Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Event with guest professors

Three exciting lectures attracted a packed room when VH's guest lecturer gave short speeches to an engaged audience. Three visiting professors at VH were invited to speak in an event led by vice-dean

VHresearch day

VH Faculty research day joanna.hagstroms@slu.se Welcome to the VH-faculty research day on Friday the 25th of August. On the VH-faculty research day you will have the opportunity to hear about some

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, and drives approaches for

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