dr. Sofie Piepers
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Phenotypic and genotypic assessment of iron acquisition in diverse bovine-associated non-aureus staphylococcal strains
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Noodzakelijke stappen naar een daling van het antibioticumgebruik op Vlaamse melkveebedrijven - Deel 1 : preventie en selectief droogzetten = Required steps towards antibiotic reduction on Flemish dairy farms - Part 1 : prevention and selective dry cow therapy
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Comparison of non-aureus staphylococcal and mammaliicoccal species found in both composite milk and bulk-tank milk samples of dairy cows collected in tandem
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In-line detection of clinical mastitis by identifying clots in milk using images and a neural network approach
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Priming of the murine mammary gland with Staphylococcus chromogenes IM reduces bacterial growth of Streptococcus uberis : a proof-of-concept study
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Impact of selective dry cow therapy on antimicrobial consumption, udder health, milk yield, and culling hazard in commercial dairy herds
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In-line detection of clinical mastitis by identifying clots in milk using images and a neural network approach
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Genetic diversity and iron metabolism of Staphylococcus hominis isolates originating from bovine quarter milk, rectal feces, and teat apices
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Predisponerende factoren voor mastitis bij vleesschapen
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Novel quantitative assay to describe in vitro bovine mastitis bacterial pathogen inhibition by non-aureus staphylococci
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Distinct behavior of bovine-associated staphylococci species in their ability to resist phagocytosis and trigger respiratory burst activity by blood and milk polymorphonuclear leukocytes in dairy cows
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Colonization and local host response following intramammary Staphylococcus chromogenes challenge in dry cows
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Bovine-associated non-aureus staphylococci suppress Staphylococcus aureus biofilm dispersal in vitro yet not through agr regulation
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Metabolites of bovine-associated non-aureus staphylococci influence expression of Staphylococcus aureus agr-related genes in vitro
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Longitudinal study on the effects of intramammary infection with non-aureus staphylococci on udder health and milk production in dairy heifers
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Milk losses and dynamics during perturbations in dairy cows differ with parity and lactation stage
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Distribution of non-aureus staphylococci from quarter milk, teat apices, and rectal feces of dairy cows, and their virulence potential
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Short communication : barrier characteristics of 3 external teat sealants to prevent bacterial penetration under in vitro conditions using rubber calf -feeding nipples
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Fecal non-aureus Staphylococci are a potential cause of bovine intramammary infection
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The effect of intramammary infection in early lactation with non-aureus staphylococci in general and Staphylococcus chromogenes specifically on quarter milk somatic cell count and quarter milk yield
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Investigation of differential somatic cell count as a potential new supplementary indicator to somatic cell count for identification of intramammary infection in dairy cows at the end of the lactation period
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Inhibition of the growth of major mastitis-causing pathogens by non-aureus Staphylococcus isolates using the cross-streaking method
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Non-aureus staphylococci in fecal samples of dairy cows : first report and phenotypic and genotypic characterization
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Vergelijking van twee California Mastitis Testen met de elektronische celgetalbepaling voor de detectie van intramammaire infecties in mengmelkstalen van melkvee
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Effect of intramammary infection with non-aureus staphylococci in early lactation in dairy heifers on quarter somatic cell count and quarter milk yield during the first 4 months of lactation
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Evaluation of test-day milk somatic cell count information to predict intramammary infection with major pathogens in dairy cattle at drying off
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The effect of mastitis management input and implementation of mastitis management on udder health, milk quality, and antimicrobial consumption in dairy herds
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Infection dynamics across the dry period using Dairy Herd Improvement somatic cell count data and its effect on cow performance in the subsequent lactation
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Characteristics of Escherichia coli Isolated from bovine mastitis exposed to subminimum inhibitory concentrations of cefalotin or ceftazidime
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Method for short-term prediction of milk yield at the quarter level to improve udder health monitoring
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Management and prevention of mastitis : a multifactorial approach with a focus on milking, bedding and data-management
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Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of antimicrobial resistance profiles in Streptococcus dysgalactiae isolated from bovine clinical mastitis in 5 provinces of China
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Antimicrobial consumption on dairy herds and its association with antimicrobial inhibition zone diameters of non-aureus staphylococci and Staphylococcus aureus isolated from subclinical mastitis
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Mastitis bij zoogkoeien
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Serum C-reactive protein concentrations in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy
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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
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Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species in bulk milk : prevalence, distribution, and associated subgroup- and species-specific risk factors
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Evaluation of the composite milk somatic cell count as a predictor of intramammary infection in dairy cattle
