Henry van den Brand

Henry van den Brand is an Associate Professor in the Adaptation Physiology group at Wageningen Institute of Animal Sciences (WIAS), specializing in poultry science and animal welfare research. His work focuses on optimizing incubation techniques, early-life nutrition, and stress mitigation in broiler breeders.

• Research Interests: Embryology, heat stress physiology, and precision livestock farming.
• Key Projects: Non-invasive in-ovo sex determination, early feeding protocols, and climate-resilient poultry systems.

Scientific Contributions: Pioneering adaptive algorithms for flock monitoring, investigating chemotactic responses to in-ovo interventions, and improving veal calf housing systems. Collaborates extensively across agricultural engineering, veterinary science, and computational biology domains.

Supervision: Mentors PhD candidates in projects related to broiler embryo development, laying hen welfare, and heat stress mitigation strategies.