Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Department of Clinical Sciences

Welcome to the Department of Clinical Sciences

 

The Department of Clinical Sciences takes responsibility for these essential topics:

  • anaesthesiology
  • clinical pathology
  • diagnostic imaging
  • epidemiology
  • equine medicine & surgery
  • laboratory animal science
  • pig & poultry medicine
  • reproduction
  • ruminant medicine 
  • small animal medicine & surgery.

We shall educate students from SLU at both under- and postgraduate levels. We shall also provide continuing education. The extent of activities associated with transfer of knowledge to practicing veterinarians and others interested in our areas of expertise shall be given in accordance with the resources available.

About Clinical Sciences

News

2012-02-15 -  Easier surgery with new medical device
A recent research project has designed a device based on the construction of a cable tie for surgery and made it of the same resorbable material as that is used in surgical suture. Odd V. Höglund from...
2012-01-19 -  Breeding for improved carcass quality using video analysis
Video analysis is a novel tool in cattle breeding and may be used to increase the proportion of valuable cuts in carcasses. The weights of different cuts can be predicted through automatic analysis of...
2011-08-01 -  Mechanisms behind obesity/diabetes
deciphered through new poultry studies

Scientists at SLU, Uppsala University and in the USA have collectively studied the genetic mechanisms that have made it possible for two chicken lines, with twelve times the difference in bodyweight, to...
2011-06-15 -  New Name: Department of Agrosystems at SLU Alnarp
Department of Agriculture, Farming Systems, Technology and Product Quality at the LTJ Faculty in SLU Alnarp changes its name to Department of Agrosystems from June 1, 2011.
2011-05-23 -  Mast cells-beneficial or detrimental?
Mast cells are most known to pose some problems associated with allergies, but they also have an important role in defense against infections. These and other findings are discussed at an international...

 
 
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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science • Organisation Registration Number 202100-2817
Postal Address  P.O.Box 7084, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden • Phone +46 - (0)18 - 67 10 00