Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Labeling of food should be combined with efforts to reduce confusion about what the terms, used in the label, mean. This applies not least to the term ”biotechnology”. In a recently published study

Labeling of food should be combined with efforts to reduce confusion about what the terms, used in the label, mean. This applies not least to the term ”biotechnology”. In a recently published study

In South Korea, the unique Korean Native Black Pig is known for its red, marbled and good tasting meat. Now, an international research team has shown that this pig breed has a gene variant that is

In South Korea, the unique Korean Native Black Pig is known for its red, marbled and good tasting meat. Now, an international research team has shown that this pig breed has a gene variant that is

Ph.D. student at the Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics I have experience as a Biostatistics and Quantitative Genetics Instructor at the Bachelor of Science level from 2010 to 2014. My

Since her own dissertation, Kerstin Lindblad-Toh has received a number of awards and prizes. At this year's doctoral Award ceremony she will reveive the doctoral hat once again - this time as a

Genetic architecture of complex traits natalie.von.der.lehr@slu.se Our colleague Hossein Jorjani has retired in June 2019 and we would like to thank him for his scientific work by organising the

Since the 1950s, the Norwegian–Swedish Coldblooded trotter (NSCT) has been intensively selected for harness racing performance. As a result, the racing performance of the NSCT has improved remarkably

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

natalie.von.der.lehr@slu.se Sigrid Agenäs and Lars Rönnegård have been chosen as Beijer researchers - welcome to the installation lectures! The research projects focus on analysis of large amounts

Sigrid Agenäs och Lars Rönnegård have been chosen as Beijer-researchers and will be installed at SLU on 3rd of September 2019. Both of them are going to analyze large amounts of data, big data, that

natalie.von.der.lehr@slu.se Sigrid Agenäs and Lars Rönnegård have been chosen as Beijer researchers - welcome to the installation lectures! The research projects focus on analysis of large amounts