Organisation
Wageningen UR Livestock Research, part of Stichting Dienst
Landbouwkundig Onderzoek (DLO Foundation), is a knowledge
organisation with an international reputation in the field of animal
husbandry. The core activities feature scientific and practice-based
research and the development of systems and innovations.
Approximately 200 highly qualified members of staff are involved in
research; they undertake both specialist and multi-disciplinary
research for a broad range of customers who set great demands on the
quality and independence of the research.
Main task in project
WUR-LR is overall coordinator of the project, WP manager of WP0 on
communication and dissemination of project results internally and
externally, WP manager of WP5 (project management), and involved in
WP1-4.
Experience and network
WUR-LR is coordinator of the EU-funded Welfare Quality® project, and
partner the EU-funded project QLIF, Q-Porkchains and PIGCAS.
Furthermore WUR-LR is member of several international farmers
networks exchange experience and knowledge on farm production in a
sustainable way, e.g. International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN),
European Poultry Club (EPC), European Dairy Farmers (EDF) and
European Pig Producers (EPP).
Staff members
Dr. Hans Spoolder (Ph.D.) is involved in animal
welfare research and manager of the health and welfare group within
WUR-LR. He has build up broad knowledge in pig welfare research, and
contributes to the European Food Safety Authority scientific panels
in relation to animal health and welfare. He is involved in FP 6
funded EU projects Welfare Quality® (FOOD-2004-506508 – as project
office manager), QLIF (FOOD-2004-506358 – as board member and work
package leader) and PIGCAS (FP6-2005-SSP-043969 – as core group
member). Dr. Spoolder is the coordinator of EconWelfare.
Ir. Martien Bokma (M.Sc) is a senior researcher on
animal health, welfare, food safety and quality systems. Before
going into research, she was policy officer at the Ministry of
Agriculture on the fields of animal health and animal welfare. In
research, she is concerned with projects like the relation between
housing systems and animal health, the development of quality
standards for animal health, animal welfare and food safety and
analysis of policy instruments to reach higher welfare and health
levels. On the international level, she is project leader in a
Technology Assessment project on animal-based welfare indicators,
commissioned by the European Parliament. In the EconWelfare project
she has the role of deputy coordinator with a special attention to
the project content.
Mrs. Anke de Lorm, plays an important role in the
project office of the Welfare Quality® project. She is involved in
the day-to-day management of the project, the communication between
project partners and organisation of project meetings.