Eten en drinken is niet voor iedereen vanzelfsprekend, maar wel van levensbelang. In Nederland heeft één op de vijf kinderen tussen de tien maanden en twee jaar een eet- of drinkprobleem. Er zijn drie belangrijke risicogroepen die een verhoogde kans hebben op eet-/drinkproblemen, namelijk: 1) prematuren, …

Inleiding Bij normaal ontwikkelende kinderen treden in een kwart van de gevallen tijdelijke eet- en drinkproblemen op. Kinderen met een medische voorgeschiedenis, prematuren en kinderen met gedrags- of ontwikkelingsproblemen hebben een verhoogde kans op eet- en drinkproblemen. Vroege herkenning en tijdig …

Plasma gasification has been studied as a new technology which may combine bio-waste treatment and energy generation. Currently, a setup for carrying out gasification experiments has been built up in order to obtain more experimental data for further research. According to previous experimental results, …

In comparison to feral horses which spend 12-16 hours with feed intake behaviour and travel up to 28 km a day, nowadays management of the horse by humans has shortened its feeding time and introduced unfamiliar feed types, especially cereals containing a large amount of starch, protein concentrates and …

There is no clear overview of the current dietary practices and problems with regard to elephants within Dutch and Belgian zoos, so to be able to assess whether zoos comply with current requirements. The goal of this study was to gain insight in the present feeding practices of the African (Loxodonta …

The objective is to describe the German horse feed market and its developments and to investigate what the change in legislation means to production, packaging and marketing processes for feed manufacturers and therefore what manufacturer’s problems with the new legislation are. Furthermore it has to …

Zimbabwe has for a long time been one of Africa's biggest exporters of food. Nowadays, the country has got problems with feeding its own population. The inflation is extremely high and same counts for the unemployment rate. It is clear, that the "Granary of Africa" has dropped to one of Africa's poorest …