Welcome to the Animal Nutrition Group
The Animal Nutrition Group (ANU) provides education and develops and transfer knowledge of the nutrition of food producing and companion animals and thereby improving production and the quality of life. The nutrition of production animals aims to optimise the production of safe and healthy foods for human consumption in a sustainable manner and to safeguard the health and welfare of animals. The nutrition of animals held for companionship is aimed at optimising their health, welfare and longevity.
We follow dietary nutrients as they are broken down (digested or fermented) in the gastrointestinal tract, absorbed and metabolised by animals. Nutrient analyses, feed technology, digestion and absorption, fermentation, nutrient metabolism, and the effect of nutrients on gene expression are core areas of research. Our in vitro simulation methods for digestion/fermentation processes and mechanistic modelling of nutrient utilisation are instrumental in providing further insight into the nutrient metabolism by animals.
Our group is part of the Department of Animal Sciences of Wageningen University and participates in the Wageningen Institute of Animal Sciences (WIAS). The Animal Nutrition Group is partner of the Centre for Animal Nutrition (CAN).
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