Agricultural Practices in Sweden
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
August 10 - 18, 2003

Trip location:
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden and Stockholm, Sweden.

Trip purpose:
The Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine educates more mixed animal practitioners and leaders in food animal production than any other veterinary college in the nation. There is a need for our students to be informed,
as decision makers, in global agricultural issues.












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Leading politicians in Sweden, including the Secretary of Agriculture, have been a driving force in animal welfare legislation, and Sweden is leading the European Union (EU) in this area. Swedish laws are now being integrated into the EU agreements on animal agriculture, but some issues will take years to resolve with the continued formation of the EU. These are issues that will impact world-wide animal agriculture.

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Hosts:
Dr. Claire Andreasen, Department Chair, CVM, Iowa State University; and Dr. Bernt Jones, Department Chair and Vice Dean, CVM, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

Participating Swedish Staff:

  • Bengt Eriksson, Adeslö ägg AB, Adelsö

  • Dr. Christina Greko, DVM, PhD, Section for antibiotics, National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala

  • Dr. Bernt Jones, DVM, PhD, Professor, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala

  • Dr. Birgitta Larsson, Department of Animal Environment and Health, Section of animal welfare, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Skara

  • Dr. Arne Persson, DVM, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ambulatory clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala

  • Dr. Marie Sterning, DVM, PhD, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala

  • Dr. Ulf Peter Wichard, Fiskhälsan AB, Älvkarleby

Participating Swedish Students:

  • Sara Cannervik, Uppsala

  • Sanna Johansson Kreuger, Uppsala

  • Carina Pettersson
US Student Participants

Jennifer Lynn Cree, VM 4
Mary Griffin, VM4
Rebecca Silvanic, VM4
Heidi DeVries, VM4
Jed Overmann, VM4
Sarah Hooge, VM4
Jon Schmidt, VM4
Bernadette Hartman, VM3
Abigail Reida, VM3
Danielle Kness, VM3
Russell Voigt, VM3
Katie Leonard, VM3
Rebecca Ladd, VM3
Alan Hertz, VM 3
 

Participants will learn about:

  • Agricultural practices in Sweden, and the European Union, involving animal welfare, modern husbandry, and management issues

  • The ban on subtherapeutic antibiotics, the restricted use of antibiotics, and antimicrobial resistance

  • The socioeconomic and political environment of Sweden that led to current legislation

  • The impact of legislation on the public, veterinary profession, agricultural community, management practices, and disease incidence

  • Swedish policies that have assisted the country in currently being BSE, FMD, and pseudorabies free

  • Environmental issues, including the aftermath of Chernobyl on animal agriculture in Sweden and surrounding countries

  • Veterinary education in Sweden, including the 5 1/2 year curriculum and job opportunities through interactions with faculty and Swedish students

  • Animal welfare laws governing companion animals

  • Unique food animal production such as reindeer

  • The national animal data base system

Students will participate in tours of:

  • The veterinary college, university campus, and Uppsala

  • Dairy, beef, swine, poultry, and aquaculture farms (salmon, eel, crayfish), including fish health examinations

  • The veterinary research institute (similar to a combination of our NADC, NVSL, and diagnostic services)

  • Parliament, government sites, and museums in Stockholm (the Vasa, Historiska museet/historical and treasury museum, Royal palace, Town hall (Stadshuset) where the Nobel Prize banquet occurs)

Accommodations/meals:
Youth hostel in Uppsala with breakfast included. Other meals in veterinary college restaurant, on tours, and local restaurants. Stockholm: Youth hostel or hotel.

Conditions:
4 days prior to departure, no contact with agricultural animals on farms, in diagnostics laboratories, or other conditions is permitted. A statement will be signed to that effect.
 

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Travel:
Des Moines/Stockholm: Commercial airline
Within Uppsala: Minivans
To Stockholm: bus (30-45 minutes from Uppsala)

Anticipated cost: $1500-2000

Course number and credit:
Fall course registration 2003: Fall registration is due to this offering being through the CVM with no tuition payment required (charged one time fee for credits and will be electives). Financial aid will be available from the financial aid office, in addition to money from the CVM. However, money from the study abroad office will not be available)

Credits:
VM403 for trip (1 credit) Written and presentation requirements for course.
VM404 pre-departure course (1 credit) Given during spring 2003; required.

 

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The following web sites can be accessed for additional information:
(click on British flag for English version)

www.si.se

www.sweden.se

www.slu.se

Application deadline: December 9, 2002.

Participant priority:
Students who will be entering the senior year will be given priority. Students with a demonstrated interest in the topics proposed in this trip will receive a higher ranking.

Application: (Word file)
 Note the essay portion will request how this trip will contribute to your career goals and interests, how you can utilize this experience in future decisions regarding animal welfare, and your understanding of global veterinary medicine.

Submit applications to: Dr. Claire Andreasen, Department of Veterinary Pathology, or email to candreas@iastate.edu