Department of Animal Environment and Health
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
Seminar with doctoral student Agneta Sandberg
Seminar with doctoral student Agneta Sandberg marie.liljeholm@slu.se Warmly welcome to a seminar around Agneta Sandberg’s PhD project around trotter horse welfare! The seminar will be given in
Half-time seminar: Johan Lindsjö
Half-time seminar: Johan Lindsjö THV-kommunikation@slu.se Welcome to listen to doctoral student Johan Lindsjö´s half-term seminar. The seminar is held in the lunch room in Skara, but it is also
Small-scale and mobile slaughter
Farm animals are usually transported on road to the slaughterhouse, where they often spend the night before being slaughtered. Stress occurs in connection with handling, during transport and in
Loading and unloading of pigs at transport to slaughter
Attitudes, driving methods and effects on pig welfare, transporter health and efficiency. In Sweden around 2.5 million pigs per are slaughtered each year, reared at almost 900 farms. At around 6
Aquaculture opportunities and challenges
Say 'agriculture' and everyone gets an idea of what you're talking about. But say 'aquaculture' and the associations might not be as clear. Aquaculture has great potential to grow, as more than
Changing the rearing environment for parental animals, as a potential way to improve animal welfare in the chicken meat sector
This project aim to investigate the effect of specific environmental inputs during rearing, which has seen to promote animal welfare long-term for laying hens in experimental farms, on farms with
Animal welfare protection and assessment.
What to assess, how best to collect indicators, interpret them and, not least, what to do with them afterwards? We apply our research in this area across all species, irrespective of the reason for
SLU's focus on food science
A significant portion of SLU's research revolves around putting food on the table. It is an ever-relevant issue in society during a time of changing climates and a need for increased food resilience.
Let me sleep
Young chicks, including broilers, need to rest frequently. In the natural situation resting is synchronised by the mother hen, however in the commercial situation no cues synchronise resting.
Department of Animal Environment and Health
We aim to increase knowledge about the relationship between housing, management, feeding, housing environment, animal health, behaviour, animal welfare and environmental hygiene. This will be
Beef loss in Sweden
The food system is not sustainable, and research shows that there are three powerful strategies to reverse the trend by 2050: global dietary changes, reducing food waste and losses by 75%, and