base of knowledge about the concerned species in order to be successful. The management of the European bison represents an encouraging story of conservation and captive breeding managing to bring a species back from the brink of extinction to a relatively safe status in the wild. READ MORE

  5. 4. Pasture related characteristics and management strategies associated with udder health in farms with an automatic milking system : impact on somatic cell count and milking frequency

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Emma Laufors; [2022]
    Keywords : somatic cell count; milking interval; automatic milking system; udder health; heat stress; pasture strategies; preventative measures;

    Abstract : Udder health plays a central role in the dairy industry and poor udder health can entail both negative economic and animal welfare consequences as well as increased antimicrobial use. The somatic cell count (SCC, a commonly used measurement of udder health) has been observed to increase during the summer season both in Sweden and in other countries. READ MORE

  6. 5. Betes- och utfodringsstrategier för förbättrad juverhälsa i samband med värmestress

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Elna Laxmar; [2022]
    Keywords : mjölkproduktion; juverhälsa; värmestress; betesstrategi; utfodring;

    Abstract : Värmestress hos mjölkkor definieras av en oförmåga att bibehålla normal kroppstemperatur, vilket leder till nedsatt produktion och djurvälfärd. Sommaren 2018 uppmärksammandes som en av de varmaste perioderna i Sverige sedan 1951 och påföljderna för svenska mjölkföretagare var kännbara. READ MORE