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Productie bioplastics biedt kansen voor farmaceutische toepassingen

Artikel in Agro & Chemie over de productie van exogene ketonen in het projecten Circulaire Biopolymeren Waardeketens voor PHA en Cellulose.

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An introduction to Smart Dairy Farming

The objective of this book ‘An introduction to Smart Dairy Farming’ is to provide insight in the development of the Smart Dairy Farming (SDF) concept and advise as to how to apply this knowledge in the field of activities of students from universities of applied science. The information in this book includes background information and comprehensive insight in the concept of SDF.

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Precision livestock farming

Inaugural lecture as Lector Precision Livestock Farming at HAS University of Applied Sciences on October 14, 2016. PLF, Precision Livestock Farming, uses technologies to continuously monitor animal behaviour, animal health, production and environmental impact.

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Using precision farming to improve animal welfare

Animal welfare is a multidimensional phenomenon and currently its on-farm assessment requires complex, multidimensional frameworks involving farm audits which are time-consuming, infrequent and expensive. The core principle of precision agriculture is to use sensor technologies to improve the efficiency of resource use by targeting resources to where they give a benefit. Precision livestock farming (PLF) enables farm animal management to move away from the group level to monitoring and managing individual animals. A range of precision livestock monitoring and control technologies have been developed, primarily to improve livestock production efficiency. Examples include using camera systems monitoring the movement of housed broiler chickens to detect problems with feeding systems or disease and leg-mounted accelerometers enabling the detection of the early stages of lameness in dairy cows. These systems are already improving farm animal welfare by, for example, improving the detection of health issues enabling more rapid treatment, or the detection of problems with feeding systems helping to reduce the risk of hunger. Environmental monitoring and control in buildings can improve animal comfort, and automatic milking systems facilitate animal choice and improve human-animal interactions. Although these precision livestock technologies monitor some parameters relevant to farm animal welfare (e.g. feeding, health), none of the systems yet provide the broad, multidimensional integration that is required to give a complete assessment of an animal’s welfare. However, data from PLF sensors could potentially be integrated into automated animal welfare assessment systems, although further research is needed to define and validate this approach.

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Research on ketosis in cows

In a long-term project, together with Courage, we are investigating whether it is possible to determine volatile fatty acids, methane or acetone in the air blown from dairy cows. These substances are associated with health and digestion of the cow. We are working on a sensor together with tech partners and we compare measured values in breathing air with both activity measurements with the Nedap sensors and with manual health scores. In een langlopend project bekijken we samen met Courage of het mogelijk is om in uitgeblazen lucht van melkkoeien vluchtige vetzuren, methaan of aceton te bepalen. Deze stoffen zijn geassocieerd met gezondheid en vertering van de koe. Samen met tech-partners werken we aan een sensor en we vergelijken gemeten waardes in ademlucht met zowel activiteitsmetingen met de Nedap sensoren als met handmatige gezondheidsscores.

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An introduction to Smart Dairy Farming

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Using precision farming to improve animal welfare

Research on ketosis in cows

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