Livestock research facility
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In short- Improving animal health and welfare
- Quality of feed, product improvement and GMP/HACCP
- Measuring emissions such as CO₂, 13CO₂, NH₃ and CH₄
Do you have a research question about your product or service for livestock farming, for example cattle, pigs or poultry? Our scientists can help you find answers. In the Carus building at Wageningen campus, we conduct research into the welfare and behaviour of farm animals, animal nutrition, digestion, emissions and climate.
What can you do at our livestock research facility?
We offer our livestock units for research questions concerning feed, animal welfare and climate change, in both practical and advanced conditions. In this way, we aim to contribute to healthy animals with high disease resistance, but also to understanding and controlling the effects of climate change on animal species such as dairy cattle, sows, fattening pigs and poultry.
This facility houses:
- Climate and respiration chambers
- Feed processing centre
- Poultry unit
- Pig unit
- Dairy farming unit
Who is this facility for?
Our livestock farming research facility focuses on SMEs and international companies, consortia and scientists working to improve products and services in the animal husbandry sector.
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Why choose this facility?
We offer:
- Part of a renowned university
- World leader in our field for many years
- Finding answers to fundamental scientific questions
- And solutions that can be applied in practice
Questions about this facilty?
Do you have a question about the livestock research facility at the Carus building? Our expert is happy to help.
prof.dr.ir. WH (Wouter) Hendriks
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