Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a root crop that plays an important role in many households in Africa. It is sometimes called ?Africa´s food insurance?. The advantages with the crop are that cassava is drought-resistant and it can grow in a semi-dry land. It is a perennial crop and does not require much labor.

After the two big hurricanes called ?Gudrun? (2005) and ?Per? (2007) in the south of Sweden, some landowners planted Douglas fir instead of the traditional Norway spruce and Scots pine. They did it for different reasons. Some of them spreading their "risk", others because they wanted better growth or to obtain a more storm-resistant stand and trees more protected against rot. In this study, survival and growth were examined on Douglas fir in 21 different locations, owned by private landowners in southern Sweden.

Bensylpenicillin är den mest använda antibiotikan till häst i Sverige idag. Den beredning som skrivs ut till djurägare är framförallt bensylpenicillinprokain, men många hästar får kraftiga biverkningar av preparatet. Biverkningarna kan vara milda så som skakningar eller nervositet, men kan också bli livshotande. Forskning visar att prokain kan vara orsaken till majoriteten av biverkningar, vilket gör att bensylpenicillin utan prokain kan bli aktuellt att använda för att minska risken för biverkningar och öka djurvälfärden. Att byta antibiotika till trimetoprim i kombination med sulfonamid är ej önskvärt då det antibakteriella spektrat då vidgas.

Bensylpenicillin är den mest använda antibiotikan till häst i Sverige idag. Den beredning som skrivs ut till djurägare är framförallt bensylpenicillinprokain, men många hästar får kraftiga biverkningar av preparatet. Biverkningarna kan vara milda så som skakningar eller nervositet, men kan också bli livshotande. Forskning visar att prokain kan vara orsaken till majoriteten av biverkningar, vilket gör att bensylpenicillin utan prokain kan bli aktuellt att använda för att minska risken för biverkningar och öka djurvälfärden. Att byta antibiotika till trimetoprim i kombination med sulfonamid är ej önskvärt då det antibakteriella spektrat då vidgas.

Pyometra is a common and life threatening disease of intact bitches. The disease is caused by a hormonal influence on the uterus in combination with a bacterial infection. The most common treatment is ovariohysterectomy, but several medical options are available to maintain fertility or avoid surgery and anaesthesia. Drugs that can be used for medical treatment are for example progesterone-receptor antagonists, prostaglandins and dopamine agonist. The present study focused on treatment with the progesterone-receptor antagonistaglepristone in combination with antimicrobial therapy.

Smittsamma sjukdomar kostar det svenska samhället enorma summor varje år. Behandlingen av smittade patienter har tidigare uppskattats till 5-10 miljarder svenska kronor årligen. Vidare estimeras de förebyggande åtgärderna kosta samhället runt en miljard svenska kronor. Detta betyder att det finns en ekonomisk drivkraft för att reducera antalet smittade patienter inom vården, speciellt de fall som är orsakade av resistenta bakterier. Samtidigt pågår det en debatt om resistenta bakterier och antibiotikaförbrukningen i både forskning och media.

Bensylpenicillin är den mest använda antibiotikan till häst i Sverige idag. Den beredning som skrivs ut till djurägare är framförallt bensylpenicillinprokain, men många hästar får kraftiga biverkningar av preparatet. Biverkningarna kan vara milda så som skakningar eller nervositet, men kan också bli livshotande. Forskning visar att prokain kan vara orsaken till majoriteten av biverkningar, vilket gör att bensylpenicillin utan prokain kan bli aktuellt att använda för att minska risken för biverkningar och öka djurvälfärden. Att byta antibiotika till trimetoprim i kombination med sulfonamid är ej önskvärt då det antibakteriella spektrat då vidgas.

The dry period is usually 6-8 weeks and in this period the basis of the performance in the following lactation is settled. In an average herd about 15% of the cows are dry (Marcussen & Krog Laursen, 2008). In many herd the dry cows are set aside, that means setting aside 15% of your herd, at the time when they are preparing for their next lactation. The recommendation for number of groups differs depending on country traditions or reasons for grouping. If you look at recommendation for feeding, some companies selling feeding equipment advocates one group throughout the dry period, but the number differs from one to three.

The dry period is usually 6-8 weeks and in this period the basis of the performance in the following lactation is settled. In an average herd about 15% of the cows are dry (Marcussen & Krog Laursen, 2008). In many herd the dry cows are set aside, that means setting aside 15% of your herd, at the time when they are preparing for their next lactation. The recommendation for number of groups differs depending on country traditions or reasons for grouping. If you look at recommendation for feeding, some companies selling feeding equipment advocates one group throughout the dry period, but the number differs from one to three.

SAMMANFATTNINGMastit är en multifaktoriell sjukdom som orsakar stora förluster för dagens högproducerande mjölkbesättningar. Vid subkliniska mastiter sker förlusterna främst genom förlorad avkastning över tiden. I Sverige rekommenderas riktadintramammär sintidsbehandling med antibiotika vid sub-kliniska mastiter. Syftet med denna studie var att studera den bakteriologiska effekten av riktad sintidsterapi.Effekten av sintidsbehandlingar vid Jälla försöksbesättning studerades med hjälp av data från åren 1997-2008. Det studerade materialet bestod av 152 kor med sammanlagt 201 laktationer varav 58 % hos SRB och 42 % hos SLB.

This report is about how to decide which method is the most suitable as floor covering at projectKlammerdamm in the centre of Halmstad. The covering has to be fire resistant and soundproof inorder to protect the wood structure and stop noise from traveling between apartments. There aretwo possibilities either traditional gypsum board or gypsum-based self leveling underlayment.The roads around the construction site are narrow. A regular twenty-five meter long truck has nopossibility to reach the site. The construction site is small and the storage area is limited.

Barley is one of the most important cereals cultivated in the Nordic countries. Climate change brings warmer and moisture climate which favors fungal diseases. In the cropland barley can be seriously infested with hard fungus attack. Since it is important that the yield bears a high quality it is of great importance to find varieties more resistant to attacks.Pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins are stress proteins induced in the plant in response to infection and abiotic stress (van Loon, 1997). PRs are shown to have antimicrobial activity differing between bacteria, fungi and oomycetes (Tandrup Poulsen, 2001).

Barley is one of the most important cereals cultivated in the Nordic countries. Climate change brings warmer and moisture climate which favors fungal diseases. In the cropland barley can be seriously infested with hard fungus attack. Since it is important that the yield bears a high quality it is of great importance to find varieties more resistant to attacks.Pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins are stress proteins induced in the plant in response to infection and abiotic stress (van Loon, 1997). PRs are shown to have antimicrobial activity differing between bacteria, fungi and oomycetes (Tandrup Poulsen, 2001).

Barley is one of the most important cereals cultivated in the Nordic countries. Climate change brings warmer and moisture climate which favors fungal diseases. In the cropland barley can be seriously infested with hard fungus attack. Since it is important that the yield bears a high quality it is of great importance to find varieties more resistant to attacks.Pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins are stress proteins induced in the plant in response to infection and abiotic stress (van Loon, 1997). PRs are shown to have antimicrobial activity differing between bacteria, fungi and oomycetes (Tandrup Poulsen, 2001).

The interest for power and energy measurement has greatly raised with todays increasing electricity prices and enviromental awareness. In the search for energy efficient solutions, the measurements are more complex due to increasing of non linear components. Harmonics and non sinusoidal voltages put high demands on sampling and filtering. Meanwhile, the price must be controlled so the customer still will find it interesting to invest in smaller plants. ITT W&WW asks for a robust, heat resistant power meter with compact dimensions to allow mounting inside the casing of a pump.