Swedish Veterinary Medicine 250 years
Hip Hip Hooray! Swedish veterinary medicine and veterinary education celebrate 250 years in 2025. Celebrate with us!
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Research
Research projects
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The Centre for Veterinary Disaster Medicine
The Centre for Veterinary Disaster Medicine (CVK) strengthens Sweden’s capacity to protect animal health, animal welfare and food supply in peace, crisis and war by bringing together expertise and building national preparedness for managing animals during major emergencies. -
Immunological diseases in Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers
Tollers disease is the name given to two different immunological diseases (SRMA and IMRD, see below) with different symptoms that affect dogs of different ages. The diseases also occur in other dog breeds, but are more common in Tollers than in most other breeds. -
Idiopathic epilepsy
It is likely that different genes cause epilepsy in different breeds, based on both different inheritance patterns and the fact that the clinical picture varies between breeds. -
Osteoarthritis - early diagnosis and new strategies
This project has great potential to solve the problem of how osteoarthritis can be diagnosed and cured. The aim of the project is to build an orthopedic platform where we use horses to map, diagnose, and treat osteoarthritis in humans and horses.
Research groups
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Beijer Laboratory for Animal Science (BLAS)
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 dairy cows may be as efficient as possible.
News & Events
News
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When waste becomes a carrier of disease: Finding solutions to protect Sweden's pigs and food production
Have you ever considered that food waste disposed incorrectly later in the trash chain can attract wild animals – and contribute to the spread of deadly diseases? This is believed to have happened when African swine fever was suddenly discovered in Sweden. How can we prevent history from repeating? -
Call for applications to SLU's Interdisciplinary Academy (IDA) 2026-2027
The Interdisciplinary Academy (IDA) is a programme where SLU researchers are offered the opportunity to collaborate across disciplinary boundaries on complex issues in the broad field of sustainable transition. -
The Eye’s Fragile Window: Research for rapid and reliable treatment of corneal ulcers in animals
The cornea is the eye’s window to the world and its first line of defence. Ingeniously built but highly vulnerable, it requires swift and accurate treatment when injured. Researchers in Sweden are now working to improve treatment of corneal ulcers in our most cherished animal species. -
On the road to a better life for cats – where is today's osteoarthritis research heading?
Over the years, cats have gone from “anonymous” barn animals to beloved family members. Today, they are our most common pets and—like humans—cats are living longer than ever. Knowledge about age-related diseases is therefore increasingly important, not only for a long life, but a good one.