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| Lammerts van Bueren, Edith T.; Struik, Paul C.; Eekeren, Nick van; Nuijten, Edwin. |
| How the growing world population can feed itself is a crucial, multi-dimensional problem that goes beyond sustainable development. Crop production will be affected by many changes in its climatic, agronomic, economic, and societal contexts. Therefore, breeders are challenged to produce cultivars that strengthen both ecological and societal resilience by striving for six international sustainability targets: food security, safety and quality; food and seed sovereignty; social justice; agrobiodiversity; ecosystem services; and climate robustness. Against this background, we review the state of the art in plant breeding by distinguishing four paradigmatic orientations that currently co-exist: community-based breeding, ecosystem-based breeding,... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Breeding; Genetics and propagation. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/34336/1/LammertsVanBueren2018_Article_TowardsResilienceThroughSystem.pdf |
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| Eekeren, Nick van; Govaerts, Wim. |
| In 2004, most organic dairy goat farms had financial problems due to a gap between the milk price paid and the cost price on farm. In 2005, a research project “BIOGEIT” was started. In 2007, the research project was combined with an extension programme. A framework was set up with 3 shells. The first shell consisted of two farmer research groups in which goat keepers worked in close cooperation with researchers on a specific theme. One research group has worked constantly on cost price optimisation and milk price. One of the activities in the farmers research group on cost price was monitoring the cost price and milk price over the years. Its objective was threefold: determining priorities for cost price optimisation, using the cost price for milk price... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Farm economics Sheep and goats Education; Extension and communication. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/21609/1/2640.pdf |
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| Bestman, Monique; Eekeren, Nick van; Luske, Boki; Vonk, Mark; Anssems, Emiel; Boosten, Martijn; Bree, Miriam van. |
| In the Netherlands networks of goat, cow and poultry farmers started to grow trees in their fields and outdoor runs. This was done for different reasons: animal welfare (shelter); production of fodder, biomass, litter or fruits; spread of minerals from manure; increase biodiversity; keep away certain wild animals that carry diseases. In this abstract we present the project activities and the first experiences from the farmers. The so-called ‘silvopastoral’ systems (= combination of trees and animals) are applied traditionally already long times in Africa and Mediterranean countries. Now we apply them in modern, relatively high input animal husbandry systems. |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Dairy cattle; Crop combinations and interactions; Farming Systems; Sheep and goats; Poultry. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/23894/9/23894.pdf |
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| Smolders, Gidi; Eekeren, Nick van; Govaerts, Wim. |
| Newborn goat kids are low in blood levels of vitamin E and selenium. Not known is how this affects health and growth of the kids. In a study on an organic farm 40 kids were allotted to 4 groups. Parenteral administration of 0.5 ml vitamin E and selenium solution (treated groups) or 0.5 ml salt solution (placebo) at the day of birth was combined with powdered full goat milk or goat milk replacer during the raising period. The milk-groups were housed in one group. Housing conditions and additional feed were the same for all groups. Blood samples were taken at days 0, 31 and 102. Kids were weighed at blood sampling days and at day 14. Health and medical treatments were recorded by the farmer. In goat milk selenium content was 116 µg/kg and vitamin E was 1.5... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Feeding and growth; Sheep and goats. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/21608/1/2639.pdf |
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