Department of Animal Sciences

Finished

Ecological epigenetics and the brain: the evolutionary consequences of epigenomic modifications in a songbird

van den Heuvel, K. (PhD candidate), van Oers, K. (Promotor) & Kotrschal, A. (Co-promotor)

12/03/18 → 27/06/23

Project: PhD

Probiotics processing conditions and their impact on biological activities.

Duboux, S. (PhD candidate) & Kleerebezem, M. (Promotor)

1/03/18 → 9/12/22

Project: PhD

Trace minerals with Chelator and the effect on oxidative status

Boerboom, G. (PhD candidate), Hendriks, W. (Promotor) & Smits, C. (Co-promotor)

1/03/18 → 15/10/21

Project: PhD

Optimizing lactation length for dairy cows to improve health and performance

Ma, J. (PhD candidate), Kemp, B. (Promotor), Kok, A. (Co-promotor) & van Knegsel, A. (Co-promotor)

1/03/18 → 12/10/22

Project: PhD

Effect of broiler breeder nutrition on egg characteristics and chick quality

Heijmans, J. (PhD candidate), Gerrits, W. (Promotor), Kemp, B. (Promotor), Kwakkel, R. (Co-promotor) & van den Brand, H. (Co-promotor)

28/02/18 → 26/04/23

Project: PhD

WLR B4F Gen Pred - Impact of preselection in genomic evaluations

Jibrila, I. (PhD candidate), Calus, M. (Promotor), Veerkamp, R. (Promotor) & ten Napel, J. (Co-promotor)

1/02/18 → 25/05/22

Project: PhD

DNA methylation and its influence on exploratory behaviour in great tits

Sepers, B. (PhD candidate) & van Oers, K. (Promotor)

1/02/18 → 28/10/22

Project: PhD

Mangrove-Polders, i.e. Selection of mangrove species to optimise aquaculture based livelihoods and biodiversity in climate smart designed polders of Bangladesh

Alam, M. I. (PhD candidate), Verdegem, M. (Promotor) & Debrot, D. (Co-promotor)

1/02/18 → 13/06/22

Project: PhD

Application of meta-omics techniques to the rumen microbiome of dairy cows

Hua, D. (PhD candidate), Hendriks, W. (Promotor) & Pellikaan, W. (Co-promotor)

1/02/18 → 25/10/22

Project: PhD

Fishing for functional feed: understanding the immune modulatory effects of novel feed ingredients to secure fish health

López Nadal, A. (PhD candidate), Wiegertjes, G. (Promotor), Brugman, S. (Co-promotor) & Sipkema, D. (Co-promotor)

15/01/18 → 17/03/23

Project: PhD

Water foot printing and water use reduction of Irish pig production

Misra, S. (PhD candidate), de Boer, I. (Promotor) & van Middelaar, C. (Co-promotor)

2/01/18 → 6/06/23

Project: PhD

Livebearing Fish

van Kruistum, H. (PhD candidate), Groenen, M. A. M. (Promotor), van Leeuwen, J. (Promotor), Megens, H.-J. (Co-promotor) & Pollux, B. (Co-promotor)

1/01/18 → 6/04/22

Project: PhD

CNV in livestock genomes: from molecular biology all the way to application in breeding (B4F DNA)

Lee, L. (PhD candidate), Veerkamp, R. (Promotor), Bosse, M. (Co-promotor) & Bouwman, A. (Co-promotor)

1/01/18 → 26/04/22

Project: PhD

B4F Resil

Poppe, M. (PhD candidate), Hogeveen, H. (Promotor), Veerkamp, R. (Promotor), Kamphuis, C. (Co-promotor) & Mulder, H. (Co-promotor)

1/01/18 → 4/03/22

Project: PhD

Investigation of Sodium and Protein Supplementation on Performance of Lactating Cows in Tropical Climate

Thiangtum, W. (PhD candidate), Hendriks, W. (Promotor) & Verstegen, M. (Co-promotor)

1/12/17 → 7/05/18

Project: PhD

Methods of determining,expressing and predicting particle size and its relation to the performance of animal

Lyu, F. (PhD candidate), Hendriks, W. (Promotor) & van der Poel, T. (Co-promotor)

23/11/17 → 15/11/21

Project: PhD

BIOGENINK

Gokalp, M. (PhD candidate), Murk, T. (Promotor), Osinga, R. (Co-promotor) & Wijgerde, T. (Co-promotor)

15/11/17 → 11/06/21

Project: PhD

Individual tracking of animals kept in groups

van der Sluis, M. (PhD candidate), Rodenburg, B. (Promotor), Ellen, E. (Co-promotor) & de Haas, Y. (Co-promotor)

1/11/17 → 11/02/22

Project: PhD

Time resolved characterization of the development of NAFLD and the role of the gut and white adipose tissue therein.

