Sökning: "Livestock management"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 142 uppsatser innehållade orden Livestock management.

  1. 1. An evaluation study of 3D imaging technology as a tool to estimate body weight and growth in dairy heifers

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Författare :Emelie Ahlberg; [2024]
    Nyckelord :body measurement; body weight; growth; heifer; three-dimensional imaging; young stock management;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis was to evaluate the use of a 3D camera as a tool to estimate body weight and growth in dairy heifers. Data collection lasted from October 2022 to January 2023 and was performed at the Swedish Livestock Research Centre in Uppsala, Sweden. LÄS MER

  3. 2. How commercialization rate impacts the profits of dairy farms in Kenya

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på grundnivå, SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Författare :Jens Mårtensson; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Smallholder farmer; Milk production; Economic development; Agricultural productivity; Poverty reduction; Livestock management;

    Sammanfattning : This study investigates the relationship between farm profitability and commercialization rates among smallholder farmers in Kenya. Through an analysis of data from 453 farms, the research examines several factors, including milk production, household size, education level, and livestock ownership, that can affect commercialization rate and dairy profit. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Husdjurens roll för att uppfylla FN:s hållbarhetsmål

    Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Författare :Amanda Algotson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Agenda 2030; globala hållbarhetsmålen; husdjur; djurvälfärd; nötkreatur; gris; fjäderfä; akvakultur;

    Sammanfattning : År 2015 beslöt FN om 17 hållbarhetsmål som ingår i Agenda 2030. De finns för att världen ska bli fri från hunger och fattigdom, för att samhället ska bli mer jämställt och för att skydda miljön. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Ecosystem services from woody vegetation in East African rangelands

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Författare :Anna Linnéa Elisabeth Swärd; [2023]
    Nyckelord :dryland ecosystems; rangelands; rangelands; woody vegetation; restoration; Karamoja; West Pokot; pastoralists; agro-pastoralists; East Africa;

    Sammanfattning : Drylands cover nearly half of the Earth's land surface and are dominated by croplands and rangelands. Dryland ecosystems worldwide are affected by land degradation. Increased population pressure, climate change and unsustainable land use threaten essential ecosystem services and adversely impact people’s livelihoods and well-being. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Traditional Knowledge and Practices for Resilience to Climate Change in Nepal’s Mid-Hills: Perspectives from Darma and Madi Rural Municipalities

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Författare :Dina-Josepha Rodehorst; Tabitha Black-Lock; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Climate change; traditional knowledge; Indigenous knowledge; Nepal; resilience; agriculture; Magar; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : With climate change impacting countries around the world, rural communities in Nepal are among those most affected. As acknowledged by global climate discourses, traditional knowledge plays a vital role in understanding and adapting to climate change. LÄS MER