Affiliate projects

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Partners of the consortium Breed4Food participate in numerous (inter)national research projects together with other chain partners, universities and research institutes. Some of these research projects are also of special interest to the non-involved partners of Breed4Food and, therefore, are listed as affiliate projects to the PPP Breed4Food III. The leadership of the affiliate projects have approved the access of the affiliated projects for the research community and external stakeholders of Breed4Food. Furthermore, Breed4Food will take initiatives to ensure information exchange that benefit both the participants of the affiliate projects and the Breed4Food partners.

AnIMAl Group sENsor; NWO perspective

The IMAGEN program aims to facilitate the transition towards sustainable livestock production by addressing the social behaviours of animals in groups, which will improve the health and welfare of the animals and reduce the ecological footprint of our food production.

Climate Smart Cattle Breeding; TKI Agri&Food

The aim of Climate Smart Cattle Breeding is to phenotype the large population and to develop the innovations needed to enable Dutch dairy farmers to utilize animal breeding to reduce methane emissions.

Smart Turkeys, NWO Open Technology program

The aim of Smart Turkeys is to develop the technology for massive automatic recording of individual traits in group-housed animals, and the breeding tools to use these data for genetic improvement.

BovReg: Understanding cattle genome; EU Horizon 2020

The aim of BovReg is to identify functions in the cow genome that are relevant to the diversity and plasticity of phenotypes in cattle with respect to robustness, health and biological efficiency.

GENE-SWitCH, EU Horizon 2020

The aim of GENE-SWitCH is to deliver new underpinning knowledge on the functional genomes of two main monogastric farm species (pig and chicken) and to enable immediate translation to the pig and poultry sectors.

Innovations in Reproductive and Cryopreservation Technologies in Pigs and Cattle; TKI Agri&Food

The aim of Innovations in Reproductive and Cryopreservation Technologies in Pigs and Cattle is to further develop cryopreservation (vitrification) protocols that will lead to good quality embryo’s after freezing and thawing with high fertility rates, for both cattle and pigs.

Automated broiler phenotyping using smart technologies to improve health, welfare and performance; TKI Agri&Food

The aim of Automated broiler phenotyping using smart technologies to improve health, welfare and performance is to implement automatic approaches for phenotyping of activity, leg health and body weight in broilers.

Genome and Epigenome eNabled breedIng in MOnogastrics (GEroNIMO); EU Horizon2020

The GEroNIMO (Genome and Epigenome eNabled breedIng in MOnogastrics) project aims to provide new knowledge and tools to promote innovative genome- and epigenome-enabled selection methods for traits related to production efficiency, productive longevity, fertility, resilience and welfare.

Implementation of organoids in animal breeding and nutrition research, TKI Agri&Food

Intestinal organoids are a key innovative technology to replace animal testing and measure complex traits in animal breeding and nutrition.

CrossOver: Utilizing the full potential of crossovers in animal breeding, NWO Open Technology Programme

Crossing-over of chromosomes during meiosis drives genetic diversity by generating variation in the gametes of individuals, and is an essential mechanism in evolution of species. The number of crossovers per gamete is known to vary across species, populations, sexes and individuals within populations, and to be at least partly heritable.

Global Methane Genetics

Prof. Roel Veerkamp of Wageningen University & Research is going to lead a global program to coordinate and accelerate the worldwide efforts to breed cattle with reduced methane output.

European network on livestock phenomics (EU-LI-PHE)

As animal breeding relies on the availability of accurate and specific phenotype data to reach its goals, phenotyping is increasingly being recognised as a limiting factor in all applications of livestock genetics and genomics.

HeatSense: Data-driven climate change adaptation in poultry

Climate change, especially heat waves, can negatively impact livestock, now and in the future. This project investigates short- and long-term data-driven solutions for climate adaptation, focusing on poultry.

Re-Livestock: Resilient farming systems; EU Horizon 2020

The aim of Re-Livestock is to evaluate and mobilize the adoption of innovative practices applied cross scale (animal, herd, farm, sector and region) to reduce Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) of livestock farming systems.

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