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.
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Do animals have a role in future food systems?
Animals can convert leftovers from arable land and grass resources into valuable food and other ecosystem services. By converting these biomass streams, animals recycle nutrients into the food system that otherwise would have been lost for food production, thereby contributing to a circular food system.
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Award for best PhD Course
- The WIAS (Wageningen Institute of Animal Sciences) Annual Conference is a conference organized by and for PhD candidates to present their work. The... -
Successful first run of Sensor Data in Animal Sciences course
- In period 2, the new course ‘Sensor Data in Animal Sciences’ had a successful first run. The course is about sensors used in animal... -
Simon Oosting appointed Professor Animal Production Systems
- The executive board of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) has appointed Prof. Dr. Simon Oosting as Professor and Chair of Animal Production... -
In memoriam Prof. Dr I Gede Suparta Budisatria
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COP26: WUR presents successful examples of sustainable livestock farming
- The global livestock sector has a significant impact on food security, climate and biodiversity. Pursuant to the COP26 climate summit, scientists from...
Food System Vision submission
Activity
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Resemeet 14 July
- Thursday 14 July we organise a Resemeet in which Su-Mari and Mingyue will present their thesis results and Denge will present his internship results -
Resemeet 18 August
- Thursday 18 August we organise a Resemeet. Details are not known yet -
Resemeet 25 August
- Thursday 25 August we organise a Resemeet. Details are not known yet
Latest publications
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Estimation of Optimum Utilization of Ruminant Feed Resources on Tropical Dry-Land during Dry and Rainy Seasons
Iranian Journal of Applied Animal Science 12 (2022)2. - ISSN 2251-628X - p. 211 - 221. -
The compatibility of circularity and national dietary recommendations for animal products in five European countries : a modelling analysis on nutritional feasibility, climate impact, and land use
The Lancet Planetary Health 6 (2022)6. - ISSN 2542-5196 - p. e475 - e483. -
The effect of hides and parity on behavior of periparturient dairy cows at pasture
Journal of Dairy Science 105 (2022)7. - ISSN 0022-0302 - p. 6196 - 6206. -
A comparison of indoor and outdoor calf housing systems using automated and manual feeding methods and their effect on calf health, behavior, growth, and labor
Journal of Animal Science 100 (2022)4. - ISSN 0021-8812 -
Species-Enriched Grass–Clover Mixtures Can Promote Bumblebee Abundance Compared with Intensively Managed Conventional Pastures
Agronomy 12 (2022)5. - ISSN 2073-4395