Department of Animal Sciences

Projects

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• 591 Finished

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  REvealing the Voice of the Ocean (REVO)

  Bordoux, V. (EngD candidate), Murk, T. (Promotor), van der Ven, R. (Co-promotor) & Bergès, B. (Co-promotor)

  1/01/23 → 1/01/25

  Project: EngD

• Breeding for biodiversity

  Edlinger, A. (PI), Visser, R. (Project Leader), Bourke, P. (CoPI), Bonnema, G. (CoI), Bijma, P. (CoI) & Schranz, E. (CoI)

  1/11/22 → 1/01/25

  Project: PostDoc

• Designing an implantable biosensor for real-time in vivo measurements in aquatic organisms

  Kok, B. (EngD candidate), Komen, H. (Promotor), Palstra, A. (Co-promotor) & Chang, L. (Co-promotor)

  1/11/22 → 31/10/24

  Project: EngD

  • Biosensor 100%
  • Interferometer 40%
  • Mach-Zehnder Interferometer 40%
  • Polymer Brush 20%
  • Hydrogel 20%

• Multitrait selection breeding plans for honey bees (Apis Mellifera) : design and efficiency

  Kistler, T. (PhD candidate) & Bijma, P. (Promotor)

  1/01/22 → 8/04/25

  Project: PhD

  • Apis mellifera 100%
  • Inbreeding 75%
  • Honey Bees 50%
  • Breeding Plan 50%
  • Drone 50%

• Impact of protein source properties and extrudate characteristics on feed intake and digestion in Spotted seabass (Lateolabrax maculatus)

  Xing, S. (PhD candidate), Schrama, J. (Promotor) & Wierenga, P. (Co-promotor)

  1/10/21 → 3/07/25

  Project: PhD

  • Stomach 100%
  • Feed Intake 85%
  • Lateolabrax 71%
  • Protein Sources 71%
  • Digestibility 57%

• DOUBLE LACTOBACILLUS STRAIN-BASED PROBIOTIC AND POSTBIOTIC IN BROILER DIET- COMPOSITION AND EFFECTS ON PERFORMANCE, IMMUNITY AND HEALTH

  Jansseune, S. (PhD candidate), Hendriks, W. (Promotor), Lammers, A. (Co-promotor) & van Baal, J. (Co-promotor)

  1/09/21 → 1/04/25

  Project: PhD

  • Broiler 100%
  • Probiotic 100%
  • Lactobacillus 50%
  • Broiler Chicken 50%
  • Broiler Chickens 16%

• Unraveling the epidemiology of tick-borne diseases in cattle and the potential impact of a novel biopesticide in coastal Kenya

  Oundo, J. (PhD candidate), Koenraadt, S. (Promotor), de Jong, M. (Promotor) & ten Bosch, Q. (Co-promotor)

  19/04/21 → 12/06/24

  Project: PhD

  • Tick-Borne Disease 100%
  • Biopesticide 100%
  • Kenya 100%
  • Acaricide Resistance 42%
  • Human Health 20%

• Effects and mechanism of feeding microalgae oil on the structure and quality of milk fat

  Wang, X. (PhD candidate), Kemp, B. (Promotor), Saccenti, E. (Co-promotor) & van Knegsel, A. (Co-promotor)

  1/04/21 → 11/10/23

  Project: PhD

  • Microalga 100%
  • Milk Fat 100%
  • Dairy Animals 42%
  • Dietary Fat 28%
  • Dairy Cows 28%

• Characterization and authentication of Tibetan pork flavor compounds analysis and its formation mechanism.

  Zhao, L. (PhD candidate), Barbut, S. (Promotor) & Erasmus, S. (Co-promotor)

  15/02/21 → 2/06/25

  Project: PhD

  • Amino Acid 100%
  • Sous Vide 100%
  • Omega 3 Fatty Acid 66%
  • Pan Frying 66%
  • Lipid Oxidation 66%

• Keystone herbivore restoration in the Caribbean: The culture of Diadema antillarum, the long spined sea urchin for restocking

  Wijers, T. (PhD candidate), Murk, T. (Promotor) & Hylkema, A. (Co-promotor)

  1/01/21 → 3/07/25

  Project: PhD

  • Sea Urchin 100%
  • Reef 100%
  • Caribbean 100%
  • Coral Reef 100%
  • Rearing 50%

• The evolution of cognition via predation: an experimental approach in guppies (Poecilia reticulata)

  de Waele, H. (PhD candidate), Naguib, M. (Promotor), Kotrschal, A. (Co-promotor) & Pollux, B. (Co-promotor)

