Leon de Jonge

Leon de Jonge is a Researcher in the Department of Animal Nutrition at Wageningen University & Research. His work focuses on feed ingredient analysis, digestion kinetics, and analytical chemistry techniques such as mass spectrometry and in vitro incubation methods.

• Key Research Areas: Animal Nutrition, Feed Science, Digestion Kinetics, Analytical Chemistry, Agricultural Sciences.
• Projects: Co-supervised a PhD project on in vitro fermentability of fibrous feedstuffs in pigs (2019–2024); previously completed a PhD on rumen digestion methodology (2008–2015).
• Scientific Output: 32 total research outputs, including recent work on protein digestion kinetics, amino acid degradation, and cocoa bean analysis using advanced spectrometry.
• Collaborations: Active in international research networks, with recent collaborations on feed evaluation and nutrient absorption in pigs.
• Technical Expertise: Specializes in in vitro incubation assays, mass spectrometry, and feed solubilization studies.