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  1. 11. A calving solution where the cow can choose to leave the calf

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

    Author : Torgunn Aslaug Skjerve; [2015]
    Keywords : dairy cattle; cattle; maternal behaviour; behaviour;

    Abstract : The aim was to evaluate cow-calf behaviour up to 24 h after calving in a new type of group calving area with individual calving pens. The study was conducted at a private dairy farm with 86 cows of Norwegian Red Cattle kept in cubicle housing with two milking robots. A calving area (8. READ MORE

  3. 12. Hur påverkar gummigolv i grisningsboxen suggans liggtider, liggbeteende och hennes tid för att lägga sig?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Nina Winter; [2014]
    Keywords : pigs; sows; farrowing pen; rubber flooring; rubber mats; lying behaviour; lying down;

    Abstract : In the farrowing pens the amount of bedding material and the quality of the concrete floor has a huge impact on both the sow and the piglets. In this study imbedding of rubber flooring on the solid area in the farrowing pen was used to see if it had any effects on the sows lying behaviour when compared to concrete. READ MORE

  4. 13. Improvements in milking management through imitation of calf behaviour

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

    Author : Ida Eriksson; [2013]
    Keywords : pre-stimulation; milk ejection; oxytocin; inhibition; post-stimulation; machine milking;

    Abstract : Approximately 20% of the milk within the udder of a cow is stored in the cistern and immediately available for milk removal, while activation of the milk ejection reflex is required for removing the remaining milk stored in the alveolar compartment. The aim of this literature review is to describe, evaluate and consider implications of the three different suckling activities that the calf displays during a suckling bout. READ MORE

  5. 14. Cross-suckling when sows are group housed during lactation : associations with sow productivity and behaviour

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

    Author : Terhi Alanko; [2012]
    Keywords : Cross-suckling; allosuckling; group housing; pig production; piglet; sow;

    Abstract : Cross-suckling, i.e. when an offspring nurses a female other than their own mother, occurs in pig production systems where sows are group housed during lactation. As production systems where several sows and their litters are housed together during lactation are getting more common, the need of knowledge regarding cross-suckling increases. READ MORE

  6. 15. Påverkan av förhöjd inomhustemperatur på fysiologi, beteende och mjölkproduktion hos svenska lantrasgetter

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

    Author : Elin Svedberg; [2012]
    Keywords : Acklimatisering; Beteende; Fysiologi; Produktion; Svenska lantrasgetter; Värmebelastning;

    Abstract : Klimatet är under förändring och en global temperaturökning med 1,8-4,0○C förutspås ske från år 1990 till 2099. Detta kan medföra att livsmedelsproducerande djur i Sverige kommer att utsättas för värmebelastning under perioder vilket kan ha negativa effekter på djurens produktion och välfärd. READ MORE