Dit boekje is uitgegeven in het kader van de inaugurele rede van Richard Griffioen, lector Animal Assisted Interventions (AAI). De inhoud van het lectoraat is zeer divers en richt zich op de impact van AAI (in de zorg) op het welzijn van mens en dier en het beïnvloeden van de mindset in de maatschappij. …

Social dominance in cattle is important when resources are scarce and competitive situations occur such as in a queue in front of an automated milking system (AMS). We aimed to 1) create and validate an algorithm to automatically register waiting time in front of an AMS (WT_AMS) for individual cows and …

This chapter will focus on the deep evolutionary history of the cognitive capacities underlying linguistic iconicity. The complex capacity for linguistic iconicity has roots in a more general cross-modal ability present throughout the animal kingdom, cross-modal transfer. Cross-modal transfer is the …

The risk for development of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) can be predicted by somatic or mental symptoms and dietary alterations aimed at improvement of those symptoms could potentially delay development of NCDs. The goal of this study was to identify whether self-initiated dietary changes could reduce …

Several studies have suggested that precision livestock farming (PLF) is a useful tool foranimal welfare management and assessment. Location, posture and movement of an individual are key elements in identifying the animal and recording its behaviour. Currently, multiple technologies are available for …

The current intensification of the agricultural production system continues to cause public concern about its sustainability owing to the increasingly negative effects of its operations on the environment, the economy, and society's well-being. The key public concerns about impacts include the escalating …

High consumption of animal-source foods, specifically meat, adversely affects human health and the environment. Dietary habits are shaped at younger ages and a reduction in meat consumption may be facilitated by the life course transitions in early adulthood, but studies are limited. This study among …

In dit onderzoek is voor de Actigraph wGT3X-BT versnellingsmeter vastgesteld welke locatie op een paard geschikt is voor het bepalen in welke gang een paard zich bevindt. Voor dit onderzoek zijn 23 paarden gebruikt. Bij elk paardzijn 4 sensoren op verschillende locaties (hoofd, schoft, voorbeen en staartwortel) …

In dit onderzoek is voor de Actigraph wGT3X-BT versnellingsmeter vastgesteld welke locatie op een paard geschikt is voor het bepalen in welke gang een paard zich bevindt. Voor dit onderzoek zijn 23 paarden gebruikt. Bij elk paardzijn 4 sensoren op verschillende locaties (hoofd, schoft, voorbeen en staartwortel) …

Campus Greensteel is the answer to the rehaul of the Tata Steel operations in IJmuiden. The change to hydrogen power restores the site as a natural dune area by the combination of architectural and biological strategies. After clearance of the coal and cokes depots and fossil powerplants, a network of …