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Intramammary infection with coagulase-negative staphylococci at parturition : species-specific prevalence, risk factors, and effect on udder health
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Local host response following an intramammary challenge with Staphylococcus fleurettii and different strains of Staphylococcus chromogenes in dairy heifers
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Role of cumulus cells during vitrification and fertilization of mature bovine oocytes: effects on survival, fertilization, and blastocyst development
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Factors affecting mechanical nociceptive thresholds in healthy sows
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Short communication: Lactic acid bacteria from the honeybee inhibit the in vitro growth of mastitis pathogens
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Mastitis prevention and control practices and mastitis treatment strategies associated with the consumption of (critically important) antimicrobials on dairy herds in Flanders, Belgium
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Interaction between bovine-associated coagulase-negative staphylococci species and strains and bovine mammary epithelial cells reflects differences in ecology and epidemiological behavior
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Addition of meloxicam to the treatment of clinical mastitis improves subsequent reproductive performance
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Quantification of antimicrobial consumption in adult cattle on dairy herds in Flanders, Belgium, and associations with udder health, milk quality, and production performance
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Teat apex colonization with coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species before parturition: distribution and species-specific risk factors
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Milk production, quality, and consumption in Jimma (Ethiopia): facts and producers', retailers', and consumers' perspectives
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Maternal colostral leukocytes appear to enhance cell-mediated recall response, but inhibit humoral recall response in prime-boost vaccinated calves
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Identification of factors associated with the gestational length in horses
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Distribution and antimicrobial resistance pattern of equine uterine bacterial isolates
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Impact of particulate matter and ammonia on average daily weight gain, mortality and lung lesions in pigs
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Effect of β-hydroxybutyric acid, parity, and body condition score on phenotype and proliferative capacity of colostral mononuclear leukocytes of high-yielding dairy cows
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Somatic cell count and milk neutrophil viability of dairy heifers with specific CXCR1 genotypes following experimental intramammary infection with Staphylococcus chromogenes originating from milk
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Sow and litter factors influencing colostrum yield and nutritional composition
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Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infections in pen-weaned and post-weaned pigs in Belgium and The Netherlands: prevalence and associations with climatic conditions
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Milk prolactin response and quarter milk yield after experimental infection with coagulase-negative staphylococci in dairy heifers
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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
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Short communication: Species group-specific predictors at the cow and quarter level for intramammary infection with coagulase-negative staphylococci in dairy cattle throughout lactation
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Equid herpesvirus 1 (EHV1) infection of equine mesenchymal stem cells induces a pUL56-dependent downregulation of select cell surface markers
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Identification, typing, ecology and epidemiology of coagulase negative staphylococci associated with ruminants
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A pilot study using a mouse mastitis model to study differences between bovine associated coagulase-negative staphylococci
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Evaluation of a protocol to reduce the incidence of neonatal calf diarrhoea on dairy herds
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A critical assessment of the effect of serine protease inhibitors on porcine fertilization and quality parameters of porcine spermatozoa in vitro
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Evaluation of milk somatic cell count as indicator of quarters for bacteriological culturing of high somatic cell count cows
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Pathogen group-specific risk factors for intramammary infection in treated and untreated dairy heifers participating in a prepartum antimicrobial treatment trial
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Pathogen-specific incidence rate of clinical mastitis in Flemish dairy herds, severity, and association with herd hygiene
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Associations between CXCR1 polymorphisms and pathogen-specific incidence rate of clinical mastitis, test-day somatic cell count, and test-day milk yield
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Individual commitment to a group effect: strengths and weaknesses of bovine embryo group culture
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Further evidence for the existence of environmental and host-associated species of coagulase-negative staphylococci in dairy cattle
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Effect, persistence, and virulence of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species associated with ruminant udder health
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Milk prolactin response after experimental infection with different coagulase-negative staphylococci in dairy heifers
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Replacing serum in culture medium with albumin and insulin, transferrin and selenium is the key to successful bovine embryo development in individual culture
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Manageable risk factors associated with bacterial and coliform counts in unpasteurized bulk milk in Flemish dairy herds
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Development of a method for isolating bovine colostrum mononuclear leukocytes for phenotyping and functional studies
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Piglets' colostrum intake associates with daily weight gain and survival until weaning
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Association of CXCR1 polymorphisms with apoptosis, necrosis and concentration of milk neutrophils in early lactating dairy heifers
