Articles by Dick Van Doorn

Getting the flocks Salmonella free required an action plan that was followed for years. Photo: Dick van Doorn
17-07-2020 | Article

Farm Report: How Dutch broiler farmer eradicates Salmonella

Karina Santiago Gonzalez, a PhD student at Newcastle University, is looking at a screen showing an image of activated brain cells in a chicken brain. Photo: Dick van Doorn
18-03-2020 | Article

Brain cells indicate hen welfare

The relationship between gut, nutrition and resilience to infection and therefore general health is relevant to both humans and animals alike. Photo: Dick van Doorn
15-11-2019 | Interview

Directing immune cells to specific organs

Leftovers as main feed ingredient. Photo: Dick van Doorn
25-01-2019 | Article

Leftovers as main feed ingredient

Photo: Dick van Doorn
18-01-2019 | Article

Animal friendly and sustainable

The skin becomes a more and more important product, both from a valorization point of view and to reduce processing waste. Photo: Dick van Doorn
04-01-2019 | Article

Valorisation and optimisation

Organic chemistry, pharmacy, environmental chemistry, computational chemistry, photochemistry and microbiology were involved to create biodegradable drugs. Photo: Lena Schöning
28-12-2018 | Article

New approach lessens antibiotic impact

Vanoverberghe only breeds hens now. Turkey males, slaughtered at 21 weeks, involve more risks than hens, that leave the company at 16 weeks. Photo: Dick van Doorn
05-12-2018 | Article

Belgian turkey farmer getting the best from Europe

The medullary bone is the calcium reservoir of the bird and forms shortly before the egg production starts.
22-10-2018 | Article

Preventing keel bone damage

Even for building a poultry house for organic production all rules and regulations have to be followed, even with the hens outside, air filtration has to be installed for the house itself. Photo: Dick van Doorn
22-06-2018 | Article

German poultry farmers face tight regulations

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