Ewa Wredle

My primary research interests are in tropical livestock production including nutrition, feeding, management and milking routines for small and large ruminants. A major part of my interest, also taking a big part of my time is capacity building in SE Asia, Rwanda and Tanzania. This includes training of students on master, PhD and post doc level. My ongoing projects are at the moment rather diverse although many deals with livestock production in degraded rangelands in semi-arid areas in Kenya and Tanzania.

I have a broad international network and most of my research is conducted in low/middle-income countries in Asia and Africa.I have in a collaboration with several researchers from SLU, ILRI, ICRAF as well as universities from Kenya initiated a research platform called Triple L; Land, Livestock and Livelihood Dynamics in drylands, West Pokot, Kenya (http://www.triplel.se/). In this initiative scientists from different disciplinary, national and organizational background come together on a common geographical area and on a common research agenda, i.e. the biophysical and socio-economic changes in West Pokot during the past three decades.

Current position and recent commitments

Senior lecturer Department of Animal Nutrition and Management, SLU. 2009-

Associate professor (docent) in Animal science -Tropical livestock production systems. 2013

Scientific theme leader at SLU Global for an interdisciplinary theme "Restoration of degraded rural landscapes. 2014-2018. (30% of my time) 

Coordinator for a regional Sida funded capacity building program, "Improving Livelihood and Food Security of the People in Lower Mekong Basin through Climate Change Mitigation", (MekarnII), 2013-2018

Coordinator (team leader) for the sub-program Agriculture within a bilateral Sida funded UR-Sweden Research training program at University of Rwanda, including masters training and PhD training, 2013-2018

Deputy head of department Animal Nutrition and Management, (20% of my time) 2014-2022

Course leader and lecturer for some courses, for example Tropical Livestock Production, Global Livestock Production, Introduction to Animal Science and Animal Nutrition- health, behavior and welfare

My own education in teaching includes a 4 wk full time basic pedagogoic course at SLU and the SLU course in supervision of research students.

On-going projects:

Master of Science in agriculture (animal sciences), SLU, 2001

PhD in animal science SLU, 2005

Senior lecturer SLU, 2009

Associate Professor (docent) SLU, 2013

Supervising MSc-thesis work and MFS-students with focus on animal production in SE Asia and East Africa.

Mukasafari, AM., ·Mpatswenumugabo, JP.,  Ndahetuye, JB.,  Wredle, E., Båge, R. 2025. Management factors affecting milk yield, composition, and quality on smallholder dairy farms. Tropical Animal Health and Production (2025) 57:41

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-025-04294-x

Bostedt, G., Knutsson, P., Muricho, D., Mureithi, S., Wredle, E. and Nyberg, G. 2023. Adaptive pastoralists – Insights into local and regional patterns in livelihood adaptation choices among pastoralists in Kenya. Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice, 13:26. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13570-023-00290-8

Knutsson, P., Mureithi, S., Wredle, E. and Nyberg, G. 2021. Perspectives on enclosures in pastoralist drylands: From contradictory evidence to the formulation of innovative land management strategies. World Development Perspectives. 23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wdp.2021.100351

 Ruvuga, P.R., Wredle, E., Nyberg, G., Hussein, A.H., Masao, C.A., Selemani, I.S., Sangeda, A.Z., and Kronqvist, C.  2021. Evaluation of rangeland condition in miombo woodlands in eastern Tanzania in relation to season and distance from settlements. Journal of Environmental Management 290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112635 

Hang, B.P.T., Wredle, E., Dicksved. 2020. Analysis of the developing gut microbiota in young dairy calves—impact of colostrum microbiota and gut disturbances. Tropical animal health and production 53, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-020-02535-9

Ruvuga, P., Wredle, E., Mwakaje, A., Selemani, I.S., Sangeda, A., Nyberg, G., Kronqvist, C. 2020. Indigenous Rangeland and Livestock Management Among Pastoralists and Agro-pastoralists in Miombo Woodlands, Eastern Tanzania. Rangeland Ecology & Management 73, 313-320

Hang, B.P.T., Wredle, E., Börjesson, S., Svennersten Sjaunja, K., Dicksved, J.& Duse, A. 2019. High level of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli in young dairy calves in southern Vietnam. Tropical Animal Health and Production https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-019-01820-6

Katuromunda, K., Mpairwe, D., Sabiiti, E. and Wredle, E. 2017. Effect of Supplementary Feeding on the Performance of Ankole x Friesian Crossbred Calves Grazed on Natural Pastures. Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research, 10(4): 1-12.