dr. Sofie Piepers
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9820 Merelbeke
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- 2017
- Serum C-reactive protein concentrations in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy (
- Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species in bulk milk : prevalence, distribution, and associated subgroup- and species-specific risk factors (
- Immune response after an experimental intramammary challenge with killed Staphylococcus aureus in cows and heifers vaccinated and not vaccinated with Startvac, a polyvalent mastitis vaccine (
- Mastitis bij zoogkoeien (
- 2016
- Quantification of antimicrobial consumption in adult cattle on dairy herds in Flanders, Belgium, and associations with udder health, milk quality, and production performance (
- Local host response following an intramammary challenge with Staphylococcus fleurettii and different strains of Staphylococcus chromogenes in dairy heifers (
- Maternal colostral leukocytes appear to enhance cell-mediated recall response, but inhibit humoral recall response in prime-boost vaccinated calves (
- Short communication: Lactic acid bacteria from the honeybee inhibit the in vitro growth of mastitis pathogens (
- Teat apex colonization with coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species before parturition: distribution and species-specific risk factors (
- Addition of meloxicam to the treatment of clinical mastitis improves subsequent reproductive performance (
- Intramammary infection with coagulase-negative staphylococci at parturition : species-specific prevalence, risk factors, and effect on udder health (
- Interaction between bovine-associated coagulase-negative staphylococci species and strains and bovine mammary epithelial cells reflects differences in ecology and epidemiological behavior (
- Mastitis prevention and control practices and mastitis treatment strategies associated with the consumption of (critically important) antimicrobials on dairy herds in Flanders, Belgium (
- Evaluation of the composite milk somatic cell count as a predictor of intramammary infection in dairy cattle (
- Factors affecting mechanical nociceptive thresholds in healthy sows (
- Milk production, quality, and consumption in Jimma (Ethiopia): facts and producers', retailers', and consumers' perspectives (
- Role of cumulus cells during vitrification and fertilization of mature bovine oocytes: effects on survival, fertilization, and blastocyst development (
- 2015
- Milk prolactin response and quarter milk yield after experimental infection with coagulase-negative staphylococci in dairy heifers (
- Identification of factors associated with the gestational length in horses (
- Impact of particulate matter and ammonia on average daily weight gain, mortality and lung lesions in pigs (
- Equid herpesvirus 1 (EHV1) infection of equine mesenchymal stem cells induces a pUL56-dependent downregulation of select cell surface markers (
- A critical assessment of the effect of serine protease inhibitors on porcine fertilization and quality parameters of porcine spermatozoa in vitro (
- Somatic cell count and milk neutrophil viability of dairy heifers with specific CXCR1 genotypes following experimental intramammary infection with Staphylococcus chromogenes originating from milk (
- Short communication: Species group-specific predictors at the cow and quarter level for intramammary infection with coagulase-negative staphylococci in dairy cattle throughout lactation (
- Pathogen group specific risk factors for clinical mastitis, intramammary infection and blind quarters at the herd, cow and quarter level in smallholder dairy farms in Jimma, Ethiopia (
- Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infections in pen-weaned and post-weaned pigs in Belgium and The Netherlands: prevalence and associations with climatic conditions (
- Sow and litter factors influencing colostrum yield and nutritional composition (
- Effect of β-hydroxybutyric acid, parity, and body condition score on phenotype and proliferative capacity of colostral mononuclear leukocytes of high-yielding dairy cows (
- Evaluation of a protocol to reduce the incidence of neonatal calf diarrhoea on dairy herds (
- A pilot study using a mouse mastitis model to study differences between bovine associated coagulase-negative staphylococci (
- Identification, typing, ecology and epidemiology of coagulase negative staphylococci associated with ruminants (
- Distribution and antimicrobial resistance pattern of equine uterine bacterial isolates (
- 2014
- Associations between CXCR1 polymorphisms and pathogen-specific incidence rate of clinical mastitis, test-day somatic cell count, and test-day milk yield (
- Milk prolactin response after experimental infection with different coagulase-negative staphylococci in dairy heifers (
- Replacing serum in culture medium with albumin and insulin, transferrin and selenium is the key to successful bovine embryo development in individual culture (
- Manageable risk factors associated with bacterial and coliform counts in unpasteurized bulk milk in Flemish dairy herds (
- Individual commitment to a group effect: strengths and weaknesses of bovine embryo group culture (
- Pathogen-specific incidence rate of clinical mastitis in Flemish dairy herds, severity, and association with herd hygiene (
- Further evidence for the existence of environmental and host-associated species of coagulase-negative staphylococci in dairy cattle (
- Evaluation of milk somatic cell count as indicator of quarters for bacteriological culturing of high somatic cell count cows (
- Pathogen group-specific risk factors for intramammary infection in treated and untreated dairy heifers participating in a prepartum antimicrobial treatment trial (
- Association of CXCR1 polymorphisms with apoptosis, necrosis and concentration of milk neutrophils in early lactating dairy heifers (
- Characterization and profiling of immunomodulatory genes of equine mesenchymal stromal cells from non-invasive sources (
- Piglets' colostrum intake associates with daily weight gain and survival until weaning (
- Effect, persistence, and virulence of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species associated with ruminant udder health (
- Development of a method for isolating bovine colostrum mononuclear leukocytes for phenotyping and functional studies (
- 2013
- Development of a methodology for mechanical nociception testing in sows (
