Department of Animal Sciences

Projects

Projects per year 1997 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026

• 297 Active
• 591 Finished

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  Flagship Connected Circularity

  Schagen, O. (PhD candidate), Metze, T. (Promotor), Termeer, K. (Promotor) & de Olde, E. (Co-promotor)

  16/09/19 → 12/05/25

  Project: PhD

  • Circular Bioeconomy 100%
  • Social Economics 100%
  • Environmental Economics 100%
  • Professionalization 33%
  • Action Research 33%

• Integrating quantitative epidemiology and quantitative genetics to enhance genetic improvement of animal health

  Hulst, D. (PhD candidate), Bijma, P. (Promotor) & de Jong, M. (Promotor)

  15/09/19 → 1/03/24

  Project: PhD

• bile acid, nutrient digestion and faecal waste

  Zhang, Y. (PhD candidate), Schrama, J. (Promotor), Wiegertjes, G. (Promotor) & Maas, R. (Co-promotor)

  1/09/19 → 21/05/24

  Project: PhD

• Digestive physiology in freshwater and seawater salmonids

  Ciavoni, E. (PhD candidate) & Schrama, J. (Promotor)

  1/09/19 → 24/05/24

  Project: PhD

  • Digestive Physiology 100%
  • Oncorhynchus mykiss 100%
  • Salmon 100%
  • Feed Formulation 66%
  • Animal Welfare 33%

• In vitro models to evaluate fermentability of fibrous feedstuffs in pigs

  Zhang, S. (PhD candidate), Gerrits, W. (Promotor), de Jonge, L. (Co-promotor) & de Vries, S. (Co-promotor)

  1/09/19 → 6/11/24

  Project: PhD

• Social behaviour of a cooperatively breeding bird

  Kuspiel, M. (PhD candidate), Naguib, M. (Promotor) & Kingma, S. (Co-promotor)

  1/09/19 → 3/07/24

  Project: PhD

• More Meat and Milk from Straw

  Zheng, C. (PhD candidate), Hendriks, W. (Promotor), Baars, J. (Co-promotor), Cone, J. (Co-promotor) & van Peer, A. (Co-promotor)

  19/08/19 → 16/01/25

  Project: PhD

  • Cacao 100%
  • White Rot Fungus 100%
  • Lentinula edodes 100%
  • Ceriporiopsis subvermispora 100%
  • Fungus Growth 100%

• Prospect for genomic selection of reproduction in salinity tolerant Tilapia

  Aththar, F. (PhD candidate), Komen, H. (Promotor) & Bastiaansen, J. (Co-promotor)

  12/08/19 → 2/12/24

  Project: PhD

  • Tilapia 100%
  • Marker-Assisted Selection 100%
  • Shrimp 77%
  • Brackish Water 33%
  • Salt Tolerance 22%

• Towards Circulair foodsystems in the Netherlands

  van Selm, B. (PhD candidate), de Boer, I. (Promotor), van Ittersum, M. (Promotor), Hijbeek, R. (Co-promotor) & van Middelaar, C. (Co-promotor)

  12/08/19 → 12/01/24

  Project: PhD

  • Food systems 100%
  • Whole Food 8%
  • Food Waste 8%
  • Wheat Flour 8%
  • Model Food Systems 8%

• Research to support bovine TB eradication in Ireland

  Chang, Y. (PhD candidate), de Jong, M. (Promotor) & Hartemink, N. (Co-promotor)

  1/08/19 → 24/06/24

  Project: PhD

  • Bovine Tuberculosis 100%
  • Meles 100%
  • Cattle Industry 20%

• Behavioural responses of bats to light intensity variation.

  Hermans, C. (PhD candidate) & Visser, M. (Promotor)

  15/07/19 → 25/06/24

  Project: PhD

  • Habitat Fragmentation 100%
  • Habitat Loss 100%
  • Water Body 100%
  • Mitigation Measure 100%
  • Dose Response 100%

• The regulatory GENomE of Swine and Chicken: functional annotation during development (GENE-SWitCH)

  de Vos, J. (PhD candidate), Groenen, M. A. M. (Promotor) & Madsen, O. (Co-promotor)

  1/07/19 → 18/12/23

  Project: PhD

  • Regulatory Element 100%
  • Bioinformatics 66%
  • DNA Methylation 33%

• Modulation of the intestinal microenvironment:a strategy against enteric coronavirus infection in pigs

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

  11/06/19 → 30/09/22

  Project: PhD

  • Infection 100%
  • Virus Infection 100%
  • Coronavirus Infection 100%
  • Intestine Flora 100%
  • Coronavirinae 100%

• Identification of free oligosaccharides in human and animal milk：principle study by bovine mammary epithelial cells

