Climate change calls for an energy transition utilizing all available renewable energy resources, such as bioenergy from biomass. However, the use of biomass is debated in society, and public acceptance is low or lacking. This survey-based research demonstrates for the first time that public acceptance …

The topic of this bachelor's thesis is an investigation of the manure solids produced during the separation of cow manure for suitability as bedding in horse stalls. The aim is to show the aspects of this material that influence the health of horses, but also with regard to the sustainability aspect …

Problems of energy security, diversification of energy sources, and improvement of technologies (including alternatives) for obtaining motor fuels have become a priority of science and practice today. Many scientists devote their scientific research to the problems of obtaining effective brands of alternative …

The main objectives of this review were to: (1) review different methods/techniques to assess gaseous N-losses from manure (2) review N-gaps, attributed to dinitrogen loss as the difference between directly measured N compounds summed as total N loss and indirectly measured N loss through a mass balance …

The biodiversity in the Netherlands is at an all-time low, in 2020 this was at a level of 15% especially while compared to Europe’s average of 40%. The biggest cause for this is intensive agriculture and lack of livable space for a wide variety of plants and animals. In the agricultural sector this is …

The quantification and identification of new plasmid-acquiring bacteria in representative mating conditions is critical to characterize the risk of horizontal gene transfer in the environment. This study aimed to quantify conjugation events resulting from manure application to soils and identify the …

The following research justification report shows to which extent adding HemCell prebiotics to the current product line is financially feasible. Before coming up with a calculation model, some more background research needed to be done. Four information gaps were identified on which this research is …

Application of animal manure to soils results in the introduction of manure-derived bacteria and their antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) into soils. ResCap is a novel targeted-metagenomic approach that allows the detection of minority components of the resistome gene pool without the cost-prohibitive …

A bioaugmentation approach was used to enhance the performance of anaerobic digestion (AD) using cow manure (CM) as the substrate in a continuous system. To obtain the desirable microbial culture for bioaugmentation, a biochemical methane potential test (BMP) was used to evaluate three commonly used …

The aim of this research was to find out in how far the Netherlands could learn from Sweden regarding the use of manure, in order to create awareness within the equine sector on sustainable solutions. The number of horses in Europe exceeds 5 million and keeps increasing, therefore contributes to greenhouse …