Animal Production Systems Group
Research of the Animal Production Systems Group focuses on unravelling the complexity of concerns in livestock systems and exploring trade-offs and synergies of innovations regarding environmental impact, animal welfare, and economic viability, to design a more sustainable future.
Chair holder
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 environmental impact.
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Imke de Boer receives EAAP Leroy Fellowship award - At the 2018 Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP) in Dubrovnik (Croatia), Imke de Boer received the Leroy Fellowship... -
Hannah van Zanten receives Veni-grant - Hannah received the NWO Talent Scheme grant to further develop her research on the role of animals in a circular food system. -
Agent-based modelling in animal research – interview with Iris Boumans and Eddie Bokkers - What is Agent-Based Modelling and how is it useful in the study of farm animal behaviour? Congratulations Iris Boumans and Eddie Bokkers to the... -
Akke Kok obtained her PhD degree with distinction - On June 21, Akke Kok obtained her PhD degree with distinction (cum laude), based on her thesis ‘More milking days with lower yields....
Activity
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Resemeet 18 October - Thursday 18 October we organise a Resemeet in which Céline, María, Dan and Joanne will present their thesis proposals -
Resemeet 25 October - Thursday 25 October we organise a Resemeet in which Anne, Lara, Elke, and Tim will present their thesis proposals -
International Advanced Course “Environmental Impact Assessment of Livestock Systems” - After two successful editions, we are ready for a new group of enthusiastic and motivated students. This third edition of the course...
Latest publications
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Relationship between metabolic status and behavior in dairy cows in week 4 of lactation
Animal (2018). - ISSN 1751-7311
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Defining a land boundary for sustainable livestock consumption
Global Change Biology 24 (2018)9. - ISSN 1354-1013 - p. 4185 - 4194.
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Decoupling Livestock from Land Use through Industrial Feed Production Pathways
Environmental Science and Technology 52 (2018)13. - ISSN 0013-936X - p. 7351 - 7359.
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LiGAPS-Beef, a mechanistic model to explore potential and feed-limited beef production 2 : sensitivity analysis and evaluation of sub-models
Animal (2018). - ISSN 1751-7311 - p. 1 - 12.
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LiGAPS-Beef, a mechanistic model to explore potential and feed-limited beef production 1 : model description and illustration
Animal (2018). - ISSN 1751-7311 - p. 1 - 11.