  Zhang, W. (PhD candidate), Hettinga, K. (Promotor) & van Baal, J. (Co-promotor)

  3/06/19 → 22/05/23

  Project: PhD

  • Bovine Milk 100%
  • Glycoprotein 100%
  • Human Milk 100%
  • Protein Structure 33%
  • Milk-based Infant Formula 33%

• Development of in-house test protocols for evaluation of pet foods

  Bos, E. (PhD candidate), Hendriks, W. (Promotor), Beerda, B. (Co-promotor) & Bosch, G. (Co-promotor)

  1/05/19 → 30/11/23

  Project: PhD

• AquaFAANG in the area of functional and comparitive genomics in fish health and immunology

  Blasweiler, A. (PhD candidate), Groenen, M. A. M. (Promotor), Wiegertjes, G. (Promotor) & Megens, H.-J. (Co-promotor)

  1/05/19 → 26/05/25

  Project: PhD

  • Gene Expression 100%
  • Infectious Agent 50%
  • Biological Functions 50%
  • Interferon-Stimulated Gene 50%
  • Polyploidy 50%

• Microplastic Effect Thresholds for Aquatic Species (METAS)

  de Ruijter, V. (PhD candidate), Koelmans, B. (Promotor), Roessink, I. (Co-promotor) & van den Heuvel-Greve, M. (Co-promotor)

  1/04/19 → 7/06/24

  Project: PhD

  • Environmental Risk 100%
  • Aquatic Organism 100%
  • Microplastics 100%
  • Testing Method 100%
  • Hazardous Substance 100%

• How to produce good eel larvae: studying final oocyte maturation, ovulation, fertilization and early larval development.

  Jéhannet, P. (PhD candidate), Komen, H. (Promotor) & Palstra, A. (Co-promotor)

  1/02/19 → 4/10/23

  Project: PhD

• In vitro methods for quality control of Foot-and-mouth disease vaccines.

  Li, H. (PhD candidate), van der Poel, W. (Promotor), Dekker, A. (Co-promotor) & Harmsen, M. (Co-promotor)

  1/02/19 → 17/04/24

  Project: PhD

• Chemical characterization of fatigue and nutritional and nutraceutical compounds influencing fatigue.

  Li, X. (PhD candidate), Witkamp, R. (Promotor), Grefte, S. (Co-promotor) & van Norren, K. (Co-promotor)

  7/01/19 → 26/03/24

  Project: PhD

• Integrated breeding in aquaculture

  Gulzari, B. (PhD candidate), Komen, H. (Promotor) & Bastiaansen, J. (Co-promotor)

  1/01/19 → 2/10/23

  Project: PhD

• Feasibility of reintroduction of European sturgeon in the river Rhine basin: disentangling critical interactions between ecology, life history and human impacts

  Brevé, N. (PhD candidate), Buijse, T. (Promotor), Murk, T. (Promotor) & Nagelkerke, L. (Co-promotor)

  1/01/19 → 27/11/24

  Project: PhD

  • Acipenser Sturio 100%
  • Climate Change 50%
  • Endangered Species 50%
  • Predation 50%

• Effect of environmental factors on rearing animals for producing next generation co-extruded casings

  Hoekstra-Suurs, P. (PhD candidate), Barbut, S. (Promotor) & van den Brand, H. (Co-promotor)

  1/01/19 → 14/06/23

  Project: PhD

• Soft Robotics

  van Leeuwen, J. (PI), van Henten, E. (PI), Langowski, J. (CoI), Sharma, P. (CoI), Leylavi Shoushtari, A. (CoI), Dijksman, J. (CoI), Kootstra, G. (CoI) & Muijres, F. (CoI)

  1/01/19 → 31/12/23

  Project: PostDoc

  • Synthetic Adhesive 100%
  • Fiber Reinforced Material 100%
  • Morphology 50%
  • Surface (Surface Science) 50%
  • Materials Property 50%

• Development of immune response against H9N2 avian influenza after vaccination

  Pan, X. (PhD candidate), de Jong, M. (Promotor), Beerens, N. (Co-promotor) & Forlenza, M. (Co-promotor)

  10/12/18 → 11/01/23

  Project: PhD

  • Influenza A Virus (H9N2) 100%
  • Influenza 100%
  • Immune Response 100%
  • Aves 100%
  • Avian Influenza 100%

• Tryptophan catabolism by gut microbiota: a bridge connecting food science and human nutrition

  Huang, Z. (PhD candidate), Fogliano, V. (Promotor), Wells, J. (Promotor) & Capuano, E. (Co-promotor)

  10/10/18 → 7/02/23

  Project: PhD

  • Human Nutrition 100%
  • Tryptophan 100%
  • Gut Microbiota 100%
  • Intestine Flora 100%
  • Metabolite 33%

• Towards regenerative agriculture: the case of dairy and arable farming in the Netherlands.

