Uppsatser om welfare

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Maasai herding and milking strategies

a case study of goals and decision-making within the household

Masteruppsats · SLU

… Normally, the herd owners? emphasis is on increasing the herd size, animal welfare and herd productivity. The decision where to graze the cattle is influenced by many factors and it can be difficult to find an ideal decision that results in the highest profit. Herd owners decide …

Variation in piglet mortality between and within satellites in a sow pool

Masteruppsats · SLU

… does not only affect the economy but must also be looked at as both an animal welfare problem and an ethical issue. The background to this problem has been addressed many times, and its salvation has also been addressed by breeding. Breeding for increased piglet survival has …

En pilotstudie av unghästars användning av ligghall i grupphållningssystem

Kandidatuppsats · SLU

… an indoor lying area should be built or not. According to the Swedish Animal Welfare Act horses must have access to an indoor lying area during the cold season when there is no pasture growth. A basis for this could be the ability to regulate their thermoneutral zone. However …

Den svenska lapphunden - en ras i behov av förändring?

Kandidatuppsats · SLU

… In Holstein cows a crossbreeding has shown to have a positive effect on the welfare on offspring considering fertility and survival. Risks with crossbreeding consists of the potential risk of bringing new sick alleles into a population and therefore an increase in the occurrence …

Country of origin - consumers?perception at the point of purchase of meat

a means-end chain analysis

Examensarbete, avancerad nivå · SLU

… 2, 2006). A rising public awareness about health, environmental issues, animal welfare and food safety coupled to meat consumption and meat production is scrutinized both from media and consumers. Due to rising concerns of production-methods of meat, consumers wants to make …

"I will go now to my pyre"

Isaks bindande läst genom J.R.R. Tolkiens <em>The Lord of the Rings</em>

Kandidatuppsats · Uppsala universitet

… these novels consists of extensive quantities of criticism against the Swedish welfare state and the monopoly-capitalistic Swedish press during the sixties. Through the lens of science fiction theory and the notion of the novels as historical sources this paper concludes that …