Animal science

Research

The Swedish Livestock Research Centre is an important facility for research and teaching. The facility includes dairy cattle, pigs and poultry. The research coordinator and staff at the research

Röbäcksdalens Dairy Research Facility

At Röbäcksdalen about 2 km from Umea city center there is a national center for ruminant research. The research facility offers an excellent environment for evaluation and feeding of forages for

Development of a novel detection method for contagious sheep and goat disease

Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a severe viral disease of sheep and goats. PPR is present in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, and seriously impacts the livelihoods and food security of poor and

Are genomically enhanced breeding values valuable?

This study compared the abilities of virgin heifer genomically enhanced breeding values and parent average breeding values to predict future cow performance. To increase confidence in genomic

Fish stunning methods fail!

In two studies, we evaluated existing and alternative stunning methods for farmed fish. We studied rainbow trout and the increasingly common warm-water species, the African catfish (Clarias

Opinions of the Council

Here you can find the opinions of the Scientific Council for Animal Welfare The opinions are written in Swedish. If there is no link to a pdf-file, you can find the opinion in the report series of

Veterinary nursing

Campus Uppsala Uppsala is Sweden’s fourth largest city, and the hub of SLU’s educational activities. Located just outside of the city centre, SLU’s Uppsala campus is spacious, leafy and picturesque

The body condition of dairy cows affect health and fertility

Optimal body condition in early lactation is generally accepted as a prerequisite for good reproductive performance. Examination of milk progesterone profiles offers an objective method for

PCR or bacterial culture to identify cause of IMI?

Real-time PCR analysis of milk samples is a fast method to identify intramammary infections (IMI) in dairy cows, and has the potential to be used for routine analysis of test milking composite milk

Pain evaluation in dairy cattle

Pain compromises the welfare of animals. A prerequisite for being able to alleviate pain is that we are able to recognize it. Potential behavioural signs of pain were investigated for dairy cattle

For how long do infected calves spread coronavirus?

Bovine coronavirus (BCoV) is a widely distributed pathogen, causing disease and economic losses in the cattle industry worldwide. Prevention of virus spread is impeded by a lack of basic knowledge

Closantel treatment failure against Fasciola hepatica

Control of Fasciola hepatica infection in livestock is based on annual treatment using flukicides such as triclabendazole, albendazole and closantel. However, triclabendazole resistant F. hepatica