Healthy animals - for company, production and open fields

At SLU, research is conducted into disease, health and behaviour of animals.

One person in three in Sweden, has daily contact with various pets. Animals fulfil a social function but are often of practical value as well. Farm animals, such as cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, hens and geese, are important in everyday life. Their products, such as milk, eggs and meat, make up a very big part of the turnover in Swedish food production. The reindeer is of great economic value to the Samí people.

Husbandry animals also have an impact on the Swedish landscape. A great part of agricultural land is used either for grazing or the cultivation of fodder crops. In addition, cows, sheep and horses help to preserve our natural pastureland by grazing freely.

SLU units ...

... dealing with animals:

Faculty of veterinary medicine and animal sciences, several departments
Forage research centre , Agricultural research for northern Sweden, Umeå
Rural buildings and animal husbandry, Alnarp
The Centre for Reproductive Biology in Uppsala (CRU) is a joint body between Swedish University of Agricultural Science and Uppsala University.
Environmental monitoring and assessment in the programme:
- Non-toxic environment

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Knowledge bank: Domestic animals and veterinary medicine

2011-08-19 - Traces of Chernobyl remain in reindeer
Several of the 51 reindeer herding districts in Sweden still have to adapt management to reduce the caesium content in reindeer. In total, this costs the Swedish society seven million Swedish crowns per...

2010-11-30 - Domestic Cat Reveals Hazardous Substances at Home
The domestic cat and its human owner share the same environment to a large extent. The cat can therefore serve as a model for the exposure and uptake of hazardous substances at home, especially applicable...

2010-11-30 - Medications Leak from Manure to the Environment
What are the environmental effects of veterinary medications on wildlife?

2010-09-03 - Mixtures of substances disrupt hormone production
Hormone disrupting substances are present in the food we eat, in medicines, in pesticides and in pollutants. They may impair our reproductive capacity, our health, and our early development in the womb....

News: Domestic animals and veterinary medicine

2012-09-05 - The genes that make us robust
Scientists at SLU, Uppsala University and Dalarna University have screened the genome of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana for genes controlling trait robustness. Such genes were found to be common and to...

2012-08-31 - SLU and China sign agreement
An agreement to facilitate trade between Sweden and China, agriculture security and increased quality in food production was signed today, Friday by the Minister of Rural Affairs Eskil Erlandsson and China´s...

2012-08-29 - A single gene has a major impact on gaits in horses and in mice
Researchers at Uppsala University, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and their international collaborators have discovered a mutation in a single gene in horses that is critical for the ability...

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