PVL's projects
Het doel van dit project is om via demonstratie en sensibilisatie de veehouder bewuster te maken van het belang van het gebruik van kwalitatief drinkwater voor de dieren. Daarnaast zal in het kader van dit project de veehouders ook een aantal instrumenten aangereikt worden waarmee ze aan de slag kunnen gaan om te oordelen of […]
Good drinking water, the invisible gold on a livestock farm Read More »
Situation project From the late 1990s, there has been an overall decline in the organic matter content of agricultural land in Flanders. Especially the Haspengouw arable plots are characterised by low organic matter content. In the municipalities of Borgloon (68%), Gingelom (50%), Heers (80%), Riemst (56%), Sint-Truiden (50%) and Tongeren (59%), the carbon content is below the target zone on a
Thick fraction as boost to organic matter Read More »
Using fuel responsibly is not just an environmental responsibility. It also has economic consequences. Fuel is often not handled with sufficient thought. For instance, idling hours should be limited as much as possible and machines should be handled smartly by working on the right adjustment. Driver behaviour also plays a role.
Tuberous cyperus is a weedy plant that can dominate agricultural crops after several years. It reproduces at high speed through shoots and tubers and can cause a yield loss of 8 % in maize at moderate tuber cyperus pressure. Eradication is considered laborious and costly as the shoots and tubers are hardy. Therefore, it is
Inventory - prevention by new technology and control of tuber cyperus Read More »
Precision Livestock Farming (PLF for short) stands for real-time and continuous fully automated monitoring and management of animals through modern technology (sound analysis in this case). The technology that was scientifically first developed in insects, mussels and fish and later applied to farm animals has become a global trend in livestock farming. Main purpose of
Health monitoring via sound technology in fattening pigs Read More »
From an economic point of view, pig farming remains an important sector within Flemish agriculture and horticulture. However, margins have been under severe pressure for several years, requiring farms to continuously improve their performance. Correct recording and interpretation of the technical and economic key figures is therefore essential for every pig farm in the short and (medium) long term.
With electronic identification towards individual animal monitoring in pig farming Read More »
With the designation of the focus areas for 2017, it appeared that, based on area, a large share of the new focus areas for groundwater in Flanders are located in northern Limburg. Despite strenuous efforts from the government and the agricultural sector (leaching schemes, buffer zones, ...), the number of MAP monitoring points in which the permissible nitrate concentration is exceeded has in recent years
Tackling nitrate problems Read More »
Use of feed pusher in dairy farming Dairy farming is a strong pillar in the Limburg agricultural sector. This versatile sector is also one of the main caretakers of the North Limburg agricultural landscape. In the post-quota era, it is even more important for dairy farming to demonstrate high efficiency and consequently economic output
In pig farming, weaning remains a critical period characterised by reduced feed intake and growth of piglets. The aim of this project is to reduce weaning stress through group rearing of piglets in the farrowing pen (multisuckling) and thus improve the zootechnical performance of piglets after weaning. Trial for
Multisuckling in piglets Read More »
Climate is the average weather condition over a period of several decades or longer. A key parameter in this is temperature. Apart from annual seasonal variations in weather patterns, climate is subject to change. Current climate change is manifested, among other things, by global warming, which is becoming increasingly noticeable. This warming is considered
Heat stress in fattening pigs Read More »