Kartläggning av prestationsegenskaper, genetisk variation och hälsa hos kallblodstravaren

Development of resistance to anthelmintics is a threat to equine welfare. As with antibiotics, restrictive use with anthelmintics in order to retain the effect is essential. Current recommendation for deworming is targeted selective treatment to individuals shedding a certain amount of parasite …

The aim of the project is to study how instructors at Swedish riding schools instruct and communicate "the riding feeling". The focus is on communication, pupil´s learning and the interaction between instructor, pupil and horse. The "riding feeling" is a tacit knowledge and refers to the rider’s …

We are currently evaluating the effectiveness of grass buffer strips (GBS-eff) for nutrient retention. Today, there are no obligations to cut or remove the grass on GBS which may lead to phosphorus (P) saturation. In the on-going field experiments we are testing if removal (harvesting) the grass …

Swedish meat-type chicken production is successful as regards maintaining a high production standard
with a very low use of antibiotics and an overall good health status. However, despite this, concerns are
raised among people in the sector regarding that condemnations at slaughter seem to be at …

In this second subproject we focus the analyses of the material collected during the first subproject project "Improving teaching methods in riding education: the interplay between rider, riding instructor and horse", funded by the The Swedish-Norwegian Foundation for Equine Research,on the …

A safe and well documented decision making is necessary to achieve the best economic and environmental performance for Swedish agriculture and farmers. In this work, experiments, research and development have an important function and the regional field trials is a very important part in this …

The aim is to study the possibility to improve profitability on herd level in Swedish milk production by using sexed semen and genotyping heifers in the dairy herds and combine this with planned crossbreeding and use of beef semen. For this purpose we will estimate genetic progress and do economic …

Genomic selection is revolutionizing animal breeding, since selection is based on the joint genetic merit of all SNP alleles across the genome. Lack of accurate and frequent data, however, forms the most important barrier to realize the full potential of genomic selection. There is on the other …

The project aims to develop a novel strategy to improve longevity and maternal traits in a pig breeding program. We will evaluate the use of genetic markers on crossbred animals to strength pig breeding. A method called genomic selection (GS) will be used, which utilizes DNA-markers for the genetic …