About

Welcome to CARE-FEPEX, your partner in veterinary and production animal research

 

CARE-FEPEX (Cellule d’Appui à la Recherche et à l’Enseignement – Ferme Pédagogique et Experimentale) provides support and assistance in veterinary research projects involving large laboratory animals.

Leading expertise in animal health, from bees to cattle

We manage and implement all the aspects related to the housing of production animals used in scientific projects. CARE-FEPEX offers logistic and animal management solutions in the conduct of your study.

CARE-FEPEX is directly affiliated to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Liege.

In a nutshell:

CARE-FEPEX offers :

• About 4600 m² of production animal housing facilities, of which about 2700 m² are accredited to host animal experimentation;
• More than 80 hectares of permanent grassland, including 15 hectares in the Lande de Streupas nature reserve managed through eco-grazing;
• About 180 cattle, among which 60 Holstein dairy cows in production, 30 Belgian blue mothers and a dozen Highland cattle;
• A dozen of cross-bred french texel / Charollais ewes;
• Educational bee hives (in collaboration with the educational apiary of the Royal Provincial Apiculture Federation from Liege) ;
• A racing pigeon loft and an ornemental pigeon loft;
• Several dozens of rabbits, fowl, and pigeons, belonging to local breeds of poultry and rabbit farming interest;