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  1. 41. Calving ease and stillbirth in dairy herds using beef and dairy breed bulls

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Patricia Gullstrand; [2017]
    Keywords : crossbreeding; dairy; beef; calving ease; stillbirth;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different sire breeds on calving traits when used in dairy herds. Records from 1,423,851 calvings from 1990-2016 were collected from the Swedish milk recording scheme from Swedish Holstein, Red dairy cattle, Hereford, Charolais, Aberdeen Angus, Limousin and Simmental sires mated with Swedish Holstein, Red dairy cattle or crossbred dams. READ MORE

  3. 42. Göteborgs Regnlinje : att ta tillvara på regnets upplevelsekvaliteter

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Frida Axelsson; Therése Ryding; [2017]
    Keywords : gestaltningsförslag; Göteborg; landskapsarkitektur; regn; sinnlig upplevelse; vandringsled; urbant friluftsliv;

    Abstract : Hur kan vi som landskapsarkitekter ta tillvara på regnets upplevelsekvaliteter i staden och hur kan en plats se ut som får folk att vilja gå ut när det regnar? I detta examensarbete tar vi utgång i Göteborgs Stads pågående jubileumsprojekt “Världens bästa stad när det regnar” som tagits fram inför stadens 400-årsjubileum. Syftet med arbetet är att problematisera hur regn hanteras i staden idag utifrån ett upplevelseperspektiv samt undersöka vad upplevelsen av regn innebär med målet att visa på hur regnets kvaliteter kan tas tillvara, med exemplifiering i Göteborg. READ MORE

  4. 43. Homography Estimation using Deep Learning for Registering All-22 Football Video Frames

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC)

    Author : Hampus Fristedt; [2017]
    Keywords : Deep learning; Convolutional neural network; homography;

    Abstract : Homography estimation is a fundamental task in many computer vision applications, but many techniques for estimation rely on complicated feature extraction pipelines. We extend research in direct homography estimation (i.e. without explicit feature extraction) by implementing a convolutional network capable of estimating homographies. READ MORE

  5. 44. Pair-housing of dairy calves in outdoor calf hutches : impact on growth and play behaviour

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

    Author : Ellika Waldau; [2017]
    Keywords : calves; pair-housing; play; behaviour; growth; health;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to test the effects on dairy calves (Bos taurus) in outdoor calf hutches of individual vs. pair-housing on behaviour, growth and health. In total 33 female dairy calves of the breeds Swedish Holstein (SH) and Swedish Red (SR) cattle were used in the study. READ MORE

  6. 45. Individual drinking water intake of dairy cows in an AMS barn

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

    Author : Caroline Axegärd; [2017]
    Keywords : dairy cows; automatic water bowl; water intake; milking production; feed and social factors; behavior;

    Abstract : Today’s dairy cows have high requirements of nutrients and water to give a large milk production. Factors that under normal circumstances affect drinking behaviour are cow’s eating pattern, the temperature of the water, whether the water is supplied in a water bowl or a trough, the cows’ dominance order and if the water bowl is shared with other cows. READ MORE