Next Level Animal Sciences: projects
Finding methods and technologies that will stimulate breakthroughs in the field of animal science. That's what the innovation programme Next Level Animal Sciences is all about. Below are research projects Wageningen animal scientists work together with partners.
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Individual Energy Monitor
The Individual Energy Monitor project includes energy metabolism measurements for animals. The knowledge derived from this project can be applied to... -
Modelling stem cell behaviour during planarian regeneration
Regrowing functional body parts after amputation remains a distant dream for humans, but it seems a mere trifle for many flatworm species. For... -
Automated radio telemetry methods to uncover the social lives of birds
In this project, researchers are working on developing analytical tools and data workflows to track small, free-living animals. -
GUT organoids and single-cell technology
Organoids, being a miniaturised and simplified version of an organ, enable studying the functioning of an organ in detail in vitro. Applying... -
Transmission of digital dermatitis in dairy cattle
This project aims to study the transmission of the infectious claw disease Digital Dermatitis (“Mortellaro’s disease”) in dairy... -
Opening the black box: Machine learning for Next-Level Animal Science
This project aims to uncover general principles of learning in neural networks that can be tested in biological systems by behavioural experiments as... -
Facial skin temperature and other measurements of emotions in pigs
In science and society, there are concerns about the welfare of farm animals, including pigs. To improve their welfare and enhance the sustainability... -
The functional role of nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase (NNT)
The integration between mitochondrial bioenergetics and redox homeostasis plays a central role in mammalian physiology. To enhance the understanding... -
Real-time on-board artificial-neural-network-based processing of sensory data
Wildlife studies are often marred with problems of accessibility and observability constraining data collection. However, with the advent of machine... -
Investigating the value of information-sharing in foragers
When should competitors work together? What are the benefits of information sharing in an uncertain environment? Choosing where to forage affects...