Gart, E. (PhD candidate) & Keijer, J. (Promotor)

1/11/17 → 10/05/23

Project: PhD

The welfare of dairy cows in grass-based systems

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

16/10/17 → 23/05/22

Project: PhD

Understanding the impact of protein fermentation end-products on pig intestinal metabolic health to optimize its barrier

Bekebrede, A. (PhD candidate), Gerrits, W. (Promotor), Keijer, J. (Promotor) & de Boer, V. (Co-promotor)

15/10/17 → 10/02/23

Project: PhD

Modelling heat stress in dairy cows

Zhou, M. (PhD candidate), Groot Koerkamp, P. (Promotor) & Aarnink, A. (Co-promotor)

3/10/17 → 17/10/22

Project: PhD

A Dietary Approach To Improve Innate Immune Health

Janssen, J. (PhD candidate), Keijer, J. (Promotor), Savelkoul, H. (Promotor), de Boer, V. (Co-promotor) & van Neerven, J. (Co-promotor)

1/10/17 → 12/10/22

Project: PhD

The implications of cow-calf rearing for dairy calf health and welfare.

Wenker, M. (PhD candidate), Bokkers, E. A. M. (Promotor) & van Reenen, K. (Co-promotor)

1/10/17 → 13/05/22

Project: PhD

Effects of bovine immunoglobulins on human immune function

Porbahaie, M. (PhD candidate), Savelkoul, H. (Promotor), van Neerven, J. (Promotor) & Teodorowicz, G. (Co-promotor)

1/10/17 → 27/06/22

Project: PhD

Customized lactation length

Burgers, E. (PhD candidate), Hogeveen, H. (Promotor), Kemp, B. (Promotor) & van Knegsel, A. (Co-promotor)

18/09/17 → 30/09/22

Project: PhD

Valorisation of plant based residues for fish production through biofloc technology

Vinasyiam, A. (PhD candidate), Verdegem, M. (Promotor) & Kokou, F. (Co-promotor)

11/09/17 → 18/12/23

Project: PhD

Kinetics of Ca and P digestion and absorption in pigs and poultry

Hu, Y. (PhD candidate), Hendriks, W. (Promotor), Bikker, P. (Co-promotor) & van Baal, J. (Co-promotor)

8/09/17 → 8/09/21

Project: PhD

Species related differences in NE-formulas in fish

Phan, T. (PhD candidate), Schrama, J. (Promotor) & Kals, J. (Co-promotor)

1/09/17 → 20/05/22

Project: PhD

Effect of muscle growth dynamics on nutritional requirements of Nile tilapia

Konnert, G. (PhD candidate), Gerrits, W. (Promotor), Schrama, J. (Promotor) & Gussekloo, S. (Co-promotor)

1/09/17 → 14/10/22

Project: PhD

To be as nimble as a bee: A bio-inspired sensory-motor system for gust control of Micro Air Vehicles

Goyal, P. (PhD candidate), Muijres, F. (Promotor) & van Leeuwen, J. (Promotor)

1/09/17 → 26/01/22

Project: PhD

Steering Animal Production Systems towards Sustainable Future

van der Linden, A. (PI), de Boer, I. (CoI) & de Olde, E. (PI)

1/09/17 → 31/08/20

Project: PostDoc

Analysing food systems: dietary patterns under the aspect of sustainability and human health

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

6/07/17 → 30/06/21

Project: PhD

Optimising river floodplain restoration for fishes: a large-scale evaluation in the river Rhine

Stoffers, T. (PhD candidate), Buijse, T. (Promotor), Verreth, J. (Promotor) & Nagelkerke, L. (Co-promotor)

