Kartläggning av prestationsegenskaper, genetisk variation och hälsa hos kallblodstravaren

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 …

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 …

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 …

The aim of this project is to optimize management decisions in large dairy herds by integrating systematic on-farm experimentation into advanced dairy herd management systems, i.e. an evolutionary management system. Systematic experimentation is a way to detect and estimate the effects of changing …

This SLU - NMBU collaborative study seeks to improve the performance, health and welfare of the Norwegian/ Swedish Coldblooded trotter. Experts in Equine clinical veterinary medicine, performance evaluation and genetic testing will analyze the genome of this horse breed for: 1) race performance …

Piglet mortality in Swedish pig herds is too high and if the sow should be completely loose or fixed a short time in connection with farrowing, is an important issue.
However, to perform internationally publishable studies of piglet mortality, parallel studies in the same herd, are required. These …

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 …