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.
Research
The Swedish Livestock Research Centre is an important facility for research and teaching. The facility includes dairy cattle, pigs and poultry. The research coordinator and staff at the research
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
HUV Nutritional and management factors associated with colic in horses
Data collection to increase the knowledge about nutritional and management factors associated with colic in horses Colic is one of the most common health issues in horses world-wide and can become
Development of a novel detection method for contagious sheep and goat disease
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a severe viral disease of sheep and goats. PPR is present in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, and seriously impacts the livelihoods and food security of poor and
Fish stunning methods fail!
In two studies, we evaluated existing and alternative stunning methods for farmed fish. We studied rainbow trout and the increasingly common warm-water species, the African catfish (Clarias
Improved utilization of regionally grown protein feeds for Swedish dairy cows
The goal with this project was to make it possible for Swedish dairy farms to replace imported, soy based protein feed with on farm processed concentrate based on home-grown or regionally grown
Independent of animal species
Here you will find information about on-going and completed research projects that are independent of animal species. The projects are listed in alphabetical order.
Goat production in Lao PDR
In this project we investigated the potential for goat production in Laos, the value chain and possibilities to improve the production at farm level by using collected feeds for fattening of the
Sheep and lamb
Here you will find information about on-going and completed research projects on sheep and lambs. The projects are listed in alphabetical order.
SLU Committee for Global Animal Diseases
CGD:s mission is to promote and enhance research and training activities on contagious diseases and antimicrobial resistance of global importance in food producing animals
KV - Att förstå beslutsfattandet kring antibiotikaanvändning i kontrasterande länder och djurarter
Unrestrained use of antibiotics increases the risk of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Our project investigates what the elements are that drive a country, veterinary clinic or a farm to reduce the
Welfare conditions of dairy calves housed outdoors and with deep litter system while using heat-treated reed canary grass during winter in Northern Sweden
The project aims to evaluate the welfare of pre-weaned dairy calves housed outdoors in winter using treated reed canary grass as bedding. Animal welfare is not just an ethical responsibility but also