Animals – food, sport and companionship

At SLU, we develop knowledge about animals – both those close to humans and those in the wild. Interested in animal-based foods, farm animals, wild animals, sport and companion animals, ethology or veterinary medicine? Explore our activities in the field of animal science!

Knowledge bank: Animals

  • 2025-07-31

    Effective treatment prevents laminitis due to EMS

    Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS) is a disease complex involving severe changes in the metabolism of horses, which, despite proper feeding and care, are at risk of laminitis. A drug that prevents these already severely ill horses from developing laminitis is highly desirable.
  • 2025-07-31

    International cooperation for safer penicillin dosing in horses

    Antibiotics are medicines used to treat infections caused by bacteria. In antibiotic treatment, it is beneficial to use as often as possible narrow-spectrum antibiotics that kill only the bacteria causing the disease, in order to counteract increasing antibiotic resistance.

Research: Animals