Search for dissertations about: "livestock"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 102 swedish dissertations containing the word livestock.

  2. 1. Livestock, feed production and land use – an environmental assessment

    Author : Yaw Sasu-Boakye; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; partial equilibrium modelling; land use impacts; livestock production; soya beans; life cycle assessments; ecosystem services; protein feeds; feed substitution;

    Abstract : The use of land for agriculture contributes substantially to today’s global environmental challenges such as climate change, water and land degradation and biodiversity loss. Today, about 38% of the ice-free land surface on earth is used as agricultural land, with about 75% of agricultural land used to produce feed for livestock. READ MORE

  4. 2. Zoom in on the precision livestock farming

    Author : Keni Ren; Johannes Karlsson; Hibo Li; Matti Pastell; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; precision livestock farming; computer vision; sensor fusion; object tracking; real-time location system; animal behaviour; machine learning;

    Abstract : Global attention to the welfare of zoo animals and livestock results in stronger legislation and higher pressure for achieving higher standards of animal welfare. Monitoring and understanding animal behaviour can assist in optimising the welfare of zoo and livestock animals. READ MORE

  5. 3. ‘Less But Better’ Meat for Food System Sustainability - Exploring Meanings & Characterisations

    Author : Kajsa Resare Sahlin; Line Gordon; Annika Carlsson-Kanyama; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ‘less but better’ meat; livestock; food system sustainability;

    Abstract : Livestock systems are key drivers behind a range of pressing sustainability issues; but with that, also present central opportunities for leveraging positive food system change. The aim of this thesis is to contribute to increased understanding of what more sustainable meat production and consumption is, using ‘less but better’ as a framework. READ MORE

  6. 4. Nutrient cycling in agroecosystems: nitrogen cycling in southern Sweden in the 1850s and two Tanzanian villages in the 1990s

    Author : Lars-Erik Williams; Biologiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; nutrient; nutrient model; nutrient cycling; nitrogen fixation; nitrogen budget; mixed system; miombo; manure; livestock; land use; historical system; food production; efficiency; crops; agroecosystem; carrying capacity; phosphorus; Scania; sustainability; Plant ecology; Växtekologi;

    Abstract : This study presents a general model for analysing nutrient cycling in agroecosystems. The focus is on food production intensity, human carrying capacity, sustainability and efficiency. The model can be used on systems including different kinds of land uses, which makes it applicable for studies on different scales. READ MORE

  7. 5. Women's cattle ownership in Botswana : Rebranding gender relations?

    Author : Andrea Petitt; Seema Arora-Jonsson; Alice J. Hovorka; Cecilia Waldenström; Jaqueline Solway; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; gender; women; livestock; cattle; ownership; property; commercialization. change; intersectionality;

    Abstract : Cattle are often portrayed as a male affair in Botswana. However, venturing out into the Kalahari countryside to scratch the surface of this state of affairs, another picture emerges. READ MORE