News by Wageningen Livestock Research
Take a look at the news about our research into sustainable livestock farming.
News
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Symposium on genetic selection as effective methane mitigation tool in livestock: a recap of a successful day
- Genetic selection is a reliable, cost-effective, accumulative and permanent methane mitigation tool, but there's still a lot of work to be done. -
COP16: Crop and cattle diversity makes for agriculture that rolls with the punches
- By using only a handful of crops and breeds, agriculture has become vulnerable to diseases and plagues. That is why WUR is spotlighting... -
Genetic selection as effective methane mitigation tool in livestock: symposium on behalf of the PhD defence of Anouk van Breukelen
- The symposium will take place on Tuesday 15 October and will give an overview of genetic selection strategies for reduced methane emission in cattle... -
Fact check: just how harmful is methane?
- Methane contributes to global warming; it is therefore a greenhouse gas. Of all the methane produced in the Netherlands, 70% comes from livestock... -
Updated version of the textbook Animal Breeding and Genetics online
- The textbook was written for everyone who is interested in animal breeding and sustainable breeding programs and can be accessed via Groen Kennisnet. -
Publication of the BRIDGE storybook
- The storybook celebrates the achievements of the BRIDGE (Building Rural Income though Inclusive Dairy Growth in Ethiopia) project over the past 5... -
Farming crops and livestock together - opportunities for biodiversity-positive food production
- Intercropping is considered to be a biodiversity-positive alternative to monocultures, but comes with several challenges. Some of these challenges can... -
AGROS project concludes contribution tosustainable agricultural sector with networking and knowledge event
- On 24 April the AGROS closing event will take place in Wageningen. During this event, the researchers will present the results of the project and... -
New project assesses methane mitigating feed additives and fat supplements
- An ambitious project has been launched focussing on assessment of efficacy of methane mitigating feed additives and fat supplements in dairy... -
CGN assists in sperm extraction of ring-tailed vontsira
- The Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands (CGN) was requested by the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) to attempt to collect and...