Projects of Livestock Research
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Sustainable water use for potato production in El Oued, Algeria
- The region of El Oued turned into the largest potato production area of Algeria with two harvests per 12 months. However the current potato growing practices are not sustainable and leave much to be gained in terms of farm management practices, quality of starting material and prevention of post-harvest losses. -
Risks and opportunities animal byproducts
- Balancing the risks and seeking opportunities are important factors in policy. In the regulations for animal by-products, particularly risks to animal- and public health are of relevance, but also other societal risks such as social acceptance and environmental risks. But there are also opportunities, for example, innovations and closing of the chain. -
Indonesian-Dutch programme on food security Indonesia - poultry & dairy sector
- Wageningen Bioveterinary Research has received a grant to execute a programme to support food security in Indonesia for availability of livestock products. For the implementation of this programme a Wageningen University & Research team with experts of Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Wageningen Livestock Research, Wageningen Economic Research and CDI is responsible. -
Strengthening of Israeli veterinary diagnostic capacities
- The objective of this EU funded project is strengthening of the legislative and professional capacities of the Israeli Veterinary Laboratories involved in diagnostic of animal diseases, food and feed analyses and epidemiologic surveys. Israel is of the 16 closest neighbours of the EU. -
A new economic base for the Gulp Valley herd
- In the valley of the river Gulp it is still possible to meet a shepherd with his herd. This shepherd and his herd represent a cultural heritage and ecological value. But for whom? And would it be possible to have these stakeholders pay, in order to preserve the shepherded herd? The Science Shop took up this question on request of Stichting Schaapscompagnie Mergelland. -
REPROSEED: producing cheaper shellfish seed and larva
- Scientists think that it’s possible to produce shellfish seed and larvae more cheaply. In the REPROSEED project they are studying how to do so for scallops, Japanese oysters, mussels and the European clam. -
Advances in data-driven phenotyping
- It is a challenge to properly record the enormous increase in genotypic and phenotypic data with the characteristics and performance of plants in all kinds of experiments in systems in accordance with the guidelines of FAIR data. In addition, a collective approach is needed to also share the knowledge and tools for the analysis with other researchers. -
UNDINE: Understanding the influence of man-made structures
- UNDINE will use offshore wind farms and data from other man-made structures in order to understand the impact of man-made structures in the southern North Sea. -
Arctic Marine Litter Project
- Take a moment to visualise the Arctic: icebergs, snow-capped mountains, polar bears, walruses...But the truth is quite the opposite. Many of the beaches in the European Arctic are littered, and the most abundant type of litter is plastic. -
Re-thinking pasture-based ruminant systems towards a sustainable future
- PhD project by Cecilia Ayala. The role of ruminants in present and future food systems is currently highly contested, among others because of their impact on the environment and human health. This PhD will explore the potential of diverse beef and sheep pasture-based systems in Ireland to better balance the divergent sustainability issues.