Search for dissertations about: "animal husbandry"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 swedish dissertations containing the words animal husbandry.

  2. 1. Animal husbandry in the Viking Age town of Birka and its hinterland : excavations in the black earth 1990-95

    Author : Bengt Wigh; Anne Karin Hufthammer; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; animal husbandry; domestication; Viking Age; Birka; cattle; pig; sheep; horse; dog; cat; fur trade; Boskapsskötsel; Kreaturshandel; Uppland; Birka; vikingatiden; Osteologi; historisk osteologi; Historical Osteology;

    Abstract : The Birka Excavations 1990-95 provided a unique opportunity to excavate a Swedish Viking Age town stratigraphically, allowing the finds - including extensive and well-preserved faunal remains - to be dated accurately. This in turn has given the opportunity to study the nature and development of Viking Age animal husbandry in a new, closer perspective. READ MORE

  4. 2. Selection, Maternal Effects and Inbreeding in Reindeer Husbandry

    Author : Lars Rönnegård; Högskolan Dalarna; []
    Keywords : breeding programme; communal grazing; randombred populations; Rangifer tarandus tarandus; semidomestic reindeer; gene flow; reindeer; animal breeding; gene flow; random mating; breeding methods; genetic inheritance; population structure; extensive husbandry; sweden;

    Abstract : In extensive grazing systems where several owners’ flocks are allowed to mix, selection strategies will also interact, due to gene flow between flocks. The aim of the thesis was to analyse breeding schemes in terms of genetic gain and rate of inbreeding (?F), given the complexity of ownership and interaction of selection strategies within a mixing reindeer population. READ MORE

  5. 3. Making Reindeer : The Negotiation of an Arctic Animal in Modern Swedish Sápmi, 1920-2020

    Author : Corinna Röver; Sverker Sörlin; Dag Avango; Per Axelsson; Annika Nilsson; David G. Anderson; KTH; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Animal history; Reindeer; Sápmi; Arctic humanities; Chernobyl; Slow Food Sápmi; Arctic resources; Reindeer husbandry; Rationalization; Djurhistoria; Renar; Sápmi; Tjernobyl; Arktisk humaniora; Slow Food Sápmi; Renskötsel; Rennäring; Rationalisering; Arktiska resurser; Historiska studier av teknik; vetenskap och miljö; History of Science; Technology and Environment;

    Abstract : The Arctic has long been perceived as a static, timeless place of shielded wilderness. This perception extended to the reindeer as both part of the Arctic environment and of traditional Indigenous livelihoods. READ MORE

  6. 4. Towards adaptive management of reindeer grazing resources

    Author : Anna Olofsson; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to create a scientifically founded proposal for improvement of optimal and sustainable use of reindeer pasture resources by an adaptive management approach. Hence, the adaptive management concept is reviewed and discussed with specific reference to reindeer husbandry. READ MORE

  7. 5. Effects of winter-feeding on reindeer’s future ability to utilize natural pastures

    Author : Heidi Rautiainen; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Winter feeding of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) has become an increasingly common management action in reindeer husbandry in Sweden, Finland, and Norway when natural grazing resources are unavailable due to the loss of grazing grounds, disturbances, and icing events. In the short term, feeding increases survival and reproduction, but the long-term effects on reindeer’s ability to utilize natural pastures have not been investigated. READ MORE