Meetprogramma dikbilrassen biedt veel perspectief

De inwendige bekkenhoogte van een koe vertoont veel variatie, is sterk erfelijk en hangt nauw samen met de kans op een natuurlijke geboorte van het kalf. Dit maakt selectie voor een grotere inwendige bekkenhoogte een geschikt instrument om bij Verbeterd Roodbont en Belgisch Witblauw vleesvee te selecteren voor natuurlijke geboorten

Minder keizersneden bij dikbillen

Vrijwel alle dikbilkoeien komen met een keizersnee ter wereld. Wageningen UR Livestock Research werkt in het project ‘Natuurlijke luxe’ met de Federatie van Vleesveestamboeken Nederland aan meer natuurlijke geboorten

Robustness of animal production systems : concept and application to practical cases

A concept and method are developed and applied to improve robustness in animal production

Utilising intrinsic robustness in agricultural production systems: Inventions for a sustainable development of agriculture

This paper explores the potential of utilising robust crops and livestock for improving sustainability of agriculture. Two approaches for dealing with unwanted fluctuations that may influence agricultural production, such as diseases and pests, are discussed. The prevailing approach, which we call the ‘Control Model’, is to protect crops and livestock from disturbances as much as possible, to regain balance with monitoring and intervention and to look for add-on solutions only. There are a number of problems associated with the Control Model, including reduced animal welfare, environmental pollution and low public support. An alternative approach, which we call the ‘Adaptation Model’, is based on reducing the consequences of disturbances rather than taking disturbances ou

Nurses’ Perceptions of Importance and Achievability of the Ten Attributes of Health Literate Healthcare Organizations in their Institutions: A Descriptive

Health literacy defined is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain process and understand basic health information to make appropriate health decisions (IOM, 2004). To be a health literate consumer, a person must be able to read, listen, understand, and make decisions related to their health. Hospitals seeking to be Health Literate Organizations must have a strong commitment to improving and reengineering to make it easier for patients to navigate, understand and use information and services to take care of their health (IOM, 2013). High quality, safe health care depends on clear communication between patients, families, providers, and health systems. Healthcare organizations need to recognize this and work toward addressing health literacy in their daily work. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the perceived importance and perceived achievability of the IOM Ten Attributes of Health Literate Healthcare Organizations among Quality Improvement Registered Nurses working in acute care hospitals across the United States. A survey was designed to yield descriptive and correlational data among study variables. These types of studies often provide useful information about relationships among variables as well as identifying possible gaps that, by filling, may improve the quality and safety of care provided to patients. The results of the study revealed being a Health Literate Organization is perceived by quality improvement nurses as both important and achievable. In a majority of the sample population studied the participants determined on average over 70% of the time the IOM Ten Attributes of Health Literate Healthcare Organizations were perceived to be important and achievable. A small percent on average (\u3c 8%), of those quality improvement nurses surveyed perceived the attributes were not important or achievable. The healthcare challenge for those hospitals seeking to become Health Literate Organizations will be to integrate the IOM Ten Attributes into their everyday work flow. Implementation will require making clear and effective communication a priority with leadership support being critical to success. Changes such as hardwiring new and innovative processes into place to effect open communication among all staff, providers, patients and families will need to occur. The potential results are momentous, actively engaged patients who are experiencing safe, effective care with improved health outcomes at hospitals which are successfully meeting the needs of all populations being cared for –the ultimate goal of becoming a Health Literate Organization

Numerical calculations of the pressure spike in elastohydrodynamic lubrication

The application of advanced multilevel techniques to the solution of the EHL line contact problem has resulted in a multilevel solver of complexity O(n In n). The reduction in computing time thus obtained enables the use of large numbers of nodes and allows detailed study of the pressure spike. Both occurrence and height of the spike as a function of the governing parameters were studied. The parameter range where a pressure spike can be expected, and the results of spike height calculations, are presented

Vervanging zeugenstapel vraagt om keuzes

De vervanging van de biologische zeugenstapel vanuit de reguliere houderij staat onder druk. Biologische zeugenhouders zullen daarom een keuze moeten maken: kiezen ze ieder voor zich voor een rotatiekruising of meerwegkruising? Of kiest men samen voor een biologisch fokbedrijf of eigen aanfok met een biologische zeugenlijn? Om te komen tot zeugen met specifieke eigenschappen die passen bij de biologische houderij, is de inzet van alle zeugenhouders gewenst