  Schreefel, L. (PhD candidate), Schulte, R. (Promotor), de Boer, I. (Promotor), van Zanten, H. (Promotor) & Pas Schrijver, A. (Co-promotor)

  3/10/18 → 7/03/23

  Project: PhD

  • Regenerative Agriculture 100%
  • Carrying Capacity 72%
  • Farming Systems 70%
  • Soil Quality 62%
  • Perennials 62%

• Implications of and solutions for labour shortages associated with calf rearing

  Sinnott, A. (PhD candidate) & Bokkers, E. A. M. (Promotor)

  1/10/18 → 18/01/23

  Project: PhD

  • Rearing 100%
  • Calf Feeding 71%
  • Calf Housing 71%
  • Feeding Methods 71%
  • Holstein 71%

• Genetic cause of follicular thyroid cancer in Dutch German Longhair Pointers

  Yu, Y. (PhD candidate), Groenen, M. A. M. (Promotor) & Crooijmans, R. (Co-promotor)

  1/10/18 → 11/10/22

  Project: PhD

  • Germ Cell 100%
  • Dog Breed 100%
  • Germline 100%
  • Genome Wide Association Study 100%
  • Genetics 100%

• Utilizing the growth potential of piglets in a novel, integrated multi-litter housing system for sows and piglets

  Tang, T. (PhD candidate), Gerrits, W. (Promotor), Reimert, I. (Co-promotor) & Soede, N. (Co-promotor)

  1/10/18 → 21/02/23

  Project: PhD

  • Piglet 100%
  • Pig 58%
  • Feed Intake 50%
  • Sows 50%
  • Roughage 8%

• Genomic architecture of selection for adaptation to changing environments in Nile tilapia

  Yu, X. (PhD candidate), Groenen, M. A. M. (Promotor), Komen, H. (Promotor) & Megens, H.-J. (Co-promotor)

  1/10/18 → 13/12/22

  Project: PhD

  • Tilapia 100%
  • Salinity 100%
  • Oreochromis niloticus 100%
  • Genomics 100%
  • Genome-Wide Association Study 33%

• Just Editing: A Comparative Responsible Innovation Approach to Animal Genome Editing

  Macnaghten, P. (Project Leader), Middelveld, S. (PI), Kramer, K. (PI), Meijboom, F. (CoI), Mulder, H. (CoI) & Bouwmeester, H. (CoI)

  1/09/18 → 30/04/21

  Project: PostDoc

  • Animal Breeding 100%
  • Decision Making 50%
  • Animal Welfare 25%
  • Disease Resistance 25%

• Sensor based decision support system for health monitoring in calves.

  Sun, D. (PhD candidate), Groot Koerkamp, P. (Promotor), Webb, L. (Co-promotor), van Reenen, K. (Co-promotor) & van der Tol, R. (Co-promotor)

  29/08/18 → 28/11/23

  Project: PhD

  • Spider Web 100%
  • Biological Sciences 100%
  • Feeding Behavior 100%

• Modelling spread of bacteria between farm animals to assess the effect of new control measures

  Gamza, A. (PhD candidate), de Jong, M. (Promotor) & Hagenaars, T. (Co-promotor)

  1/08/18 → 3/04/23

  Project: PhD

  • Disease Burden 100%
  • Acute Stress 100%
  • Zoonosis 100%
  • Salmonella 100%
  • Prevalence 100%

• Assessing the potential of insects to reduce the environmental impact of livestock production and improve livestock health and welfare in concert

  Parodi, A. (PhD candidate), de Boer, I. (Promotor), van Loon, J. (Co-promotor) & van Zanten, H. (Co-promotor)

  2/07/18 → 17/10/22

  Project: PhD

  • Healthy Diet 100%
  • Sustainable Diets 100%
  • Future Food 100%
  • Vitamin A 50%
  • Food systems 50%

• Shifts in timing, location, and source of nitrogen supply in dairy cows: Impacts on digestion, metabolism and nitrogen efficiency

  Rauch, R. (PhD candidate) & Dijkstra, J. (Promotor)

  1/07/18 → 4/11/22

  Project: PhD

  • Metabolic Pathway 100%
  • Cow 100%

• Optimising land use in Ireland from an economic and environmental perspective

  Hennessy, D. (PhD candidate) & de Boer, I. (Promotor)

  5/06/18 → 1/10/24

  Project: PhD

  • Land Use 100%
  • Pig 23%
  • Digestible Protein 15%
  • Sheep Meat 15%
  • Monogastric 7%

