Knowledge bank: Animals
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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. -
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
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Civil society, collaborative governance platforms and local climate change policy
The project investigates how climate focused local collaborative governance platform influence roles and functions of civil society organisations with a climate agenda - practices in methods, approaches and strategies for collaborative work. -
Precision livestock breeding – improving both health and production in dairy cattle
Agricultural systems needs to evolve to meet the needs of a growing population, and at the same time focus on both animal welfare and minimal environmental impact. Our research project focuses on how animal welfare and the health and productivity of dairy cows can be improved using sensor technology