Essays about: "organic pig production"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 essays containing the words organic pig production.

  1. 1. Vallfoderensilage inverkan på sensorisk och teknologisk kvalité hos griskött

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

    Author : Malin Hägg; [2023]
    Keywords : fettsyra; Warner-Bratzler shear force; M. longissimus dorsi;

    Abstract : Vallfoder används i dagsläget i ekologisk grisproduktion för att stimulera naturliga behov såsom t.ex. söka efter föda, vilket bidrar till högre välfärd med färre foderrelaterade störningar och stereotypa beteenden hos grisen. READ MORE

  3. 2. How does different production systems affect the welfare status of pigs from farm to abattoir? : developing and evaluating animal welfare protocols

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

    Author : Julia Carlsson; [2022]
    Keywords : behaviour; direct observation; human-animal interaction; loading; unloading; lairage; driving race; slaughter;

    Abstract : The welfare of livestock animals is of great importance among Swedish citizens and has economical importance for the profitability of the pig production. On the day of slaughter, pigs are exposed to new environments and interactions that may compromise their welfare. There are different pig production systems in Sweden e.g. READ MORE

  4. 3. Kött- och benmjöl i fjäderfäfoder

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

    Author : Madeleine Persson; [2022]
    Keywords : kött och benmjöl; svin; fjäderfä; slaktkyckling; foder; gris;

    Abstract : I samband med utbrottet av Bovin Spongiform Ecefalopati (BSE) i Storbritannien utfärdades ett förbud mot utfodring av kött- och benmjöl till livsmedelsproducerande djur. År 2021 godkändes en ändring av Europaparlamentets och rådets förordning nr 999/2001 som innebar ett godkännande att utfodra fjäderfä med animaliskt protein från gris. READ MORE

  5. 4. Livestock-MRSA in Danish Pig Farms

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Mona Tykesson Klubien; [2021]
    Keywords : GIS; epidemiology; MRSA; Denmark; pig production; logistic regression; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : This study looks at factors contributing to LA-MRSA prevalence in Danish pig farms. LA-MRSA is a pathogenic bacteria that are resistant to methicillin (penicillin) and tetracycline antibiotics found in livestock such as pigs, poultry and cattle. READ MORE

  6. 5. The effect of feeder space on pig behaviour and performance in organic production with a pig sort feeding system

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

    Author : Karolína Steinerová; [2020]
    Keywords : agonistic interactions; feeding; feeding place; performance; organic production; behaviour; pig;

    Abstract : Behaviour at feeding and performance of pigs can be influenced by the design of the feeding area. Resources allocated in restricted space cause a disruption in communicative behaviour and even pigs in established hierarchies compete for feed. Therefore, a substantial amount of agonistic behaviour happens at feeders. READ MORE