Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science (VH)
The VH faculty's mission is to conduct high-quality academic research and teaching in the field of veterinary medicine and animal science. We are engaged in most aspects of the life and welfare of domestic animals.
Course packages Veterinary Nursing
Would you like to take your knowledge to advanced level? The department of Clinical Sciences, SLU, offers two new course packages in Veterinary Nursing at Master's level. The course packages give you
Biochar in broiler feed
Today biochar is mainly used as a soil amendment. In animal husbandry, biochar can be used as an additive in bedding to bind water and nutrients and thereby reduce emission of ammonia from the
Department of Animal Environment and Health
We aim to increase knowledge about the relationship between housing, management, feeding, housing environment, animal health, behaviour, animal welfare and environmental hygiene. This will be
Equine welfare through the lens of the Five Domains
Postgraduate students, representatives from the equine industry, teachers and riding instructors came from as far as Australia, Canada, Spain, Hungary, Great Britain, Finland, Denmark and Sweden and
Advertisement Vice-Chancellor collaboration duties
Eligible applicants are permanent employees at SLU with experience in collaboration with stakeholders, a good ability to communicate in Swedish and English, and who have been appointed as docent or
Optimized Grazing: for increased economic and ecological sustainability in Swedish milk production
How can you maintain milk yield after moving to pasture by adapting the feeding before the grazing period? Swedish milk production is mostly based on indoor management of dairy cows with a partial
CRU PhD student course: Comparative reproductive biotechnologies
cru@slu.se The aim of the course is to expand the participants’ knowledge and understanding of reproductive biotechnologies in vertebrate animals and humans. Comparative aspects of reproductive
Röbäcksdalens Dairy Research Facility
At Röbäcksdalen about 2 km from Umea city center there is a national center for ruminant research. The research facility offers an excellent environment for evaluation and feeding of forages for
KV - Small dairy herds are needed in a sustainable Swedish food production
In this three year long project, “The role of small-scale dairy cattle production in a sustainable and robust Swedish food supply”, we will map small-scale dairy herds in Sweden, and identify
KV How clean is clean enough?
The overall aim of the PhD project is to improve infection prevention and control (IPC) in veterinary healthcare. Cleaning and disinfection are important IPC measures to decrease the amount of
Department of Clinical Sciences
We conduct education and research in clinical and comparative veterinary medicine and animal care.
Threats and violence in close relationships with a connection to animals
The County Administrative Board and SLU invited veterinarians and other personnel who work in animal health care to learn to see the connection between animals and threats and violence in close