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News of Wageningen University & Research
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27 June 2024
Monitoring of aquatic genetic resources: 1650 aquatic samples collected for genetic analysis
- In 2024, samples and datasets of flat oyster and Pacific oyster, mussel, turbot, zander and eel will be analysed. Work is currently being done on the... -
22 June 2024
Wanted: seeds of Dikke Leidsche Winter and other 'lost' heritage varieties
- A century ago, there were many more varieties in Dutch agricultural and horticultural sectors than there are today. The Centre for Genetic Resources,... -
02 May 2024
In ovo model predicts virulence of bird flu virus
- The virulence of HPAI viruses differs significantly. Viruses causing only mild symptoms could remain undetected, and as a result the risk of virus... -
25 April 2024
BTV-3 vaccine tested in WBVR infection model
- On Friday 26 April, The Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality announced the availability of a bluetongue vaccine for the Dutch... -
02 April 2024
Project Wise with Worms: 'First egg has been laid'
- As spring has come to a start, it is expected that Dutch cattle will soon be able to go outside again. However, grazing also brings eggs of... -
25 March 2024
Endangered European dark bee: in search of the pure colonies
- The Netherlands has only one species of native honeybee: the European dark bee which is found on Texel, among other places. This bee species is... -
22 March 2024
New stands in the List of Varieties of Trees
- The Centre for Genetic Resources Netherlands (CGN) is continuously looking for new seed sources for inclusion in the List of Varieties of Trees. In... -
22 March 2024
Lettuce and cabbage most popular crops in CGN plant genebank
- The plant genebank of the Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands (CGN) makes seed available for research, breeding and educational purposes.... -
21 March 2024
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... -
13 March 2024
WBVR, WFSR and RIVM work together on infectious disease database
- Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR, part of Wageningen University & Research) is a partner in the European project UNITED4Surveillance. The...