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Agricultural Practices in Sweden

Animal and Environmental Animal and Environmental Welfare; The Swedish Perspective Welfare; The Swedish Perspective

Sweden

Sweden

• Area:

Area: 450,000 sq km (175,500 sq mi) 450,000 sq km (175,500 sq mi)

• Population:

Population: 8,850,000 8,850,000

• Capital city:

Capital city: Stockholm (pop 736,000) Stockholm (pop 736,000)

• People:

People: 90% Swedes, 3% Finns, 0.15% 90% Swedes, 3% Finns, 0.15% Sami Sami (indigenous Lapp inhabitants) (indigenous Lapp inhabitants)

• Language:

Language: Swedish, but English is widely Swedish, but English is widely

• spoken. Five
• spoken. Five Samish

Samish dialects are still dialects are still spoken. spoken.

Sweden

• Currency

Currency: : Krona Krona (Crown) (Crown)

• Religion

Religion: Lutheran : Lutheran

• Government

Government: Constitutional hereditary : Constitutional hereditary monarchy monarchy

• Prime Minister

Prime Minister: : Göran Göran Persson Persson

Sweden

• GDP: US$250 billion

GDP: US$250 billion

• GDP per head: US$28,283

GDP per head: US$28,283

• Annual growth: 1%

Annual growth: 1%

• Inflation: 2%

Inflation: 2%

Sweden

Major industries: Major industries:

• forestry, mining, agriculture

forestry, mining, agriculture

• engineering and high tech

engineering and high tech manufacturing manufacturing

• telecommunications, IKEA

telecommunications, IKEA

Socioeconomic Influence

• Legislation

Legislation

• European Union

European Union

• Animal Welfare

Animal Welfare

• Secretary of Agriculture

Secretary of Agriculture

• King of Sweden

King of Sweden

Food/Companion Animal Issues

• Ban on

Ban on subtherapeutic subtherapeutic antibiotics antibiotics

• BSE, FMD,

BSE, FMD, pseudorabies pseudorabies free free

• National cattle data base

National cattle data base

• National animal data base

National animal data base

• Prohibited elective surgeries

Prohibited elective surgeries

• Insurance

Insurance

Environmental Issues

• Chernobyl

Chernobyl

• Reindeer ownership and harvests

Reindeer ownership and harvests

• Biosecurity

Biosecurity for necropsy/disposal for necropsy/disposal

Veterinary Education

• 12 years previous education

12 years previous education

• Certification in a natural science

Certification in a natural science

• 5 ½ year program for DVM; 15:1

5 ½ year program for DVM; 15:1

• 70 students; 80% female

70 students; 80% female

• Free education

Free education

• Debt $25,000

Debt $25,000 -

• $30,000

$30,000

Animal Welfare

• Specific space requirements

Specific space requirements

• Barns and facilities must be inspected

Barns and facilities must be inspected

• New and previous buildings

New and previous buildings

• No advertising of pharmaceuticals

No advertising of pharmaceuticals

• Moral versus scientific

Moral versus scientific

• Ethologist

Ethologist

Accommodations

• Youth hostel

Youth hostel

• Breakfast included

Breakfast included

• $40

$40-

• 50

50

• Bus/minivans

Bus/minivans

• Near center

Near center

Conditions

• No food animal contact 4 days prior to

No food animal contact 4 days prior to departure departure

• Applications on CVM WEB site

Applications on CVM WEB site

• Cost $1500

Cost $1500

Travel Itinerary

• August 10 depart

August 10 depart

• August 11 arrive

August 11 arrive

• August 12

August 12-

• 13 campus

13 campus

• August 14

August 14-

• 15 farm tours

15 farm tours

• August 16 to Stockholm

August 16 to Stockholm

• August 17 Stockholm

August 17 Stockholm

• August 18 depart

August 18 depart

Tours

• Dairy, swine,

Dairy, swine, beef farms beef farms

• Poultry housing

Poultry housing

• Aquaculture

Aquaculture

• Veterinary Institute

Veterinary Institute

• Veterinary College

Veterinary College

Uppsala

Stockholm

• Gamla

Gamla Stan Stan

• Parliament

Parliament

• The

The Vasa Vasa

• Townhall

Townhall

• Royal Palace

Royal Palace

• Historiska

Historiska museet museet