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Providing live black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) improves welfare while maintaining performance of piglets post-weaning by Ipema, Allyson F., Bokkers, Eddie A. M., Gerrits, Walter J. J., Kemp, Bas, Bolhuis, J. Elizabeth

“…During weaning, piglets experience concurrent social, physical, and nutritional stressors. Consequently, piglets often have poor feed intake and display…”
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Circadian rhythms and diurnal patterns in the feed intake behaviour of growing-finishing pigs by Bus, Jacinta D., Boumans, Iris J. M. M., Engel, Jasper, te Beest, Dennis E., Webb, Laura E., Bokkers, Eddie A. M.

“…The feeding behaviour of growing-finishing pigs is an important indicator of performance, health and welfare, but this use is limited by its large,…”
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Effect of environmental enrichment and group size on the water use and waste in grower-finisher pigs by Misra, Shilpi, Bokkers, Eddie A. M., Upton, John, Quinn, Amy J., O’Driscoll, Keelin

“…The grower-finisher stage accounts for 64% of the total on-farm herd water use. Part of this is consumed by the pigs, but a part is also wasted. Drinking water…”
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Housing and personality effects on judgement and attention biases in dairy cows by Kremer, Louise, Bus, Jacinta D., Webb, Laura E., Bokkers, Eddie A. M., Engel, Bas, van der Werf, Jozef T. N., Schnabel, Sabine K., van Reenen, Cornelis G.

“…Affective states can be inferred from responses to ambiguous and threatening stimuli, using Judgement Bias Tasks (JBTs) and Attention Bias Tasks (ABTs). We…”
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A Survey of Calf Housing Facilities Pre-Weaning, Management Practices and Farmer Perceptions of Calf Welfare on Irish Dairy Farms by Sinnott, Alison M, Bokkers, Eddie A M, Murphy, John Paul, Kennedy, Emer

“…It is unknown whether calf rearing facilities in the Republic of Ireland are fit for purpose, or if facilities sufficiently consider calf and farmer welfare…”
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Sustainable Grazing by Cattle and Sheep for Semi-Natural Grasslands in Sweden by Glimskär, Anders, Hultgren, Jan, Hiron, Matthew, Westin, Rebecka, Bokkers, Eddie A. M., Keeling, Linda J.

“…Despite their importance for biodiversity and other ecosystem services, many semi-natural grasslands deteriorate or have even disappeared due to insufficient…”
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Chopped or long roughage: what do calves prefer? Using cross point analysis of double demand functions by Webb, Laura E, Jensen, Margit Bak, Engel, Bas, van Reenen, Cornelis G, Gerrits, Walter J J, de Boer, Imke J M, Bokkers, Eddie A M

“…The present study aimed to quantify calves' (Bos taurus) preference for long versus chopped hay and straw, and hay versus straw, using cross point analysis of…”
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Effect of cow-calf contact on cow motivation to reunite with their calf by Wenker, Margret L., Bokkers, Eddie A. M., Lecorps, Benjamin, von Keyserlingk, Marina A. G., van Reenen, Cornelis G., Verwer, Cynthia M., Weary, Daniel M.

“…Early cow-calf separation prevents much of cows’ natural maternal behaviour. Early separation is thought to prevent the development of a cow-calf bond. To…”
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A Systematic Review on Validated Precision Livestock Farming Technologies for Pig Production and Its Potential to Assess Animal Welfare by Gómez, Yaneth, Stygar, Anna H, Boumans, Iris J M M, Bokkers, Eddie A M, Pedersen, Lene J, Niemi, Jarkko K, Pastell, Matti, Manteca, Xavier, Llonch, Pol

“…Several precision livestock farming (PLF) technologies, conceived for optimizing farming processes, are developed to detect the physical and behavioral changes…”
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Long-term access to live black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) stimulates activity and reduces fearfulness of broilers, without affecting health by Ipema, Allyson F., Bokkers, Eddie A. M., Gerrits, Walter J. J., Kemp, Bas, Bolhuis, J. Elizabeth

“…Commercially housed broilers frequently experience limited environmental stimulation and various health issues, compromising their welfare. Providing…”
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Correction to: Developing a feasible and sensitive judgement bias task in dairy cows by Kremer, Louise, van Reenen, Cornelis G., Engel, Bas, Bokkers, Eddie A. M., Schnabel, Sabine K., van der Werf, Jozef T. N., Webb, Laura E.

