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Umstätter, Christina. "Tier-Technik-Beziehung bei der automatischen Milchgewinnung." Doctoral thesis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Landwirtschaftlich-Gärtnerische Fakultät, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/14750.
Full textRelationship between animal and technology in automatic milk production: Due to the fact of the increasing automation in husbandry systems becomes the relationship between the animal and the technology more and more important. There is a growing interest to know more about animal behaviour, the ability of learning and the coping strategies in such systems. In the thesis I investigated the parameter of milking, of milk and of animal behaviour in an Automatic Milking System (AMS). The measurement has shown that the milk yield differs very much between the quarters of the udder. An AMS has the possibility to take such differences into consideration. This is one step towards more animal welfare. Another improvement of animal welfare is a better control of the process. For that, it is important to have a certain knowledge about the natural variation of different parameters, such as electrical conductivity of the milk, milk ingredients or milk yield. This makes the basis of the identification of anomalies depending on pathological problems. To get a reliable declaration about the state of health one has to connect different interdependent parameters and/or the measurement has to be repeated so often until an intelligent decision system can draw conclusions. Besides it is important to know, that a conspicuous value is highly informative, but it is less reliable, otherwise is an often repeatable value less informative but highly redundant, if there is no systematic failure. For a control of the process it is important to get reliable information, so it is sometimes better to automat the tests, instead of using human knowledge, which is often more informative, but less reliable (i.e. electrical conductivity). There is a similarity in husbandry systems because an automated system can be much more reliable and calculable for animals. That means less stressing situations because of incalculable reactions. For such a reliable environment in an AMS it is necessary to give every cow their individual time to learn the facts about the AMS. The milking in an AMS cannot be identified as a negative stress factor, if one uses the measurement of heart rate for identification. The increasing automation in the dairy husbandry can be an important contribution to create a humane environment for dairy cows and improve animal welfare.
Lund, Vonne. "Ethics and animal welfare in organic animal husbandry : an interdisiplinary approach /." Skara : Dept. of Animal Environment and Health, Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sciences, 2002. http://epsilon.slu.se/8803573.pdf.
Full textBertenshaw, Catherine E. "The influence of positive human-animal interaction during rearing on the welfare and subsequent production of the dairy heifer." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.270800.
Full textCserhalmi, Niklas. "Djuromsorg och djurmisshandel 1860-1925 : synen på lantbrukets djur och djurplågeri i övergången mellan bonde- och industrisamhälle /." Möklinta ; Hedemora : Gidlund, 2004. http://epsilon.slu.se/a498.pdf.
Full textValenzuela, Oliver Alejandro. "La gestió dels recursos animals en la integració de les Illes Balears al món romà." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Barcelona, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/395025.
Full textThe invasion of the Balearic Islands by Romans caused a transformation in several aspects of the native communities. Although, some of the aspects of the economy are known, it is not well understood how the livestock consumption and production changed. By studying the faunal remains of the two islands (i.e., Mallorca and Menorca) and focusing on the Iron Age to Roman transition, a better understanding of the factors is reached. The data of a large number of sites from both islands is used to demonstrate changes in species representation and body size. At the same time, this research provides a first insight into the inter-island comparison of development of the animal husbandry during this period.
Navarrete, Belda Vanessa. "Domesticación animal y primeras prácticas ganaderas en el noreste peninsular (5500-4500 cal BC). Integración de los análisis bioquímicos en arqueozoología." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/461194.
Full textIn the present doctoral PhD thesis the problematic of the dynamics of the process of animal domestication and the initial husbandry practices in the most western part of the Mediterranean area throughout the temporal interval that covers between 5,500-4,700 cal ANE is addressed. The main objective of this research is approached from the study of a significant sample of Neolithic sites located in the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula. The main explanatory models proposed about the origins of the Neolithic in the Iberian Peninsula have been evaluated with this doctoral thesis, focusing on the hypotheses and explanations formulated about the process of animal domestication and initial livestock practices. Based on the new data provided by the study of a significant sample of Neolithic sites in the northeastern peninsular area, the existing information has been analyzed from a taphonomical perspective, pointing out the importance of considering not only the composition of the faunal remains, but also its degree of historical representativeness. The contextualisation of the new data obtained at peninsular and European level, with a special emphasis on the Mediterranean area, has provided significant documents of the implications of adoption and herding of the four main domestic species. The analyzes carried out have shown polyvalent exploitation of the different types of animal production, full integration of the agricultural and livestock cycles, practice of intensive and extensive livestock strategies and existence of permanent livestock farms in the high areas of the Pyrenees during the Early Neolithic. All these documents force us to rethink some of the assumptions that have guided the debate on the origins of agriculture and pastoralism. At a methodological level, it is to be note as a novelty that the method implemented integrated several analytical processes developed within the framework of archaeological, archaeo-taphonomical, archaeozoological and biomolecular disciplines. This approach has allowed to document, characterize and evaluate the work processes linked to the exploitation and management of domestic animals during the Early Neolithic period. The integration of stable isotope analysis has involved contributing in a significant manner to the study of livestock management, allowing to characterize the strategies implemented in the feeding of the first domestic animals. Results show the rapid adaptation of domestic animals to peninsular environments. Indeed, the practice of a fully consolidated livestock strategy characterized by the possibility of modeling the demographic structure of the herds, the productivity of the species and the food adaptation capacities of the animals depending on physiological and ethological characteristics of each species, has been documented. Therefore, results allow to interpret that the adoption of livestock techniques was a non-linear, non-homogenous process at the beginning of the Neolithic in the Iberian Peninsula. The documentation of regional modalities highlights the importance and magnitude of the study of animal domestication and initial livestock practices in the framework of the neolithization process in this geographical area.
