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dr.ing. T (Teun) Veldkamp

dr.ing. T (Teun) Veldkamp

Senior Researcher Animal Nutrition / Insects as feed

Biography

Biography

Teun Veldkamp is senior researcher animal nutrition / insects as feed, food and non-food in the Animal Nutrition department of Wageningen Livestock Research. Dr. Veldkamp joined Wageningen UR Livestock Research in 1989. In 2002 he received his Ph.D. on the thesis “Heat stress and diet utilization in male turkeys – The role of dietary energy and amino acids”. Now he is working on poultry nutrition research in broilers, laying hens, broiler breeders and turkeys. Main research topics in poultry nutrition are feed evaluation, amino acid requirements, feed additives: efficacy and tolerance trials for registration purposes and since 2012 Dr. Veldkamp is involved in many projects related to insects as feed, food and non-food. Dr. Veldkamp is coordinator of the H2020 project SUSINCHAIN (Sustainable Insect Chain). This project with a consortium of 35 partners started on 1 October 2019 and will last until 30 September 2023. Since 2016 Dr. Veldkamp is president of the Study Commission Insects of the European Federation of Animal Science and he is member of the editorial board of the Journal of Insects as Food and Feed.

Ancillary activities - dr.ing. T (Teun) Veldkamp

Ancillary activities
  • Wageningen Academic Publishers (2-9-2019/31-12-2099)
    Member of the Editorial Board Journal of Insects as Food and Feed
  • Academic Society for Insects as Food and Feed (5-6-2024/5-6-2028)
    Onbezoldigd President of the Society
About

Personal information

Address

De Elst 1, 6708WD, WAGENINGEN

Postal address

Postbus/POBox 338, 6700AH, WAGENINGEN

Building

Zodiac B + C, 122, Flex

Telephone

+31317480769

Secretary

+31317483953

Expertise

Animal health and welfare, Broilers, Feed evaluation, Feed supplements, Energy metabolism, Amino acids, Animal health, Animal welfare, Poultry, Protein, Turkeys, Innovations, Insects, Insects as food, Insects as feed, Residue valorisation, Biobased economy, Animal husbandry, Animal nutrition and feeding

Subdivision

Animal Nutrition

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