Research projects

The goal is to increase knowledge about why some chickens have filled crop at slaughter and to identify ways to prevent and reduce the problem. Discarding carcasses due to feed residues in the crop leads to increased food waste and economic losses for chicken farmers and slaughterhouses.

A project whose long-term goal is to develop the basis for a framework for sustainable livestock production that includes strategies for parasite control and animal welfare aspects.

To meet increased global demand for food from a growing population, livestock production must be intensified. However, this must not be at the expense of reduced animal health and welfare. Parasitic worm infections are an obstacle to efficient pasture-based ruminant production.

The project aims to investigate if and how rainbow trout and Arctic charr can be farmed sustainably in hydropower dams in northern Sweden from a biological, ecological, social and economical perspective.

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.

Our research on management of ruminants primarily covers dairy cows. Research projects often include animal welfare, animal health, the efficiency of production systems and possibilities to adjust grazing, housing and technology to the biology of the animals.

We research and teach about ruminant feeding and nutrition both nationally and globally. Our research aims to develop knowledge on how different feeding strategies, feed ingredients, and feed additives affect the animals, production, and environmental impact.