Organisation profile
Organisation Profile
We are a multidisciplinary research community uniting animal welfare and behavior researchers from different fields to a common pool of expertise. The group was established in 2003, and currently consists of more than 20 researchers, of which approximately half are senior researchers. The background of our members is within veterinary, agricultural, biological, cognition and engineering sciences.
Fields of Science
- 413 Veterinary science
- sickness behavior
- pain behavior
- animal behaviour
- play behaviour
- animal welfare
- 412 Animal science, dairy science
- agrotechnology
- 119 Other natural sciences
- ethology
- human-animal relationship
- 6162 Cognitive science
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Magdy Adam
- Production Animal Medicine - Postdoctoral Researcher
- Departments of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Visiting scholar
- Doctoral Programme in Clinical Veterinary Medicine - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Helsinki One Health (HOH)
- Research Centre for Animal Welfare
Person: Visiting scholar
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Kristina Helena Sylvia Ahlqvist
- Production Animal Medicine - Doctoral Researcher
- Doctoral Programme in Clinical Veterinary Medicine
- Research Centre for Animal Welfare
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher
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Riikka Helena Aho
- Doctoral Programme in Clinical Veterinary Medicine
- Helsinki One Health (HOH)
- Research Centre for Animal Welfare
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher
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Nona Borgström
- Equine and Small Animal Medicine - Project Planner
- Doctoral Programme in Clinical Veterinary Medicine
- Research Centre for Animal Welfare
Person: Doctoral Researcher, M5 Teaching and research support staff
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Standardizing the Scent Dogs Training Methods and Evaluation; Dogs in Identifying Equine Gastric Ulcers
Malminen, R. J. (Project manager) & Hielm-Björkman, A. (Principal Investigator)
01/01/2026 → 01/01/2031
Project: Research project
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Training Speed of New Medical Scent; Dogs Ability to Early Identify Human Breast Cancer
Malminen, R. J. (Project manager) & Hielm-Björkman, A. (Principal Investigator)
01/01/2026 → 01/01/2031
Project: Research project
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Paikallispuudutteen antaminen kastroitaville pikkuporsaille, kolmen eri tekniikan vertaaminen
Hokkanen, A.-H. (Principal Investigator), Valros, A. (Project manager), Heinonen, M. (Participant), Adam, M. (Co-Principal Investigator), Oliviero, C. (Participant) & Norring, M. (Participant)
01/01/2026 → 31/12/2027
Project: Research project
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Multipurpose Grazing
Vanhatalo, A. (Principal Investigator), Karvonen, I. M. (Participant), Ekroos, J. (Participant), Halmemies-Beauchet-Filleau, A. (Participant), Herzon, I. (Participant), Kokkonen, T. (Participant) & Krawczel, P. D. (Participant)
01/01/2026 → 31/10/2027
Project: Ministry funding
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Lapaerottimien toimivuus joutilasosastolla ja vaikutukset eläinten hyvinvointiin
Swan, K. (Project manager)
27/09/2025 → 01/12/2027
Project: Research project
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A comparison of short-term analgesic effects of xylazine alone or combined with levomethadone or ketamine in calves after hot-iron disbudding
Adam, M., Hokkanen, A.-H., Hänninen, L., Taponen, S., Norring, M., Aho, R. H. & Salla, K., Mar 2026, In: Journal of Dairy Science. p. 2904-2914Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Caretakers treating sows under veterinary supervision: Veterinarians' perceptions of medication safety risks
Tuomola, K., Ahlqvist, K. H. S., Swan, K., Valros, A., Heinonen, M. & Holmström, A.-R., 21 Mar 2026, In: Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 252, 10 p., 106858.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Effect of Horse Sleep Behavior on Performance in a Field-side Spatial Reversal Learning Test
Hämäläinen, M. J., Brotherus, I. L., Wigren, H.-K., Kaimio, T., Suomala, H. M., Anna-Mari, O., Hänninen, L. & Mykkänen, A., 6 Jan 2026, In: Scientific Reports. 16, 1, 13 p., 4265.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Effect of part-time pasture and paddock access on dairy cows’ social behaviour and motivation
Kemppainen, M. S., Krawczel, P. D., Kokkonen, T. & Sjöholm, A. M. K., 5 Jan 2026, Maataloustieteen päivien abstraktit 2026: Lypsylehmien hyvinvointi. Suomen maataloustieteellinen seura, Vol. 43. p. 172 1 p. 4Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific
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Effects of vatinoxan and fentanyl on blood glucose concentrations and diuresis in male Wistar rats sedated with medetomidine and midazolam
Lindh, E., Meller, A., Alm, K., Raekallio, M. & Honkavaara, J., 29 Jan 2026, In: BMC Veterinary Research. 22, 1, 7 p., 119.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Activities
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Tarandus
Hänninen, L. (Attendee)
10 Feb 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Tuotos ja pitoisuudet hukassa - salapoliisityön jatkokurssi
Hovinen, M. (Speaker)
14 Nov 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Supervision of licentiate thesis of veterinary student Iida Lahti: The effect of antimicrobial treatment of a pregnant sow on the intestine and immunity of its offspring
Heinonen, M. (Supervisor)
2025Activity: Examination types › Supervision of other thesis (Master's, Licentiate)
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Eläinlääketiede Suomessa ennen ja nyt - paneeli
Hänninen, L. (Speaker: Chair)
3 Nov 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Talks
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The alignment of societal expectations for providing outdoor access to dairy cows and their welfare
Krawczel, P. D. (Speaker)
22 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Prizes
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adjunct professor of the year of the University of Helsinki
Hänninen, L. (Recipient), 12 Mar 2014
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Press/Media
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Hyvinvointineuvottelukunta perusti hevosjaoston – Ensin pohditaan päävarusteita
11/09/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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