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Characterization and profiling of immunomodulatory genes of equine mesenchymal stromal cells from non-invasive sources
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Nieuwe ontwikkelingen van een oude aandoening: mastitis onder de loep, deel 2: praktijkgevallen en conclusies
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Nieuwe ontwikkelingen van een oude aandoening: mastitis onder de loep, deel 1: literatuuroverzicht
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Systemic prepartum treatment of end-term dairy heifers with penethamate hydriodide: effect on udder health, milk yield, and culling until 120 days in milk
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Oral supplementation of medium-chain fatty acids during the dry period supports the neutrophil viability of peripartum dairy cows
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The effect of intramammary infection with coagulase-negative staphylococci in early lactating heifers on milk yield throughout first lactation revisited
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Assessment of the suitability of mannitol salt agar for growing bovine-associated coagulase-negative staphylococci and its use under field conditions
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Risk factors associated with subclinical mastitis as detected by California Mastitis Test in smallholder dairy farms in Jimma, Ethiopia using multilevel modelling
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Development of a methodology for mechanical nociception testing in sows
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Mechanical nociception thresholds in lame sows: evidence of hyperalgesia as measured by two different methods
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Herd level approach to high bulk milk somatic cell count problems in dairy cattle
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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
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Successful isolation of equine mesenchymal stromal cells from cryopreserved umbilical cord blood-derived mononuclear cell fractions
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Association between herd exposure to BVDV-infection and bulk milk somatic cell count of Flemish dairy farms
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The bovine luteal histological composition: a topographic point of view
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Effect on quarter milk somatic cell count and antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus rostri causing intramammary infection in dairy water buffaloes
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Evaluation of the rinsing of teat cup liners with cold water, hot water or steam
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Serological and virological BVDV prevalence and risk factor analysis for herds to be BVDV seropositive in Belgian cattle herds
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Host response during experimental intramammary infection with S. chromogenes and S. fleurettii : preliminary results
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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
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Optimization and validation of a practical method to isolate and identify bovine colostral monomorphonuclear leukocytes
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Methylformamide and glycerol as successful combination for canine semen cryopreservation
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Pathogen-group specific association between CXCR1 polymorphisms and subclinical mastitis in dairy heifers
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Variance components of teat dimensions in dairy cows and associated factors
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In search for cross-reactivity to immunophenotype equine mesenchymal stromal cells by multicolor flow cytometry
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Association between CXCR1 gene polymorphisms and udder health in dairy heifers
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Invited review: Mastitis in dairy heifers : nature of the disease, potential impact, prevention, and control
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A pilot comparison of laser-assisted vs piezo drill ICSI for the in vitro production of horse embryos
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Between-herd prevalence of Mycoplasma bovis in bulk milk in Flanders, Belgium
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Re-evaluation of the composite milk somatic cell count as a predictor of intramammary infections in dairy cattle
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Risk factors associated with intramammary infections caused by the more pathogenic CNS species
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Cow and quarter characteristics associated with teat dimensions : a longitudinal study
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Immunological response to an experimental intramammary innoculation with a killed Staphylococcus aureus strain in vaccinated and non-vaccinated lactating dairy cows
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Role of coagulase-negative staphylococci in bovine udder health: an update
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Immunological response to an experimental intramammary inocculation with a killed Staphylococcus aureus strain in vaccinated and non-vaccinated lactating dairy cows
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Association of CXCR1 gene polymorphism with apoptosis of blood and milk neutrophils in early lactating dairy heifers
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Polymorphism screening and association study of CXCR1 with udder health in dairy heifers
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Association between CXCR1 gene polymorphisms and udder health in dairy heifers
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Sperm selection using single layer centrifugation prior to cryopreservation can increase thawed sperm quality in stallions
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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
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Some coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species affect udder health more than others
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Pathogen group specific risk factors at herd, heifer and quarter levels for intramammary infections in early lactating dairy heifers
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Cow and quarter characterisitcs associated with teat dimensions
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Influence of cooling during oviduct transportation on the establishment of equine oviduct epithelial cell vesicle culture
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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
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Is the quality of colostral lymphocytes of detrimental importance with respect to calf diarrhoea in high yielding dairy herds?
