Research projects

Effects of genotype and rearing strategy on gilts’ social ability, productivity and reproduction later in life.

Animal welfare at slaughter has received increased attention in Sweden. Poor welfare negatively affects meat quality, consumer trust, and the economy. However, research on the economic effects of improved welfare is lacking. The project is interdisciplinary.

This project explores how environmental factors that benefit laying hens in trials affect broiler breeders. It focuses on access to resources like perches and litter, and their impact on the animals’ behavioural adaptability and physiological resilience.

In the project we will develop a standardized and repeatable method to register visually evoked responses on the EEG (VERs) in fish. We will focus on stunning methods currently used at Nordic fish farms including CO2 narcosis, electrical stunning, percussive stunning and live chilling.

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.

Our main focus are feed protein from circular systems, not competing with our food supply, as microbes and insects. Their effects on fish production, nutrition and metabolism are in focus in addition to growth, gut function and gut microbiota.