Today, there are more than 12 000-14 000 farms worldwide using an automatic milking system (AMS). Studies have shown that transition to AMS affects the udder health of cows adversely, recognized primarily as elevated somatic cell counts. There are several reasons for this, for example the greater variation in milking frequency seen in AMS. On one hand, short milking intervals may lead to bad teat condition of the cows due to the stress the milking procedure exposes the teats to. Too long milking intervals, on the other hand, seem to predispose for milk leakage, which is, in turn, a risk factor for the development of mastitis.

Uppsatsen har två delsyften. För det första avser vi analysera och utvärdera de operativa risker som finns i samband med banktjänster via Internet och hur bankerna hanterar dessa. Vårt andra delsyfte är att undersöka hur skadeståndsansvaret fördelas mellan bank och kund. Vi avser även att diskutera och analysera om bankernas friskrivningsklausuler från skadestånd uppfyller de krav som ställs enligt svensk rätt. Uppsatsen bygger på en kvalitativ arbetsmetod som till största delen baseras på textstudier.

This study deals with the contribution of the genetic variant lactase persistence among Neolithic people from the Baltic Island Öland. Skeletal remains from twelve individuals went through DNA sequencing in order to find the mutation that allows adult individuals to digest milk sugar. The twelve individuals were chosen from two different Neolithic sites, where the archaeological and isotopic data suggest that the individuals from Köpingsvik were hunters and gatherers and the individuals from Resmo were early farmers. The individuals with the genetic variant lactase persistence can be described with selection and genetic flow.  Only five individuals produced results and the mutation was found in two of the subjects. All the individuals who were successfully sequenced came from Resmo, whereasno individuals from Köpingsvik yielded any results.

Bachelor thesis, Degree of master in Science and Economics, School of Business and Economics at Linnaeus University, Management, 2FE01E, Spring Semester 2013Author: Johanna Björklund, Sarah Gustafsson and Sofia NicklassonMentor: Anders HytterTitle: Retention: Why stay when your options are unlimited? Background: Employee turnover is a problem today, and companies face increasing challenges when it comes to retain employees within the organization, so called employee retention. This is a present concept and theory holds that more organizations realize that they need to put more focus on retention as one of their business goals to remain competitive. It?s important that organizations understand individuals' different needs and the factors that make them satisfied in their professional life.

After parturition the energy demand for milk production is greater then the energy provided from the diet. The cow mobilises therefore body tissues to compensate for the energy loss. Live weight and body condition scores decreases as a consequence of the mobilisation. The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship between body condition score, live weight and subcutaneous fat depth measured by ultrasound and the changes during the lactation. Possible differences between Swedish Holstein (SLB) and Swedish Red and White Cattle (SRB) were also investigated.

Dissertation in political science, D-level by Niklas Andersson, Spring Semester 2010. Tutor: Malin Stegmann McCallion?Societies in Crisis ? When Washington Take Over?An economic meltdown wreaks havoc on the world and has plunged the Western world into a spiral of economic stimulus in order to keep their way of life intact. At the same time the same institutions that support these countries have had another agenda for more unfortunate and less influential countries where nothing has been free and everything been to a price of self-sacrifice in order to get the consent of the IMF and the World Bank. Everything according to the points stated in the so called Washington Consensus.The purpose of this dissertation is to research what impact the Washington Consensus has on the state in terms of power over the market and sovereignty.

Background: The Stop rule for buying in property was introduced through 1976 years legislation and its formemost purpose was to prevent companies to acquire property that was useless for the company. Assets such as cars, boats and arts were of current interest. At the same time as this stop rule was introduced, another stop rule was also introduced and this was meant to work to forbid the partner to buy property from the close company to a price that would lead to sell at loss for the company. After a government decision (1999:2000, Abolished Stop rules) the close company is no longer living under this restriction since these two stop rules have been abolished since January 2001. Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to investigate which criteria are the basis to judge whether the assets is to consider as useful or not for the close company.

In my thesis I have sand blasted different type of woods - ring-porous and diffuseporous deciduous tree species and conifers - to show different results depending on the species, the direction of the grain and the effects of surface treatment of a blasted surface.The results of my tests were sometimes unexpected, such as that the sand from blasting almost completely disappeared, that all wood surfaces after blasting exhibited a much lighter or paler surface than before and that the diffuse-porous tree species showed differences in hardness between the beginning and end of annual rings.By creating a library of different kinds of wood and sandblasted surface treatment, I have created a reference bank that I will be able to use me in the manufacturing of interiors, furniture and other objects..

