The aim of this undergraduate thesis was to formulate advices regarding the use of field beans, cultivated together with spring wheat, as whole-crop silage in feeding to dairy cows. In the thesis, optimal harvest time of the field bean/spring wheat crop, as well as the feeding value and the fermentation quality, was studied. On the research station at Röbäcksdalen in Umeå field bean/spring wheat (70 % respective 30 % of normal seed rate for the pure crop) and pea/oat (70/30) was grown in field experiments both 2002 and 2003. The following year, 2004, the pea/oat crop was excluded and instead field bean and spring wheat was cultivated in three different mixed ratios (field bean/spring wheat; 100:0, 70:30, 30:70). Every year the crops were harvested at four different development stages and the green forages were used in ensiling experiments.

Probiotics is a special group of health products on the market. The most common type of  these is live cultures of lactic acid fermenting bacteria from raw milk . These include, among others, yogurt and various trademarks such as Hälsofil ®, Acidophilus ®, Dofilus ® and Kefir ®. Such products are often used by patients who are treated with antibiotics to combat the intestinal flora eliminated, thus causing digestive problems. The present work deals with yet another type of health product, viz.

Literature and music as an expression of art have some parts in common, others can quite differ. Both are using a language, and both can exist in written representations. You can find such written or printed items in library catalogues. The aim of this two years master's thesis is to examine how cataloguing of printed fiction-literature and printed music looks like, what differences you can find in cataloguing of printed literature and printed music.This study is based on a comparative methodology and two different theories are used. The first describes the common tasks for library catalogues as they are known traditionally and recently (as FRBR-conceptual model), the other is a comparison of the two art-species literature (fiction) and music.This paper's first part is a comparison of how printed literature and printed music are catalogued in the Swedish national catalogue LIBRIS.

Reaktionskrafter från monteringsverktyg är troligen en bidragande orsak till mångabelastningsskador i tillverkningsindustrin och monteringsarbete ligger också i topp istatistiken över arbetssjukdomar i Sverige.Idag används i stor utsträckning avancerat styrda verktyg, som kan programmeras så att dekänns bekväma, men det finns ingen utvärderingsmetod för reaktionsmoment som premierardessa funktioner. Dessutom tar dagens utvärderingsmetoder hänsyn till att människor är olikastarka i olika arbetsställningar.En utvärderingsmetods främsta syfte är att hjälpa till vid val av verktyg och vid bedömningom reaktionskraften kan tas upp för hand eller om mothåll bör användas. Tas inte operatörensstyrka beroende på arbetsställning med blir denna bedömning i många fall felaktig.Syftet med det här arbetet är att ta fram en bättre bedömningsmodell för reaktionsmomentfrån monteringsverktyg. Några krav som sätts på den förbättrade metoden är att den ska varaenkel att använda, mätningar ska inte behöva göras på verktyget och den ska ta hänsyn tillvariation i styrka beroende arbetsställning.En grupp om sju testpersoner sattes samman och de utvärderade reaktionsmomentet från envinkelmutterdragare i tre olika positioner. I varje position testades 6 olika typer avreaktionsmoment.

Weaning is a standard procedure at most studs, and the methods of weaning varies greatly. The method used at the stud in this particular study is supposed to decrease stress. The purpose of the study was to compare the behaviour of foals in group before and after stepwise removal of their mares. Standardbred foals with their mothers were kept in three different groups at pasture (12, 11 and 11 foals, respectively, mixed sexes). They had free access to silage and the foals were fed concentrate in a creep-feeding area. By the time the foals were 5 months old, the mares were stepwise removed from the pasture.

Växtligheten på dagens kyrkogårdar har i regel knappt en 100?200-årig historia. Det var i slutet av 1800-talet som kyrkogården efterhand fick det utseende som vi förknippar med en gammal kyrkogård, med höga kyrkogårdsträd och en kyrkogårdsmur.Det trädsortiment som har använts i trädkransen som inramar kyrkogården eller trädrader längs gångar, har varit begränsat beroende på traditioner och trädens lämplighet. Man valde ofta arter utifrån de lokala förutsättningarna, såsom alm, lind, lönn och björk. Under en längre tid har sjukdomar på en del trädarter brett ut sig och hotar trädbestånden på våra kyrkogårdar.

It has become fairly common for a company to outsource one or several of its logistic activities to a party separate from the business of the company itself. Since the original agreement usually involves two parties, the seller and the buyer, the logistics company is called the third party. The relationship between the outsourcing company and the third party varies in form and in depth but can sometimes be very close, almost to be considered a joint venture. When the co-operation between the two parties includes more than just one separate logistic service and the third party adapts its business to a certain extent to his principals needs, it constitutes third party logistics. If the logistics company, or a party employed by it, becomes insolvent when having the entrusted goods in his possession questions may arise concerning the right to the property.

