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PPILOW’s People: Ninfa Rangel Pedersen!
Ninfa Rangel Pedersen presents her activities at FERMENTATIONEXPERTS as Head of the R&D, and her role in PPILOW project!
PPILOW’s People: Sophie Réhault-Godbert!
I am a senior researcher at INRAE, the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment and the co-director of the team “Egg defenses, valorization, Evolution (DOVE)” located in the Avian Biology and Poultry Science Unit (BOA). My research topics deal with the characterization of the functions of extra-embryonic annexes during embryonic development. I […]
New article from the first PPILOW results!
A new article from the first PPILOW results dealing with the chicken exploratory behavior on the free-range is now available! Enjoy your reading here.
PPILOW’s People: Helen Mara Pluschke!
Hi, I am Helen Mara Pluschke and I enjoy working with and around chicken. As a member of the poultry research team at the Thünen Institute for Organic Farming in Germany, my job is to gather data on the PPILOW dual-purpose genotypes under organic rearing conditions (PPILOW Project Task 5). We then use the data […]
PPILOW’s People: Cesare Castellini!
Cesare Castellini is Associate professor at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences of the University of Perugia. His main scientific activities are in the rabbit and poultry sector with particular attention to the extensive and organic rearing system. The main research activity of Cesare Castellini within PPILOW is the study of extensive and […]
PPILOW’s People: Sophie Herremans!
Hi, I’m Sophie Herremans from Wallonia, Belgium. I’ve been working at the Walloon Agricultural Research Centre as a researcher for 5 years. In 2019, I completed a PhD thesis on dairy cows feed efficiency. Currently, I conduct research on sheep grazing cover crops and the impact of this practice on nitrate leaching, weeds and yields […]
PPILOW’s People: Martina Re!
My background is agroecology and specifically farming systems including animal husbandry. I am a Phd student at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna and I collaborate with AIAB (the Italian Association for Organic Agriculture) within the PPILOW project with the task of coordinating the involvement of National Practitioners Groups in Europe and managing the Italian group on pigs. […]
PPILOW’s People: Vasile Cozma!
Prof. Vasile Cozma, DVM, PhD. Full member – Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Romania; Professor, Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (USAMV), Cluj-Napoca, Romania, PhD Coordinator in Parasitology; Vice-president – European Federation of Parasitologists; Awarded by the Romanian Academy (2010, 2016) and by […]
Two job positions at INRAE!
Two job positions are available at INRAE: Junior Research Scientist on cognition in domestic birds. Junior Research Scientist in genetics and behaviour of poultry in animal production. For both positions candidates must have a PhD or equivalent. Don’t miss this opportunity!
PPILOW’s People: Hélène Leruste!
I am a teacher and researcher in animal sciences at JUNIA-ISA. My field of expertise is animal behaviour and welfare, with a PhD thesis on the welfare of veal calves at the University of Wageningen. I currently contribute to projects related to the development of monitoring tools for welfare evaluation in ruminants. I am participating […]