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EWAKUIK is investigating whether the norms are still appropriate for today's poultry production. Scientific insights into the origin of nitrogen emissions from manure and poultry housing are taken int...
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Linked Sectors: Poultry and rabbit farming
How can arable farmers, poultry farmers and the local animal feed industry in Flanders work with crops mixed with legumes, as an alternative source of protein for poultry?
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Linked Sectors: Poultry and rabbit farming
The overall aim of this project is to provide the poultry sector a farm-specific heat action plan.
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Linked Sectors: Poultry and rabbit farming
This European research project aims to improve animal welfare in pigs and poultry that are raised organically and in free-range systems.
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Linked Sectors: Poultry and rabbit farming
...als, according to the European Council Regulation 1099/2009. Alternative methods to kill individual poultry do exist, however, which may prove to be more animal-friendly and/or more feasible. Not a...
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Linked Sectors: Poultry and rabbit farming
The general aim of this LA-project is to help the poultry sector on its way to a socially accepted low-emission poultry farming system.
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Linked Sectors: Poultry and rabbit farming
...elerate the implementation of circular raw materials and residual streams in animal feeds for pigs, poultry and cattle, it is necessary to identify the availability and bottlenecks of circular raw ...
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Linked Sectors: Poultry and rabbit farming
...ionBOWIE aims to address the knowledge gap on ammonia emissions in naturally ventilated pig and poultry barns with outdoor access, and to provide solutions for ammonia emission reduction on org...
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Linked Sectors: Poultry and rabbit farming
...d more efficiently and sustainably through the combination of perennial crops with a free-range for poultry.
News | 07/06/2021
The overall goal of this LA track is to provide the poultry sector with a farm-specific heat action plan. Several measures are recommended for reducing heat stress, ranging from adapting ...
Linked Sectors: Poultry and rabbit farming
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Poultry and rabbit farmers, their customers, and their suppliers will find here the answer to “what can ILVO do for me?”. You’ll get a brief overview of relevant expertise, analyses, infrastructure, a...
News | 18/01/2021
The Horizon 2020 "NETPOULSAFE" project has the goal of improving compliance with biosecurity in poultry farming by suggesting, validating and sharing supportive actions. Relevant suggested actions wil...
Linked Sectors: Poultry and rabbit farming
News | 14/05/2025
ILVO has started the construction of a new Poultry Innovation Center in Merelbeke-Melle, which will be energy flexible and climate neutral. Flemish Minister of Environment and Agriculture Jo Brouns of...
Linked Sectors: Poultry and rabbit farming
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...roilers, layers and rabbits. More information.Evelyne Delezie, Saskia Leleu
Excretion trials in poultryDetermination of the possible presence of residues in poultry meat and eggs. More ...
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News | 06/09/2024
...ated and evaluated for their applicability and effectiveness to reduce ammonia emissions on pig and poultry farms. In addition to ammonia, side effects such as methane emissions and impact on anima...
Linked Sectors: Poultry and rabbit farming
News | 20/01/2025
... substantiated? The RAMBO project researches, tests, and evaluates promising techniques for pig and poultry farming. In this article we give an intermediate status of the research on ammonia reduct...
Linked Sectors: Poultry and rabbit farming
News | 09/05/2025
Cornerstone laid by Minister Jo Brouns on 9 May 2025
ILVO has started construction of a new Poultry Innovation Center, which will be thoroughly energy-flexible and climate-neutral. This is a firs...
Linked Sectors: Poultry and rabbit farming
News | 12/06/2023
...ts the public procurement procedure.Within the project "Energy-flexible and climate-neutral poultry house", on June 2, 2023, ILVO launched the tender for the design and construction of the ...
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... Flanders has a precision livestock farming system yet. There is a high degree of automation within poultry and pig farms, especially in terms of ventilation control and feeding. This is also incre...
Linked Sectors: Poultry and rabbit farming
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Research into the optimal housing and management of pigs, cattle, poultry and rabbits alike should improve the quality of life.
Linked Research projects: Research on humane methods for killing individual poultry on-farm
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Linked Sectors: Poultry and rabbit farming
...imated that 50%-80% of all Campylobacter strains isolated from human cases are originating from the poultry reservoir. The overall objective of this project is to draft an (enhanced) biosecurity pr...
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Linked Sectors: Poultry and rabbit farming
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Linked Sectors: Poultry and rabbit farming
...ganizations were also provided with tools to enable the extension of the laying cycle. By assisting poultry farms individually and providing an online platform poultry farmers were encouraged to im...
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Linked Sectors: Poultry and rabbit farming
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Linked Sectors: Poultry and rabbit farming
...ee range? This research aims to increase our empirical knowledge about the behaviour and welfare of poultry, production performance and system profitability, innovative agricultural systems (combin...