The fertility of dairy cows is of great importance in order to maintain high production. The decline in fertility of dairy cows the latest decades can have several explanations. The large emphasis on high yielding cows and the negative genetic correlation between milk production and fertility traits could be one of the main factors for impaired fertility. To find heats and inseminate the cow at the right time is crucial to receive high conception rate. Delaval has, in corporation with FOSS, developed Herd Navigator which is a management program that measure four biological parameters in the milk; progesterone, betahydroxybutyrate, lactate dehydrogenase and urea.

Detta examensarbete utfördes på uppdrag av Scania CV AB, som tillverkarlastbilar och bussar för tunga transporter samt industri- och marinmotorer.Syftet med arbetet har varit att undersöka möjligheten att integreraen ?onboard?-navigator i datorenheten C200. C200 har huvuduppgiften attfungera som kommunikationslänk mellan fordonet och omvärlden via Internet,d.v.s. är fordonets kommunikator. Med ?onboard?-navigator menasdet att kartmaterial och annan information som behövs för navigering finnsförinstallerad på navigatorenheten.

Investment costs for eight different type housing systems for dairy cows has been calculated in order to compare the building costs as a function of herd size, shelter type and automatization. A commercial calculation programme for building was used and complemented with prices of equipments specific for dairy cow building. Herd sizes were 120, 250 and 400 cows. The milking equipments were automatic milking system (AMS), parallel parlour with 32 stalls (2x16) and rotary parlour with 24 stalls. Shelter was either insulated equipped with automatic cable driven scrapers on solid alleys, automatic feed wagon on rails, or uninsulated with manual manure handling and a tractor driven mobile mixer wagon on a drive-through feeding table. Building cost per cow or per kg milk was calculated using an average life time and 6 % interest rate and annual milk yield is 9 500 kg/cow and year. Structure effect 3-4 % higher for an insulated structure than in an uninsulated for 400 and 120 herd respectively. This is much lower compared to what is normally argued.

More people are likely to be diagnosed with cancer and the number of people living with cancer is expected to increase, which means that patients live longer with cancer and different treatments. All patients in Sweden should have access to a nurse navigator to facilitate the cancer trajectory. The purpose of this literature review was to delineate patients' experiences of the care given by the nurse navigator. The result is based upon twelve scientific articles included in this review. The results show that the experiences of the patients can be divided into four different categories: emotional support- being present and offering supportive talks, support for physical symptoms- counseling and relief from symptoms due to illness and treatments, educational support- receiving information and knowledge about the disease and cancer trajectory and coordination support- collaboration with other healthcare professionals involved in patients´care.

Detta examensarbete har genomförts med Institutet för transportforskning (TFK) som uppdragsgivare. TFK har gjort en förstudie som behandlar en IT-baserad ledsagningstjänst, Navigator, som ska guida synskadade till närmaste busshållplats för vidare färd i kollektivtrafiken. Synskadade som reser med kollektivtrafiken behöver en annan typ av stöd för sin resa än vad en seende person behöver. Bland annat behöver de få information på ett ickevisuellt sätt. Det kan t.ex.

The purpose of this study was to find possible explanations to why the studied herd had an increased incidence of abomasal displacements. The incidence of abomasal displacement in the herd was three times higher than the incidence of an average Swedish herd. The cows in this study were fed a total mixed ration. The different parameters studied were: energy content in food, nutritional content in food, body condition scoring, concomitant other diseases, and blood parameters of glucose, fructosamine, cholesterol, insulin, betahydroxybutyrat and free fatty acids. The author?s suggestions to decrease the problems are to decrease the energy content in the TMR to lower the cows? body condition scores in the dry period and changing the content in the TMR to increase the amount of NDF and adding structure in the form of chopped straw.

Sveriges och världens mjölkföretagare blir bara större och större. DeLaval AB har som följd av detta valt att utveckla en karusell med robotarmar som ska kunna mjölka större besättningar automatiskt. Karusellen introducerades i media under hösten 2010 och provas nu på ett par olika gårdar i världen. Jag har valt att göra en intervjuundersökning där jag frågat större mjölkföretag vad de ser för hinder för att investera i DeLaval ABs nya automatiska mjölkningskarusell. Jag var intresserad av vad det finns för hinder för en investering och vad DeLaval AB kunde göra åt dem för att fler ska bli intresserade av att investera i karusellen. Jag valde den kvalitativa intervju metoden till mina intervjuer för att kunna få fram lite mer av varje lantbrukare. Det visade sig bra då det var ganska lika tankar som lantbrukarna hade samtidigt som de flesta hade något speciellt att berätta.

