Swedish Centre for Animal Welfare (SCAW) https://www.slu.se/en/Collaborative-Centres-and-Projects/swedish-centre-for-animal-welfare-scaw/ Global collaboration for animal welfare Since the start of 2023, SLU has been one of the EU partners in a project called SuLAWe, led by Nürtingen-Geislingen University (HGU) in Germany. The project, which focuses on Sustainable Livestock Production and Animal Welfare, aims to help four Ukrainian agricultural universities improve their animal science education. From SLU, the responsible units are the Department of Molecular Sciences, the Swedish Centre for Animal Welfare (SCAW), the Division of Educational Affairs and the Educational Development Unit (EPU). https://www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2024/3/global-collaboration-for-animal-welfare/ 717351 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 18:12:34 +0100 EU expertise in animal welfare Elina Åsbjer and Galia Zamaratskaia from SLU participated in the steering committee meeting of the Erasmus+ capacity-building project "SuLAWe - Sustainable Livestock Production and Animal Welfare." In this project, SLU is leading the work package "Capacity building and teacher training" and, in collaboration with Nürtingen-Geislingen University (Germany) and the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), will provide capacity building for staff from partner organizations in Ukraine. https://www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2024/2/eu-expertise-in-animal-welfare/ 711281 Fri, 16 Feb 2024 13:32:29 +0100 SLU is a Partner in the New Erasmus Plus Project Since the beginning of the year 2023, SLU is one of the EU partners in an Erasmus+ capacity building project in higher education coordinated by Nürtingen-Geislingen University (HGU) in Germany. The project is called SuLAWe - Sustainable Livestock Production and Animal Welfare, and will support four Ukrainian agricultural universities in redesigning their animal science education during the coming three years. https://www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2023/6/slu-is-a-partner-in-the-new-erasmus-plus-project/ 646768 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 10:48:19 +0100 Collaborative approaches in One Health The conference "One Health: Problems & Solutions" took place from the 1st -2nd of June, 2023 in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was organized by Khazar University in collaboration with SLU (the Department of Molecular Sciences and Swedish Centre for Animal Welfare, SCAW) and several other organisations, including Azerbaijan Medical University, Azerbaijan National Research Institute of Medical Prevention, the Food Safety Agency of The Republic of Azerbaijan, the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine and Poltava State Agrarian University of Ukraine. https://www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2023/6/collaborative-approaches-in-one-health/ 645551 Fri, 09 Jun 2023 22:28:20 +0100 Website of EURCAW- Ruminants & Equines launched https://www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2022/11/website-of-eurcaw--ruminants--equines-launched/ 580603 Tue, 23 May 2023 15:35:08 +0100 Meat: the Four Futures Are our choices in the grocery store based on facts, values, habits, or simply a gut feeling of what feels right? TABLE, a platform run by three European universities, is now launching a podcast that takes a holistic view of the future of meat, exploring four very different future scenarios. The goal is to provide a broadened perspective in the polarised debate about meat and to pave the way for informed decisions. https://www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2023/5/meat-the-four-futures/ 641268 Thu, 18 May 2023 15:13:15 +0100 New report on alternative treatment methods for horses, dogs and cats Complementary and alternative veterinary medicine, so-called CAVM methods, are used to varying degrees as treatment methods for animals. The methods are represented along a "gray scale", from those that in a few scientific studies have shown documented clinical effects, to those that have been shown to be ineffective. Acupuncture, electrotherapy and light therapy are some of the treatment methods included in the literature review. The reader gets an idea of the scope of the methods' scientific basis and detailed information about the state of knowledge. https://www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2022/6/new-report-on-alternative-treatment-methods-for-horses-dogs-and-cats/ 523664 Thu, 09 Jun 2022 09:35:55 +0100 New call from SLU Aquaculture To stimulate cross-faculty collaborations and further strengthen aquaculture research at SLU we announce a new call! Applicants can receive up to SEK 200,000. The last day to apply is 13 October 2022. We look forward to receiving your application! https://www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2022/6/new-call-from-slu-aquaculture/ 523667 Thu, 09 Jun 2022 08:56:13 +0100 djurforsok eng A new version of djurforsok.info was recently launched. The website is a collaboration between the Swedish Research Council and eight institutions