Ferreira, Sandra Maria Morgado. "Avalia??o do impacto do Programa de P?s- Gradua??o em Biotecnologia da Rede Nordeste de Biotecnologia no Estado de Pernambuco." Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, 2015. https://tede.ufrrj.br/jspui/handle/jspui/1387.
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This research was conducted at the Graduate Program in Biotechnology of the Northeast Biotechnology Network - (PPGB - RENORBIO), Pernambuco, at Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, focusing graduate students of agriculture and animal husbandry research area during the period 2011-2014, as well as coordinators and teachers from the same area. The main objective was to demonstrate the impact of the former students performance in Pernambuco state. In order to complete this research objective, it was adopted a methodology of data collection in documentation research and descriptive field research. The investigative tools were semi-structured interviews; survey of Lattes curriculum and records and official documents of the graduated students of the program and the biotechnology area. The quantitative analysis of the collected data was conducted through programs like Excel, Adobe InDdesign and Adobe Illustrator. The qualitative analysis was performed by categorical analysis technique where the information is grouped by categories. The study was carried out on the profile of graduated students and their contribution for the development of the Pernambuco state, as well as the perception of the coordinators and teachers about the social and economic impact of the program for the state. The results showed the relevance of the program referred to the training of qualified personnel; to increase the scientific publication with the dissemination of new knowledge to society in general. Also, it was demonstrated the social and economic benefits for the people with new techniques, processes and products generated through the results of students' surveys
Esta pesquisa foi realizada no Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Biotecnologia da Rede Nordeste de Biotecnologia (PPGB - RENORBIO), Ponto Focal Pernambuco, na Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, cujo universo de estudo foram os egressos da ?rea de concentra??o em agropecu?ria, durante o per?odo 2011-2014, bem como os coordenadores e professores da mesma ?rea. O objetivo principal foi demonstrar o impacto da atua??o dos egressos do PPGB ? RENORBIO no Estado de Pernambuco. A fim de atingir seus objetivos, foi adotada, como metodologia de coleta de dados, a pesquisa documental e a pesquisa de campo descritiva, cujas ferramentas investigativas foram: entrevistas semiestruturadas; levantamento dos curr?culos Lattes e fichas de registros de matr?cula dos egressos e documentos oficiais do programa e da ?rea de biotecnologia da CAPES. A an?lise quantitativa dos dados coletados foi realizada nos programas Excel, Adobe InDdesign e Adobe Illustrator. Para a an?lise qualitativa optou-se pela utiliza??o da t?cnica da an?lise categorial, onde as informa??es s?o agrupadas por categorias. O estudo foi desenvolvido sobre o perfil dos alunos egressos e a contribui??o da atua??o dos mesmos para o desenvolvimento do Estado de Pernambuco, bem como a percep??o dos coordenadores e professores quanto ao impacto social e econ?mico do programa para o estado. Como resultado, constatou-se a relev?ncia do programa para a forma??o de pessoal qualificado; o aumento do acervo bibliogr?fico com a divulga??o de novos conhecimentos para a sociedade em geral; e os benef?cios sociais e econ?micos gerados ? popula??o com as novas t?cnicas, processos e produtos oriundos da aplica??o pr?tica dos resultados das pesquisas dos egressos
Wahlstedt, Sabina. "Fragment av forntida Helgö : En osteoarkeologisk och tafonomisk studie med fokus på djur, rum, praktik och handling utifrån animalt benmaterial från Husgrupp 4 på Helgö." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Osteoarkeologiska forskningslaboratoriet, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-173528.
Full textMontesinos, Llinares Lidia. "IRALIKU'K: La confrontación de los comunales. Etnografía e historia de las relaciones de propiedad en Goizueta." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Barcelona, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/132603.
Full textThe thesis presents a case study of property relationships in Goizueta, a town of 700 people in the mountains of Navarre. Through the study of the legal regulations on property, the historical conflicts associated with resources, and changes in the communal and familial forms of exploitation, several theoretical conclusions are presented regarding types of ownership and their regulations. The historical indefiniteness of property ownership where the study takes place, as well as the changes in property relationships are empirically shown through different legal and ethnographic cases. The tension between local customary regulations and the liberal laws of the nineteenth century or the current regional, state and European regulations appears as the focus that shows the permanently negotiated and conflictive nature of property relations. In the final analysis, the thesis provides a theoretical reflection on possession and property, with a special look at the historical transformations in the forms of communal appropriation and use.
Giblin, Julia Irene. "Isotope Analysis on the Great Hungarian Plain: An Exploration of Mobility and Subsistence Strategies from the Neolithic to the Copper Age." The Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1306863726.
