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.
SLU participates in global effort to reduce methane emissions from cows
SLU is participating in the world's largest initiative to reduce methane emissions from cows through selective breeding. Using advanced measurement technology and the Gigacow research platform,
New checklist for making data from environmental monitoring and assessment open
A new checklist can help those involved in SLU's environmental monitoring and assessment to make data open, well documented and reusable. On behalf of the Council for Environmental Monitoring and
CANCELLED Webinar: Navigating the data flow – how to make environmental monitoring data openly available
miljodatastod@slu.se Access to open environmental monitoring and assessment data is regulated by law, a prerequisite for management and decision-making, and useful for research. To facilitate this
Mårten Hetta
marten.hetta@slu.se Vice dean with responsibility for collaboration. Researcher in Animal Science (ruminant nutrition). List of all publications https://publications.slu.se/?file=data/select&core
Docent lecture VH Faculty
Docent Lectures at the VH Faculty 21 May joanna.hagstroms@slu.se Welcome to the Spring Docent Lectures at the VH faculty. The lectures will be given in Inspelningsstudion 1st floor in
Joint WOMHER – CRU symposium: Gender, sex, and reproduction: perspectives from different disciplines
Symposium: Gender, sex, and reproduction – perspectives from different disciplines cru@slu.se This mini-symposium brings together diverse perspectives on gender diversity, gender dysphoria,
Worth Knowing: Sustainable food production and food security
bib-webbredaktionen@slu.se Join us for a lunchtime lecture as Professor Lotta Berg discusses various aspects of sustainability, including consumer welfare, farmer welfare and animal welfare. The
Diss Ida Sjöberg
The hunt for the perfect castration in horses - techniques and tissue reaction sofia.webering.ekberg@slu.se Ida Sjöberg defends her thesis: The hunt for the perfect castration in horses -
Seminar with udder health in focus
cru@slu.se On 9 April 2025, we will organise a mastitis seminar at SLU in Uppsala, where Sweden's leading udder health experts will be speaking! Photo: Maria Nyberg. The seminar will be held in
Assumptions and values influence research on agricultural sustainability
Assumptions and values influence research on agricultural sustainability futurefood@slu.se Welcome to a new inspirational lunch webinar about interdisciplinarity! This webinar welcomes Helena
Laurens Post
laurens.post@slu.se PhD student in resilient food production systems in Northern Europe. Current PhD studies focusses on resilient feed and animal production systems in the Nordic context with a
Jens Malmkvist
jens.malmkvist@slu.se Topic head of Applied Ethology. Research and education in animal behaviour and stress. Studies of the behaviour of domestic animals, and the links to stress and welfare.