GAP21 stands for ‘Global Animal Production in the 21 Century‘. No animal production system is perfect. Each culture has their own traditions regarding animal husbandry. Every country faces their own challenges. Let me show you what I have seen and learned thus far: One photo at a time. Certified organic farms require their animals to… Continue reading GAP21: Organic pigs in Australia
Month: January 2017
Global Animal Production in the 21st Century
Hej allihop, I decided to introduce another category: Global Animal Production in the 21st Century. Which I’ll abbreviate down to GAP21. The purpose? Show what animal production looks like in the current era, Worldwide. An important part of the study of animal sciences consists of farm visits, both on a national and an international level.… Continue reading Global Animal Production in the 21st Century
Piloting
Last friday I went ‘piloting’ for my degree project. No, I do not mean to say I am considering a different career path 😉 I went to try out the protocol I had designed earlier this week for scoring behavioural observations. Which is usually referred to as ‘a pilot study’ or sometimes bended into the… Continue reading Piloting
Animal environment, welfare and housing
“The design of the environment plays a large role for the quality of life of the animal.” Last week I started a new course named ‘Animal environment, welfare and housing’. I have been looking much forward to this course for a long time – for more than a year, to be precise! How come? Well,… Continue reading Animal environment, welfare and housing
The struggle of learning Swedish
Once upon a time I moved to Sweden to study. As I would spend the coming two years in this new country, of course I would learn the language. There are quite some similarities between Swedish and my mother-tongue Dutch, so how hard could it be…? Dream on. One and a half years has past,… Continue reading The struggle of learning Swedish
Amanda Andersson – From Sweden with Love
Friendly, helpful, very polite and always in time. Although she just dyed her blonde hair dark brown, to me Amanda couldn’t be more Swedish. I got to know Amanda during the course pig production last spring and we met again during the horse course. Amanda is a student in the agronomy programme, which is very… Continue reading Amanda Andersson – From Sweden with Love
Around Uppsala: Fjällnora
“Tracks are plowed on the ice, turning lake Trehörningen into an ice-skating valhalla.” It’s a little bit further away compared to the other places I’ve described thus far, but I think Fjällnora deserves a page on this blog. Surrounded by lakes and hidden between forest-covered hills, this recreation area is appreciated at all times of… Continue reading Around Uppsala: Fjällnora
Kristi Ernst – MSc student from the Netherlands
A few days ago I met with my Dutch friend Kristi while being in the Netherlands. Kristi and I met during her Erasmus exchange in Uppsala and we’ve been in touch ever since. I pick her up from the train station, and though she has been travelling for hours, she is as cheerful and energetic… Continue reading Kristi Ernst – MSc student from the Netherlands
Gott nytt år!
Gott nytt år! = Happy new year! All the best wishes for 2017, may we all be as happy as these two little fellas. I saw this cheerful video passing by on my facebook wall and seeing farm animals playing around like that inspires me to work the best I can – hoping to contribute… Continue reading Gott nytt år!
Course: Tropical Livestock Production
Another course I’d like to talk about is the course tropical livestock production. I took this course last spring semester and I enjoyed it quite a lot. Our study programme is mainly based on animal production systems in the Western society. Generally examples are taken from the national production, but both universities in Sweden and… Continue reading Course: Tropical Livestock Production