Ethology

Centre of Excellence in Animal Welfare Science

The Centre of Excellence in Animal Welfare Science is a Swedish network for researchers in natural and social sciences - establishing scientific excellence to improve animal welfare. The network is

Conservation and Management of Fish and Wildlife

Campus Umeå SLU’s campus in Umeå is an inspiring and picturesque learning environment. Surrounded by deep green forests, scenic parks and clear, blue lakes, it is easy to see why Umeå is the fastest

OIE reference centre

The Swedish Centre for Animal Welfare (SCAW), together with the Italian counterpart, IZSAM, forms a joint OIE-reference Centre for Animal welfare.

NordCAW

NordCAW (Nordic Network for Communicating Animal Welfare) is a Nordic co-operation to communicate within animal welfare. SCAW is one of the initiators of the project.

Reference groups

SCAW is represented in several working and reference groups. SCAW has representatives in: The Ministry of Trade and Industry's national animal welfare network The Ministry of Trade and Industry's

About SCAW

SCAW is a national center for animal welfare, located at SLU. Our mission is to provide continuing education and to relay scientifically based knowledge to authorities and other actors.

Projects

You can find information about ongoing projects at SCAW on the swedish version of this page.

Previous projects

SCAW has previously participated in several projects and collaborations. You can find a short summary of them here.

NCP

SCAW is Sweden's national contact point for slaughter and other types of killing

Projects

Here is a sample of ongoing research projects at SLU: Behaviour of dogs in an office environment Data from animal welfare controls: an epidemiological analysis Impact of early gut microflora

Nordic ISAE Winter Meeting

The Nordic ISAE Winter Meeting is arranged at SLU in Uppsala from the 26th to the 28th of January 2022 . It is the Department of Animal Environment and Health that is arranging the meeting on behalf

Nordic ISAE Winter Meeting 2022

The Nordic ISAE Winter Meeting is arranged at SLU in Uppsala at the 26th to the 28th of January 2022. It is the Department of Animal Environment and Health that is arranging the meeting on behalf of