Strategier för företagsutveckling i lantbruket - drivkrafter och ekonomiska effekter

Insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH) associated with Culicoides biting midges is the most common allergic skin disease in
horses, seriously reducing welfare of affected horses. The main symptom is severe pruritus, with risk of self-infected
open wounds. The choice for treatment and prevention of this …

The objective is to develop remote sensing methods to estimate forage nutrition and yield in the field in Northern Sweden. Field and lab measurements on grass-legume mixtures will be conducted from June 2018 to December 2019. At sampling time, drones flight with multispectral cameras, …

Many horses in training show motion asymmetries, but it is not known if these are due to pain caused by training; or due to individual biological variations. The aim of this project is to initiate three cohort studies where changes in motion symmetry will be monitored over time in riding horses and …

The current project has a basic science and a clinical relevance part. The main project aim is to describe the blood supply to the growth cartilage of the small tarsal bones in young Icelandic Horses. Similar studies of the blood supply to long bones that ossify from three separate centers have …

'Work Package 3: Riding Instructor-Horse' is the final part of the project 'Improving Teaching Methods in Riding Education: the Interplay between Rider, Riding Instructor and Horse'. In this project, the Swedish-Norwegian Foundation for Equine Research has previously funded the first two work …

The purpose of the project is to analyse stable cultures in cyberspace in Sweden and Norway. In recent years, questions about the welfare of horses have been debated in social media and norms for horse-keeping are created on Internet. In this project, these norms are conceptualised as stable …

A primary reason for unhealthy legs and claws are unsuitable floor properties in dairy houses,
which may result in slippery floors and slip injuries to cows and mastitis.
The hygiene of a floor surface and floor properties affect the cow claw/floor interaction and gait.
The aim is to determine an …

Pneumonia is the most prevalent disease in Swedish feedlot cattle herds, causing mortality as well as affecting weight gain, rearing time and economy. Viral infections, including bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) and bovine coronavirus (BCV) as major actors, cause respiratory disease. …

The competitiveness of Swedish agriculture is discussed extensively in media. Lean is a managerial strategy that developed in post-war Japan. Studies of manufacturing and service companies show better capacity utilization, quality control and ability to follow price signals. The issue is if lean …