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Examining broiler behaviour to reduce or prevent heat stress

Genetics and breeding Genetics and traits Poultry behaviour

29 October 2024

3 minute read

Natural antibodies and resilience indicators appear to be under polygenic control

Genetics and breeding Genetics and traits Genetics

8 March 2023

2 minute read

Studies indicate NAb levels and resilience indicators are heritable and are under polygenic control in a brown layer line.

Five questions about heat and its impact on livestock

Meat poultry Flock management Air quality

1 September 2022

4 minute read

With rising temperatures, how can we keep our animals cool?

Research: low crude protein diets supplemented with free amino acids in laying hens

Genetics and breeding Types of poultry Chickens

14 February 2022

1 minute read

Greening of ag policy to shrink Dutch livestock sector, study finds

Markets & policy Market trends Sustainability

21 December 2021

10 minute read

The main impact of the greening of agricultural policy will be a smaller livestock sector

July - September 2021

Five questions about chicken meat in supermarkets

Meat poultry Broiler welfare Markets & policy

16 September 2021

6 minute read

Antibiotic resistance stable in the Netherlands in 2020

Health & disease Treatments and prevention Antibiotics

9 August 2021

6 minute read

During the Coronavirus outbreak, bacteria resistant to antibiotics has remained the same as before the pandemic in patients in the Netherlands.

Is a brown egg healthier than a white one?

Genetics and breeding Types of poultry Chickens

2 August 2021

2 minute read

A common food myth is that brown eggs are healthier than white eggs. The truth is that brown and white eggs are the same on the inside.

Sustainable Livestock Farming? “Taxes that Are Returned to the Livestock Farmer May be Effective”

Markets & policy Market trends Sustainability

30 July 2021

5 minute read

Researchers say income from taxes on meat products that is returned to farmers by the government will allow more sustainability in the farming sector

Meta-analysis shows that future food demand will increase between 35-56% over the period 2010-2050

Markets & policy Market trends Sustainability

29 July 2021

6 minute read

A new mega-analysis study by Wageningen University and Research measures projections for food security and whether food security is achievable

Preselection is a multi-stage process

Genetics and breeding Genetics and traits Genetics

28 July 2021

3 minute read

The ideal moment to select animals to become parents of the next generation is when all traits of interest have been recorded on all animals, but that's costly

Genetic basis of dwarf phenotypes in Dutch chicken breeds

Genetics and breeding Genetics and traits Genetics

26 July 2021

2 minute read

Studies have shown the genetic bases of bantam versions of Dutch traditional chicken breeds.

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