News by Wageningen Livestock Research
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Dry grass? Leave it alone, and it will recover
- Long dry spells are increasingly common in the Netherlands. What should farmers do if their meadows become dry? Bert Philipsen, animal nutrition... -
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... -
Animal Organoids: current research and future
- On November 28th, 2022, the seminar ‘Animal Organoids: current research and future’ was held at Wageningen University and Research... -
Early detection of behavioural changes during heat stress in broilers
- Heat waves are becoming more frequent in the Netherlands and can have negative consequences for the health, welfare and performance of broilers. In a... -
First workshop on simulation of breeding programs with MoBPS
- On March 30 and 31, the first installment of the course on 'Simulation of breeding programs with the Modular Breeding Program Simulator (MoBPS)' took... -
Five questions about organoids in animal research
- An organoid is a tiny, simplified version of an organ derived from stem cells. They replicate much of the complexity of an organ and have become known... -
Using artificial intelligence to identify chromosomal abnormalities from genotype data
- Researchers from Wageningen University & Research, Animal Breeding and Genomics (WUR-ABG) developed a classification model to identify chromosomal... -
Can we use drones to estimate body dimensions of individual cows?
- Monitoring cattle herds with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs, or drones) can support farmers in efficiently detecting and tracking their herds,... -
How can we predict the benefit of collecting data on crossbred animals?
- Researchers from Wageningen University have developed a reliable approach that predicts the impact of non-additive effects on purebred-crossbred... -
New guidelines for cryoconservation of animal genetic resources now available online
- Cryoconservation of genetic resources in gene banks provides one of the most powerful tools to manage genetic diversity in both the short and long...