2020.04.02 | Anis
A new English textbook on welfare of pigs brings research-based knowledge to those working with the animals on a daily basis. The book is available in many countries, and acknowledged welfare researchers from around the world – including five researchers from Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University – have contributed to the book with their…
2020.04.01 | Anis
New knowledge about a professional group – the drivers – who are key to securing animals’ welfare during transport but rarely included in research projects.
2020.03.26 | Cattle
Department of Animal Science invites invites highly qualified applicants to apply for a professorship in the area of production and lactation physiology in ruminants. Deadline for application is 10 May 2020.
2020.03.24 | Anis
Invitation to the SEGES Summit 2020: Think Piglet Health and Nutrition will be held on 24-25 September 2020 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Experts from all over the world will attend the summit to discuss, share and learn more about how health, nutrition and management can improve the viability of piglets from hyperprolific sows.
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2020.03.25 | Anis
Based on antibodies from llamas, a new, biological remedy to reduce diarrhoea in piglets may constitute an environmentally friendly alternative to medicinal zinc added to feed rations. The Green Development and Demonstration Programme (GUDP) funds almost 11 million DKK to further develop the product for market approval. Researchers from Department…
2020.04.01 | Anis
In the future, organic pig producers must be able to feed their sows more optimally during the winter period. AU researchers lead a new project with the purpose of developing new feed mixtures for organic sows fed silage during winter. The nutrition must be better adapted to the sows’ need, thus increasing the feed efficiency, reducing the loss of…
2020.03.25 | Anis
Lame cows benefit from housing in hospital pens. This is – in short - the result from a study made in collaboration between Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University, and SEGES.
2020.03.04 | Anis
Researchers from AU have studied to which extent the feed energy density affects dairy cows’ feeding motivation during dry-off. A motivational test showed that using low energy diets to dry-off high-yielding dairy cows results in hunger despite ad libitum access.
2020.03.17 | Food
In production experiments, an increasing amount of clover grass protein was added to the feed for broilers and slaughter pigs. The purpose of this is to find a more sustainable alternative to e.g. soy protein. A group of researchers from Aarhus University examined this.
2020.01.21 | Anis
Sidsel Madsens Ph.D.-defence: "Identification and biological evaluation of satiety-inducing food ingredients – a study of rosemary extract" is being held Monday 27 January in meeting room 2, at 10.00. Everybody is welcome.
