The study was carried out to investigate the capacity of farmers, knowledge, and skills on ethnoveterinary practices. The main research question being addressed is, what is the capacity of the rural livestock farmers in maintaining the health and welfare of their livestock using ethnoveterinary medicine …

The sustainable provision of enough nutritious food for a growing world population is pushing the food system towards finding new approaches to agriculture (Ockenden, et al., 2017). While the demand of animal products is rising (Armanda, Guinée, & Tukker, 2019), the negative effect on the climate, soil, …

The number of people that live on the earth continues to grow. However, the amount of food that traditional farming can provide is limited. On top of that livestock farming is not a sustainable food source and the environment suffers a great deal. Therefore, it is essential to look for alternative sources …

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 …

In a long-term project, together with Courage, we are investigating whether it is possible to determine volatile fatty acids, methane or acetone in the air blown from dairy cows. These substances are associated with health and digestion of the cow. We are working on a sensor together with tech partners …

Welzijn en gezondheid bij vleeskuikens: KIEM ‘slimme sensoren voor welzijn vleeskuikens’. Doel van dit project is het monitoren van gezondheid en welzijn met behulp van slimme sensoren in de vleeskuikenstal. Met behulp van sensoren van Intemo meten we onder meer klimaatfactoren en geluid in de directe …

In samenwerking met NoldusIT, Connecting Agri&Food en Fontys Venlo doen we onderzoek naar varkensgeluid in de stal en gedrag en gezondheid van varkens. Met verschillende microfoons wordt geluid van de varkens opgenomen en gerelateerd aan gedragingen van de dieren. Doel is om vanuit geluidspatronen of …

Tijdens de HAS Food Experience 2021 voert Marjo Baeten gesprekken over verantwoord produceren; de ontwikkeling en productie van duurzaam voedsel, bij voorbeeld op het gebied van verpakkingen, biodiversiteit, voedselverspilling.

The Netherlands has always played a pioneering role in livestock and arable farming innovations. There is currently a lot of interest in our country for 'climate-smart' solutions, with closed-loop agriculture being an excellent example.

Agriculture is the largest employer of labour force in Nigeria employing about 70 percent of the country’s workforce and contributed 21.42% to the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018. Poultry is one important component of livestock serving as a source of dietary protein. In addition, the poultry industry …