Essays about: "tail condition score"

Found 4 essays containing the words tail condition score.

  1. 1. Feeding Live or Dried Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) to laying hens – Effects on Immune Traits, Egg Quality, Feather Condition, Body and Organ Weights

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

    Author : Adnan Aslam; [2023]
    Keywords : Black soldier fly; live larvae; dried larvae; immune response; egg quality; body weight; feather condition scoring;

    Abstract : Due to increasing prices and potential scarcity of soybean meal (SBM), there is growing demand for alternative and sustainable protein sources in poultry production. Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) have proven to be a suitable alternative based on nutritional value and sustainable production. READ MORE

  3. 2. Gotland ponies on extensive pastures – a welfare assessment

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

    Author : Mathilda Börjesson; [2015]
    Keywords : welfare quality; djurvälfärd; häst; ferala hästar; extensivt bete; beteende; fysiologi; bcs; horse; pasture;

    Abstract : Swedish farmers have the possibility to be subsidized by EU rural development programme for grazing animals on pastures to promote the biodiversity of flora and fauna. The environmental remedy sometimes does not allow supplementary feed and at the same time the Swedish Animal Welfare Act and the Swedish Agricultural Board’s regulations for animal welfare and protection states that animals, in this case horses, shall be fed with food of good quality and adapted for the species. READ MORE

  4. 3. Welfare assessments performed on Gotland ponies used as restorers of landscape biodiversity in the project “The Gotland pony as a conservationist – a way to promote biodiversity and conserve an endangered breed”

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

    Author : Isabella Heiwe; [2015]
    Keywords : welfare quality; gotlandsruss; ferala hästar; extensivt bete; hästar som naturvårdare; hullbedömning; BCS; beteende; fysiologi; biologisk mångfald; häst; horse; gotland ponies; landscape biodiversity; conservationist; endangered breed;

    Abstract : In Sweden the use of forests and outfields as pastures for livestock has decreased during the 20th century due to modern forestry, a diminished human population in the countryside, government grants for better pastures and a more widespread use of artificial fertilizers. This has resulted in a radical change when it comes to biological diversity. READ MORE

  5. 4. Tail posture and motion as a possible indicator of emotional state in pigs

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

    Author : Jordy Groffen; [2012]
    Keywords : tail posture; emotional state; pigs; novel environment test; tail condition score;

    Abstract : In the current study, the aim was to investigate whether tail posture and motion can be an indicator of the emotional state of pigs and if the tail posture of the pig is affected by social breeding value (SBV), coping style and/or housing. Emotional state can be defined in two dimensions: valence and arousal. READ MORE