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News and events
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Forest management can reduce the risk of large wildfires
Increasing landscape heterogeneity by reducing forest stand size and diversifying tree species lowers the likelihood of fire spreading. Avoiding ditching is also beneficial. -
New floating platform for seal-safe coastal fishing in southern Sweden
The push-up trap is a vital tool for coastal fishing in northern Sweden, keeping seals away from the catch. In the southern Baltic Sea, algae growth and difficult cleaning have hampered its use. SLU has now developed a work raft to make the job easier and improve fishers’ working conditions. -
New figures on biological nitrogen fixation in nature: Climate models may need to be adjusted
The total amount of nitrogen acquired in forests, prairies and other natural areas via biological nitrogen fixation might be lower than previously estimated. This is indicated in a new study, which has climate implications, as plants need the element to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Research
Most recently published projects
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Eyeless Horses
Machine learning to investigate the enigmatic genetics of equine microphthalmia. -
SteamBioAfrica
The SteamBioAfrica project aims to upscale and adapt the original SteamBio technology to confirm its net economic, social, and environmental benefits for harvesting invasive woody biomass. -
Forest based biofuels for Sustainable Arctic Marine Shipping
Shipping in the Arctic is consuming increasing amounts of fossil fuel, thereby impacting aquatic life, human health, and climate change. This project aims to identify a sustainable shipping fuel from Swedish pulp and paper mill biosludge.
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Presence of movement asymmetries in foals
When a horse becomes lame it moves asymmetrically, which can be measured objectively during a lameness examination. However, studies have shown that a very large proportion of horses, trained and competed, also move asymmetrically: Raising the question of whether there are causes other than pain. -
Evaluation of new protection against summer eczema
Summer eczema, or insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH), is a severe chronic skin inflammation in horses caused by a hypersensitivity to the saliva of biting insects. The disease is common but unfortunately difficult to treat. In addition, the extent of suffering caused by the disease is still unknown. -
Low unavoidable losses of phosphorus in foals
Knowledge of the phosphorus requirements of horses at different ages is important. On the one hand, phosphorus is a vital nutrient and a valuable natural resource, and on the other hand, overfeeding can contribute to eutrophication as excess is excreted in the faeces.
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