Essays about: "roughage"

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  1. 11. 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

  3. 12. Hur mår ridskolehästen? : bedömning med ett välfärdsprotokoll

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

    Author : Sofie Blomkvist; Lovisa Rådberg; [2021]
    Keywords : välfärd; ridskola; bedömningsprotokoll;

    Abstract : Ridskolehästens hälsa är viktig för att den ska kunna fungera länge i en verksamhet. Bedömning av hästvälfärd kan genomföras med olika fokusområden för att identifiera specifika problem. READ MORE

  4. 13. Okonventionella grovfodermedel som krisfoder till nötkreatur

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

    Author : Christine Alveblad; [2021]
    Keywords : foderbrist; grovfoder; skogsprodukter; vass; barrträd; lövträd; strategier;

    Abstract : Under torrperioder eller andra extrema väderförhållanden kan foderbrist uppstå. Detta skedde i Sverige år 2018 och lantbrukare blev tvungna att hitta andra vägar för att få fram foder till sina djur. Ett ökat intresse för okonventionella fodermedel så som vass och skogsprodukter har setts. READ MORE

  5. 14. The effect of forage on piglets’ behavior in connection with weaning

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

    Author : Linnea Wikars; [2021]
    Keywords : behaviour; enrichment; forage; pig; silage; weaning;

    Abstract : Pigs’ (Sus scrofa) behaviors are affected by the environment they are housed in, where an enriched environment offers pigs to perform more diverse behaviors. Pigs reared in barren environments perform more oral manipulation toward their pen mates, compared to pigs reared in enriched environments. READ MORE

  6. 15. Effects of cow-calf contact on feed intake, milk production and energy balance in dairy cows in early lactation

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

    Author : Carina Tufvesson; [2021]
    Keywords : Cow-calf contact system; dairy cow; suckling; feed intake; feeding pattern; milk production; energy balance;

    Abstract : The objective of this study was to compare the production level, feed intake and energy balance in early lactation of non-suckled cows against cows in a cow-driven cow-calf contact (CCC) system. CCC systems have become interesting to evaluate as they are thought to provide a more natural behaviour for both the cow and calf, several studies have reported higher growth and better health in calves kept in these systems. READ MORE