Essays about: "loose-housing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 72 essays containing the word loose-housing.

  1. 1. Att förebygga senskador hos ridhäst : med fokus på degenerativa skador

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

    Author : Vera Hultman; [2023]
    Keywords : den ytliga böjsenan; sendegenerering; träning; benskydd; underlag; häst;

    Abstract : En senskada hos ridhästen leder till långa konvalecentperioder och obrukbara hästar vilket resulterar i en bristande hästvälfärd, stora ekonomiska kostnader för hästägare och att omvärlden ser negativt på ridsporten. För att sprida kunskap kring de åtgärder som kan vidtas för att förebygga senskador i den ytliga böjsenan hos ridhästar har denna litteraturstudie genomförts. READ MORE

  3. 2. Modersegenskaper hos suggor

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

    Author : Sofia Sigerhed; [2022]
    Keywords : modersegenskaper; suggor; smågrisöverlevnad; kommunikation; försiktighet; bygga bo; avelsmål; smågrisdödlighet;

    Abstract : I den här litteraturstudien så har litteratur som publicerat forskningsresultat om modersegenskaper hos suggor sammanställts. Syftet med det här arbetet är att ta reda på vilka egenskaper som man anser är modersegenskaper samt hur egenskaperna kan påverka överlevnaden hos smågrisar innan avvänjningen. READ MORE

  4. 3. Dark pathways : cows’ walking behavior in dim light environments

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

    Author : Kajsa Ståhlberg; [2022]
    Keywords : night light; illumination; locomotion; activity; intensity; color; distribution; obstacle course;

    Abstract : Swedish dairy cows should have access to dim light at night according to the animal welfare act, but there are no further recommendations stated for dim light management regarding light intensity, light color, or light distribution. This study aimed to examine the effects of five dim light intensities, in red and white light color, and in even and uneven light distribution on cows’ walking behavior in an obstacle course. READ MORE

  5. 4. Time budgets of dairy cows in cow-calf contact system with automatic milking

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

    Author : Teresa Johansson; [2021]
    Keywords : Dairy cows; Time budget; AMS; Cow-calf contact;

    Abstract : Time budgets of dairy cattle are useful to determine the amount of time the cows can allocate to all the behaviours throughout the day. In an automatic milking system (AMS), time budgets are of interest as the individuals are able to choose how to spend the majority of their time, besides the time in the milking robot, and can be used to ensure adequate amounts of time are spent on essential behaviours, such as lying and eating. READ MORE

  6. 5. Variation in sow and piglet behaviour and welfare over time during a 5-week nursing period in individual loose housing pens

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

    Author : Byeonguk Yang; [2021]
    Keywords : Nursing behaviour; suckling behaviour; sow welfare; piglet welfare; maternal behaviour;

    Abstract : This master thesis aimed to investigate variation in the sow and piglet behaviour and welfare over time during a 5-week nursing period in the loose housing pen. This study was performed through analysis of video-recorded behaviours in 17 Swedish and Dutch Yorkshire sows and their piglets (284 piglets, pure-bred Yorkshire × Hampshire, average litter size with standard error = 16. READ MORE