- Effect on quarter milk somatic cell count and antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus rostri causing intramammary infection in dairy water buffaloes (
- Host response during experimental intramammary infection with S. chromogenes and S. fleurettii: preliminary results (
- Serological and virological BVDV prevalence and risk factor analysis for herds to be BVDV seropositive in Belgian cattle herds (
- Systemic prepartum treatment of end-term dairy heifers with penethamate hydriodide: effect on udder health, milk yield, and culling until 120 days in milk (
- The bovine luteal histological composition: a topographic point of view (
- Risk factors associated with subclinical mastitis as detected by California Mastitis Test in smallholder dairy farms in Jimma, Ethiopia using multilevel modelling (
- Successful isolation of equine mesenchymal stromal cells from cryopreserved umbilical cord blood-derived mononuclear cell fractions (
- Herd level approach to high bulk milk somatic cell count problems in dairy cattle (
- Nieuwe ontwikkelingen van een oude aandoening: mastitis onder de loep, deel 1: literatuuroverzicht (
- Assessment of the suitability of mannitol salt agar for growing bovine-associated coagulase-negative staphylococci and its use under field conditions (
- Topographic distribution of the different cell types, connective tissue and vascular tissue/lumina within a functional bovine corpus luteum and its association with breed, type of fixation protocol and stage during the cycle (
- Oral supplementation of medium-chain fatty acids during the dry period supports the neutrophil viability of peripartum dairy cows (
- Mechanical nociception thresholds in lame sows: evidence of hyperalgesia as measured by two different methods (
- Association between herd exposure to BVDV-infection and bulk milk somatic cell count of Flemish dairy farms (
- Nieuwe ontwikkelingen van een oude aandoening: mastitis onder de loep, deel 2: praktijkgevallen en conclusies (
- The effect of intramammary infection with coagulase-negative staphylococci in early lactating heifers on milk yield throughout first lactation revisited (
- 2012
- Pathogen-group specific association between CXCR1 polymorphisms and subclinical mastitis in dairy heifers (
- In search for cross-reactivity to immunophenotype equine mesenchymal stromal cells by multicolor flow cytometry (
- Viability of blood and milk neutrophils as indicator of immunity in relation to udder and animal health in dairy cows: dynamics, predictive potential and associated factors (
- Optimization and validation of a practical method to isolate and identify bovine colostral monomorphonuclear leukocytes (
- Methylformamide and glycerol as successful combination for canine semen cryopreservation (
- A pilot comparison of laser-assisted vs piezo drill ICSI for the in vitro production of horse embryos (
- Invited review: mastitis in dairy heifers: nature of the disease, potential impact, prevention, and control (
- Association between CXCR1 gene polymorphisms and udder health in dairy heifers (
- Between-herd prevalence of Mycoplasma bovis in bulk milk in Flanders, Belgium (
- Variance components of teat dimensions in dairy cows and associated factors (
- 2011
- The effect of marine algae in the ration of high-yielding dairy cows during transition on metabolic parameters in serum and follicular fluid around parturition (
- Cow and quarter characterisitcs associated with teat dimensions (
- Immunological response to an experimental intramammary inocculation with a killed Staphylococcus aureus strain in vaccinated and non-vaccinated lactating dairy cows (
- Immunological response to an experimental intramammary innoculation with a killed Staphylococcus aureus strain in vaccinated and non-vaccinated lactating dairy cows (
- Re-evaluation of the composite milk somatic cell count as a predictor of intramammary infections in dairy cattle (
- Some coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species affect udder health more than others (
- Pathogen group specific risk factors at herd, heifer and quarter levels for intramammary infections in early lactating dairy heifers (
- Sperm selection using single layer centrifugation prior to cryopreservation can increase thawed sperm quality in stallions (
- Cow and quarter characteristics associated with teat dimensions: a longitudinal study (
- Risk factors associated with intramammary infections caused by the more pathogenic CNS species (
- Association between CXCR1 gene polymorphisms and udder health in dairy heifers (
- Association of CXCR1 gene polymorphism with apoptosis of blood and milk neutrophils in early lactating dairy heifers (
- Role of coagulase-negative staphylococci in bovine udder health: an update (
- 2010
- Is the quality of colostral lymphocytes of detrimental importance with respect to calf diarrhoea in high yielding dairy herds? (
- Influence of cooling during oviduct transportation on the establishment of equine oviduct epithelial cell vesicle culture (
- Concentration of penicillin G in mammary tissue and secretion of end-term dairy heifers following systemic prepartum administration of penethamate hydriodide (
- Effect of oral supplementation of medium chain fatty acids (Aromabiotic®) on udder health, milk production and blood and milk neutrophil viability of dairy heifers and cows in early lactation (
- Intramammary infections and innate immunity in early lactating dairy heifers (
- Intramammary infections in fresh dairy heifers: to worry or not to worry…? (
- Heifers infected with coagulase-negative staphylococci in early lactation have fewer cases of clinical mastitis and higher milk production in their first lactation than noninfected heifers. (
- Staphylococcus devriesei sp. nov., isolated from teat apices and milk of dairy cows (
- Why some fresh heifers are infected with a specific pathogen and others are not... (
- Implementatie van mastitispreventie- en controlemaatregelen op Vlaamse melkveebedrijven (
- Influence of extender on the storage of equine semen at different temperatures (
- 2009
- Heifer and quarter characteristics associated with periparturient blood and milk neutrophil apoptosis in healthy heifers and in heifers with subclinical mastitis (
- Late abortus en oedeem van de placenta door afsnoering van de navelstreng bij een koe (
- De epidemiologie en aanpak van mastitis bij melkveevaarzen (