Koeien die Ketoprotect Plus krijgen met de Optima-box geven meer melk. Dat blijkt uit een studie van hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein, Aeres Hogeschool Dronten en HAS Hogeschool.

Dairy products are known for their relatively low impact on the environment per unit of nutritional value. The carbon footprint of cheese from the Netherlands has been reduced in recent years by minimizing energy and water consumption. However,there are other options for further improving the sustainability …

A year later, in 2013, the Westerkwartier Area Cooperative was established – a new form of cooperation at the regional level, involving hundreds of dairy farmers, other SMEs, Terra MBO as the representative of the knowledge institutions in the region, the National Forest Service in the Netherlands (‘Staatsbosbeheer’), …

Background: Access to affordable and effective health care is a challenge in low- and middle- income countries. Out-of-pocket expenditure for health care is a major cause of impoverishment. One way to facilitate access and overcome catastrophic expenditure is through a health insurance mechanism, whereby …

When the daily routine of a cow is disturbed, it may have a detrimental effect on the performance of activity meters to detect estrus. It is possible that during the pasture period, the daily routine of cows is disturbed, adversely affecting the performance of activity meters to detect estrus which does …

Een goede jongvee opfok zal aan een aantal eisen moeten voldoen. Er is hierbij gekeken naar de huisvesting en de voeding. Het jongvee heeft als eis dat het met de geboorte een ruimte tot de beschikking moet hebben van 2,8 vierkante meter en dat dit moet worden uitgebreid naar 11,2 vierkante meter als …

The objective of the study was to evaluate the capacity of Northern Bandung Dairy Farmer Cooperative (KPSBU) to support farmers in producing good quality milk within the milk value chain in West Bandung Regency, West Java. The study used qualitative research strategies including desk study, case study, …

Annapurna dairy producer cooperative limited (ADPCL) is a small dairy cooperative located in Chitwan, Nepal. The cooperative is doing the function of collecting milk from its member farmers, processing the milk into dairy products and finally distributing the products to the market. The problem faced …

The following report is a feasibility research and serves as an initial guideline to Bulgarian dairy companies in relation to the possibility to import Bulgarian dairy products into the Peoples’ Republic of China. The document describes possible opportunities for Bulgarian dairy processors related to …

Differences in the perception of opportunities for farm development is researched in this thesis in relation to differences in the embedding of the farm in the socio-material context. This study contributes to a Sociology of Entrepreneurship in focusing on the decision-maker specific aspects using the …