Essays about: "scan-sampling"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 36 essays containing the word scan-sampling.

  1. 1. Home range- and behavioural analysis of the Saddleback tamarin (Leontocebus fuscicollis) in Madre de Dios, Peru

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning; Uppsala universitet/Zooekologi

    Author : Marianne Kristine Nymark; [2023]
    Keywords : Saddleback tamarin; Leontocebus fuscicollis; behaviour; behavior; home range;

    Abstract : 60% of primates in the world are threatened with extinction, while 75% have declining populations. The biggest threats to primates are the result of human activity. READ MORE

  3. 2. Besökarpåverkan och hägnutnyttjande hos röd panda (Ailurus fulgens) på Nordens Ark

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

    Author : Tove Brohede; [2022]
    Keywords : Röd panda; Ailurus fulgens; besökarpåverkan; hägnutnyttjande; välfärd; djurpark;

    Abstract : Visitors at zoos have an effect on zoo animals' behaviour and enclosure utilisation. This is something that most studies agree on, but whether that effect is positive or negative is disputed and seems to depend on many different elements ranging from species to habitat to routines at the zoo. READ MORE

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. Kan miljöberikning öka baktriska kamelers (camelus bactrianus) användning av sitt utomhushägn : en observationsstudie på Furuviksparken

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

    Author : Sara Morén; [2021]
    Keywords : baktrisk kamel; miljöberikning; Camelus bactrianus; djurpark; Furuviksparken; hägnutnyttjande; utomhushägn;

    Abstract : The Bactrian camel is a desert animal especially adapted to the harsh environment it lives in. It is part of the Camelidae family and exists as a wild species (Camelus ferus) and as a domesticated species (Camelus bactrianus). 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