Tropical dry forests (TDF) are subject to intense human intervention leading to an increase of secondary forests and changes in habitat suitability for birds. Despite the increasing research on secondary forests, we have little understanding of how such changes intropical dry forests have affected animal …

Inaugural lecture as Lector Precision Livestock Farming at HAS University of Applied Sciences on October 14, 2016. PLF, Precision Livestock Farming, uses technologies to continuously monitor animal behaviour, animal health, production and environmental impact.

The broad field of environmental ethics, animal welfare, animal liberation, and animal rights literature indicate that all encounters between humans and animals are ethically charged. In this article, I shall examine how environmental ethics or animal welfare/rights/liberation literature translate into …

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Recently, Lévy walks have been put forward as a new paradigm for animalsearch and many cases have been made for its presence in nature. However,it remains debated whether Lévy walks are an inherent behavioural strategyor emerge from the animal reacting to its habitat. Here, we demonstratesignatures …

This article focuses on the role of ethical perspectives such as deep ecology and animal rights in relation to environmental education, arguing that such perspectives are well-placed to reposition students as responsible planetary citizens. We focus on the linkage between non-consequentialism, animal …

INTRODUCTION: Sufficient high quality dietary protein intake is required to prevent or treat sarcopenia in elderly people. Therefore, the intake of specific protein sources as well as their timing of intake are important to improve dietary protein intake in elderly people. OBJECTIVES: to assess the consumption …

Waterborne diseases are posing a constant threat for people. In developing countries there is a lack of microbiologically safe drinking water and in the developed countries there are occasional waterborne disease outbreaks. These diseases are caused by bacteria or parasites which can be found in various …

Uit onderzoek is gebleken dat tien procent van de basisschoolleerlingen gepest wordt. Bij pesten zijn drie groepen betrokken, namelijk de pester(s), de gepeste en de omstanders. Pesten heeft negatieve gevolgen voor de drie groepen. De gevolgen kunnen na veertig jaar nog steeds spelen, denk hierbij aan …

Het is bekend dat paarden mensen kunnen genezen, maar andersom werkt het ook, mensen kunnen paarden laten genezen. Met dit idee is in Nederland het project ‘Your Horse in Balance’ ontstaan. De Adalia Hoeve in Scheerwolde heeft een concept ontwikkeld met als hoofddoel een win-winsituatie te kunnen bereiken, …