Department of Animal Biosciences

Welcome to the department where we teach and research in areas ranging from molecular mechanisms and microbiology to whole animal structure and function! Our main subjects are anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, pharmacology, toxicology, genetics, breeding, immunology, bacteriology, virology, parasitology, epizootology, comparative medicine, food safety, bioinformatics and One Health. Our research covers production animals, companion animals, laboratory animals and wildlife.

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Interview of the month

Protecting horses against strangles—from vaccine details to attitudes and infection control in practical terms

Painful, persistent and pervasive; the equine disease that can “strangle” horses is found worldwide. After many years of research, a Swedish vaccine became available. Now, five years later, the research begins anew with the aim to deeper understand: how does the protection we offer our horses work?

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