News of Wageningen University & Research
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15 September 2023
On-pack information about expiry dates can change food waste behaviours in households
- Misunderstanding of expiry date marking (Use-by or Best-before) has been identified as one of the causes of food waste at the household level. In a... -
06 September 2023
Bluetongue detected in Dutch sheep
- At four Dutch sheep farms bluetongue has been detected. Analyses by the National Reference Laboratory of Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR, part... -
01 August 2023
Impact of four years of Biodiversity in a Nature-Inclusive Society research programme
- A new publication marks the conclusion of the first four years of the research programme Biodiversity in a Nature Inclusive Society. This ambitious... -
25 July 2023
Bird flu at poultry farms, updates 2022/2023
- On this page, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR) presents an overview of highly pathogenic bird flu infections on Dutch poultry farms from... -
17 July 2023
Methane emission reduction in dairy and pig farming. What needs to be done?
- At the behest of the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, a study was conducted into what measures must be added to achieve the required... -
10 July 2023
WUR model predicts animal disease introductions via wildlife
- Animal diseases can enter countries or regions through the movements of infected wildlife. Researchers of Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR,... -
03 July 2023
CRYOCHICK: new approach for cryopreservation of chicken genetic material
- Cryopreservation of chicken reproductive material is challenging for several reasons. Apart from the high cryosensitivity of spermatozoa and low... -
27 June 2023
Human activity impacts wildlife in protected tropical areas
- Tropical mammals living inside protected areas are affected by human activity, even when this activity occurs outside of the protected range. That is... -
12 June 2023
Dutch pigeon breeds in genebank
- The Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands (CGN) manages genebank collections of several types of animal breeds. Recently, sperm from 5... -
09 June 2023
Monitoring aquatic genetic resources: where are we now?
- In 2022, the Centre for Genetic Resources the Netherlands (CGN) started collecting samples of aquatic species. This year, samples and datasets will be...