Department of Agricultural Research for Northern Sweden
Continued funding for the Swedish Infrastructure for Ecosystem Science (SITES)
The Swedish Infrastructure for Ecosystem Science (SITES) has been awarded continued funding for 2023–2027 from the Swedish Research Council (VR). SITES is a national infrastructure for ecosystem
MixEnable event
MixEnable seminar johanna.wallsten@slu.se The EU core organic project MixEnable is coming to an end and we would like to present some of the results from the project. The project has focoused on
Milk_quality_factors
Close monitoring of raw milk quality is vital, as high quality in the final product can only be achieved using high-quality raw milk. Hence, approaches to characterise the raw milk, factors
How milk quality is affected by dairy farming system and sampling month
In two companion scientific publications in the Journal of Dairy Science, researchers at SLU report on how Swedish farm milk quality is affected by the dairy farming system (I) and the sampling month
Department of Agricultural Research for Northern Sweden
Research and education are carried out in an interdisciplinary environment in close collaboration between soil, plant, and animal disciplines. The department is organised jointly between the Faculty
Röbäcksdalen Research Station and Röbäcksdalens Research dairy farm
We carry out research and monitoring in a variety of areas such as agricultural science, ecology, climatology, phenology, geochemistry, biology, agroecology, soil science, animal science, food
Companion papers on Swedish farm milk quality as affected by (I) dairy farming system and (II) sampling month at the Journal of Dairy Science(2)
In two companion scientific publications in the Journal of Dairy Science, researchers at SLU report on how Swedish farm milk quality is affected by the dairy farming system (I) and the sampling month
Oats for more sustainable milk production and a better environment
Variation in enteric methane (CH4) emissions in lactating dairy cows has been attributed to both animal and dietary factors. Several strategies for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) including
Milk tasting of blueberry
The taste and smell of milk can sometimes be disrupted. One of the problems is when the milk has the scent and taste of blueberries. This can affect the quality of an entire milk silo at the dairy
Dairy Research Barn
At Röbäcksdalen about 2 km from Umea city center there is a national center for ruminant research. The research barn offers an excellent environment for evaluation and feeding of forages for
Research infrastructure
NJV:s own research facilites includes the whole chain from fields to animals. Moreover, we are the only department at SLU with an animal production facility (in this case dairy production). We are a
Grovlaboratorium
The sample prep lab is situated at the field station at Röbäcksdalen. It includes a sample preparation room, drying cabinets and a milling room. In the field station's office building there is also a