Opinion paper: How can we achieve standards and common guidelines for experimental studies with cattle?

• B. Kuhla,
• R.J. Dewhurst,
• J. Dijkstra,
• H.J. Ferguson,
• D. Humphries,
• E. Kennedy,
• P. Lund,
• C. Martin,
• L. Munksgaard,
• M. O'Donovan,
• C.K. Reynolds,
• M. Terré,
• I. Veissier,
• R. Baumont

Affiliations

B. Kuhla

Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Institute of Nutritional Physiology “Oskar Kellner”, Dummerstorf, Germany; Corresponding author at: Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Institute of Nutritional Physiology “Oskar Kellner”, Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2, 18196 Dummerstorf, Germany.

R.J. Dewhurst

Dairy Research and Innovation Centre, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), Parkgate, UK

J. Dijkstra

Animal Nutrition Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands

H.J. Ferguson

Dairy Research and Innovation Centre, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), Parkgate, UK

D. Humphries

School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, Earley Gate, United Kingdom

E. Kennedy

Teagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy Co. Cork, Ireland

P. Lund

Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University, Tjele, Denmark

C. Martin

Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, VetAgro Sup, UMR Herbivores, Saint Genès Champanelle, France

L. Munksgaard

Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University, Tjele, Denmark

M. O'Donovan

Teagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy Co. Cork, Ireland

C.K. Reynolds

School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, Earley Gate, United Kingdom

M. Terré

Department of Ruminant Production, IRTA (Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries), Caldes de Montbui, Spain

I. Veissier

Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, VetAgro Sup, UMR Herbivores, Saint Genès Champanelle, France

R. Baumont

Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, VetAgro Sup, UMR Herbivores, Saint Genès Champanelle, France