Poultry and Pig Low-input and Organic production systems' Welfare
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Early life innovations to improve welfare of laying hens
by Saskia Kliphuis (UU) It has been six crazy months since the previous issue of the PPILOW newsletter, when we gave our last update on our experimental work. As 2020 has shown us, a lot can happen in half a year. In spite the pandemic and the lockdown that followed, we were able to continue […]
WP3: EBENE/PIGLOW apps and WP.3 progress
by Laura Warin (ITAVI), Frank Tuyttens and Evelien Graat (ILVO) Two mobile applications have been developed (PIGLOW app for pigs) or modified (EBENE® app for poultry) for farmers to self-assess the welfare of their animals. These apps are available on the Google Play Store and on the App Store in 3 different languages: Dutch, English […]
WP2: NPGs, facilitators and co-creation
by Cristina Micheloni (AIAB) Despite COVID-19 restrictions facilitators managed to keep in contact and fine tune the methodology to set up and manage the National Practitioner Groups (NPGs) on Poultry (in Italy, France, Germany, Belgium-Netherlands, and Denmark) and on Pigs (in Italy, France, Belgium and Romania). 7 out of 9 NPGs had already a first […]
The PPILOW project is one year old!
by Anne Collin (INRAE) The first annual meeting of the European PPILOW project (Poultry and PIG Low-input and Organic production systems’ Welfare, 2019-2024, www.ppilow.eu) was held from the 5th to the 7th of October. During this 3-day online meeting, more than 80 attendees from the 23 PPILOW partner organizations in 9 countries, and several members […]
Joint Online Conference OK-Net EcoFeed, PPILOW, Freebirds and POWER EU Projects!
“SAVE THE DATE!!! IMPROVING SUSTAINABILITY AND WELFARE IN ORGANIC POULTRY AND PIG PRODUCTION 25TH-26TH JANUARY 2021, ONLINE It is with great excitement that OK-Net EcoFeed announces its final project conference bringing together 4 Horizon 2020 projects: OK-Net EcoFeed, PPILOW, Freebirds and POWER. Mark the 25th – 26th of January 2021 in your calendar and follow us for […]
EUREKA project survey: to improve the future in agriculture/forestry!
EUREKA is a project funded by the Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme that aims to build an EU-level Agricultural Knowledge Repository to ensure that all those working in the industry have easy access to the best, most up-to-date information in the farming and forestry sectors. The main goal is to promote knowledge sharing and […]
Job Offer at ILVO!
ILVO is looking for a researcher on welfare of farm animals to employ on the EU project PPILOW starting from November 2020. Deadline: 11th October 2020. For more information and application, read the job vacancy.
EAAP registration to the Virtual Meeting is now open!
The EAAP Annual Meeting will be held on-line from December 1st to 4th, 2020. We will showcase hundreds hours of programming delivered through plenty of scientific sessions, workshops, plenary sessions, interactive and innovative exhibit hall, live discussions about the latest animal science topics. The Early Registration, before September 15th, is discounted. Those who submitted abstracts […]
NEFERITI Webinar “How to produce your own farm video to enhance knowledge exchange”
The webinar: “How to produce your own farm video to enhance knowledge exchange” organized under NEFERTITI project will be held on July 09, 2020, from 10.30 AM to 12.00 PM (CET), ONLINE! The presenter of the event will be Thomas Alföldi from FiBL (Research Institute of Organic Agriculture). Thomas produces low-budget audio-visual material for several EU projects. […]
Coronavirus research and innovation
The European Commission has been at the forefront of supporting research and innovation and coordinating European and global research efforts, including preparedness for pandemics. In addition to a number of past and ongoing research actions related to coronaviruses and outbreaks, the Commission launched several special actions in 2020. These actions address epidemiology, preparedness and response […]