New knowledge about a professional group – the drivers – who are key to securing animals’ welfare during transport but rarely included in research…

In the future, organic pig producers must be able to feed their sows more optimally during the winter period. AU researchers lead a new project with…

Experiments carried out at Aarhus University in Foulum demonstrate that green protein extracted from clover grass is a very useful diet for pigs. This…

As from 1 January 2018, Danish farmers were given the opportunity to anaesthetize their piglets prior to surgical castration. The use of local…

PhD defence by Trine Friis Pedersen 27 September 2019 at AU Foulum. The auditorium at 10h. All are welcome.

New research from the Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University, shows that transport of cull sows to the slaughter plant in many cases involves…

How can we reduce the use of antibiotics in Danish pig production and still ensure animal health and welfare? Three research projects aim to find the…

Sarah-Lina Aagaard Schild will defend her PhD thesis at AU Foulum 20 November 2018. The defence will take place in the auditorium at 9h. Everybody is…

Heat stress in highly productive sows in subtropical and tropical regions is a major problem, and if the sows are not cooled down, the consequences…

Researchers from Aarhus University are among the first to study the condition of cull sows on the day of transportation to slaughter.