door Tara Kay | aug 4, 2026
The goal of this project was to give more insight into the status of the environmental and climate practices of the equine industry. This project is important, because in the Netherlands we have to deal with a spatial problem, also in combination with relatively a lot...
door Tara Kay | aug 4, 2026
The influence of light in horses is primarily linked to the growth of the winter coat. Light appears to affect the horses’ circadian rhythm, which is a cycle of approximately 24 hours and controls various body systems, including rest and activity cycle, hormone...
door Tara Kay | aug 4, 2026
The goal of this project was to gain insight into the effects of different music styles on the behaviour and physiological parameters of the horse. A lot of horse stables play music on the radio during stable work or throughout the day. Depending on the channel, a lot...
door Tara Kay | aug 4, 2026
The goal of this project was to find a way to categorize horse behaviour, occurring in a stable environment, in relation to positive welfare and investigate if the behavior could be automatically recognized by cameras. This is an important project as there has been a...
door Tara Kay | aug 4, 2026
The goal of the project was to develop a monitoring system for the horse pasture. This should serve as tool to gather information about each individual horse and to give feedback over the collected information to the user in an insightful and relevant matter. This...
door Tara Kay | aug 4, 2026
The goal of the project was to investigate what the possibilities are to convert the existing body condition system of DeLaval to a version for the horse industry. An objective Body Condition Scoring system for horses is important, because of all horses in the...
door Tara Kay | aug 4, 2026
The goal of this project is to link sounds produced by horses to their behavior and positive emotions. The concern for the welfare of livestock has focused mainly on minimalizing negative experiences, instead of stimulating positive experiences. Scientific literature...
door Tara Kay | aug 4, 2026
The goal of this project was to design a Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) system for the horse industry; the ‘Smart Stable’. The horse and its direct surroundings will be monitored via sensors and techniques. By monitoring the horse with the help of cameras and...
door JennyAlain | nov 21, 2025
door JennyAlain | nov 21, 2025