  1/01/21 → 19/11/24

  Project: PhD

• Monitoring and Surveillance of Milk Quality and Animal Diseases

  Fadillah, A. (PhD candidate), Hogeveen, H. (Promotor), Schukken, Y. (Promotor) & van den Borne, B. (Co-promotor)

  15/10/20 → 9/04/25

  Project: PhD

  • Milk Quality 100%
  • Somatic Cell Count 26%
  • Udder 26%
  • Milk Production 20%
  • Risk Factor 13%

• Improving low protein diets to prevent behavioural problems in pigs

  Minussi, I. (PhD candidate), Bolhuis, L. (Promotor), Gerrits, W. (Promotor) & Jansman, A. (Co-promotor)

  1/10/20 → 25/04/25

  Project: PhD

  • Amino Acid Requirements 100%
  • Pig 100%
  • Tail 58%
  • Piglet 41%
  • Supplementation 33%

• Developing sustainable breeding strategies for dairy cattle in China with emphasis on improved resilience

  Shi, R. (PhD candidate), Oosting, S. (Promotor), Ducro, B. (Co-promotor) & van der Linden, A. (Co-promotor)

  1/10/20 → 2/06/25

  Project: PhD

  • Greenhouse Gas 100%
  • Dairy Cattle 100%
  • Cattle Breeding 100%
  • Environmental Impact Assessment 100%
  • Environmental Consequence 100%

• 'Cowtact': Investigating prolonged cow-calf contact from birth to weaning with regard to dairy calf and cow welfare

  Mcpherson, S. (PhD candidate), Bokkers, E. A. M. (Promotor) & Webb, L. (Co-promotor)

  1/10/20 → 31/01/25

  Project: PhD

  • Cow 100%
  • Dairy Calves 54%
  • Animal Welfare 50%
  • Animal Production 50%
  • Dairy Cattle 13%

• Lignin as intrinsic Tracer for gastrointestinal transit behavior and Feed digestion (LiFeTracer)

  Veersma, R. (PhD candidate), Kabel, M. (Promotor), de Vries, S. (Co-promotor) & van Erven, G. (Co-promotor)

  14/09/20 → 10/04/25

  Project: PhD

  • Digestibility 100%
  • Pig 100%
  • Digesta 100%
  • Dietary Fiber 25%
  • High Fiber Diet 25%

• Virulence of avian influenza by genetic characterization using ex vivo

  Bordes, L. (PhD candidate), van der Poel, W. (Promotor) & Beerens, N. (Co-promotor)

  1/09/20 → 16/05/25

  Project: PhD

  • Aves 100%
  • Avian Influenza Virus 100%
  • Ex Vivo 100%
  • In Vitro 100%
  • Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus 50%

• Factors affecting faeces characteristics of yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi).

  Horstmann, P. (PhD candidate), Schrama, J. (Promotor), Kokou, F. (Co-promotor) & Maas, R. (Co-promotor)

  1/09/20 → 31/05/24

  Project: PhD

  • Seriola lalandi 100%
  • Feces 100%
  • Eutrophication 40%
  • Feed Formulation 20%
  • Water Treatment 20%

• Genomic Prediction for Social Traits in Poultry

  Wang, Z. (PhD candidate), Bijma, P. (Promotor) & Doekes, H. (Co-promotor)

  1/09/20 → 20/06/25

  Project: PhD

  • Genetic Improvement 100%
  • Case Study 100%
  • Environmental Factor 50%
  • Computer Vision 50%
  • Breeding Value 50%

• Enlighted Pigs

  Scaillierez, A. (PhD candidate), Bokkers, E. A. M. (Promotor), Boumans, I. (Co-promotor) & van der Tol, R. (Co-promotor)

  1/08/20 → 15/05/25

  Project: PhD

  • Pig 100%
  • Pig Welfare 50%
  • Animal Welfare 37%
  • Back 25%
  • Recumbency 25%

• B cell apoptosis induced upon PEDV infections

  Wang, C. (PhD candidate), Savelkoul, H. (Promotor) & Jansen, C. (Co-promotor)

  1/07/20 → 5/03/24

  Project: PhD

• Swimway Waddensea – Tracking fish migration and habitat selection in the Wadden Sea

  Edwards, J. (PhD candidate), Buijse, T. (Promotor) & Winter, E. (Co-promotor)

  1/07/20 → 10/07/25

  Project: PhD

  • Shark 100%
  • Spawning 50%
  • Endangered Species 50%
  • Mullet 50%
  • Population Structure 50%

• The basophil activation test for the clinical management of food allergies

  Briceno Noriega, D. (PhD candidate), Savelkoul, H. (Promotor) & Teodorowicz, G. (Co-promotor)

