Adaptation Physiology Group - Wageningen University & Research

New paper out! Isabelle veissier Coenraad van Zyl Rudi de Mol Kees van Reenen Joop van der Werf Lydiane Aubé Romain Lardy Marie Madeleine Mialon Wageningen Livestock Research Wageningen University & Research Adaptation Physiology Group - Wageningen University & Research INRA French National Institute for Agricultural Research

I recently participated in the 49th WG6-IFRG Meeting at Limak Limra Hotel & Resort, Antalya, Turkey (October 3-4, 2024), where I presented our study titled "Effects of thermal manipulation of broiler embryos from 7 to 16 days of incubation on later life thermotolerance 🌡," as part of my master's student research developed in Brazil 🇧🇷 . 📚 Our results showed promising improvements in thermotolerance, confirming that embryonic thermal manipulation can positively impact birds' ability to cope with heat later in life. This is an expanding area of research, and our next steps will focus on investigating the effects of higher temperatures on muscle development and the quality of broiler meat 🍗 . Exciting challenges ahead! A big thank you to the organizers Ampai Nangsuay Roos Molenaar for putting together such a well-organized and enriching event! It was a great experience to connect with people from all over the world and engage in discussions on current topics related to fertility and artificial incubation 🐣 . Looking forward to applying these insights to future projects! #IFRG #research #broilerembryos #incubation #fertility #poultryscience

Very eggcited to share that the latest research from my PhD has just been published in Poultry Science! 🐣 Our study, "Early-life immunomodulation by carvacrol delivered in ovo in broiler chickens" looks at how delivering the natural plant compound carvacrol before hatching can impact the immune system of broiler chickens during their early development. Key highlights: 🌿 In ovo delivery of carvacrol modulates immune-related gene expression from before hatching through to the first two weeks post-hatch. 📈 Changes in immune gene activity occur between the late embryonic stage and day 14 post-hatch, giving us insights into the early immune development of broilers. You can read the full paper here: https://lnkd.in/gz_YF7Uj A huge thank you to my co-authors for making this possible! — Henry van den Brand, Chiara Palmieri, Shahram Niknafs, Asad Ali Khaskheli, and Eugeni Roura. Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) Adaptation Physiology Group - Wageningen University & Research

I am very excited to share with you my recent research findings on milk-derived extracellular vesicles, which were published as a front cover article in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. In this work, we recovered that milk-derived extracellular vesicles (mEVs) alleviate intestinal inflammation in weaned mice by regulating the polarization of intestinal macrophages. Let-7c was found to be a key miRNA that converts macrophages from pro-inflammatory types to anti-inflammatory types by targeting the PTEN-mediated PI3K/Akt pathway. This study highlights the contribution of milk-derived extracellular vesicles (mEVs) to early infant intestinal immunity. With the joint efforts of Xiangyu Zhang, Junjun Wang, and Dandan Han from CAU, Hao Ye from WUR. You can find it in https://lnkd.in/ek7XeiME

Last week, the European H2020-project #mEATquality had her third consortium meeting in sunny Aarhus, Denmark at the Danish Technological Institute. #mEATquality analyses consumer attitudes, perceptions, and preferences regarding sustainable meat production, by linking extensive husbandry practices to the intrinsic quality of pork and broiler meat. Adaptation Physiology Group is involved in linking husbandry factors to welfare parameters of both broilers and pig as well as scientific coordination of the project. #farmtofork #mEATquality #sustainableproduction Wageningen University & Research Wageningen Animal Sciences Brigitte de Bruijn Bas Kemp Inonge Reimert

During the IFRG meeting, the Nick French Prize for the best presentation of a young scientist was awarded to 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 Anne Pennings for her outstanding presentation and research about 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘺𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘨𝘨𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘶𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 that she performs at the Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Anne, congratulation with your prize and we are looking forward to your next results. The price was awarded by Eddy Van Lierde from Aviagen. We are grateful for Aviagen's continued sponsorship since the Nick Frenk Prize was introduced in 2019.

Today, we had a nice treat during our coffee break as our ADP LinkedIn page reached 1,500 followers! Thank you so much for your support and stay tuned with the research related to transition periods, physiology and social environment, and global challenges, sustainability and resilience in several animal species that we are performing and are passionate about. Sneak preview, we will launch our new ADP website related to our research topics soon.

Attending the WG6-IFRG conference in Antalya last week has been a great experience! 🐣 Excited to have presented the first results of my PhD on “Morphological Embryo Development During Warming of Broiler Eggs from Storage to Incubation Temperature”, which was awarded with the Nick French prize! The conference not only gave me the chance to present, as I also got the opportunity to chair one of the sessions and meet a lot of amazing people. Special thanks to HatchTech Incubation Technology, Adaptation Physiology Group - Wageningen University & Research, and the organizing committee of the IFRG for making it all possible.

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 | Our PhD candidate Chiara Lipori has been interviewed about her research. Read the entire article below (Dutch only)

𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 | Don't miss the 1st Animal Digital Twins Day! Let's come together to innovate, collaborate, and advance animal research! Come to the 1st Animal Digital Twins Day and Workshop: 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: October 23, 2024 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Wageningen University, Impulse [building 115] 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 https://lnkd.in/eJ4cYSsE or scan the QR-code on the flyer. The seminar introduces the Animal Digital Twins Platform, an open-access software solution designed specifically for researchers and experts including animal scientists, physiologists, and veterinarians. The platform's core objectives are to: 🖥 Empower researchers to build their own digital twins 🖥 Embrace the 3Rs principles (Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement) in animal research 🖥 Promote an open research and open data strategy By fostering a community based on animal digital assets - comprising models, computational techniques, and data - we aim to revolutionize how we understand and interact with animals and their underlying processes (e.g., adaptation). Speakers: Tomas Norton, Jascha Grübel, Ricardo Torres, Ali Youssef, Ph.D. Workshop: Kristina Vodorezova, Jan Aarts Wageningen University & Research Wageningen Animal Sciences #seminar #AnimalDigitalTwins #OpenResearch #3RsPrinciples #AnimalResearch #OpenData #ScienceCommunity #Innovation #AI