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.
GDPR:Therese Rhen and Elke Hartmann
Here you can find the document: GDPR: Information on how SLU processes personal data when participating in the study: Assessment of anticipatory behaviour and emotional states in horses
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Research performed at the Aquatic Facility of the Centre for Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, focuses on the biological evaluation of novel feed ingredients in freshwater fish. The laboratory
Improved calf performance in small-scale dairy production in Southern Vietnam
The purpose of this project was to identify which routines in the handling of the commercial dairy calf can be improved on the small-scale dairy farms in Vietnam. Dairy production is rather new in
More about SITES
The infrastructure at Röbäcksdalen has excellent conditions for teaching, research, and applied studies in crop production, soil science, climate studies, feeding of forages, and ecosystem studies in
Equine Science Unit
The information is only available in Swedish. Read in english about the equine science programme
Beijerlab
The research at the Beijer Laboratory for Animal Science (BLAS) aims to make better use of data automatically collected at high-tech farms so that management and breeding of future generations of
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SLU takes interdisciplinarity forward futurefood@slu.se Save the date: Welcome to discuss how SLU as a university can be strengthened through interdisciplinarity in research and education. How
Calls
Call to attend conferences related to breeding The SLU Breeding Network announces a special call to support SLU researchers and students in attending conferences related to animal or plant breeding
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IDA: Interdisciplinarity for better natural resource management and food production in rooftop greenhouses futurefood@slu.se Save the date: Welcome to an inspiring day about interdisciplinary
GS-VMAS Planned activities
Here you may find an overview of planned activities such as workshops and seminars within GS-VMAS. Upcoming acitivities are announced via the web, in the VHC coffe rooms and via mail to doktorand-VH.
How the way we keep, manage and use animals affects their current and future welfare
Individuals interact with their physical and social environment in different ways according to their inherent charactertistics and previous experiences. The more we learn about the complexity of
Animal welfare protection and assessment.
What to assess, how best to collect indicators, interpret them and, not least, what to do with them afterwards? We apply our research in this area across all species, irrespective of the reason for