Riskfaktorer för smittspridning av RS- och coronavirusinfektioner mellan mjölkkobesättningar, inverkan på djurhälsa och produktion och möjligheter till profylax

Diseases that can limit Swedish OSR production include clubroot, Sclerotinia stem rot (Ssr) and the recently escalating blackleg. Novel DNA-methods, based on qPCR and LAMP are used to detect and to further develop diagnostic tools to enhance food and feed production by providing site-specific …

Oilseed rape (OSR) is a profitable and important crop in Swedish agriculture, especially winter OSR which is cultivated on approximately 100000 ha each year. Cultivation of OSR relies on large inputs of fertilizers and pesticides, which has economic costs as well as negative environmental impacts. …

An increased production and consumption of legumes can contribute so several societal benefits. Among the identified advantages are reduced emissions of climate gases, increased biodiversity and reduced eutrophication, but also new business opportunities in the food chain and positive effects on …

Southern Sweden offers good conditions for cultivating more legumes for human consumption, for example peas and faba beans. But despite increased demands of food legumes, these crops represent a very low proportion of the arable land, and farmers experience difficulties to find profitable outlets …