Essays about: "tail biting"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words tail biting.

  1. 1. Grisars omedelbara beteende vid doftberikning

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

    Author : Rebecca Grut; [2022]
    Keywords : gris; doft; berikning; välfärd; beteende; tail flicking; stereotypier;

    Abstract : It is common knowledge that pigs are used to search for truffles and that their sense of smell is well developed. Still, there is not much research about pigs’ sense of smell and therefore the aim of this study is to describe which behaviours the pigs perform immediately when exposed to scent enrichment. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. Halmhäckar – ett sätt att öka grisarnas undersökningsmöjligheter?

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

    Author : Stina Kling; [2019]
    Keywords : pig; straw; straw rack; manipulative material; tail biting;

    Abstract : I det vilda ägnar grisar mycket tid åt att undersöka sin omgivning, grisar inom intensiv produktion är fortfarande starkt motiverade till att undersöka omgivningen. I Sverige ges halm dagligen för att stimulera dessa beteenden, hålla en bra välfärd och reducera risken för att de undersökande beteendena riktas gentemot svansar. READ MORE

  5. 4. Stereotypier hos våra vanligaste sällskaps- och produktionsdjur

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Lisa Sohlberg; [2018]
    Keywords : stereotypi; krubbitning; vävning; tungrullning; rörtuggning; svansjagning; slickdermatit; överdrivet slickande; ullsugning;

    Abstract : En stereotypi definieras som ett repetitivt beteende utan tydligt mål eller funktion. Stereotypier ses inte hos vilda djur utan utvecklas endast hos djur i fångenskap, till följd av miljön de hålls i. READ MORE

  6. 5. Halmens påverkan på aktivitetsnivåer, strörelaterade beteenden och svansbitning hos slaktsvin

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

    Author : Karin Brolin; [2017]
    Keywords : aktivitetsnivåer; svansbitning; slaktsvin; halm; sociala interaktioner;

    Abstract : Pigs are omnivorous animals and their natural food sources are spread over a large home range area. Under natural conditions pigs spend a large part of the daylight period foraging and exploring their surroundings. In today’s intense farming systems pigs that have access to straw spend about 20% of their active time to straw manipulation. READ MORE