Animal science
Animal science includes the anatomy, fysiology, behavoiur, breeding, feeding and management of animals that are under the control of humankind. The animals studied are livestock species and also companion animals like dogs and cats, and many exotic species.

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
Merko Vaga
vaga.merko@slu.se I am a Researcher at the Department of Animal Nutrition and Management. My work has mainly focused on improving feed and protein utilisation in ruminant production. My experimental
Sallam Mohammed
mohammed.abdallah.sallam@slu.se Sallam is a quantitative geneticist with a veterinarian background. Sallam aims to understand the genetics of animal health/performance, then drives approaches
Sofia Wilhelmsson
sofia.wilhelmsson@slu.se I defended my thesis called "There's no time to rush! - pigs’ and transport drivers’ welfare and interactions during slaughter transport" in June 2022. It was a
Sofia Lindkvist
sofia.lindkvist@slu.se PhD student at the Department of Animal Nutrition and Management. Working on the project "On the same wavelength - the effect of LED light on activity and production in dairy
SmartROOT
SmartROOT - seminar gunilla.jacobsson@slu.se Welcome to the sminar "Transnational Workshop on Management and Education in Mixed Farming Systems" in the project "SmartROOT"! You can find the
Sara Lysholm
Sara Lysholm susanne.pettersson@slu.se Veterinarian and post-doctoral researcher at the Institution of Clinical Sciences at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and the
Hedvig Kjellström
hedvig.kjellstrom@slu.se I am a Guest Professor at the Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry (AFB), SLU. My main activity is conducted at the Division of Robotics, Perception and
Associate Professor Elke Hartmann
elke.hartmann@slu.se I am both professionally and personally committed to Equitation Science (ES) and have established my own unique niche as a scientist focusing on equine (social) behaviour,
Johanna Stenfelt
johanna.stenfelt@slu.se PhD Student at the Department of Biosystems and Technology My research interest is mainly in animal behaviour and cognition, with a special focus on ways to optimize current
Anders Herlin
andrus.kangro@slu.se Animals, technology, buildings, and sustainability are the combination of subjects that characterize my research and collaboration. A good building function creates the
Oleksiy Guzhva
andrus.kangro@slu.se My research area is within innovation and new technological solutions for agriculture (sensor technology, computer vision, IoT and digitalised agriculture, smart buildings). I