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Expertise areas and innovation centres

Wageningen Livestock Research focuses on four areas of expertise and performs national as well as international activities. We offer extensive facilities for research and innovation. Our studies take place on a range of experimental farms for both fundamental and applied research, primarily involving farm animals.

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Dairy Campus

The Dutch dairy chain, fuelled by more than 18,000 dairy farmers, is currently facing a huge challenge: it must realise sustainable development, while simultaneously enhancing and expanding its position in an increasingly global market. If this challenge is to be met, it is essential that all parties in the milk and dairy chains join forces and cooperate.

Agro-innovation centre De Marke

Accurate nutrient management is a prerequisite for further development of dairy farming, particularly in the Netherlands. The amount of milk that can be produced will increasingly be defined by the extent to which farmers succeed to limit nutrient losses. At agro-innovation centre De Marke, innovative measures are designed and tested to minimize nutrient losses while exploring the technical limits of efficient nutrient management.

Research Facility 'Carus'

Wageningen University & Research conducts studies that benefit animals in the Carus animal research facility. Among other things, we study animal behaviour and the interaction between humans and their pets, dogs, for example. We investigate how we may improve the welfare of farm animals such as cows and pigs, and we search for the best animal feed, ranging from cat food to feed for chickens and fish.