Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics

The horse breed Colombian paso is known for having three extra gaits in addition to walk, trot and canter. The gaits are called paso fino, trocha and Colombian trot, with the horses being divided

For horses The Animal Genetics Laboratory mainly carries out parentage controls. There are also specific tests for defects and coat colours as well as performance traits (Synchrogait). For large

Notes from VH's faculty board on 24th of March Raunis och Dirk-Jans report from the meeting Decisions The board decided to start recruiting a senior lecturer in bioinformatics. The need has been

Go to the Swedish version of this page to read more and to find contact details for the researchers involved. The one-year project was launched in 2018 and was financed by SLU Future One Health (

Agricultural systems need to improve in order to meet future challenges of an increasing human population and at the same time ensure good animal welfare and a minimal ecological footprint. This

Christian Bengtsson is one of SLU's industrial PhD students in food research in the project LivsID. Now, he has come halfway in his project on breeding cows with the help of DNA information.

Christian Bengtsson is one of SLU's industrial PhD students in food research in the project LivsID. Now, he has come halfway in his project on breeding cows with the help of DNA information.

Chronic kidney disease is common in cats and mainly affects the older feline population. The cause for failing renal function is often unknown. The aim of this project is to evaluate the presence of

Multidisciplinary Collaboration for Precise Food Science Development natalie.von.der.lehr@slu.se A workshop organized by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and the International

Multidisciplinary Collaboration for Precise Food Science Development natalie.von.der.lehr@slu.se A workshop organized by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and the International

As usual, chair Rauni Niskanen offered a solid agenda at the first meeting of the year. The annual report with the 2020 figures was presented to the faculty. SLU and the faculty have new strategies

Do you want to learn more about animal breeding, animal genetics or bioinformatics? Then you can choose one or a few of our courses that are open to students outside programs. Basic level As an