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
Notes from VH's faculty board on 24th of March Raunis och Dirk-Jans report from the meeting Decisions The board decided to start recruiting a senior lecturer in bioinformatics. The need has been
Go to the Swedish version of this page to read more and to find contact details for the researchers involved. The one-year project was launched in 2018 and was financed by SLU Future One Health (
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
Christian Bengtsson is one of SLU's industrial PhD students in food research in the project LivsID. Now, he has come halfway in his project on breeding cows with the help of DNA information.
Christian Bengtsson is one of SLU's industrial PhD students in food research in the project LivsID. Now, he has come halfway in his project on breeding cows with the help of DNA information.
Chronic kidney disease is common in cats and mainly affects the older feline population. The cause for failing renal function is often unknown. The aim of this project is to evaluate the presence of
Multidisciplinary Collaboration for Precise Food Science Development natalie.von.der.lehr@slu.se A workshop organized by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and the International
Multidisciplinary Collaboration for Precise Food Science Development natalie.von.der.lehr@slu.se A workshop organized by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and the International
As usual, chair Rauni Niskanen offered a solid agenda at the first meeting of the year. The annual report with the 2020 figures was presented to the faculty. SLU and the faculty have new strategies
Do you want to learn more about animal breeding, animal genetics or bioinformatics? Then you can choose one or a few of our courses that are open to students outside programs. Basic level As an
With a confident hand, Kristina Jungnelius guided the committee's participants dressed in Santa hats through the program. There were many and important points to address during the last faculty board