The first two weeks in a pup's life is called the neonatal period. This period is dominated by growth and development of organs and senses. The puppy is born blind and deaf and the physiological disability makes it unable to move properly. The neonatal period is characterized by a lot of sleeping. The pup receives the important milk and warmth from the bitch.

Amurleoparden är ett av världens mest hotade kattdjur och man uppskattar att det endast finns ett fåtal individer kvar i Amurdalen i södra Ryssland. Leoparderna hotas av tjuvjakt och konkurrens med människan om både bytesdjur och levnadsområde. Dessutom hotas djuren av utrotning på grund av att det låga antalet individer ökar risken för inavel. Idag lever fler leoparder i djurpark än i det vilda och för att arten ska överleva behöver dessa individer fortplanta sig. Djur som hålls i fångenskap kan börja bete sig onormalt.

Forest enterprises have always searched for ways to improve efficiency. For the past few years there has been an emphasis on stock-keeping levels. Increased demand for fresh round timber and the need to decrease the amount of tied-up capital has made the forest industry reduce its inventory levels. This has brought on a higher demand on the timber supply from the forest management districts concerning both delivery in time and assortment output. As a result, the flow of timber has fluctuated a lot with serious consequence for the timber supply during 1994.

This MSc thesis is divided into two parts. The first part deals with the need for information from forest campartments selected for clear cutting, in connection with planning in an integrated forest- and sawmill enterprise. A review of literature is followed by a case stud y, where present conditions in a Swedish forest company are compared with current research in the area. The seeond part consists of a simulation stud y, which aims at camparing the accuracy of inventory estimates using different methods. The estimates are delivery forecasts, covering one month consumptian of timber in a large sawmill.