A5002732015- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Energy, Environment, Agriculture Analysis
- Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Leptospirosis research and findings
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
Wageningen University & Research
2014-2024
Dutch Expert Centre for Screening
2019-2022
Taiwan Livestock Research Institute
2013-2022
Centre for BioSystems Genomics
2009-2011
Research International (United States)
2009-2010
Institute of Animal Sciences
2006
In 2000, the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) projected that global demand for animal source food (ASF) would double by 2050 (Alexandratos Bruinsma, 2012).Although these projections were revised slightly during recent years, they form basis of many scientific policy documents related to livestock production.Those projections, however, are based on trends a growing population increasing incomes urbanization, but not ensuring nutrition security in sustainable way.Currently, world's...
Abstract Salmonella and Campylobacter are generally regarded as the most important food‐borne pathogens in world. Reduction or elimination of these first part food chain (on farm) is to prevent disease among consumers animal products. In organic farming, becomes more difficult, animals allowed outdoors have easy access potential sources hazardous pathogens. Whilst rodents often associated by farmers with infrastructural damage eating spoiling stored feed products, their zoonotic risks...
ABSTRACT The presence of Salmonella and Campylobacter spp. in rodents insectivores ( n = 282) was investigated on organic farms. Infections were encountered house mice (8 83 positive 1 sp. strain Livingstone positive) brown rats (1 8 but not other species. No shared genotypes found between rodent pig manure isolates. Effective on-farm management is recommended.
Abstract This paper investigates the importance of ecologically based rodent management in light current food crisis, and potential effects this approach on position undernourished. Hunger prices are rise owing to shortages that can be traced reasons such as climatic extremes, use crops for biofuels, reduced growth yields which lag behind population growth, world stocks lack sufficient investment maintaining irrigation infrastructure. For undernourished is problematic they most vulnerable...
Agriculture is vulnerable to climate change in multiple ways. Here, we use the northern region of Netherlands as a case study explore how risk assessments for impacts on crop production can address vulnerabilities. We present methodology, which call agro calendar (ACC) that (i) includes potential yield losses, well loss product quality, and (ii) assesses risks variety factors including weather extremes emergence abundance pests diseases. Climate are defined two time slices: 1990 (1976–2005)...
The major impact of the livestock sector on environment may be reduced by feeding agricultural co-products to animals. Since last decade, from biodiesel production, such as rapeseed meal (RSM), became increasingly available in Europe. Consequently, an increase RSM content diets was observed at expense soybean (SBM) content. Cultivation SBM is associated with high environmental impacts, especially when emissions related land use change (LUC) are included. This study aims assess replacing...
In organic livestock production systems, farm-management factors are thought to play an important role in the on-farm prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii. Serological results and HACCP analysis were combined determine risk for this protozoan parasite. Mathematical demonstrated that feeding goat whey pigs presence a high number cats positively correlated T. gondii seroprevalence pigs. Not covering roughage farmers' assumption can come into contact with cat feces also showed positive relationship....
Because western societies generally see animals as objects of moral concern, demands have been made on the way they are treated, e.g. during animal experimentation. In case rodent pests, however, inhumane control methods often applied. This inconsistency in human-animal relationship requires clarification. paper analyses criteria that must be met when judging use experiments, and investigates whether these can applied control. is important, because, until now, welfare has less an issue pest...
BACKGROUND Rodenticide resistance to anticoagulants in Rattus norvegicus will lead increased difficulties combating these pest animals. Here, the authors present results of a survey Netherlands where tissue samples and droppings were tested using newly developed TaqMan PCR test for genotypic variation at codon 139 Vkorc1 gene associated with anticoagulant rodenticide resistance. Test are linked questionnaire that was conducted among controllers. RESULTS Genetic mutations R. can be...
Current reactive pest management methods have serious drawbacks such as the heavy reliance on chemicals, emerging genetic rodenticide resistance and high secondary exposure risks. Rodent control needs to be based species ecology ethology facilitate development of ecologically rodent (EBRM). An important aspect EBRM is a strong understanding ecology, behaviour spatiotemporal factors. Gaining insight into key EBRM. The landscape fear (LOF) mapping spatial variation in foraging cost arising...
SUMMARY Dutch agriculture has undergone significant changes in the past century, similar to many countries European Union. Due economies of scale and order remain economically profitable, it became necessary for farmers increase farm size, efficiency external inputs, while minimizing labour use per hectare. The latter resulted fewer people working agricultural sector. Consequently, society gradually lost its connection production. This divergence a poor image sector, because environmental...
For integrated pest management (IPM) programs to be maximally effective, monitoring of the growth and decline populations is essential. Here, we present validation results a new automated device for poultry red mite (Dermanyssus gallinae), serious in laying hen facilities world-wide. This (called an "automated counter") was validated experimental cages with live birds growing population D. gallinae. study resulted 17 data points 'number mites counted' by counter present' cages. The...
Fly prevention and control on animal production units is necessary to prevent the transmission of pathogens that could affect human health maintenance good hygiene. Organic farmers are often hesitant apply insecticides for this purpose because their farming philosophy. systems relatively open as pigs generally have access outdoors. Here, we investigate need fly analyse various possibilities organic reduce number flies farms. We conclude although biological looks promising, more research...