Lina Göransson

I defended my thesis Good enough? Animal welfare in organic poultry production in 2022. My primary research focus is on farm animal welfare, mainly in commercial poultry and dairy cow production. My interests include also animal ethics and sustainability aspects of animal production.

BroilerNet 2023-

New digital and genetic tools to reduce keel bone damage in laying hens 2021-

FAFSynt - efficiency and sustainability of future animal food production 2018-2022

FreeBirds - encouraging organic chickens and laying hens to be more outdoor 2018-2022

I am a veterinarian, and after graduation from SLU in 2016 I worked as a clinician with ambulatory veterinary services. Since 2019 I am enrolled as a resident at the European College of Animal Welfare and Behavioural Medicine (ECAWBM) sub-speciality Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law (AWSEL).

I am co-supervisor of PhD student Ludvig Karlsson in the project A sustainable Swedish broiler production - what is it and how do we get there? 

Sallam, M.; Göransson, L.; Larsen, A.; Alhamid, W.; Johnsson, M.; Wall, H.;, de Koning, D-J.; Gunnarsson, S. Comparisons among longitudinal radiographic measures of keel bones, tibiotarsal bones, and pelvic bones versus post-mortem measures of keel bone damage in Bovans Brown laying hens housed in an aviary system. Front. Vet. Sci. (2024), 11:1432665. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1432665 

Göransson, L.; Lundmark Hedman, F. The perks of being an organic chicken – animal welfare science on the key features of organic poultry production. Frontiers in Animal Science (2024), 5:14003845. https://doi.org/10.3389/fanim.2024.1400384 

Göransson, L.; Abeyesinghe, S.; Yngvesson, J.; Gunnarsson, S. How are they really doing? Animal welfare on organic laying hen farms in terms of health and behaviour. British Poultry Science (2023), 64(5), 552-564. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071668.2023.2241829 

Göransson, L.; Abeyesinghe, S.; Gunnarsson, S.; Yngvesson, J. Easier said than done! Organic farmers consider free-ranging important for laying hen welfare but outdoor areas need more shelter – important gaps between research and practice. British Poultry Science (2023), 64(5), 544-551. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071668.2023.2220650 

Bestman, M.; van Niekerk, T.; Göransson, L.; Ferrante, V.; Gunnarsson, S.; Grilli, G.; Arndt, S.; Rodenburg, B. Free-range use and intestinal parasites in organic/free-range laying hens. Journal of Applied Poultry Research (2023), 32, 2, 100321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japr.2022.100321

Göransson, L.; Gunnarsson, S.; Wallenbeck, A.; Yngvesson, J. Behaviour in Slower-Growing Broilers and Free-Range Access on Organic Farms in Sweden. Animals (2021), 11, 2967. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11102967

Göransson, L.; Yngvesson, J.; Gunnarsson, S. Bird Health, Housing and Management Routines on Swedish Organic Broiler Chicken Farms. Animals (2020), 10, 2098. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10112098

Gunnarsson, S.; Arvidsson Segerkvist, K.; Göransson, L.; Hansson, H.; Sonesson, U. Systematic Mapping of Research on Farm-Level Sustainability in Egg and Chicken Meat Production. Sustainability (2020), 12, 3033. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12073033

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