The incidence of damage to the claws and legs in piglets caused by the floor in farrowing pens is a widely known problem and very common in today's pig herds. Although the association between floor and damage has been known for over 35 years, no suitable solution has been found to reduce the negative impact. The purpose of this study was to make a literature study to document the experiences of the use of different types of flooring in farrowing pens and also, in an own study, examine if soft floor in farrowing crates could lead to reduced damage to the claws and legs in piglets compared to concrete floor. The study was conducted in two herds, A and B. In each herd, farrowing pens with concrete floor and concrete floor with polyurethane coating were compared.

Infection with the bovine lungworm - Dictyocaulus viviparus - is occasionally a problem in Swedish cattle herds. The infection could act in synergism with other infections such as Corona virus to create a poorer welfare and productivity in cattle. Studies have shown that a diagnosis can be made with both the Baermann method and with an ELISA. In Norway diagnosis of BVDV on a herd level is attained through pooled serum samples. The question was raised whether pooled serum samples could be used in a similar fashion to attain status on a herd level for lungworm.

In Kenya the Maasai pastoralists have based their livelihoods on dairy production and the production goal is to maintain a sufficient milk supply throughout the year. The pastoral dairy production has two vital characteristics; breeding and milking. Traditionally, breeding is the men?s responsibility, while milking is the duty of women. Depending on this partition of chores between men and women, they also have different management routines, ambitions and strategies regarding the milk production.

Då det intellektuella kapitalet utgör en viktig del av ett företags totala tillgångar, har vi valt att undersöka hur hanteringen och styrningen av detta kapital ser ut i verkligheten. Dessutom ville vi se om våra undersökningsföretag skulle kunna förbättra sin hantering av IK genom att tillämpa de modeller som finns på området. De modeller vi valt att titta närmare på är Skandia Navigator, The Intangible Assets Monitor och IK Index modellen. Ingen av dessa modeller användes i dessa företag då undersökningen gjordes. Vi har funnit att två av de fyra undersökta företagen har bättre förutsättningar för att tillgodogöra sig någon av dessa modeller..

Syftet med denna uppsats var att skaffa oss kunskap om vilka organisatoriska resurser en fotbollsklubb kan använda sig av för att uppnå sitt främsta mål; framgång på fotbollsplan. Med hjälp av denna kunskap ville vi skapa en övergripande IK-navigator för att illustrera vilka resurser som kan ligga till grund för framgång. Uppsatsen har genomförts genom att vi gjort en kvalitativ fallstudie och analyserat de fem ledande klubbarna i Norden. Med hjälp av teori, intervjuer och andra empiriska undersökningar har vi analyserat klubbarna och utifrån resultatet av denna analys dragit våra slutsatser. Då syftet var att skapa en IK-navigator är det också det vi avslutat uppsatsen med och IK-navigatorn är därmed vår grundläggande slutsats.

The evaluation of the function of the feeding of sheep herds is suggested to involve the work effort, the fulfilment of the nutrient needs of the sheep and the feed waste. Mechanisation of the feeding can be very simple or include high degrees of mechanisation. Three different farms, representing different levels of mechanisation are presented. Descriptions and analysis of the feeding systems including mechanisation, work effort and estimations of the feed waste are made on each farm. The herd with the most advanced feed mechanisation included a rolling feed band and mix wagon. The other farms were partly or little mechanised including ad lib feeding from big bales and manual distribution of hay and concentrates. The most mechanised farm was able to feed a large herd of sheep at a low work effort and little feed waste. However, the investment in machinery has to be weighed against the improved efficiency.

Raising pigs in absence of a number of certain diseases is called Seroproduction in Sweden. Internationally it?s called SPF (Specific Pathogen Free) ? Production. It results in higher growth, lower feed consumption, and lower medicine consumption. The pigs are produced under the same concept, but the rules vary a bit between countries.

Automatic milking systems (AMS) are part of a growing trend in Sweden and the number of milk-producing farms is decreasing rapidly. One main reason for the AMS is its ability to facilitate work for the farmer. The effects of introduction prior to calving have not been documented earlier and farmers are not in agreement, however they seldom see a problem with the introduction. The aim of this report is to find differences between two groups of heifers, where one group is trained i.e. introduced to the AMS before calving and the other group is introduced after calving.