Difficult calvings and stillbirths are problems in Swedish dairy production that result in large expenses for the farmers and welfare issues concerning the animals. A common opinion is that the live weight of SRB and SLB is increasing, and whether increased weights have caused the increase in calving problems has been discussed. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the relative birth weight (calf/cow) and calving difficulty and stillbirth, respectively. The importance of breed and parity for the relative weight has been investigated, and comparisons with previous studies have been made to evaluate whether the relative weight has changed over the last decades or not. The study was based on 807 calvings, registered during the period 1993-2003 in the experimental dairy herd of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Jälla).

Både entreprenörskap och invandring har ökat kraftigt i Sverige, såväl som globalt. Idag finns det över en miljon bolag i Sverige där enmansföretag (74,8%) och mikroföretag (21,7%) utgör den största delen. Detta ger en klar syn över att det svenska näringslivet domineras främst av mindre företag. Bakom många av dessa mindre företag står individer med utländsk bakgrund. Under 2010 talades det om att var sjunde företag som startas i Sverige, drivs av en individ med rötter från en annan del av världen.En av de viktigaste drivkrafterna för ett lands ekonomiska tillväxt är företag, vilket är en stor anledning till att fokus ligger på hur dessa väljer att finansiera sin verksamhet.

It becomes more important to consider different behaviour traits in the selection for dairy cows to be suitable in the production systems of today. The purpose of this investigation was to study the genetic background to behavioural traits and the heritabilities for temperament, rank order, aggressiveness, feeding behaviour and for learning behaviour. Moreover, the genetic correlations to other traits were studied. To be included in a breeding programme a trait needs to have enough genetic variation, a moderate to high heritability or to be correlated to another measurable trait. Behaviour is a quantitative trait affected by many genes and the environment.

Från att ha varit ett strikt låneinstitut kan idag Sveriges största låneinstitut för jord- och skogsägare, Landshypotek, erbjuda sina medlemmar lösningar inom både bank och försäkring. Under varumärket Landshypotek erbjuds föreningens grundläggande tjänster, medan övriga tjänster tillhandahålls av samarbetspartners. Utvecklingen och utökningen av tjänster kan göras dels genom varumärkesutvidgningar under det egna varumärket, eller genom samarbeten med andra företag, så kallade varumärkesallianser. Detta arbete fokuserar på ett nystartat samarbete gällande försäkringar mellan Landshypotek och det norska försäkringsbolaget Gjensidige. Samarbete med andra företag är förenat med risker och möjligheter för det egna varumärket.

BAKGRUND: Revisorns oberoende är en av grundförutsättningarna för att revisorn ska kunna utföra sitt arbete på ett oklanderligt vis och ge samhället en rättvisande bild av företagen. Skandalerna kring Enron och HQ Bank har belyst oberoendefrågan under senare tid. Skandalen kring HQ Bank har lagt fokus och haft en negativ inverkan på förtroendet för den svenska revisionsbranschen. Ytterligare arbete har därför påbörjats gällande oberoendefrågan. Vi har valt att i studien utgå ifrån analysmodellen vilket är ett hjälpmedel för att säkerställa revisorns oberoende, modellen innefattar tre steg för revisorn att följa.

SecRePac is a household appliance that simplifies sorting of packaging such as milk, juice and yogurt containers. By shredding the packages SecRePac reduces its volume uptake both in the home and at the recycling station. This leads to minimization of both transports to the recycling stations and truck transport for emptying the containers at the recycling station.The greenhouse effect deteriorates and becomes worse and worse leading to extreme climate changes and natural disasters such as floods as an example. Carbon dioxide emissions are the major reason for this and at least 30 percent of all these emissions come directly from transports. In the EU carbon emissions has decreased in the past few years.

Problemformulering: Vid ett generationsskifte ökar betydelsen av att kunna förstå skillnaderna mellan generationer, detta för att organisationens produktivitet inte ska bli allt för påverkad.Märker bankerna av ett generationsskifte? Hur upplevs åttiotalisten- och fyrtiotalisten som arbetstagare?Syfte: Att se om ett generationsskifte är märkbart för bankerna och i så fall hur de påverkas av det. Syftet är även att undersöka och beskriva vad bankerna har för uppfattning om åttiotalisten- och fyrtiotalisten som arbetstagare.Metod: Undersökningen har baserats på en kvalitativ ansats i form av telefonintervjuer. Artiklar och litteratur ligger till grund för vår teori.Teori: Efterfrågan på banktjänstemän genomgår en långsiktig förändring, på grund av ändrade kompetenskrav samt effektivisering av yrket. De kommande tio åren kommer efterfrågan på banktjänstemän att öka på grund av mycket stora pensionsavgångar av fyrtiotalister (Arbetsförmedlingen 2011).Aryafar & Ezzedeen (2011) hävdar att ett av tidernas största och mest betydelsefulla generationsskifte nu pågår.