Can body condtion score, BCS, be used as a welfare and managment tool for Radiated tortoises?Body condition score (BCS) are frequently used to evaluate animal management practises for a variety of animal species in zoological coll...
Effects of walk breaks in T1/T3 final on heart rate and lactate in Icelandic horsesT1/T3 is a Sport Competition for Icelandic horses containing three sections: 1. slow tölt; 2. slow tölt with lengthen stride distinctly o...
Sociability and social behaviour of dairy calves raised in a cow-calf-contact systemCalves are separated from their dams a few hours after birth, placed in individual house pens and fed on milk replacer. This system has w...
Effects of melatonin on cryosurvival of ram semen samplesThe composition of ram sperm membrane creates problems during cryopreservation. Reactive oxygen species, which are produced during freezi...
Silage extrusion and its effect on feed intake, milk production and ingestive behaviourForage is the main crop in Sweden, however, its restrictive role in feed intake limits the total amount included in the diet of a dairy c...
Hur påverkas svenska lantbruk av Covid-19 pandemin? Covid-19 pandemins världsomfattande utbrott i slutet på december 2019 har medfört stora konsekvenser på internationell- och nationell niv...
Forest owners faced with crisis - How do different types of forest owners react to a bark beetle infThis paper aims to investigate how well different kinds of forest owners react to crises. To measure this, we use infestation from the po...
Ridlärares instruktioner - Omfattning och innehållNär jord- och skogsbruket moderniserades och maskiner tog över hästarnas roll i samhället växte ridskolorna i Sverige fram. Instruktörern...
Familiarity and personality affect social support in juvenile pigsThis thesis study social support in pigs exposed to a novel foam-stunning situation. Animals in distress can experience an attenuation of...
Framtidens lantbrukskooperativ Svenska lantbruket 2030 och Lantmännens rollLantbruket och lantbrukskooperativen i Sverige står inför förändringar. I denna studie har författarna med hjälp av empiri och teori tagi...
International Genomic Evaluation of Brown Swiss and Holstein Dairy CattleSince 2010, genomic evaluations procedures started as a new technology to replace the traditional genetic evaluation systems for breedi...
Coral Reefs in the making - exploring a sea of optionsIntensive, high-risk efforts are needed to restore coral reefs. But are researchers focusing on the right things? Traditionally, resear...
Eco-efficiency in Swedish dairy farms - Incorporating sustainability into the measure of eco-efficieThis thesis introduces a novel method to incorporate absolute values of greenhouse gas emissions into the measure of eco-efficiency. ...
Ridning, rädsla och varför man rider ändåStudier finns som visar ridningens positiva effekt fysiskt och psykiskt. I studier finns det dock information om att rädsla förekommer ...
Vanligaste skador hos svenska travhästarTravhästar travar allt snabbare på grund av avelsframsteg och därmed följer skador. Studier har gjorts kring vanligaste skadorna på travh...