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Rebecca Nordquist wants to improve the welfare of farm animals through her research, especially within the transition to sustainable food systems.

Linda Bruins-van Sonsbeek researched what could happen if you take elephants, rhinoceroses and tapirs out of their natural environment and place them in a zoo.

Bart Hameete, a PhD student at the Pharmacology department shared his journey on developing FCS-free cell culture media.

After his kidneys failed, Tugrul Irmak’s experience with dialysis made him decide to dedicate his career to improving kidney disease treatments.

Through play, children train their resilience and how to deal with emotions. Marijke Achterberg researches social play behaviour in rats.

Selma Kaffka genaamd Dengler studied donor heart preservation with machine perfusion to increase available donor hearts and chances of a successful transplant.

In late 2024, six adult elephants were vaccinated against elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV). The safety test proved successful, therefore the next phase of the study will start.

DNA test can put an end to hereditary muscle disease in Kooikerhondje which causes difficulties walking, swallowing or both.

In February, vets pay extra attention to dental care in pets. This is necessary, as teeth can cause health problems in animals.

In three training sessions you will learn how to present your research briefly and attractively. You will put it into practice during the heats and have a chance to win € 1500,-.

NWO Domain Science has awarded 28 applications in the Open Competition XS. Among them are five Utrecht researchers.

VGO-III, the Livestock Farming and Health of Local Residents study, shows that pneumonia occurs more frequently in areas with many livestock farms.

NEOLIVER aims to tackle the global organ shortage crisis by advancing bioprinting technology to create functional, implantable liver tissues.

Paul Mandigers beschrijft wat Paroxysmale Dyskinesie is en de vooruitgang in het onderzoek van de aandoening.

Research shows that of 254 cats and 395 dogs, a limited portion has been exposed to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).

Stories from the Lab: an interview with Bas Rodenburg and Armanda den Exter from the AI & Animal Welfare Lab.

The ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ Clinic for Equine Health provides specialist care for horses, ponies and donkeys.

The design phase for the new faculty building for the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has started.

The Utrecht Expertise Centre for Genetics has a mission.

Hans Kooistra has been appointed ambassador of PetScan, the diagnostic registration system of the Expertise Center of Veterinary Genetics.

Merry fowl With Love was born early 2023. After delivery it appeared she had a deviating form of both forelegs. She could walk again after a successful rehabilitation process.

Construction of the Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Facility is about to start. This is an important step toward achieving the ambition of a sustainable campus.

"(De)F√ormule," a collaboration between Universiteit van Nederland and the Institute 4 Preventive Health , takes a fresh, interdisciplinary approach to health.

Last week, student Lasse Lamet built a biomeiler, a large round tank in which compost is made, at educational farm the Tolakker.

Bioinformatician Lieke Vree works together with geneticist Frank van Steenbeek on the VetGalaxy project, to ensure researchers can analyze data streams efficiently and intuitively.