Prof.dr.ir. M.W.A. Verstegen

Update Persondata

• energy
• metabolism
• nutritional
• physiology

Publications

(the most recent at the top)

Effect of intake of linoleic acid and α-linolenic acid levels on conversion into long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in backfat and in intramuscular fat of growing pigs (Online first)

Effect of different magnesium sources on digesta and excreta moisture content and production performance in broiler chickens

Repeated measurements of in vitro fermentation of fibre-rich substrates using large intestinal microbiota of sows

δ13C as a marker to study digesta passage kinetics in ruminants: a combined in vivo and in vitro study

Pig performance increases with the addition of DL-methionine and L-lysine to ensiled cassava leaf protein diets

All publications..

Current research

(the most recent research is at the top)
Supervisor	Customized nutrition for growth retarded piglets

Completed research projects

(the most recent research is at the top)
Researcher	Facilitating the development of solid feed intake in piglets by means of vertical (mother-offspring)information transfer
Supervisor	Lipids in nutrition of broiler chickens, pigs and calves
Supervisor	Genetic aspects of feed intake in lactating sows
Supervisor	Improvement of village chicken production system by a mixed (village chicken/fattening ram) farming system
Supervisor	Feeding and management strategies for rural poultry production in central Tanzania

All completed research..

Classification

A22000	Animal husbandry
A34700	Animal feeds
C10000	Biotechnology
D21700	Physiology