  1/07/20 → 1/03/24

  Project: PhD

• Reducing methane emission through animal breeding in dairy cattle

  van Breukelen, A. (PhD candidate), Veerkamp, R. (Promotor) & de Haas, Y. (Co-promotor)

  1/06/20 → 15/10/24

  Project: PhD

• Response to different dietary nutrient composition on young dairy calves

  Amado Barrantes, L. (PhD candidate), Gerrits, W. (Promotor) & Neto Leal, L. (Co-promotor)

  1/06/20 → 15/12/23

  Project: PhD

• Muscle Health

  de Jong, J. (PhD candidate), Keijer, J. (Promotor) & Nieuwenhuizen, A. (Co-promotor)

  15/05/20 → 4/06/25

  Project: PhD

  • Mouse Model 100%
  • Salbutamol 100%
  • Sex Difference 40%
  • Transcriptome 20%

• The role of dietary protein in a healthy sustainable diet.

  Adhikari, S. (PhD candidate), Huppertz, T. (Promotor), de Boer, I. (Promotor) & van Hal, O. (Co-promotor)

  1/05/20 → 9/12/24

  Project: PhD

  • Protein Intake 100%
  • Protein Quality 100%
  • Sustainable Diets 100%
  • Animal-Based Food 75%
  • Food systems 75%

• Pelleting feed in the circular agriculture

  Bastiaansen, T. (PhD candidate), Hendriks, W. (Promotor), Bosch, G. (Co-promotor) & de Vries, S. (Co-promotor)

  1/04/20 → 11/09/24

  Project: PhD

  • Pelletizing 100%
  • Coproducts 100%
  • Mash Feed 37%
  • Livestock Feeds 25%
  • Water Binding 12%

• Arbovirus surveillance in livestock

  Streng, K. (PhD candidate) & van der Poel, W. (Promotor)

  1/04/20 → 17/12/24

  Project: PhD

  • Animal Health 100%
  • Seroprevalence 100%
  • Infectious Agent 100%
  • Arbovirus 100%
  • Zoonotic 100%

• Lignin as intrinsic tracer for gastrointestinal transit behavior and feed digestion (LiFeTracer)

  Lannuzel, C. (PhD candidate), Gerrits, W. (Promotor), Kabel, M. (Co-promotor) & de Vries, S. (Co-promotor)

  1/04/20 → 5/07/24

  Project: PhD

• Interaction of S. suis with endothelium/epithelium during invading Blood-Central Nervous System barriers and characterization of putative virulence factors

  Zhao, T. (PhD candidate), Wells, J. (Promotor), Brugman, S. (Co-promotor) & van Baarlen, P. (Co-promotor)

  18/03/20 → 30/09/24

  Project: PhD

  • Virulence Factor 100%
  • Central Nervous System 100%
  • Blood Cerebrospinal Fluid Barrier 71%
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid 71%
  • Blood Brain Barrier 57%

• The role of aquaculture in circular food systems

  van Riel, A.-J. (PhD candidate), Wiegertjes, G. (Promotor), de Boer, I. (Promotor) & Nederlof, M. (Co-promotor)

  15/03/20 → 4/11/24

  Project: PhD

• Integrated CropDairy Systems

  Alderkamp, L. (PhD candidate), Taube, F. (Promotor), Klootwijk, C. (Co-promotor), van Middelaar, C. (Co-promotor) & van der Linden, A. (Co-promotor)

  1/03/20 → 4/12/24

  Project: PhD

  • Dairy Cows 100%
  • Cropping System 100%
  • Optimization Model 100%
  • Carbon Footprint 100%
  • Sandy Soil 100%

• Developing feeding strategy for (carp-tilapia) polyculture

  Akter, M. (PhD candidate), Schrama, J. (Promotor) & Verdegem, M. (Promotor)

  1/03/20 → 20/06/25

  Project: PhD

  • Tilapia 100%
  • Polyculture 100%
  • Fish Production 66%
  • Natural Food 33%
  • Pelleted Feeds 16%

• Securing biodiversity within circular food systems

  Cozim Melges, F. (PhD candidate), van Zanten, H. (Promotor) & Ripoll Bosch, R. (Co-promotor)

  1/03/20 → 4/12/24

  Project: PhD

• The nutritional value of carbohydrates for Indian carp

  Dey, B. (PhD candidate), Schrama, J. (Promotor), Verdegem, M. (Promotor) & Nederlof, M. (Co-promotor)

  1/03/20 → 12/06/25

  Project: PhD

  • Oreochromis niloticus 100%
  • Nutritive Value 100%
  • Recirculating Aquaculture Systems 66%
  • Digestibility 50%
  • Aquaculture Feeds 50%