Full textGuimarães, Antonio Fernando De Paula Costa. "Restauración de ambientes degradados por la actividad pecuaria." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Barcelona, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/397702.
Full textThis work was done in order to learn about Itapetinga regional flora aiming at restoration process, based on the principles of ecological restoration in degraded áreas made by livestock activity in the municipality of Itapetinga. Local ecosystem is Forest Semideciduous. The demo unit (UD) is located in San Antonio farm, on the left bank of the River Catole (15º13'34" South Latitude, 40º15'02" West Longitude, 268 meters of altidud). The local soil is a chernosol. The agrosystem has weather classified as Am (later the Af). UD,as a role, has 10,800 m², with four repetitions of blocks, each block corresponding to a restoration module (2,700 m²). The nucleation techniques used were 15 groups of Anderson, 2 artificial perches, two shelters for fauna and 8 transpositions of soil. The techniques have been introduced according to data from floristic survey of natural regeneration area. It was recorded the presence of 10 families, 18 genera and 19 species with phytosociology. It were identified 37 species and 3 genera of birds granivores eating habits (8.0); insectivores (5.0); Frugivores (5.0); carnivores (3.0) scavengers (2.0); omnivores (17) and (1.0) nectariferous who attended perches and niches in the experimental area. In fauna shelters, it was recorded the appearance of three species of ophídeos and indicating the presence of hares visiting shelters. The isolation of the area showed the greatest diversity in number of individuals and species, reflecting the importance of isolation in relation to the detriment of other nucleation techniques in the study. The most common syndrome of dispersion was zoochory (42.5%), followed by anemochory (18%) and autocory (14.8%), tehre was also not classified or indeterminated dispersion (24.7%). The main seed dispersal syndrome was recorded as zoochory and it shows a close relationship between the woody vegetation and fauna in the maintenance of plant populations in riparian vegetation environment.
Cloutier, Tammy. "Anthropogenic Impacts and Influence On African Painted Dogs (Lycaon Pictus)." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1597420032227308.
Full textPeck, Kimberley Joy. "Horse husbandry in colonial Virginia : an analysis of probate inventories in relation to environmental and social changes /." 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10288/500.
Full textUkio, Ifura Godfrey. "Husbandry practices and mitigation of human-carnivore conflicts : a case of the Maasai Steppe, Tanzania." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/5129.
Full textBeausoleil, Ngaio Jessica. "Behavioural and physiological responses of domestic sheep (Ovis aries) to the presence of humans and dogs :|ba thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Animal Science at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand." 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10179/1484.
Full textBoth humans and dogs are integral in sheep production systems; however, which is more aversive to sheep, or indeed, whether either causes significant stress, has not been shown experimentally. The aim of this thesis was to examine some behavioural and physiological responses of domestic sheep to the presence of humans or dogs. An arena test was used to measure the relative aversion of sheep to the presence of a human or dog, as well as to elucidate differences in the responses of flocks at the University of Western Australia (UWA) which were putatively selected for differences in fearfulness. A Y maze preference test was used to 'ask' sheep whether they preferred a human shaking a rattle or a barking dog. In both tests, adrenocortical responses were measured concurrently to support the interpretation of behaviour. The presence of a human or dog in the arena elicited significantly more avoidance and vigilance behaviour and less exploration than did the presence of a control object. However, the dog elicited significantly more of this fear-related behaviour, and significantly larger adrenocortical responses than did the human. Sheep also expressed a clear preference for a human shaking a rattle over a barking dog in the Y maze test and exhibited larger adrenocortical responses to the dog than to the human in the Y maze facility. The UWA flocks differed in their expression of locomotor and vocal activity; MA sheep were more active/vocal than the other flocks, not only in the presence of the human but also with the box or dog. MA sheep expressed less avoidance and vigilance and more exploration than the other flocks in the presence of the human and exhibited significantly lower plasma cortisol concentrations than LA sheep after exposure to the human (10-min sample). However, there were no inter-flock differences in fear-related behaviour or adrenocortical responses when the flocks were presented with the box or dog. The results do not support the notion that the UWA flocks have been selected for differences in a consistent predisposition to react fearfully. The adrenocortical responses measured in these studies were only moderate in magnitude and duration, with peak plasma cortisol concentrations 2-3 times higher than pre-treatment values, and all concentrations returning to pre-treatment levels within one hour of the start of treatment. If these observations are confirmed in practical situations, the presence of humans and dogs during routine handling should cause little concern on the basis of animal welfare. However, limiting the presence of dogs in certain situations (e.g. before slaughter) may reduce stress in domestic sheep. Significant methodological developments in this research include the use of multivariate statistical techniques to analyze arena behaviour, the concurrent measurement of adrenocortical and behavioural responses in the arena and Y maze tests, and the explicit testing of the effects of individual lateral biases on choice behaviour in a Y maze test. Future studies should measure sheep stress responses to the presence of humans and dogs in practical situations.
Pragrová, Anna. "Role zvířat ve vybraných dílech J.M. Coetzee." Master's thesis, 2017. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-368130.
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