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The fourth call for proposals for Transnational Access (TNA) within the SmartCow project is now open.

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The TNA call makes available cattle research facilities of SmartCow partners for research by academic or industry colleagues from other (mainly EU) countries. The facilities include the most advanced animal science technologies applied to cattle in the fields of nutrition, physiology, ethology and animal husbandry.

Mixing cull sows in pick-up pens may affect their welfare

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Being mixed with unfamiliar sows is a common practice for cull sows in the days before transport to slaughter. A new study from Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University, suggest that this practice may have welfare consequences for the sows.

A new vaccine against piglet diarrhoea is on its way

[Translate to English:] Institut for Husdyrvidenskab, AU deltager i et nyt projekt, som skal udvikle en vaccine, der forventes at kunne reducere den diarré-relaterede dødelighed hos smågrise med 90 %. Den nye vaccine ventes på markedet i 2026. Foto: Anders Trærup, AU.
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Aarhus University takes part in a new and ground-breaking project in the development of an effective vaccine against weaning diarrhoea in piglets. If the development work of the vaccine goes like the researchers are hoping for, 90% of the mortality seen today due to weaning diarrhoea will be prevented, and the use of antibiotics will be lowered accordingly.

Ph.D.-defence: Are recommendations for indoor sows appropriate for organic sows?

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Maria Eskildsen has investigated the energy- and protein intake from grazing and quantified the energy needed for maintenance, maternal retention, mobilization, milk production, thermoregulation and locomotive activity in organic sows. The PhD defense will be available online. To receive a link, please send an e-mail to charlotte.steffensen@anis.au.dk.

Aarhus University concludes collaboration agreement with Viborg Municipality

[Translate to English:] Foto: Anders Trærup, AU Foto
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The collaboration agreement between Aarhus University and Viborg Municipality will focus on benefiting from and developing Aarhus University's activities in Foulum, in addition to strengthening collaboration between prominent law firms in Viborg and the law degree programme in Aarhus.

The new professor at Aarhus University wants to decriminalise cows

[Translate to English:] Professor Mette Olaf Nielsen vil med sin forskning bidrage til at finde de bæredygtige løsninger i forhold til at reducere drivhusgasudledningen fra drøvtyggerne”. Privatfoto.
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As of 1 September 2020, Mette Olaf Nielsen has been appointed professor in “Production and Lactation Physiology in Ruminants” at Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University. Mette will contribute to solving the agriculture’s climate challenge concerning the methane emission from ruminants.

PhD defence: Sustainable animal production - Exploring the mechanisms of action of carbohydrases in order to improve feed digestibility

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Cecilie Toft Vangsøe will have her PhD defence on 9 September 2020. It is also possible to follow the defence online. To receive a link to the event, please send an email to: charlotte.steffensen@anis.au.dk.

Webinar: “Using ontologies to improve animal science research”

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An interesting webinar in the SmartCow project: “Using ontologies to improve animal science research”, 8-9 October 2020. The webinar is coordinated by scientists from INRAE, France. It targets scientists, RI technicians, Bachelor, Master or PhD students. This webinar is free of charge. Deadline for registration 2nd October.
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