Department of Animal Nutrition and Management
Phosphorus Digestibility and Endogenous Losses in Growing Horses
Phosphorus (P) is an important mineral of the body and has a lot of functions. The hardness of skeleton and teeth are built of calcium phosphate crystals. All cells need P for generation of metabolic
HUV Nutritional and management factors associated with colic in horses
Data collection to increase the knowledge about nutritional and management factors associated with colic in horses Colic is one of the most common health issues in horses world-wide and can become
Sunflower seed cake as a source of protein and fibre
Background Sunflower cake is an interesting feedstuff for meat-type chickens and laying hens. If the sunflower seed is not dechulled, the cake obtained from oil removal will contain large amounts of
Handling of reindeer
Within a project started during 2006 we investigate if and how different management practises affect reindeer in a short and long perspective. The aim is to find more detailed knowledge about the
Multivariate Characterization of the Swedish Reindeer Husbandry Area
I have identified and ranked key-factors which affect and constrain the productivity of the reindeer husbandry. Through characterization the Swedish reindeer herding area based upon these key-factors
New feed energy evaluation for pigs in Sweden
A new project financed by Stiftelsen Lantbruksforskning, Sveriges Grisföretagare and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences focus on implementing a new system for energy evaluation of pig
Mineral deficiency in pigs from Laos
In Laos more than 60% of the families raise a few sows for food purpose. The pigs are often held on a free-range basis and are destined to find most of their food on their own, but they are also fed
White-flowering faba bean (Vicia faba L.) in sow diets
Among Swedish crops that are possible to use as protein feed, the total harvest of faba bean takes the 3rd place, after rape seed and peas. Presently, inclusion of faba beans in sow diets is not
Feeding cassava foliage to sheep
Nutrient properties and hydrogen cyanide toxicity. The potential of cassava foliage (Manihot esculenta Crantz) as a protein-rich feed in sheep production in Vietnam was examined by studying cassava
Sustainable dairy production based on high-forage diets
We will study the effects of high-forage feeding in the period after the cows have come in calf on milk production, feed efficiency, milk quality and animal welfare compared with conventional feeding
Sleep and drowsing in dairy cows
Sleep in dairy cows in different lactation stages. Sleep is essential for all mammals studied and varies according to species, age, pregnancy, health status etc. Sleep affects the metabolism, as well
Wrapped forages for horses – effect of plant maturity at harvest
Wrapped forages for horses - effect of plant maturity at harvest on fermentation profile, hygienic quality and aerobic storage stability of the conserved forage, and on equine eating behaviour and