• Optimized design of a breeding program for saline tolerant tilapia

  Setyawan, P. (PhD candidate), Komen, H. (Promotor), Bastiaansen, J. (Co-promotor) & Camara, M. (Co-promotor)

  4/06/18 → 2/10/23

  Project: PhD

  • Tilapia 100%
  • Shrimp 50%
  • Brackish Water 16%
  • Farming Systems 16%

• SmartResilience: towards a sustainable, future-oriented pig production system that supports and predicts resilience and welfare in pigs

  van der Zande, L. (PhD candidate), Bolhuis, L. (Promotor) & Rodenburg, B. (Promotor)

  1/06/18 → 4/10/22

  Project: PhD

• Communication and breeding decisions in wild zebrafinches

  Loning, H. (PhD candidate), Naguib, M. (Promotor) & Kingma, S. (Co-promotor)

  1/06/18 → 30/06/23

  Project: PhD

• Sensitivity of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) to mycotoxins

  Koletsi, V. (PhD candidate), Schrama, J. (Promotor) & Wiegertjes, G. (Promotor)

  1/06/18 → 15/06/23

  Project: PhD

  • Oncorhynchus mykiss 100%
  • Mycotoxin 100%
  • Gastrointestinal Tract 40%
  • Protein Degradation 20%
  • Cells of the Immune System 20%

• EU Cartnet

  Fernandes de Oliveira, I. (PhD candidate), Wells, J. (Promotor) & van Baarlen, P. (Co-promotor)

  28/05/18 → 17/05/23

  Project: PhD

• Innate immune responses to fish viruses

  Eltijani Ahmed Wiga, A. (PhD candidate), Forlenza, M. (Promotor), Wiegertjes, G. (Promotor) & Brugman, S. (Co-promotor)

  14/05/18 → 4/11/22

  Project: PhD

  • Innate Immune System 100%
  • Virus 100%
  • T Cell 100%
  • Viremia 75%
  • DNA Immunization 75%

• Novel sources of microbial diversity for new antibiotics.

  Vind, K. (PhD candidate) & Wells, J. (Promotor)

  2/05/18 → 12/12/23

  Project: PhD

  • Metabolite 100%
  • Chemistry 25%
  • Metabolic 25%
  • Bioactivity 25%
  • Natural Product 25%

• international genetic/genomic evaluation of beef cattle

  Bonifazi, R. (PhD candidate), Calus, M. (Promotor), Veerkamp, R. (Promotor) & Vandenplas, J. (Co-promotor)

  1/05/18 → 16/09/22

  Project: PhD

• Assessing the potential of insects to reduce the environmental impact of livestock production and improve livestock health and welfare in concert

  Ipema, A. (PhD candidate), Bolhuis, L. (Promotor), Bokkers, E. A. M. (Co-promotor) & Gerrits, W. (Co-promotor)

  1/05/18 → 13/01/23

  Project: PhD

  • Piglet 100%
  • Livestock Production 100%
  • Livestock Health 100%
  • Broiler Chicken 100%
  • Hermetia illucens 66%

• Adaptive phenotypic and genetic variation in chickens: a landscape genomics approach

  Kebede, F. (PhD candidate), Komen, H. (Promotor) & Bastiaansen, J. (Co-promotor)

  18/04/18 → 29/08/22

  Project: PhD

  • Breed 100%
  • Agroecology 50%
  • Genetic Divergence 50%
  • Genetic Variation 50%
  • Genomics 50%

• Development of new antibiotics targeting histidine kinases regulating virulence mechanisms.

  Fernandez Ciruelos, B. (PhD candidate) & Wells, J. (Promotor)

  15/04/18 → 22/05/23

  Project: PhD

• Microbiome fortification for healtier pigs through metagenomics-driven culturomics and microbial bioactive metabolite discovery

  Fredriksen, S. (PhD candidate), Wells, J. (Promotor), Boekhorst, J. (Co-promotor) & van Baarlen, P. (Co-promotor)

  3/04/18 → 31/01/23

  Project: PhD

  • Metabolite 100%
  • Metagenomics 100%
  • Infectious Disease 100%
  • Microbiome 100%
  • Tonsil 50%

• Unravelling gaps in agri-food systems and value chains for sustainable diets: the case of the Southern Highlands of Tanzania

  Wilson, W. (PhD candidate), Giller, K. (Promotor), Oosting, S. (Promotor) & Slingerland, M. (Co-promotor)

  1/04/18 → 14/06/23

  Project: PhD

  • Focus Group 100%
  • Grains 100%
  • Soybean Meal 100%
  • Farming Systems 100%
  • Nutritive Value 100%