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News about projects financed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature (Dutch acronym LVVN) can be found here. News comes from various institutes within Wageningen University & Research.
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Bluetongue in ruminants, updates 2024
- This year's first case of bluetongue in the Netherlands was confirmed on 14 June 2024. Since the confirmation of bluetongue serotype 3 in Ommeren,... -
The air is full of DNA!
- Animals lose dander, mucus and hair that end up in the air. Would it be possible to collect and analyse those traces to map local biodiversity? This... -
Monitoring of aquatic genetic resources: 1650 aquatic samples collected for genetic analysis
- In 2024, samples and datasets of flat oyster and Pacific oyster, mussel, turbot, zander and eel will be analysed. Work is currently being done on the... -
Wanted: seeds of Dikke Leidsche Winter and other 'lost' heritage varieties
- A century ago, there were many more varieties in Dutch agricultural and horticultural sectors than there are today. The Centre for Genetic Resources,... -
Bird flu vaccines protect chickens in first phase field study
- The two bird flu vaccines currently being tested in a field study have been found to protect laying hens from the disease eight weeks after... -
In ovo model predicts virulence of bird flu virus
- The virulence of HPAI viruses differs significantly. Viruses causing only mild symptoms could remain undetected, and as a result the risk of virus... -
BTV-3 vaccine tested in WBVR infection model
- On Friday 26 April, The Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality announced the availability of a bluetongue vaccine for the Dutch... -
Project Wise with Worms: 'First egg has been laid'
- As spring has come to a start, it is expected that Dutch cattle will soon be able to go outside again. However, grazing also brings eggs of... -
Endangered European dark bee: in search of the pure colonies
- The Netherlands has only one species of native honeybee: the European dark bee which is found on Texel, among other places. This bee species is... -
New stands in the List of Varieties of Trees
- The Centre for Genetic Resources Netherlands (CGN) is continuously looking for new seed sources for inclusion in the List of Varieties of Trees. In...