
News of the Animal Production Systems Group
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Individual pigs are inconsistent in their response to welfare issues
January 24, 2025 - This study by Jacinta Bus, conducted as part of the ClearFarm project, paves the way for better understanding how pigs behave in both good and poor... -
Positive Animal Welfare team
January 22, 2025 - The Positive Animal Welfare (PAW) team of Wageningen University & Research integrates all research in the field of positive animal welfare,... -
Save the date: Course Fundamentals of Animal Emotion in March 2025
December 20, 2024 - From Tuesday March 11 to 13, the course Fundamentals of Animal Emotion will be organised in Wageningen for the fourth time. Registration will be open... -
Rianne van Zandbrink: The farmers in PAVEx are inspired by target-driven management
December 10, 2024 - Rianne van Zandbrink, who contributes to the PAVEx project, thinks the project works because it focuses on the participating farmers’ learning... -
Positive Animal Welfare Team use Research Award for fruitful retreat
July 19, 2024 - The Positive Animal Welfare (PAW) Team has used the WUR Research Team effort of the Year prize for a fruitful 2-day retreat and made plans for... -
Cum laude PhD degree awarded to Jacinta Bus
July 15, 2024 - On the 3rd of July, Dr Jacinta Bus from the Animal Production Systems group achieved an extraordinary milestone by successfully defending her PhD... -
Polder rice in the Netherlands: will it succeed this year?
May 16, 2024 - Will it succeed this year to grow ‘polder rice’ in the Netherlands for the first time? Researchers at Wageningen University & Research... -
Positive Animal Welfare Team nominated for Research Award
February 21, 2024 - The Positive Animal Welfare (PAW) Team has been nominated for the Research Award, category Team effort of the Year. The team members will pitch their... -
Can grazing cows tackle climate change?
January 19, 2024 - Corina van Middelaar discusses in a Dutch podcast of studio Plantaardig the recently published article 'Risk to rely on soil carbon sequestration to... -
Hardly any difference between animal and human welfare
December 19, 2023 - There is little difference between animal and human welfare, especially when it comes to mammals, who have much in common with humans. That is one of...