Research projects

Last changed: 12 September 2023

Here you can find information about some of our research projects

Alternative stun methods in pigs - group stunning of pigs using a mix of 80% Nitrogen and 20% carbon dioxide
Aluminum cans in silage – problems for the cows and farmers
Ask the pig: Improved animal welfare in Swedish production through benchmarking
Assessment and surveillance of animal welfare risks (WelRisk)
Assessment of stun quality in cattle and pigs at slaughter
Aware (Animal Welfare Research in an Enlarged Europe)
Behaviour of dogs in an office environment
Best anaesthesia protocol for fish species and situation
Centre for Feline Behaviour and Welfare
Comparison of different designs of stun box restraint systems and stun weapons in cattle
Conture project (Replacement of CO2 for stunning purposes on pigs)
Cow and calf together
Data from animal welfare controls: an epidemiological analysis
DigiHeart - Machine learning applied to predicting and preventing production loss in aquaculture
Feasibility and potential for farming and conditioning of wild fish fed with by-catches in Sweden
FreeBirds - Encouraging organic chickens and laying hens to be more outdoor
FRESH - Fish rearing and stress hazards
Good animal welfare
Handling of animals at transport and slaughter - HATS
Hennovation - networks that support innovation and knowledge exchange within the laying hen sector
Horse welfare of horses in Horse assisted interventions
Impact of early gut microflora colonization on behaviour in pigs: Investigating the microbiota-gut-brain axis
Improving sow welfare in group housing systems - Effects of genotype and rearing strategy on gilts' social ability, productivity and reproduction later in life
Indicators of positive emotional states in dogs
In-situ measurement of meat marbling of beef using high precision hyperspectral camera
LIFE Ammonia - Sustainable milk production through reduction of on-farm ammonia losses
Loading and unloading of pigs at transport to slaughter
Optimal light environment for laying hens
Pathways (Innovation project for sustainable food)
Physiological assessments for improved welfare of farmed fish
Preparing for the challenges and opportunities of life: effects of early experience on adaptive plasticity in laying hens
Research related to animal welfare legislation and private standards - from intentions to farm inspections
Risk-based animal welfare assessment (RAWA)
Safe handling of outdoor beef cattle
Small-scale and mobile slaughter
SmartRoot - Smart faRming innOvatiOn Training
Sustainable roughage feeding of suckler cows
The effect of early tactile stimulation on the behaviour and production in piglets
The effect of environment during growth period on certain behaviours in the domestic fowl
The effect of transport cage size on the welfare of working dogs
The link between positive animal welfare early in life and enhanced immune competence in dairy cows
The use of positive animal welfare indicators in the dairy industry: Science and policy
The welfare of farmed fish at the time of slaughter
The Welfare Quality Network
To rear pigs with intact tails
Transparency and solid decisions - improving the ethical evaluation of research involving animals
Using body language to assess emotional states in dairy cows
Welfare, ethics and feeding for farming and conditioning of wild fish
Welfare indicators at slaughter
Zoonoses that may affect dog-assisted interventions

Contact

Head of department: Anna Wallenbeck, telephone +46 18-674504.
Deputy head of department: Anders Karlsson, telephone +46 511-67210.
Director of Postgraduate Studies: Katarina Arvidsson Segerkvist, telephone +46 511-67144.
Director of Undergraduate Studies: Lisa Lundin, telephone +46 18-671650.

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