Cooperative population management is essential for the long-term viability of animal populations held in zoos and aquaria. In several regions, zoos are working together on population management by cooperative breeding programmes. Since most of these managed populations are not viable, it is suggested …

Animal Event is een organisatiebureau dat een verscheidenheid aan evenementen organiseert waarbij het dier centraal staat (m.n. paarden en huisdieren). Animal Event wil het welzijn van de dieren tijdens deze evenementen verbeteren. Met dit onderzoek is getracht objectieve richtlijnen op te stellen ter …

The mission of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) is to facilitate cooperation within the European zoo and aquarium community towards the goals of education, research and conservation. The reason why people visit zoos does not necessarily match these goals. These differences between …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common clinical tachyarrhythmia associated with significant morbidity and mortality and is expected to affect approximately 30 million North Americans and Europeans by 2050. AF is a persistent disease, caused by progressive, often age-related, derailment of proteostasis …

Charities on the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao operate in an environment that is considered to be a Statist Regime. They are generally small, less organized, and receive little support from the government, causing them to rely on other sources for funding. Their relatively small size means that …

The number of weaned piglets per sow per year is an important parameter for the productivity of sows in pig production. This number depends on several parameters of which in many cases the sow has a central role. To improve the sow’s reproduction it is important to keep the sow’s body condition optimal. …

Een vierjarig PhD project is opgezet, dat het welzijn van paardachtigen in Engeland en Wales onderzoekt. Dit project focust op een het maken van een profiel van de paardensector in het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Om dit profiel te ondersteunen is het onderzoek " Beweging van recreatiepaarden tussen eigenaren …

'Koe en boer on tour' is een rapportage van het onderzoek dat is gedaan in het kader van het realiseren van een bredere uitrol van het door Wageningen UR Livestock Research ontwikkelde innovatieprogramma Kracht van Koeien.

In order to receive a licence to produce, poultry farmers have to take into account societal demands, among others: animal welfare, healthy working conditions for the workers and landscape quality. A way to reach a combination of these goals is to create a design for the poultry house and outdoor run. …