News by Wageningen Livestock Research
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Breeding climate-friendly dairy cows
June 3, 2022 - In the Netherlands, 75 percent of all methane that is emitted into the atmosphere in agriculture comes from ruminants. Animal breeding can help... -
Facilitating natural behaviour in alternative housing system promotes resilience in pigs
June 2, 2022 - Pigs that are reared in an alternative housing system with environmental enrichment, delayed weaning, and with group housing during lactation, seem to... -
Joining forces to evaluate insect-derived feed ingredients in poultry diets
June 1, 2022 - A consortium of Dutch poultry chain players is joining forces in a public-private partnership regarding insects as a source of protein in poultry... -
Joining forces to evaluate insect-derived feed ingredients in poultry diets
June 1, 2022 - A consortium of Dutch poultry chain players is joining forces in a public-private partnership regarding insects as a source of protein in poultry... -
Adoption of existing mitigation strategies can help meet livestock methane reduction targets by 2030
May 30, 2022 - Existing strategies, diligently applied, could mitigate livestock methane emissions enough to help the sector limit its share of global warming to the... -
Breed4Food seminar: Facing the challenges in the animal production system
May 27, 2022 - On Thursday April 7th about 70 participants were present in Ouwehands Zoo, with another 17 online, to mark the end of the 2nd and beginning of the 3rd... -
Five questions about research on rabbits by WUR and the rabbits sector in the Netherlands
May 24, 2022 - There are some 35 rabbit breeders that breed for meat in the Netherlands. It is a niche livestock sector that is not often discussed. What does a... -
Insects in food and animal feed
May 23, 2022 - The Dutch government aims to extract as much value from waste streams and by-products of the food system as possible. Insects are naturally well... -
Five questions about Dairy Campus and the future of dairy farming
May 19, 2022 - Smart farming, feed efficiency, biodiverse milk and nature-inclusive agriculture; these are issues the Dairy Campus in Leeuwarden focuses on every... -
Researchers mobilise to combat antimicrobial resistance
May 16, 2022 - How to prevent bacterial infections and reduce the need for antibiotics? Researchers from Wageningen University & Research, universities in...