Research

At BVF, research is conducted on infectious diseases, food safety, effects of toxic substances and drugs in the environment, as well as on causes, development and control of animal diseases. The department's eight research areas are linked below. In several areas the research is carried out in collaboration with the National Veterinary Institute (SVA)

Bacteriology

The research profile of the section of bacteriology includes pathogenicity and diversity of bacteria that are important in veterinary medicine.

Pharmacology

Main objectives for the research activities are the use of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics to optimize dosing protocols for a sustainable animal welfare and improved doping control

Immunology

Basic research with focus on immunobiology with special attention to the interaction of infectious and non-infectious agents with host immune defence parameters.

Parasitology

Sustainable control of parasitic worm infections (helminths) including some of which are zoonotic. Detailed studies on the population genetics and transmission biology of these parasites.

Pathology

Focused on connective tissue diseases involving the skeletal and circulatory systems in domestic animals, with a translational approach towards human medicine.

Toxicology

The research in toxicology at BVF is divided in environmental toxicology, toxicological food safety and molecular toxicology

Veterinary Public Health

Focus on food safety and the human, scientific, technical and economical resources

Virology

Research on viruses of veterinary and public health importance and pathogenesis and viral-host interaction of viral infection and development of methods and applications of high-throughput sequencing technologies (HTS) and bioinformatics

Research news from BVF

23 January 2025
KC-like chemokine as a biomarker of sepsis in dogs with pyometra
Sepsis, defined as a dysregulated inflammatory response to infection inducing organ dysfunction, ...
31 May 2023
Effectiveness of Cleaning and Sanitation of Stable Environment and Riding Equipment Following Contamination With Streptococcus equi
Streptococcus equi subsp. equi (S. equi) is transmitted via contact with infected horses or fomit...
31 May 2023
Identification of a Dominant Mucosal Mast Cell Population with Possible Inflammatory Functions in Airways of Asthmatic Horses
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway disease and a serious health problem in horses as well as...

More research news from BVF

Current research projects at BVF

New castration method for standing castrations
In Sweden, stallions younger than 3 years are usually castrated in their home environment. The...
How clean is clean enough?
The overall aim of the PhD project is to improve infection prevention and control (IPC) in...
Improving animal and human health via identification and characterization of diarrhoeal pathogens in ruminants in Ethiopia
Ethiopia is a sub-Saharan country inhabited by about 100 million people with frequent occurrence ...

More research projects at BVF

Published: 03 January 2024 - Page editor: malin.gustavsson@slu.se

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