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Research

The FSVO conducts a small programme of applied research and supports projects at other institutions. This enables the office to acquire the scientific basis that it requires to fulfil its mandate.

Research as a basis for action

The FSVO bases its decisions, laws and ordinances on scientific evidence. This requires research to be carried out in all the areas in which the office is active: animal health, animal welfare, food safety, nutrition and species conservation in international trade. The aim of applied research is to be able to immediately implement the findings of projects and to better join up implementation and science. Today's research is the basis of tomorrow's actions.

Read more about various past projects in the multi-year research reports (under publications below) and at the following links:

Research locations

The FSVO conducts research at the following research facilities:

The laboratories operated by METAS (Federal Institute of Metrology) conduct research in the area of food safety on the Liebefeld campus.

The Centre for Proper Housing of Ruminants and Pigs is located in Posieux (see also Animal Health and Welfare Division).

The Institute of Virology and Immunology IVI is likewise affiliated with the FSVO. The IVI studies animal diseases.

There is also close cooperation with the Centre for Proper Housing of Poultry and Rabbits (ZTHZ) in Zollikofen near Bern and the Veterinary Public Health Institute. Both are affiliated with the University of Bern.

It also awards research mandates and projects to research groups at other institutions (primarily higher education institutions).

Open data

The FSVO supports the international FAIR principles (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable). Researchers are advised to make the data from their projects available as open data on an appropriate platform in line with the FAIR principles. This is subject to the provisions of the contracting authority with regard to data protection.

Information about the research projects can be accessed in ARAMIS, the federal research database.