Theme
Article
CRA-W chemometricians score points
A challenge is presented each time to the participants at the IDRC (International Diffuse Reflectance Conference), a biennial event held in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, USA. This is...
Forest soil Phytophthora, a world to be explored
For a long time considered to be fungi because of morphological similarities, Phytophthora nevertheless have a very different biology with an as yet relatively unknown diversity, particularly...
Red clover, a health benefit in milk!
Increasing the milk equol content by feeding silage rich in red clover significantly improves milk quality.
Sustainably regreening our river banks and marginalised lands
Renaturation of cross-border ripisylvae with woody ecotypes is now possible following the –availability of valuable multiclonal alder and willow collections.
Infrared spectrometry in animal feed testing
The diversity of plant protein supply sources available to our farms necessitates faster, cheaper tools to prevent contamination and detect fraud.
19th EAPR (European Association for Potato Research) Triennial Conference
On the initiative of CRA-W, the 19thTriennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Potato was held in Brussels from 6 to 11 July 2014, and was a successful international...
Should entire male pigs be housed in mixed fattening stalls?
Live surgical castration of piglets is routinely carried out on European farms. It is a means of preventing undesirable boar taint in pork meat. However, the practice is now being...
A new stress factor in honey bees
Within the framework of the Maya Plan, a study was conducted by CRA-W and CARI (Centre Apicole de Recherche et d’Information) at Walloon apiaries to investigate two potential factors...