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Influence of extender on the storage of equine semen at different temperatures
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Implementatie van mastitispreventie- en controlemaatregelen op Vlaamse melkveebedrijven
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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.
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Intramammary infections in fresh dairy heifers: to worry or not to worry…?
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Why some fresh heifers are infected with a specific pathogen and others are not...
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Intramammary infections and innate immunity in early lactating dairy heifers
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Concentration of penicillin G in mammary tissue and secretion of end-term dairy heifers following systemic prepartum administration of penethamate hydriodide
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Staphylococcus devriesei sp. nov., isolated from teat apices and milk of dairy cows
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Late abortus en oedeem van de placenta door afsnoering van de navelstreng bij een koe
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Use of transfer RNA-intergenic spacer PCR combined with capillary electrophoresis to identify coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species originating from bovine milk and teat apices
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Heifer and quarter characteristics associated with periparturient blood and milk neutrophil apoptosis in healthy heifers and in heifers with subclinical mastitis
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Evolution des concentrations cellulaires après traitement des mammites subcliniques: implication sur les notions d'efficacité et de guérison
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Technical note: Flow cytometric identification of bovine milk neutrophils and simultaneous quantification of their viability
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Het belang van mastitis bij melkveevaarzen
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De epidemiologie en aanpak van mastitis bij melkveevaarzen
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Impact of intramammary infections in dairy heifers on future udder health, milk production, and culling
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Intramammary infections in fresh dairy heifers: to worry or not to worry...?
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Heifer and quarter characteristics associated with periparturient blood and milk neutrophil viability
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Heifer and quarter characteristics associated with periparturientblood and milk neutrophil viability
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Mastitis in diary heifers.
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Reliability of the morphological characteristics (nuclear density, collagen and blood vessels) of two biopsies, taken out of a bovine corpus luteum
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Analysis of the topographic distribution of the different cell types, collagen and blood vessels in a bovine corpus luteum
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Isolation, preservation, and characterization of equine umbilical cord blood stem cells
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Reliability of the morphological characteristics (nuclear density, collagen and blood vessels) of two biopsies taken out of a bovine corpus luteum.
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Association Between CNS-infections at Calving and First Lactation Milk Production and Somatic Cell Counts in Dairy Heifers
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Isolation, preservation and characterization of equine umbilical cord blood stem cells
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Prevalence and distribution of mastitis pathogens in subclinically infected dairy cows in Flanders, Belgium
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Neutrophil Viability in Dairy Heifers
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Impact of heifer mastitis: association with somatic cell count, production, culling, and fertility
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Heifer and quarter level factors associated with periparturient blood and milk neutrophil viability and concentration
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Association between the quarter-lvel somatic cell count and infection status in dairy heifers in early lactation
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Evolution of quarter-milk somatic cell counts of dairy heifers in early lactation
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A routine flow cytometric method to assess the viability, apoptosis, and necrosis of isolated bovine blood and milk neutrophils
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Prevalence and distribution of mastitis pathogens in dairy cows in Flanders
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Preliminary results of a multi-color flow cytometric protocol to determine the viability of bovine neutrophils in milk
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Multi-colour labelling of quarter milk neutrophils from heifers in early lactation for the flow cytometric assessment of functional quality changes