Department of Clinical Sciences
KV Laboratory
KV-lab is a joint laboratory at the Department of Clinical Sciences. The research lab particularly focuses on reproductive research, clinical metabolism research and clinical molecular research
Horse research aimed at preventing diabetes in children is supported by the Max Stenbeck Charitable Trust
Increased knowledge of insulin regulation in horses can be used to better understand how type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents can be prevented and treated. This is the background of a new
Bodil Ström Holst, companion animals
Bodil Ström Holst is an expert on health and disease of companion animals, especially dogs and cats. She shares her time between extension, research, teaching and clinical work.
Age, weight and circulating concentrations of total testosterone are associated with the relative prostatic size in adult intact male dogs
Prostatic hyperplasia (PH) is an androgen-dependent condition associated with increased prostatic size that is common in intact dogs, and similar to the condition in men. In dogs, the increase in
The costs of chronic mastitis: A simulation study of an automatic milking system farm
Mastitis is a production disease in dairy farming that causes economic losses. Especially chronic mastitis (i.e., mastitis cases continuing longer than 28 days) can substantially affect the risk of
Veterinarians' perspectives on farmer-veterinarian relationships and use of antimicrobials for Swedish dairy cattle
Studies have shown that farmer-veterinarian relationships influence antimicrobial use (AMU) in livestock, though how they do so is unclear. On the one hand, research shows that well-established
Effectiveness of Cleaning and Sanitation of Stable Environment and Riding Equipment Following Contamination With Streptococcus equi
Streptococcus equi subsp. equi (S. equi) is transmitted via contact with infected horses or fomites such as equipment or surfaces of the stable environment. Effective cleaning and sanitation is
Identification of a Dominant Mucosal Mast Cell Population with Possible Inflammatory Functions in Airways of Asthmatic Horses
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway disease and a serious health problem in horses as well as in humans. In humans and mice, mast cells (MCs) are known to be directly involved in asthma pathology
Diss Aleksandar Cojkic
Dissertation Aleksandar Cojkic sofia.webering.ekberg@slu.se Aleksandar Cojkic defends his thesis: Identification of bull semen microbiota and possible alternatives for antibiotics in semen extender
Test of new biomarker to differentiate intestinal disease from cancer in cats
Tumor diseases of the gastrointestinal tract are difficult to diagnose and often lead to great suffering for our pets. The incidence of cancer gastrointestinal lymphoma (GI lymphoma) in cats has
WelRisk
Assessment and surveillance of animal welfare risks (WelRisk) is one of the world's leading competence centres for the development of practically applicable methods in the area of animal welfare risk
Meat: the Four Futures
Are our choices in the grocery store based on facts, values, habits, or simply a gut feeling of what feels right? TABLE, a platform run by three European universities, is now launching a podcast that