Centre for Animal Nutrition Projects
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Method development for testing livestock feed for animal proteins
As a result of the increasing focus on sustainability, the reintroduction of animal proteins as raw materials in feed is attracting a large amount of... -
Analytical methods to determine the safety and quality of agricultural product
In the context of food safety, international trade and the harmonization of legislation in Europe, harmonized analytical methods are important for the... -
Statistical Substantiation of a risk-based National Animal Feed Plan
Each EU member state is obliged to have an official risk-based monitoring programme for animal feed. This project maps out the risks related to... -
Roughage management in a circular dairy system: reducing nutrient losses
The dairy sector in The Netherlands is under pressure to increase its sustainability. After the progress made inthe past 30 years regarding nutrient... -
SUSINCHAIN: improving insect rearing for food and feed
The European research project SUSINCHAIN contributes to a new protein supply for feed and food in Europe by overcoming the remaining barriers to... -
Keys to sustainable grazing
The aim of this research is to develop novel grazing systems that are technically and socially feasible for highly productive dairy farms (i.e. farms... -
FEED-X - Removing the barriers to sustainable feed and affordable food by 2030
FEED-X is one of the pilot projects of Project X Global, a WWF-founded corporate systems accelerator that helps organisations make shifts in their... -
Biomarkers of happiness and stress in dairy cattle
PhD project by Louise Kremer. Animal welfare depends on their emotional experiences. Current methods to assess emotions in cows are still lacking... -
Shared grassland innovations: Inno4Grass
Inno4Grass is the acronym for „Shared Innovation Space for Sustainable Productivity of Grasslands in Europe” -
Dairy cow exercise for a longer lifespan
In dairy cattle, lameness is in the top 3 list of involuntary culling reasons. A well-functioning musculoskeletal system is essential for a cow to be...