Uppsatsen tar sig an problemet vilken metod som är lämpligast för analys av översättning av skönlitterära verk. Två metoder för översättningsanalys testas och i poppersk anda får den ena försöka vederlägga den andra. Den metod som får försvara sig är Katharina Reiss och den som får försöka vederlägga hennes teser är en metod som jag utvecklat med stöd i E.A. Nidas teorier. För att testa teorierna görs en verklig analys på en existerande översättning: Per Holmers svenska översättning av Hugo Claus nederländska roman De geruchten.Resultatet av utmaningen blir att Reiss metod och metoden med stöd hos Nidas befinns vara ungefär lika bra när det gäller att leverera ett användbart resultat.

Due to exploitation of the world?s rivers, the upstream migration of anadromous species is frequently delayed or even prevented. To mitigate these problems and allow fish to migrate past obstacles, structures such as fish ladders have been developed. However, recent studies show that many of the present fish passage facilities are deficient. Monitoring and evaluation of passage facilities is therefore crucial to enable necessary adjustments.

Reaktionskrafter från monteringsverktyg är troligen en bidragande orsak till mångabelastningsskador i tillverkningsindustrin och monteringsarbete ligger också i topp istatistiken över arbetssjukdomar i Sverige.Idag används i stor utsträckning avancerat styrda verktyg, som kan programmeras så att dekänns bekväma, men det finns ingen utvärderingsmetod för reaktionsmoment som premierardessa funktioner. Dessutom tar dagens utvärderingsmetoder hänsyn till att människor är olikastarka i olika arbetsställningar.En utvärderingsmetods främsta syfte är att hjälpa till vid val av verktyg och vid bedömningom reaktionskraften kan tas upp för hand eller om mothåll bör användas. Tas inte operatörensstyrka beroende på arbetsställning med blir denna bedömning i många fall felaktig.Syftet med det här arbetet är att ta fram en bättre bedömningsmodell för reaktionsmomentfrån monteringsverktyg. Några krav som sätts på den förbättrade metoden är att den ska varaenkel att använda, mätningar ska inte behöva göras på verktyget och den ska ta hänsyn tillvariation i styrka beroende arbetsställning.En grupp om sju testpersoner sattes samman och de utvärderade reaktionsmomentet från envinkelmutterdragare i tre olika positioner. I varje position testades 6 olika typer avreaktionsmoment.

Emerging infectious diseases poses a great future threat, not only to humans but also to domestic animals and wildlife. Even though the majority of these infections only cause minor health problems, the relatively recent emergence of HIV clearly illustrates that the next major human pandemic may surface at any time. Regardless of what the name indicates, most emerging human pathogens are not believed to be recently evolved, but to have existed previously in the natural environment. Most emerging pathogens are zoonotic, i.e. able to infect animals besides humans.

In order to respond to a more complex community planning with increased cooperation and public participation, a common language and a common model to be used as a base for the communication process is needed. The thesis behind this dissertation for a master's degree is that a virtual 3D planning portal would respond to this need. Why and how are explained and described through studies of communication- and perception theory as well as technology and recent research. The introduction concludes that a broad participation and a transparence towards underlying information are important foundations for the coming work with the model. The first four chapters of the theory part show the benefits of using natural signs in our mixed cultural society, instead of the more arbitrary symbols. Using visual landscapes for storing information is motivated by the flexibility of our visual memory and its ability to understand complex connections.

This thesis consists of four case studies. The objective is to find out how to get a well functioning cow traffic in an automatic milking system. Different technical and building solutions are analysed and some adjustments are proposed for the DeLaval herd management software. Case study 1: Lactation chart comparison from traditional cow traffic and Feed First? cow traffic Case study 2: Farm A - a study of the precedence passage and the cow traffic Case study 3: Farm B ? an overview of the farm and their way of working Case study 4: Key factors ? how can we judge how well a VMS farm is working? Case study 1: Lactation chart comparison from traditional cow traffic and Feed First? cow traffic In this survey data is analysed from before and after rebuilding to Feed First? cow traffic. Lactation graphs are compared between traditional cow traffic and Feed First? cow traffic.

A large number of rivers in northern Sweden have hydropower developments that cause negative effects on both up- and downstream migrations of anadromous species like Atlantic salmon. So far, most attention has focused on the hindrances of adult fish during their upstream spawning migration. However, since turbines in power stations cause losses on downstream passing fish, the focus on negative effects on smolts has increased. The aim of this study was to compare three different causes of losses of salmon smolts passing downstream through a power station area in the flow-controlled River Åbyälven in northern Sweden.A total of 61 wild salmon smolts were caught and radio-tagged in the River Åbyälven during their downstream migration in June 2009. The salmon smolts were released at three locations, 1.1 km upstream from the power station, in the turbine intake and in the upper part of a fishway, acting both for up- and downstream fish passage.

Today, individual indoor stalls and individual outdoor paddocks are the most common way to house horses in Sweden. The way that we manage, house and feed the horses are not optimal for the species natural basic behavioural needs. However, the awareness of this grows in the context of research and the emergence of alternative housing systems. One of the alternatives to the traditional format in individual boxes is called group housing. Group housing systems allow horses to live in herds and they can choose how they want to distribute the hours of the day between movement, resting and foraging. The purpose of this study is to examine how frequently the young horses in a group housing system use the indoor lying area.