News of the Adaptation Physiology Group
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Customizing dry-period strategies of individual dairy cows
Shortening or omitting the dry period improves the energy balance and metabolic status of dairy cows in early lactation, but has the trade-offs of... -
Innovative barn ‘The Family Pig’ makes for a happy pig
A new pig in the group or boredom can cause pigs a lot of stress. They can even become aggressive and bite other pigs in the tail. A new type of... -
What affects nesting behaviour in broiler breeders? The role of motivation, physical ability and social opportunity
ACM (Anne) van den Oever
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Broilers’ natural behaviour and welfare stimulated by eating fly larvae
Broilers fed live fly larvae show more natural behaviour and develop healthier legs. This has been shown by research from Wageningen University... -
Dairy farmers realize equal daily production and fertility in deliberately extended lactations
When dairy farmers extended the calving interval of the high-productive heifers and cows in their herd until maximum 531 days, they achieved equal... -
Bas Rodenburg appointed professor
The executive board of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) has appointed Prof. Dr ir. Bas Rodenburg as professor. The chair recently came into... -
Pigs' natural needs central to new pig farm
Pigs walk on sand, they can go to a toilet, search and root for food that drops from above and live under preferred soft light. This sounds like... -
New techniques to process fresh meat will result in less waste of animal based food
In the near future major changes in the way we process fresh meat are ahead. Increased use of automation will lead to improvements in efficiency,... -
Embryo development of egg-type chickens is not only affected by the hen
Embryonic development in birds has been assumed to be totally dependent on egg composition, which is in turn determined by the female (hen). However,... -
Breeding for improved disease resistance in chickens
Chickens bred for higher levels of 'natural antibodies' have a better Escherichia coli disease resistance, researcher of Wageningen University &...