of higher education, including SLU – the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. It is aimed at anyone wishing to gain basic knowledge about the use of animal testing in research in Sweden. https://www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2022/5/djurforsok-eng/ 517047 Mon, 02 May 2022 07:32:13 +0100 Half-day-seminar-One-Welfare SAVE THE DATE! The Swedish Centre for Animal Welfare (SCAW), Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, and their Nordic and Baltic partners within NordCAW are arranging a half day online seminar on One Welfare. https://www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2021/3/half-day-seminar-one-welfare/ 473650 Tue, 20 Apr 2021 07:57:26 +0100 Nordic 3R webinars A group of Nordic 3R centres are organising a series of webinars, showcasing Nordic research and development within the 3Rs, on 5-6 May (1130-1330 CET) this year. The webinars are now open for registration. Programme and information about registration can be found on  Nordic webinars at norecopa.no. https://www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2021/3/nordic-3r-webinars/ 473265 Mon, 22 Mar 2021 15:36:37 +0100 OIE-news QMRA Graduate School Course "Quantitative microbial risk assessment" is conducted at SLU in collaboration with OIE Joint Collaborating Centre for Food Safety in Asia and Pacific https://www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2021/3/oie-news-qmra/ 472316 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 13:09:08 +0100 New FAO-report about AMR SLU and FAO have jointly published a new report on how a high dairy productivity can be achieved with a low use of antibiotics. https://www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2020/11/new-fao-report-about-amr/ 454648 Thu, 26 Nov 2020 14:33:02 +0100 AMR webinar The network Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock and SLU Global hosted on 17 November a very timely webinar on the theme Antimicrobials in Low-income Countries back-to-back to the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020. The event attracted nearly 250 participants from all over the world. https://www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2020/11/amr-webinar/ 454038 Fri, 20 Nov 2020 09:43:34 +0100 Årets djurvän Veterinär Johan Lindsjö på SCAW har av Svenska Djurskyddsföreningen utsetts till årets djurvän 2018. https://www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2019/5/arets-djurvan/ 396668 Wed, 29 May 2019 13:57:05 +0100 SCAW 10 years SCAW celebrated 10 years working with animal welfare. https://www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2019/5/scaw-10-years/ 395164 Mon, 13 May 2019 17:11:22 +0100 What is the most important thing to consider when buying a dog? Elina Åsbjer at the Swedish Centre for Animal Welfare was interviewed in Swedish media to give tips on what to consider before buying a dog. https://www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2019/4/what-is-the-most-important-thing-to-consider-when-buying-a-dog/ 392633 Wed, 17 Apr 2019 09:27:07 +0100 The best animal welfare in the world? This years conference focused on fish, pigs and laboratory animals. Scientists from SLU were part of the programme.     If you did not have the chance to visit the conference you can watch the entire conference afterwards, here.  (In Swedish). https://www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2019/4/the-best-animal-welfare-in-the-world/ 391536 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 16:18:08 +0100 The national committees meet in Stockholm Europe's national committees for the protection of animals used for scientific purposes meet today for collaboration and networking within 3R. https://www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2019/2/the-national-committees-meet-in-stockholm/ 386115 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 13:02:52 +0100 SCAWs annual report 2018 Do you know about the Swedish Center for Animal Welfares' work? If not, take the opportunity and read our annual report. https://www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2019/4/scaws-annual-report-2018/ 391002 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 12:50:42 +0100 SCAW i reportage på Sveriges Television SCAW, participated in the Morning Study, and in a feature in "Aktuellt" to answer questions about chicken transport. https://www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2019/3/scaw-i-reportage-pa-sveriges-television/ 389951 Fri, 29 Mar 2019 08:47:26 +0100 Halv miljon från SDF Swedish Centre for Animal Welfare, SCAW, has been granted SEK 500,000 to investigate if the changes of the animal welfare regulations have been beneficial for animals. https://www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2017/9/halv-miljon-fran-sdf/ 295849 Wed, 20 Sep 2017 08:16:54 +0100 SCAWanslag The Swedish Centre for Animal Welfare, Scaw, has been granted SEK 500,000 from the Swedish Institute to help build a Nordic-Baltic centre for animal welfare. https://www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2017/5/scawanslag/ 285557 Mon, 05 Jun 2017 09:33:39 +0100