Essays about: "suckling behaviour"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 30 essays containing the words suckling behaviour.
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6. Stress and meat quality in two lines of the Yorkshire pig breed: Swedish and Dutch
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : Pigs are exposed to several different environmental stressors in the modern production from weaning, mixing, crowding etc. Preslaughter stressors may result in meat quality problems, such as the formation of pale, soft and exudative meat as well as the formation of dark, firm and dry meat, which makes the meat to be unattractive. READ MORE
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7. Metodik som använts i vetenskapliga studier om mjölkproduktion där ko och kalv hållits tillsammans
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and ManagementAbstract : Syftet med denna litteraturstudie var att i detalj beskriva metodiken för studier där kalven i olika mån fått dia sin mamma. De nio granskade artiklarna har som gemensam nämnare att alla kalvar haft tillgång till att få dia sin mamma och att korna dessutom mjölkats i ett maskinmjölkningssystem. READ MORE
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8. Effects of three colostrum-feeding methods on the behaviour and management of dairy calves
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and ManagementAbstract : Saving time and money are always important considerations in the agricultural sector and in dairy farming the calves’ management plays a central role. One of the most important aspects of rearing calves is the colostrum-feeding routines and several studies have come to the same conclusion that the volume fed, quality of milk fed and when the calves are fed after parturition, are the three most important aspects. READ MORE
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9. Animal welfare assessment of dual-purpose cattle in Mexico : with focus on health and behaviour
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : Chiapas is the poorest state of Mexico located southeast, with a hot and humid tropical climate and daily socio-economic challenges in rural conditions. The main cattle production system found is extensive dual-purpose production, producing both milk and meat. READ MORE
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10. Pair-holding of dairy calves in outdoor calf hutches : Impact on growth and redirected suckling behaviour
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : Cows are social animals but today dairy calves are generally housed in single-hutches or -pens instead of together with other calves during the first period of their lives. Concerns are that housing calves in pairs or groups increases the risk of health problems such as diarrhoea and respiratory diseases and also increases the occurrence of redirected suckling behaviours including cross-sucking. READ MORE
