The first Stakeholder Network Meeting of the EU Horizon 2020-funded ONTOX project was held on 13-14 March 2023, in Brussels, Belgium. The discussion centred around identifying specific challenges, barriers and drivers in relation to the implementation of non-animal new approach methodologies (NAMs) and …

While the original definition of replacement focuses on the replacement of the use of animals in science, a more contemporary definition focuses on accelerating the development and use of predictive and robust models, based on the latest science and technologies, to address scientific questions without …

Dogs are considered humans’ best friend, but this relationship is not all puppies and sunshine. Zoonoses, biting incidents, hereditary problems, and other welfare issues can threaten the relationship, especially when humans are not aware of them. Public opinion on dogs in the densely populated Netherlands …

The search for existing non-animal alternative methods for use in experiments is currently challenging because of the lack of both comprehensive structured databases and balanced keyword-based search strategies to mine unstructured textual databases. In this paper we describe 3Ranker, which is a fast, …

Exercising broilers may reduce health problems as this benefits leg development and limits the time in which broilers’ skin is in contact with dirty litter. Scattering dried Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) in the whole pen could increase broiler activity. We studied the activity of broilers during dried …

Forecasting long-term consequences of global warming requires knowledge on thermal mortality and how heat stress interacts with other environmental stressors on different timescales. Here, we describe a flexible analytical framework to forecast mortality risks by combining laboratory measurements on …

Since the return of the grey wolf (Canis lupus) in the Netherlands in 2015, much research has been done on the ecology and distribution of the species. This has led to a dietary study using hair- and DNA-sampling of wolf scats, and preliminary analyses of DNA in wolf scats showed that DNA from non-prey, …

XblocPlus is a single layer armour unit developed by BAM Infra Consult. The XblocPlus is the successor of the Xbloc and one of the main changes is that it is placed in a uniform pattern. Most of its hydraulic stability comes from the interlocking that the XblocPlus does. XblocPlus consists entirely …

Echinoderm mass mortality events shape marine ecosystems by altering the dynamics among major benthic groups. The sea urchin Diadema antillarum, virtually extirpated in the Caribbean in the early 1980s by an unknown cause, recently experienced another mass mortality beginning in January 2022. We investigated …

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 …