My primary research interest is the management of dairy cows in automatic milking systems, including milking technique/management, cow traffic and lighting. My current projects focus on management of cow and calf together in dairy production and the use of LED lighting for dairy cows. I received my MSc and PhD degrees at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
- Dairy Cows
- Automatic Milking Systems
- Feeding
- Cow-calf-contact
- Animal physiology
List of publications from my research. (Cristin)
Lindkvist S, Ferneborg S, Ståhlberg K, Bånkestad D, Ekesten B, Agenäs S & Ternman E. 2023. Impact of light intensity, spectrum and uniformity on the ability of dairy cows to navigate through an obstacle course. Journal of Dairy Science 106(11): 7698-7710
Churakov M, Eriksson HK, Agenäs S & Ferneborg S. 2023 Proposed methods for estimating milk yield loss in a cow-calf contact system with automatic milking. Journal of Dairy Science 106(12):8835-8846
Lindkvist S., Ternman E., Ferneborg S., Bånkestad, D. Lindqvist, J. Ekesten B. & Agenäs S. 2021. Effects of achromatic and chromatic lights on pupillary response, endocrinology, activity, and milk production in dairy cows. PLoS ONE 16(7): e0253776.
Johnsen, J.F, Johanssen, J.R.E., Aaby, A.V., Kischel, S.G., Ruud, L.E., Soki-Makilutila, A., Kristiansen, T.B., Wibe, A.G, Bøe, K.E., Ferneborg, S. 2021. Investigating cow-calf contact in a cow-driven system: Behaviour of the dairy cow and calf. Journal of Dairy Research 88(1):52-55.
Johnsen, J.F., Kischel, S.G., Rognskog, M.S., Vagle, I., Johanssen, J.R.E., Ruud, L.E, Ferneborg, S. 2021. Investigating cow-calf contact in a cow-driven system: Performance of cow and calf. Journal of Dairy Research 88(1):56-59.
Ferneborg, S., Napolitano, F., Vaarst, M., Mejdell, CM., Waiblinger, S. & de Oliveira, D. 2020. Methodology for studying human attitudes and behaviour to cow-calf contact systems. Journal of Dairy Research 87(S1):122-127.HFX201: Physiology
Supervision of students on BSc, MSc and PhD level
Grants received
TransformDairyNet - Working together to upscale Cow-Calf-Contact dairy production and beyond
EU Horizon
2024 to 2027Dark nights for dairy cows
Swedish Research Council for Environment Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (Stockholm)
2024 to 2026HalvFullt - Utvikling av et praktisk verktøy for å evaluere jurtømming hos norske melkekyr (pilot study)
FFL/JA (Matfondavtalet)
2024 to 2025LysMelk - Betydningen av lysprogrammer for produksjonen hos norske melkekyr (pilot study)
FFL/JA (Matfondavtalet)
2023 to 2024Calfcomfort - nurturing positive welfare in calves
The Research Council of Norway (Matfondavtalet)
2021 to 2024Time to manage on your own - timing of separation in a cow-calf contact system
Swedish Research Council for Environment Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (Stockholm)
2020 to 2022Sustainable systems with cow-calf-contact for higher welfare in dairy production
The Research Council of Norway (Matfondavtalet)
2020 to 2023Sustainable dairy production with cow and calf together
Swedish Research Council for Environment Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (Stockholm)
2019 to 2021On the same wavelength - the effects of LED light on activity and production in dairy cows
Stiftelsen Lantbruksforskning (Stockholm)
2018 to 2019Serotonin - in the shadow of melatonin
Olof Claessons fond (Uppsala)
2014 to 2015Does milk fat have a limiting effect on milk fat synthesis - and how can it be used in practice?
Stiftelsen Lantbruksforskning (Stockholm)
2013 to 2016