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Assessing broad life cycle impacts of daily onboard decision-making, annual strategic planning, and fisheries management in a northeast Atlantic trawl fishery by Ziegler, Friederike, Groen, Evelyne A., Hornborg, Sara, Bokkers, Eddie A. M., Karlsen, Kine M., de Boer, Imke J. M.

“…Purpose Capture fisheries are the only industrial-scale harvesting of a wild resource for food. Temporal variability in environmental performance of fisheries…”
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Developing a feasible and sensitive judgement bias task in dairy cows by Kremer, Louise, van Reenen, Cornelis G., Engel, Bas, Bokkers, Eddie A. M., Schnabel, Sabine K., van der Werf, Jozef T. N., Webb, Laura E.

“…Judgement bias tasks (JBTs) are used to assess the influence of farm practices on livestock affective states. The tasks must be adjusted to the species and age…”
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Effect of source and journey on physiological variables in calves transported by road and ferry between Ireland and the Netherlands by van Dijk, Luca L., Siegmann, Susanne, Field, Niamh L., Sugrue, Katie, van Reenen, Cornelis G., Bokkers, Eddie A. M., Sayers, Gearoid, Conneely, Muireann

“…This study aimed to establish baseline variables for calves transported by road and ferry from Ireland to the Netherlands and to investigate the effect of…”
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Effect of Type of Cow-Calf Contact on Health, Blood Parameters, and Performance of Dairy Cows and Calves by Wenker, Margret L, Verwer, Cynthia M, Bokkers, Eddie A M, Te Beest, Dennis E, Gort, Gerrit, de Oliveira, Daiana, Koets, Ad, Bruckmaier, Rupert M, Gross, Josef J, van Reenen, Cornelis G

“…Prolonged cow-calf contact (CCC) could potentially improve dairy calf welfare. However, it is currently unknown how different types of CCC affect animals'…”
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Assessing greenhouse gas emissions of milk production: which parameters are essential? by Wolf, Patricia, Groen, Evelyne A., Berg, Werner, Prochnow, Annette, Bokkers, Eddie A. M., Heijungs, Reinout, de Boer, Imke J. M.

“…Purpose Life cycle assessment (LCA) studies of food products, such as dairy, require many input parameters that are affected by variability and uncertainty…”
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Assessing the Effectiveness of Providing Live Black Soldier Fly Larvae ( Hermetia illucens ) to Ease the Weaning Transition of Piglets by Ipema, Allyson F, Gerrits, Walter J J, Bokkers, Eddie A M, van Marwijk, Manon A, Laurenssen, Bjorge F A, Kemp, Bas, Bolhuis, J Elizabeth

“…Weaning is a stressful event for piglets, involving substantial changes to their nutritional and social environment. Providing edible enrichment around weaning…”
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Understanding feeding patterns in growing pigs by modelling growth and motivation by Boumans, Iris J.M.M., Bokkers, Eddie A.M., Hofstede, Gert Jan, de Boer, Imke J.M.

“…•Development of feeding patterns in individually housed growing pigs is modelled.•Feeding patterns are explained by modelling growth and motivation of…”
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Provision of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) in different ways benefits broiler welfare and performance, with largest effects of scattering live larvae by Ipema, Allyson F., Bokkers, Eddie A.M., Gerrits, Walter J.J., Kemp, Bas, Elizabeth Bolhuis, J.

“…•Scattering dried or live larvae stimulates broiler foraging behavior long-term.•Adding larvae (in different ways) to broiler diets can improve leg…”
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A comparison of indoor and outdoor calf housing systems using automated and manual feeding methods and their effect on calf health, behavior, growth, and labor by Sinnott, Alison M, Bokkers, Eddie A M, Murphy, John Paul, Kennedy, Emer

“…Abstract Housing and feeding are integral to calf rearing, and must meet calf needs while remaining functional for the farmer. This study compared health,…”
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