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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Research engineer (PhD level) position opportunity to support (non-) linear data modeling and visualization - We are looking for a Research engineer within the project ‘Towards a circular food system’. The candidate should have experience in linear... -
Imke de Boer explains how Kipster fits in a circular food system - Using only waste food as animal feed, is what they do at Kipster. This item (in Dutch) of RTL Z shows how, and Imke de Boer explains the science...
Activity
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Resemeet 26 September - Thursday 26 September we organise a Resemeet in which Suzanne and Stefan will present their thesis results, and Lorenzo will present his thesis... -
Imke de Boer in Betweter Festival - Is het mogelijk om vlees te eten én tegelijkertijd het milieu te verbeteren? Dierwetenschapper Imke de Boer legt tijdens het Betweter Festival...
Latest publications
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Accounting for feed-food competition in environmental impact assessment: Towards a resource efficient food-system
Journal of Cleaner Production 240 (2019). - ISSN 0959-6526
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Exploring social preferences for ecosystem services of multifunctional agriculture across policy scenarios
Ecosystem Services 39 (2019). - ISSN 2212-0416
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Grazing management for more resilient mixed livestock farming systems on native grasslands of southern South America
Grass and Forage Science (2019). - ISSN 0142-5242
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Increased diet viscosity by oat β-glucans decreases the passage rate of liquids in the stomach and affects digesta physicochemical properties in growing pigs
Animal (2019). - ISSN 1751-7311
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Development of a welfare assessment protocol for dairy calves from birth through to weaning
Animal Welfare 28 (2019)3. - ISSN 0962-7286 - p. 331 - 344.