Animal Production Systems Group
Research of the Animal Production Systems Group focuses on unravelling the complexity of concerns in livestock systems and exploring trade-offs and synergies of innovations regarding environmental impact, animal welfare, and economic viability, to design a more sustainable future.
Chair holder
Benchmarking animal production in farming systems in diverse agri-ecological environments
PhD project by Aart van der Linden. The present study will apply the production-ecological concepts to meat production and through this allows benchmarking of potential and feed-limited production of meat.
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Exploring variability in methods and data sensitivity in carbon footprints of feed ingredients
International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 18 (2013)4. - ISSN 0948-3349 - p. 768 - 782.
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Goat-based aid programme in Central Java: An effective intervention for the poor and vulnerable?
Small Ruminant Research 109 (2013). - ISSN 0921-4488 - p. 76 - 83.
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Assessment time of the Welfare Quality protocol for dairy cattle
Animal Welfare 22 (2013)1. - ISSN 0962-7286 - p. 85 - 93.