Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics
Lotta Rydhmer
lotta.rydhmer@slu.se I am a professor in animal genetics and I work with research and education on animal breeding and genetics, mainly breeding for a more sustainable production. I have performed

East Africa Forum
SWEACC-BIF 2023, is a forum that brings together entrepreneurs and investors from Sweden, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda for a one-day conference. This year's event, held in the city of Uppsala,

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
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
Licentiate seminar: Sandra Bonow
Licentiate seminar: Sandra Bonow sofia.webering.ekberg@slu.se Sandra Bonow defends her thesis: Breeding of Swedish Warmblood horses towards specialization in show jumping and dressage Tanngrisner,

Atopic dermatitis linked to the same parts of the genome in dogs and humans
Using new gene mapping methods, researchers have found connections between atopic dermatitis (eczema) in dogs and several regions of the genome. Some of the genes identified coincide with genes
Dissertation: Developing the basis of a breeding program for sustainable Rufiji tilapia aquaculture in Tanzania
Developing the basis of a breeding program for sustainable Rufiji tilapia aquaculture in Tanzania sofia.webering.ekberg@slu.se Christer Simon Nyinondi defends her thesis: Developing the basis of a
Teresa Johansson
teresa.johansson@slu.se I am currently a research assistant - I have worked in a variety of projects, all focused on cattle welfare and behaviour. After working with research animals at the
Plant Breeding – The key to food security and improved foods
Plant Breeding – The key to food security and improved foods malin.planting@slu.se In honour of the 2022 Bertebos Prize Laureate, Professor Rodomiro Ortiz, the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture
Keni Ren
keni.ren@slu.se Postdoc in Precision livestock farming: focus on sensors and data analysis. I am interested in developing technologies that increase the automation of animal behaviour monitoring
Parisa Norouzitallab
parisa.norouzitallab@slu.se Epigenetics is the study of reversible changes in gene expression and function that occur without modifications in the DNA sequence. The epigenetic variations that are
Breeding at SLU - internal workshop
Breeding at SLU - internal workshop katja.fedrowitz@slu.se A workshop to enhance collaboration of breeding researchers at SLU. There will be research presentations, an excursion, and discussion