Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics
Seminar for Leif Andersson: Genetics of phenotypic diversity
Seminar for Leif Andersson: Genetics of phenotypic diversity webbredaktionen@slu.se Our senior advisor, professor Leif Andersson will retire from SLU this summer and we want to celebrate Leif and
Open call of two co-funded collaborative post doc projects
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science at SLU hereby opens a call for co-funding of two post doc projects. The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science at SLU hereby opens a
New call from SLU Aquaculture
To stimulate cross-faculty collaborations and further strengthen aquaculture research at SLU we announce a new call! Applicants can receive up to SEK 200,000. The last day to apply is 13 October 2022
Open call for co-funding of two collaborative PhD projects in Aquaculture
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science hereby opens a call for two PhD projects within aquaculture. The call is open to researchers within all subjects and disciplines involving
Genetic mapping of Arctic charr – an important step for Swedish aquaculture
The Swedish breeding program for Arctic charr has been run successfully for almost forty years. Historically, breeding has been based on classic selection methods where breeding fish are selected
Genomic Characterization as a Tool Towards Sustainable Breeding of Nordic Native Horse Breeds
Of the older domestic horse breeds that remain in the Nordic countries, all but the Icelandic horse and the Finnish horse are assessed to be endangered to varying degrees. These include the Swedish
Breeding at SLU - internal workshop
Breeding at SLU - internal workshop katja.fedrowitz@slu.se A workshop to enhance collaboration of breeding researchers at SLU. There will be research presentations, an excursion, and discussion
Horse
For horses The Animal Genetics Laboratory mainly carries out parentage controls. There are also specific tests for defects and coat colours as well as performance traits (Synchrogait). For large
Special call for PhD students, postdocs, and technicians in breeding research at SLU
The SLU Breeding Network has currently a special call open for PhD students, postdocs, and technicians at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) for attending courses or conferences
Lecture: effective population sizes of structured populations - a mathematical overview
Effective population sizes of structured populations - a mathematical overview katja.fedrowitz@slu.se A lecture by Ola Gerton Henrik Hössjer from Stockholm University. Abstract The effective
Serglycin, a new prognostic biomarker for cancer in dogs
Cancer in various forms affects dogs as well as humans. More than half of all dogs over the age of 10 are diagnosed with cancer. Health information from more than 350,000 Swedish dogs, compiled from
Precision livestock breeding
Agricultural systems need to improve in order to meet future challenges of an increasing human population and at the same time ensure good animal welfare and a minimal ecological footprint. This