Research

The purpose of the project is to provide a decision-making basis for practical forest management at both European and regional levels.

A new EU-funded project aims to provide a better understanding of the EU’s greenhouse gas budget through modeling of the terrestrial carbon cycle, to support policy decisions on land use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

We have been able to collect samples from all 13 Swedish sheep breeds. We are currently analysing the genetic variation and the relationships between breeds using these samples. The samples are also used to analyse genes for coat colour and fertility.

Using high-resolution geographic data and a specially trained AI model, previously impossible maps have now become reality. PhD student Mariana Busarello at SLU in Umeå has mapped Sweden’s network of ditches and waterways at new levels of detail.

Animals that accompanied long sea voyages in the past offered far more than food – they provided comfort and helped create routines for sailors. Insects could play a similar role on future space missions.

The new EU Nature Restoration Law can be an important tool to form a coherent strategy on peatland restoration. A new SLU study shows that todays policies and regulations is fragmented and sometimes contradictory – something that makes it difficult to reach Swedish climate and conservation goals.

Free faecal liquid (FFL) is a condition in horses which manifests as differential defecation of solid and liquid phases of faeces. The etiology of FFL is currently unknown, but deviances in the hindgut microbiota has been suggested to be of importance.

In the EU project GenTORE, we developed and tested genomic tools to optimize resilience and efficiency at the animal and system levels.

As milking robots become more common on Swedish farms, the way to detect mastitis is changing. Where daily contact between humans and animals was once relied on, monitoring is now done via sensors. An SLU study has investigated how farms with robots work with cows' udder health.