E.A.M. Bokkers

E.A.M. Bokkers is an Associate Professor in Animal Production Systems at Wageningen University, with extensive expertise in livestock management and animal welfare. Their research focuses on dairy and pig production systems, particularly examining cow-calf contact dynamics, feeding behavior deviations, and environmental impacts on animal health.

• Active in circular agriculture research
• Specializes in dairy cattle welfare and pig welfare
• Led 29 projects with 6 currently active

Research interests span Animal Science, Agri-food Systems, and Sustainable Livestock Management. They have supervised 22 PhD students and contributed to 384 research outputs. Key projects include Feeding leftovers to poultry, Regenerative agriculture welfare implications, and Circular feed ingredients for pigs.

Recent work explores light spectrum effects on pig behavior, weaning impacts in dairy systems, and feed intake optimization. They have published in journals like Journal of Dairy Science and Applied Animal Behaviour Science, with datasets available through Zenodo and Wageningen University repositories.