The purpose of this literature study was to examine what kind of composition fermented liquidFeed can have, what a desired composition is and possible advantages and disadvantages onhealth and growth performance of the pig. A well fermented liquid Feed is characterized by a lowpH (.

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Knowledge about Feed racks for Feeding forages to horses is lacking. Racks for sheep and cows are sometimes used for horses. Feeding roughage on the ground, or Feeding silage bales with the plastic and net still on, can bring on a lot of different problems. The opportunity to control the hygienic quality is small and Feed losses can be high. The purpose of this experiment was to investigate how the eating behaviour and consumption of horses were influenced by Feeding racks of different constructions. Feed losses and changes in chemical composition of the forage were also studied.

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.

The aim of the study was to illustrate how care managers reflect and act in regards to self-determination and integrity when caring for residents over 65 years old who have a dementia diagnosis. Our main questions dealt with how care managers handle the right to self-determination and integrity when a person has dementia, to which extent the care managers listen to the person with dementia and how the care managers look upon the residents with dementia?s ability of self-determination. To find the answers to our questions, we interviewed ten care managers within the elderly care in Gothenburg, Sweden. We used qualitative interviews based on a semi-structured interview guide.

The horse's motivations to forage and eat are behaviors that horse owners should take into consideration when designing the horse's living environment. In today?s housing of horses, horses are often kept alone in boxes and paddocks and are fed with small amounts of energy-rich roughage. Problems that can arise with a shortened Feeding-time and long periods of fasting are behavioral changes like stereotypic behaviors and an increased risk for ulcers. A solution to the short Feeding-time is that you are Feeding roughage in a small mesh hay net, or a so-called Slow-Feed net.

Lao People?s Democratic Republic (PDR) is a country where the majority of the population works within the sector agriculture in one way or another. The number of goats are increasing and the animals can be an important income source for families. However, during the dry season, lack of Feed is a great problem for the farmers. Fodder trees have shown great potential as dry season Feeding, due to that the trees often hold green and fresh leaves a long time into the season, compared to grass that dry out quickly.

Soybean meal from South America is the most common protein Feed used for animal production in Sweden. Production of soybean has negative effects on the environment and the transports from South America to Sweden causes considerable CO2 emissions. Therefore it is a growing interest in locally produced protein Feed in Sweden. Protein Feeds that are possible to grow in Sweden are rapeseed, peas, faba beans and lupins. Those are adapted to the Nordic climate and are perfect to grow in cereal rotations.

Fermented liquid Feed is well known for its health promoting effects on piglets. High levels of lactic acid are desired in the Feed together with low levels of acetic acid and certain biogenic amines. Limits for acetic acid have been suggested to be 30-40 mmol/kg to avoid a decreased palatability of the Feed; however, few studies have been performed. The purpose of this trial was therefore to examine which levels of lactic acid and acetic acid that can be accepted in a fermented Feed without affecting the Feed intake and thus the weight gain of the pig. A total of 60 pigs (Yorkshire/ Hampshire) were used in a trial during two weeks, between 9-11 weeks of age.

Many scientists agree that phytoestrogens could have an effect on the reproduction of an animal. The question is now why and what mechanisms that play an important role. This paper has been focusing on the estrus behavior of gilts by use of a behavioral study. Some of the gilts were given additional Feed with the phytoestrogen genistein which commonly occurs in the Feed as a part of soybean products. Blood samples were collected and analyzed for progesterone and estradiol concentrations.

Abstract One of the leading causes of food borne infections in the world is due to Salmonella by con-suming poultry products including eggs and meat. According to US Food and Drug Admin-istration (2009), 2 to 4 million cases of Salmonellosis in humans occur every year only in US. Salmonella causes wide range of diseases with enteric and typhoid fever, food poisoning, di-arrhea and gastro-enteritis. Many serotypes of Salmonella do not have host specificity and cause disease in all kinds of animals and humans. Salmonella has capability to modify accord-ing to the changing environment and it can develop resistance against routine elimination practices of sanitation, chemical treatments and antibacterial drugs. Newly established poultry industries in Pakistan are confronting various infectious diseases including Salmonellosis while in Sweden Salmonella prevalence in animal products con-sumed for humans is extremely low.

In Sweden the climate makes it impossible to Feed fresh herbage to cattle during many months of the year. During periods when preserved forage must be supplied it is important that this forage is stored in such a way that high quality is retained, both nutritionally and hygienically. Furthermore, it is essential that losses occurring when handling and storing the forage are kept as low as possible. This study compares storage in tower silos, bunker silos, big bags and bales,estimating dry matter losses as well as losses in metabolizable energy and crude protein that occur during storage. The results show that tower silos, bunker silos and big bags, the systems with the largest amount of forage and a long Feed out period involve larger losses than bales, which are fed out immediately after being opened. As the Feed out rate influences the losses, tower silos and bunker silos should be used during the period of the year when the Feed out rate is as high as possible, i.e.

The relatively poor economy in European dairy farming might be improved from efficient Feeding systems and dietary management. Increasing herd sizes and transition to loose housing systems in Sweden, increases the possibilities for other Feeding systems than separate Feeding that is the traditional Feeding system in Sweden. Other possible Feeding systems are partial mixed ration (PMR) and total mixed ration (TMR), where the TMR system sometimes is associated with overFeeding and thereby increased environmental impact and high Feed cost. Diets providing nutrients above or below animal requirements are considered as unbalanced, which in turn are associated with reductions in health, fertility and milk production. On the other hand, a balanced Feed ration improves Feed efficiency, nitrogen utilization and profitability.

The Feed is a major cost in the dairy production and there is a constant interest in findingalternative cost-effective Feedstuffs. Competitive dairy producers have to seek ways todecrease their production costs and the pursuit of cost-effective Feed rations contributesto lower costs of production. An interesting group of protein concentrates are rapeseedproducts like ExPro (heat treated rapeseed) which have during the autumn 2008 andspring 2009 been very favourable compared to other protein Feeds.This study focuses on the Feedstuff products ExPro and Raps-Drank 60/40 (rapeseeddistillersgrain). The potential use of ExPro in dairy cow Feed rations are also explored.ExPro is a well known Feedstuff but Raps-Drank 60/40 is a relatively new product andnot known for many farmers.A field study on the use of rapeseed products was made on a limited number of dairyfarms. The main purpose was to study the management of the Feedstuffs on the farms.The Farms were selected in cooperation with two local extension services.

There are various arguments for using total mixed rations (TMR) or not. Cows can easily become fat and thus poorly utilize the Feed while it can be stated that TMR also has a positive effect on cows? health and wellbeing as the rumen environment is more constant than when separate Feeding is applied. Studies do show that that especially low yielding cows kept in groups get fatter when fed TMR. The overFeeding implicates higher Feeding costs. This study included 10 herds where 5 had TMR and 5 hade separate Feeding of forage and concentrates.