News of Wageningen University & Research
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06 June 2018
Easily accessible and ample cubicle reduces claw disorders
- Claw disorders are a major welfare problem for dairy cattle. Cows which can lie down easily will probably be less standing. Prolonged standing bouts,... -
16 May 2018
Monitoring growth, pests and diseases
- The greenhouse nowadays is a specialized high tech production system for a wide variety of crops. Due to its large scale, it is impossible for a... -
23 April 2018
Urban tiny forests are good for biodiversity
- Tiny forests are small city forests, as big as a tennis court, in which a large number of tree species are planted to get the most biodiversity... -
15 March 2018
New methods to predict methane emissions of dairy cattle
- Methane emissions of dairy cattle can be predicted using both milk fatty acids and milk infrared spectra. This has been demonstrated by researchers at... -
22 February 2018
Better conservation of genetic diversity in livestock breeds using genomic information
- On Friday February 23rd 2018, Sonia Eynard will defend her PhD thesis, entitled “Using genomic information to conserve genetic diversity in... -
22 February 2018
Better conservation of genetic diversity in livestock breeds using genomic information
- On Friday February 23rd 2018, Sonia Eynard will defend her PhD thesis, entitled “Using genomic information to conserve genetic diversity in... -
29 January 2018
Overview of the Dutch aquaculture and aquatic genetic resources
- The most important shellfish species in the aquaculture sector in the Netherlands are mussel and oyster. European eel and two species of catfish are... -
26 January 2018
New brochure about the role of CGN
- The renewed brochure describes the different roles of the Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands (CGN), for crops, farm animals and trees. The... -
05 September 2017
Finally political attention for heat stress
- Heat stress is a prominent topic which, according to the Cabinet, deserves serious attention in the decades to come. The State Opening of the Dutch... -
20 June 2016
Countries worldwide connected by the origin of their food crops
- All countries in the world are heavily dependent for their food supply on ‘foreign’ plants that originated from far beyond their borders....