Veterinary science
Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, disorder and injury in non-human animals. The scope of veterinary medicine is wide, covering all animal species, both domesticated and wild, with a wide range of conditions which can affect different species. This includes medical bioscience, pathobiology and clinical science.
Swedish Centre for Animal Welfare (SCAW)
SCAW is the national centre for animal welfare in Sweden. SCAW works nationally and internationally with animal welfare issues.
KV FUnktionell LivsLängd (FULL) - ett bättre mått på mjölkkors livslängd
The goal of this project is to develop FULL – FUnctional Length of Life of a dairy cow – a metric that combines length of life with how well the cow “functions” in her environment/herd, and that can
Beijerlab
The research at the Beijer Laboratory for Animal Science (BLAS) aims to make better use of data automatically collected at high-tech farms so that management and breeding of future generations of
NordCAW seminar 2023
On the 29th of November 2023, NordCAW arranged a seminar about the welfare of horses in equestrian sports. The seminar was held in Uppsala, Sweden. Equestrian sports engage many people, but face
EFSA reports and other material concerning fish slaugther
Here you find links to reports concerning fish slaughter Fish welfare in European Aquaculture Welfare of farmed fish Knowledge gaps and research needs for the welfare of farmed fish Statement of the
EFSA reports
EFSAs' reports about animal welfare at the time of slauther and killing Here you will find links to EFSAs' reports related to animal welfare at slaughter and killing: Slaughter of animals: poultry
SCAW:s 10 year anniversary
The Swedish Centre for Animal Welfare, SCAW, arranged a seminar the 8th of May 2019 to celebrate our 10 year anniversary. You can see the presentations by clicking on the links below. You will learn
3R
In Sweden, just over 300,000 wild birds are ringed annually. When birds are ringed, the procedure include several steps that can involve both discomfort and stress for the birds. In addition, during
Previous projects
SCAW has previously participated in several projects and collaborations. You can find a short summary of them here.
More material from courses and seminars
Nordic Workshop on on-farm killing of poultry, 3 May 2018 PowerPoint presentations: Killing poultry for disease control. Practical experience in The Netherlands. (Marien Gerritzen) On farm killing of
WOAH Collaborating Centre
The Swedish Centre for Animal Welfare (SCAW), together with the Italian counterpart, IZSAM, forms a joint WOAH Collaborating Centre for animal welfare.