Department of Animal Biosciences

Welcome to the department where we teach and research in areas ranging from molecular mechanisms and microbiology to whole animal structure and function! Our main subjects are anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, pharmacology, toxicology, genetics, breeding, immunology, bacteriology, virology, parasitology, epizootology, comparative medicine, food safety, bioinformatics and One Health. Our research covers production animals, companion animals, laboratory animals and wildlife.

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Research of the month - June

Myth or master? The weight-bearing capacity of the Icelandic horse

For many years, the tiny Icelandic horse, rarely bigger than a pony, has been considered fully capable of carrying adult humans. But are they really? And what determines how much a horse can carry? This is now investigated by PhD student Denise Söderroos in a project about weight-bearing capacity

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