Het belang van een goed functionerend bodemleven wordt steeds meer erkend. Wormen zijn hierbij een belangrijke indicator van de bodemkwaliteit en daarnaast een belangrijke voedselbron voor weidevogels. In het project ‘Optimalisatie Kruidenrijk Grasland’ is door Hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein en het Louis …

Het kabinet kan het consumptiepatroon van Nederlanders sturen met financiële prikkels. Om een echte verandering op gang te brengen is een hogere belasting op suiker noodzakelijk. Door tegelijkertijd de btw op groente en fruit te verlagen, hoeft dat consumenten niets extra’s te kosten, zeggen lectoren …

Echinoderm mass mortality events shape marine ecosystems by altering the dynamics among major benthic groups. The sea urchin Diadema antillarum, virtually extirpated in the Caribbean in the early 1980s by an unknown cause, recently experienced another mass mortality beginning in January 2022. We investigated …

The main objectives of this review were to: (1) review different methods/techniques to assess gaseous N-losses from manure (2) review N-gaps, attributed to dinitrogen loss as the difference between directly measured N compounds summed as total N loss and indirectly measured N loss through a mass balance …

Smallholders, who cultivate ±30% of the global palm oil land, are critical to the realization of a sustainable palm oil sector. However, particularly independent smallholders, untied to mills, lag behind in yields and experience challenges to market their produce. Sustainability certification, such as …

Zoonoses, biting incidents, hereditary problems, and other issues can threaten the welfare of both humans and dogs. The Dutch government and animal welfare organizations seem to have little effect in their campaigns to influence the behavior of (potential) dog keepers, who can experience dissonance when …

Door koeienmest met een 'stikstofkraker' te verwerken, kunnen boeren hun stikstofuitstoot tot wel 80 procent verminderen. Experts en gebruikers zijn positief over de inno­vatie. Robert Baars, lector Climate Smart Dairy Value Chains aan hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein: "Geef elke boer een kraker en de …

Equestrianism is currently facing a range of pressing challenges. These challenges, which are largely based on evolving attitudes to ethics and equine wellbeing, have consequences for the sport’s social licence to operate. The factors that may have contributed to the current situation include overarching …

Introduction: Individuals working in the field of veterinary care are regularly affected by their profession. High levels of responsibility to often provide life-saving health care to animals combined with having to manage owners' expectations and irregular working hours can cause considerable levels …

Capsicum species grown for pepper production suffer severely from thrips damage, urging the identification of natural resistance. Resistance levels are commonly assessed on leaves. However, Capsicum plants are flower-bearing during most of the production season, and thrips also feed on pollen and flower …