1/07/17 → 16/12/22

Project: PhD

Identification of biomarkers of stress and positive emotions in dairy cows

Kremer, L. (PhD candidate), Bokkers, E. A. M. (Promotor), Webb, L. (Co-promotor) & van Reenen, K. (Co-promotor)

1/06/17 → 25/04/22

Project: PhD

Early Nutrition and Feather Pecking

Stokvis, L. (PhD candidate), Hendriks, W. (Promotor), Kals, J. (Co-promotor) & Kwakkel, R. (Co-promotor)

1/05/17 → 25/02/22

Project: PhD

Optimizing marine park management for cetaceans in Wakatobi

Sahri, A. (PhD candidate) & Murk, T. (Promotor)

1/05/17 → 6/04/21

Project: PhD

Variables determining the biodiversity and productivity of artificial reefs

Hylkema, A. (PhD candidate), Murk, T. (Promotor), Debrot, D. (Co-promotor) & Osinga, R. (Co-promotor)

1/05/17 → 8/07/22

Project: PhD

A Feed-Forward Approach of New Knowledge Arising from Human Nutritional Studies in Susceptible Groups to Application in Animal Nutrition

Lammers-Jannink, K. (PhD candidate), Gerrits, W. (Promotor) & Pellikaan, W. (Co-promotor)

1/04/17 → 23/02/24

Project: PhD

Activation and Evasion of the antiviral response by IBV

Gong, X. (PhD candidate), Savelkoul, H. (Promotor), Jansen, C. (Co-promotor) & Tijhaar, E. (Co-promotor)

24/03/17 → 1/11/21

Project: PhD

Nutritional security for crop-livestock systems with a vulnerable environmental base

Fraval, S. (PhD candidate), de Boer, I. (Promotor), Oosting, S. (Co-promotor) & van Wijk, M. (Co-promotor)

1/03/17 → 10/04/19

Project: PhD

Investing in sustainable livestock

van der Linden, A. (PI), Gerber, P. (CoI), de Boer, I. (CoI), Oosting, S. (CoI), van Ittersum, M. (CoI) & van de Ven, G. (CoI)

1/03/17 → 31/08/17

Project: PostDoc

Robustness of broilers

Wijnen, J. (PhD candidate), Kemp, B. (Promotor) & Molenaar, R. (Co-promotor)

1/02/17 → 1/07/22

Project: PhD

Nesting behaviour of broilers breeders

van den Oever, A. (PhD candidate), Kemp, B. (Promotor), Rodenburg, B. (Promotor) & Bolhuis, L. (Co-promotor)

1/01/17 → 1/06/21

Project: PhD

Healthy bones for broiler chickens

Guz, B. (PhD candidate), Kemp, B. (Promotor) & van den Brand, H. (Co-promotor)

1/01/17 → 5/01/22

Project: PhD

Facilitating the facilitators: advance coral reef restoration using the services of natural reef inhabitants

Knoester, E. (PhD candidate), Murk, T. (Promotor) & Osinga, R. (Co-promotor)

1/01/17 → 26/05/23

Project: PhD

The selfish tumour; changes in muscle micro-environment and energy homeostasis underlying cancer-induced muscle wasting.

van der Ende, M. (PhD candidate), Keijer, J. (Promotor), Witkamp, R. (Promotor), Grefte, S. (Co-promotor) & van Norren, K. (Co-promotor)

6/12/16 → 28/01/22

Project: PhD

Evolutionary trade-offs in dairy fermentation: Environmental modulation of lactococcal enzyme activities and its impact on cheese.

Nugroho, A. (PhD candidate) & Kleerebezem, M. (Promotor)

1/12/16 → 25/04/23

Project: PhD

Molecular mechanisms in milk protein synthesis in dairy cow mammary epithelial cells: MRCKα-mediated regulation of protein synthesis

Wang, F. (PhD candidate), Dijkstra, J. (Promotor) & van Baal, J. (Co-promotor)

21/11/16 → 23/02/22

Project: PhD

Functional advantage of the placenta and superfetation in Poeciliopsis retropinna

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

1/11/16 → 26/02/21

Project: PhD

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