Ir. Th.G.G.M. Niekerk

Update Persondata

• alternative
• animal
• behaviour
• captive
• farm
• farming
• husbandry
• production
• systems

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Publications

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Invloed van UV-licht, vezelrijk voer of strooisel in de vroege opfok op verenpikken in opfok en legperiode = Effect of UV-light, high fiber feed or litter provision in early rearing on feather pecking in rearing and laying period

Welfare Quality assessment protocol for laying hens = Welfare Quality assessment protocol voor leghennen

Verlagen van uitval bij leghennen

Description of the calculations to transform measures into criterion for the Welfare Quality assessment protocol for laying hens = Beschrijving van de berekeningen om metingen om te zetten naar criteria scores voor het Welfare Quality protocol voor leghennen

Combinatie van 3 factoren tegen verenpikkerij

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Current research

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Researcher	Natuurlijk gedrag en stoppen met ingrepen
Researcher	Development best practices
Project leader	Belang strooisel voorkomen verenpikken
Project leader	Kennisoverdracht Plan van Aanpak Ingrepen (Update literatuurstudie)
Project leader	Development and implementation of an attract-and-kill method for control of the ectoparasitic, poultry red mite (Dermanyssus gallinae) in poultry house facilities

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Completed research projects

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Project leader	Optimalisation of management of poultry with respect to banning mutilations
Researcher	Preventie voetzoollaesies bij vleeskuikens
Researcher	Preventie agressie voedsters
Project leader	Optimalisation of management of poultry with respect to banning mutilations
Project leader	Update literature study mutilations in poultry

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Classification

A22000	Animal husbandry
D22300	Animal ethology, animal psychology