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profile_subnav_projects - dr.ir. EAM (Eddy) Bokkers
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Evaluating strategies to reduce labour shortages associated with calf rearing
PhD project by Alison Sinnott. Calving is one of the most labour intensive processes in a grass-based dairy system, because of its seasonality.... -
Implications of cow-calf contact for dairy cow and calf welfare
PhD project by Margret Wenker. There are societal concerns about the early separation of dairy cow and calf. This project aims to investigate rearing... -
Economic and environmental impacts of sub-optimal mobility in Irish grassbased dairy farming
PhD project by Aisling O'Connor. There is an overestimated perception that lameness in a grass-based system is less of a problem compared with... -
Biomarkers of happiness and stress in dairy cattle
PhD project by Louise Kremer. Animal welfare depends on their emotional experiences. Current methods to assess emotions in cows are still lacking...