Projects and collaborations

The Swedish Centre for Animal Welfare, SCAW, collaborates broadly with various stakeholders in the field of animal welfare. Here you can read more about SCAW’s national and international collaborations.

International collaborations
Nordic collaboration

NordCAW

NordCAW's purpose is to facilitate communication on animal welfare and related issues between the scientific community, authorities, primary producers, and the broader public in the Nordic region.

European collaboration

EURCAW - Ruminants and Equines

EURCAW – Ruminants & Equines is tasked with supporting Member States in the implementation and enforcement of the EU's animal welfare legislation for ruminants and equines.

International collaboration

WOAH

The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) supports Member States in developing animal welfare regulations by providing training, advice, and research. SCAW is part of a joint WOAH Collaborating Centre for animal protection and welfare.

Some brown-red dairy cows outdoors at a feeding table in East Africa. Photo Elina Åsbjer.
International collaboration

International training programme - Healthy livestock - safe food

The program's overall goal is to reduce poverty and vulnerability among smallholder farmers in East Africa.

Projects
loose housing of piglets on straw

Centre for Veterinary Disaster Medicine

Sheep lying down in a box with straw

Animal based welfare measures

Handling time when ringing birds

Finished projects