Veterinary nursing
Veterinary nursing is one of SLU's main educational subjects. It includes nursing and nursing planning at different states of disease and also during rehabilitation. An ethical view is important for the nursing of animals, and the animals well-fare is in focus. Also the interaction with the animal owners is important.
Swedish Centre for Animal Welfare (SCAW)
SCAW is the national centre for animal welfare in Sweden. SCAW works nationally and internationally with animal welfare issues.
SLU Honey Bee Research Centre
Our mission is to support and strengthen research activities on honey bees in Sweden. We maintain beekeeping infrastructure at SLU’s Uppsala campus with honey bee colonies used to facilitate research
NordCAW seminar 2023
On the 29th of November 2023, NordCAW arranged a seminar about the welfare of horses in equestrian sports. The seminar was held in Uppsala, Sweden. Equestrian sports engage many people, but face
EFSA reports and other material concerning fish slaugther
Here you find links to reports concerning fish slaughter Fish welfare in European Aquaculture Welfare of farmed fish Knowledge gaps and research needs for the welfare of farmed fish Statement of the
EFSA reports
EFSAs' reports about animal welfare at the time of slauther and killing Here you will find links to EFSAs' reports related to animal welfare at slaughter and killing: Slaughter of animals: poultry
SCAW:s 10 year anniversary
The Swedish Centre for Animal Welfare, SCAW, arranged a seminar the 8th of May 2019 to celebrate our 10 year anniversary. You can see the presentations by clicking on the links below. You will learn
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In Sweden, just over 300,000 wild birds are ringed annually. When birds are ringed, the procedure include several steps that can involve both discomfort and stress for the birds. In addition, during
Previous projects
SCAW has previously participated in several projects and collaborations. You can find a short summary of them here.
More material from courses and seminars
Nordic Workshop on on-farm killing of poultry, 3 May 2018 PowerPoint presentations: Killing poultry for disease control. Practical experience in The Netherlands. (Marien Gerritzen) On farm killing of
WOAH Collaborating Centre
The Swedish Centre for Animal Welfare (SCAW), together with the Italian counterpart, IZSAM, forms a joint WOAH Collaborating Centre for animal welfare.
Publications
Different types of publications from Swedish Center for Animal Welfare can be found here.