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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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... -
"Systems view is essential for a transition to sustainable agriculture" according to Evelien de Olde
- The essence of a systems view was emphasized by Evelien de Olde and Aart van der Linden in an article where they look back on the successful project...
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Latest publications
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Cow- and herd-level risk factors for lameness in partly housed pasture-based dairy cows
Journal of Dairy Science (2021). - ISSN 0022-0302 -
How does nitrogen application rate affect plant functional traits and crop growth rate of perennial ryegrass-dominated permanent pastures?
Agronomy 11 (2021)12. - ISSN 2073-4395 -
Interrogating ‘effectiveness’ in climate change adaptation : 11 guiding principles for adaptation research and practice
Climate and Development (2021). - ISSN 1756-5529 -
The net contribution of livestock to the supply of human edible protein : The case of Ireland
The Journal of Agricultural Science 159 (2021)5-6. - ISSN 0021-8596 - p. 463 - 471. -
A Systematic Review of Automatic Health Monitoring in Calves : Glimpsing the Future From Current Practice
Frontiers in Veterinary Science 8 (2021). - ISSN 2297-1769