Projects
The Gaze of the Animal: On the Role of Attention in Derrida's Animal Ethics KU Leuven
This dissertation answers the research question: What is the role of attention in Derrida’s animal ethics? I argue that attention plays a fundamental role in Derrida’s animal ethics, but that he is unable to account for it. To develop this argument, I place Derrida in dialogue with Simone Weil, who articulated a robust philosophy of attention. There are two reasons for placing Weil in dialogue with Derrida: First, while attention plays an ...
Animal management and welfare of farm animals kept in rescue initiatives and for recreation and education HOGENT
Prescription behavior, consumption, use and waste management of antibiotics/ biocides in Belgium in veterinarians of companion animals and livestock, including a pilot intervention study to optimise antibiotic use in companion animal veterinary practice Ghent University
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a global threat to public health. Belgium still remains one of the countries in Europe with the highest use of antibiotics and broad-spectrum antibiotics. Reducing and optimizing antibiotic use is more urgent than ever. This reduction and optimisation covers all sectors in which antibiotics and biocides are used and prescribed, as AMR does not respect species or environmental boundaries. A "One health" ...
Effect of altered antimicrobial use in food-producing animals on antimicrobial resistance in selected animal and human pathogens: looking back to go further (lessons learned, challenges remaining) Ghent University
To assess the effect of the achieved reduction in AMU and to link it with the AMR trends in animal and human pathogens in Belgium we aim to use as much available data as possible. In that respect, the study will identify and try to include all the relevant data on AMU and AMR as far back as possible both from public and private databases. Whenever databases remain non-accessible for the consortium we will include publicly available reports ...
BUTGIT: Evaluating the effects of providing butyrate to distinct parts of the gastro-intestinal tract to improve animal health, pathogen colonization and nutrient utilization in livestock animals Ghent University
The aim of the research is to obtain more profound, in-depth knowledge on the effects of delivering butyrate to differen parts of the GIT of production animals with the ultimate goal to develop a new generation coated butyrate and/or butyrate containing products allowing for safe, efficient and economical in-feed use for production animals (priority being poultry and pigs).
BUTGIT: Evaluating the effects of providing butyrate to distinct parts of the gastro-intestinal tract to improve animal health, pathogen colonization and nutrient utilization in livestock animals Ghent University
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Study comparing systems restraining bovine animal by inversion or other unnatural position with systems maintaining animals in the up-right position taking into account the welfare aspects as well as the socio-economic implications Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
How do various fixation methods for ritual slaughter of cattle score regarding animal welfare, religious acceptation, work safety, and economics? Cattle that are slaughtered for religious purposes are often not stunned in advance. The animal is either standing on all fours or rotated on its side or back. So far, the exact impact of the various fixation methods on animal welfare and religious and ...
Launching awareness and chasing consciousness: Unconscious processing of causality and animacy. KU Leuven
The mystery of conscious visual experience has intrigued many philosophers, psychologists, and neuroscientists for decades, if not centuries. One of the insights research on this topic has yielded is that there is no one-to-one correspondence between physical visual input and our corresponding perceptual experience. Indeed, in some specific situations visual input can be presented to the observer, while remaining invisible. The ultimate goal ...
Designed for Communion but Devalued by Commodification: An Analysis of the Moral Status of Animals in Roman Catholic Theology after Laudato Si’ and its Implications for the Ethical Evaluation of Genetically Modified Animals for Xenotransplantation KU Leuven
The Catholic Church has developed a consistent moral response to ecological issues. However, the moral status of animals within the framework of Catholic ecological theology is a neglected and unexplored area until and even after the publication of Laudato Si. The encyclical strongly affirmed and recognized the natural world but does not say much about animals. Taking this as the point of departure, this project with an ...