Sökning: "animal behaviour"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 663 uppsatser innehållade orden animal behaviour.
1. Omplacering av hund med fokus på adoptionshundar : orsak och förebyggande
Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthSammanfattning : Today, rehoming of dogs is a growing issue all around the world. Especially after the covid-19 pandemic, which opened the possibility for more people to purchase dogs due to working from home. Purchases of shelter dogs also increased during the pandemic and are therefore an expanding part of the dogs being giving up for rehoming as well. LÄS MER
2. Resurser för hantering av sällskapsdjur med stressrelaterade beteenden i den veterinärmedicinska miljön : kartläggning av svenska veterinärklinikers resurser och hantering av katter och hundar som uppvisar stressrelaterade beteenden
Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthSammanfattning : Cats’ and dogs’ stress levels elevates when visiting veterinary practices, which can propose a welfare risk if not managed properly. Accompanied with raised stress levels, animals may respond with stress-related behaviours, as a result of emotions to frustration, fear, and aggression, presenting a threat to both themselves, their owners, and the veterinary staff. LÄS MER
3. Equine welfare assessment : assessing equine welfare using positive parameters
Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)Sammanfattning : This thesis examines positive parameters for assessing horse welfare. The purpose of the study was to examine what positive welfare parameters there are, and if they are valid or not. Data has been collected through a literature review. Findings suggest that behavioural indicators like yawning, vacuum chewing and play are not valid. LÄS MER
4. Animal personality in ants : Does the red wood ant (Formica rufa) express personality traits?
Kandidat-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskapSammanfattning : A recent theory within behavioural ecology suggests that some animal behaviour traits are consistent over time and over different contexts as part of an animals’ “personality”. Animal personality has generally been accepted within vertebrates, but the idea of invertebrates expressing personality has long been meet with scepticism. LÄS MER
5. Spatial patterns in animal territoriality : competitive behaviour in a shell dwelling cichlid
Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementSammanfattning : Sociality among animals is a common phenomenon which has both costs and benefits. More and more studies are published that uses shell dwelling cichlids as a proxy for other taxa because of their convenience when studying, unique evolution and large variety in species. LÄS MER