• Pelagic fish in shallow waters

  Maathuis, M. (PhD candidate), Wiegertjes, G. (Promotor), Poos, J. J. (Co-promotor) & Tulp, I. (Co-promotor)

  1/03/20 → 17/04/25

  Project: PhD

  • Shallow Water 100%
  • Wadden Sea 100%
  • Pelagic Fish 100%
  • Coastal Ecosystem 14%
  • Food Web 14%

• Cognitive Evolution in Fishes

  Phillips, E. (PhD candidate), Naguib, M. (Promotor) & Kotrschal, A. (Co-promotor)

  13/01/20 → 7/05/24

  Project: PhD

• Optimizing the utilization of non-conventional feed ingredients in pigs by targetting hindgut fermentation of protein components for improved animal health and environment

  Zhang, H. (PhD candidate), Hendriks, W. (Promotor), Cone, J. (Co-promotor) & van der Wielen, N. (Co-promotor)

  6/01/20 → 27/11/24

  Project: PhD

• Genomics applied to conservation of genetic diversity in Dutch Livestock

  Hulsegge, I. (PhD candidate), Veerkamp, R. (Promotor), Bouwman, A. (Co-promotor) & Windig, J. (Co-promotor)

  1/01/20 → 27/09/23

  Project: PhD

• Drawing pig feeding patterns: sensor-driven algorithms for individual welfare monitoring

  Bus, J. (PhD candidate), Bokkers, E. A. M. (Promotor), Boumans, I. (Co-promotor) & Webb, L. (Co-promotor)

  16/12/19 → 3/07/24

  Project: PhD

  • Pig 100%
  • Pig Welfare 75%
  • Self-Organizing Map 30%
  • Individual Feeding 25%
  • Fattening pigs 25%

• Programming effects of dietary lipid droplet structure on lipid and energy metabolism.

  Kodde, A. (PhD candidate) & Keijer, J. (Promotor)

  15/12/19 → 3/04/24

  Project: PhD

• Dietary protein levels in lactating sows: effects on current and future (reproductive) performance

  Ye, H. (PhD candidate), Kemp, B. (Promotor) & Soede, N. (Co-promotor)

  1/12/19 → 20/09/24

  Project: PhD

• Marine lakes in Indonesia: understanding shifts in biodiversity and food webs in tropical coastal ecosystems under increasing water temperature and terrestrial influence.

  Aji, L. (PhD candidate), Becking, L. (Promotor) & Maas, D. (Co-promotor)

  20/11/19 → 30/08/24

  Project: PhD

  • Indonesia 100%
  • Food Web 100%
  • Water Temperature 100%
  • Coastal Ecosystem 100%
  • Island Biogeography 40%

• Evolution of maternal effects in live-bearing fishes

  Ernst, T. (PhD candidate), van Leeuwen, J. (Promotor), Kotrschal, A. (Co-promotor) & Pollux, B. (Co-promotor)

  19/11/19 → 18/10/24

  Project: PhD

• Developmental biomechanics of axial muscle structure and activity patterns in larval zebrafish.

  van Meer, N. (PhD candidate), van Leeuwen, J. (Promotor) & Lankheet, M. (Co-promotor)

  1/11/19 → 22/11/24

  Project: PhD

  • Biomechanics 100%
  • Zebra Fish 100%
  • Muscle Fiber 100%
  • Prey 33%
  • Motion 33%

• The role of fibres and proteins in the regulation of digesta transit behaviour in pigs and poultry

  Dorado Montenegro, S. (PhD candidate), Gerrits, W. (Promotor) & de Vries, S. (Co-promotor)

  1/11/19 → 10/04/24

  Project: PhD

• Need for feed; determing metabolic phases of critical illness and convalescence

  Moonen, H. (PhD candidate), van Zanten, A. (Promotor) & Nieuwenhuizen, A. (Co-promotor)

  15/10/19 → 20/12/24

  Project: PhD

  • Critical Illness 100%
  • Metabolic 100%
  • Metabolic Pathway 100%
  • Clinical Method 33%
  • Diseases 33%

• Urban zoonoses: Developing evidence-based surveillance for emerging rat-borne zoonoses in changing environments.

  de Cock, M. (PhD candidate) & van der Poel, W. (Promotor)

  1/10/19 → 15/03/24

  Project: PhD

• Towards Circularity in Chinese Dairy Production

  Wang, Y. (PhD candidate), Oosting, S. (Promotor) & van Middelaar, C. (Co-promotor)

  16/09/19 → 27/05/24

  Project: PhD

  • Nutrient Cycling 100%
  • China 95%
  • Cow 72%
  • Dairy Cows 57%
  • Nutrient Use Efficiency 57%