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Larger livestock farms increase the risk of disease and nutrient leakage – and raise issues of animal welfare and ethics, says Stefan Gunnarsson, Senior Lecturer in Collaboration in Animal Production.
Knowledge bank: Animals
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How calves drink milk when mum is around
In modern dairy farming, the calf is commonly separated from the cow within a few hours of birth and is then fed milk or milk replacer with little opportunity for natural suckling. A new study from SLU examined two different systems where cow and calf have contact after birth. -
Introduction to automatic forage stations and measurement of forage intake rate in an active stable for horses
Interest in the use of open barns on Swedish horse farms is increasing as an alternative to keeping horses in box stalls. What is the best way to introduce new horses to the facility's automated feeding system?
Research: Animals
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Fish in food-webs: ecology & evolution of aquatic communities
We link variation in body size and community composition to ecological and evolutionary dynamics in changing environments. In our research we combine dynamic models, experiments and analysis of long-term ecological data from lake, coast and open sea systems. -
Conservation biology
We produce ecological knowledge that is needed to make decisions that affect biodiversity in forests and other terrestrial habitats. We study how biodiversity is affected by land use, climate change, and conservation measures.