Good reproduction is key for successful dairyfarming. Detection of estrus is the first step in getting acow pregnant. Visual detection of estrus is a challengingjob, to aid the farmer, estrus detection tools (EDT), suchas pedometers, neck mounted collars to measure activityand pressure sensing devices …

Waterborne diseases are posing a constant threat for people. In developing countries there is a lack of microbiologically safe drinking water and in the developed countries there are occasional waterborne disease outbreaks. These diseases are caused by bacteria or parasites which can be found in various …

Uit onderzoek is gebleken dat tien procent van de basisschoolleerlingen gepest wordt. Bij pesten zijn drie groepen betrokken, namelijk de pester(s), de gepeste en de omstanders. Pesten heeft negatieve gevolgen voor de drie groepen. De gevolgen kunnen na veertig jaar nog steeds spelen, denk hierbij aan …

Het is bekend dat paarden mensen kunnen genezen, maar andersom werkt het ook, mensen kunnen paarden laten genezen. Met dit idee is in Nederland het project ‘Your Horse in Balance’ ontstaan. De Adalia Hoeve in Scheerwolde heeft een concept ontwikkeld met als hoofddoel een win-winsituatie te kunnen bereiken, …

INTRODUCTION: Sufficient high quality dietary protein intake is required to prevent or treat sarcopenia in elderly people. Therefore, the intake of specific protein sources as well as their timing of intake are important to improve dietary protein intake in elderly people. OBJECTIVES: to assess the consumption …

This short paper describes a workshop on “Establishing criteria for an independent 3R-index: Access to 3Rs” and the corporate responsibility of industry for the use of animals in testing. 28 August 2014 Prague, at the World Congress on Alternatives Animal Use in the Life Sciences

Animal Assisted Education (AAE) heeft op internationaal niveau al verschillende successen geboekt. Zowel in Frankrijk, Duitsland, Oostenrijk, Amerika en België houden verschillende organisaties zich op professionele basis bezig met AAE op speciale scholen. In Nederland bestond echter het vermoeden dat …

This article describes the final meeting for the program SLiM (Sneller van innovatie naar mens). In cooperation with the Netherlands Knowledge Centre on Alternatives to animal use (NKCA) an overview was given of the results on accelerated acceptance of Replacement, Refinement and Reduction (3R) of animals …

Zoos in Europe developed in different ways. Whereas zoos in West-Europa flourished in the 19th century, zoos in Middle and East-Europe experienced harder times. Nowadays zoos demand more from their zookeepers. But, zookeepers from the Croatian zoo Zagreb Zoo do not have the educational background that …

This article examines two areas of tension within environmental ethics literature and relates them to the case study of the animal representation in the Dutch media. On the one hand, there is a tension between those who propagate clear division between anthropocentric and non-anthropocentric views; on …