Department of Applied Animal Science and Welfare

Our aim is to advance responsible animal management, welfare, and sustainable food production while ensuring high product quality. Through research and education, we focus on feed and nutrition, management and environment, ethology and animal ethics, as well as animal welfare and protection.

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Close-up of an English Springer Spaniel. Photo by Lisa Chröisty.

Available degree projects

We offer a wide range of thesis opportunities, covering both applied and fundamental topics and focusing on many different animal species.

Three pigs in straw. Illustration.

New doctoral thesis: You reap what you sow

Linda Marie Backeman Hannius defends her doctoral thesis on April 17 april at 09.15.

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Swedish Centre for Animal Welfare

SCAW is a centre at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) that focuses on animal welfare issues.

Young cattle grazing outside SLU Götala beef and lamb research. Photo by Karin Wallin.

SLU Götala Beef and Lamb Research Centre

SLU’s research facility for beef and lamb production is located two kilometres outside Skara.

Melania Angellotti defends her doctoral thesis.

Doctoral thesis about methane from dairy cows

Melania Angellotti defended her thesis on February 6.

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