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Projects - prof.dr.ir. IJM (Imke) de Boer
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Keys to sustainable grazing
Keys to sustainable grazing - WUR Project Keys to sustainable grazing The aim of this research is to develop novel grazing systems that are... -
Sustainable intensification of smallholder dairy farms in Indonesia: the contribution of manure management strategies
PhD project by Windi al Zahra. Smallholder dairy farms, being the backbone of the Indonesian milk industry, contribute to environmental problems... -
Improving feeding practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from smallholder dairy farms in Indonesia
PhD project by Titis Apdini. The Ministry of Agriculture, Republic of Indonesia developed a policy to increase herd size from 2 to 5 cows per farm.... -
Improving milk quality of dairy systems in Kenya
PhD project by Simon Ndungu Nyokabi. Knowledge of milk quality and constraints to improvement is limited among smallholder farmers in Kenya, which... -
Battle for biomass: tackling the food-feed-fuel dilemma
PhD project by Abigail Muscat. The increased demand for biomass will mean that land and other natural resources for food and energy production will... -
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... -
The role of animal-source food in a sustainable European diet
PhD project by Ollie van Hal. This study aims to analyse the contribution of animal-source products to a healthy European diet, when minimising the... -
MAGIC - Moving towards Adaptive Governance in Complexity: informing nexus security
The goal of the MAGIC project is to help EU policy makers and other stakeholders to assess the feasibility, viability, and desirability of multiple...