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Virulence-associated traits in avian Escherichia coli: Comparison between isolates from colibacillosis-affected and clinically healthy layer flocks by Vandekerchove, D., Vandemaele, F., Adriaensen, C., Zaleska, M., Hernalsteens, J.-P., Baets, L. De, Butaye, P., Immerseel, F. Van, Wattiau, P., Laevens, H., Mast, J., Goddeeris, B., Pasmans, F.

“…Colibacillosis appears to be of increasing importance in layer flocks. The aim of this study was to determine characteristics of avian pathogenic Escherichia…”
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Analysis of body measurements of newborn purebred Belgian Blue calves by Kolkman, I., Opsomer, G., Aerts, S., Hoflack, G., Laevens, H., Lips, D.

“…At calving, purebred animals of the Belgian Blue (BB) breed are compromised by the incompatibility in size and shape of the dam and her calf, resulting in a…”
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Colibacillosis in caged layer hens: characteristics of the disease and the aetiological agent by Vandekerchove, D, Herdt, P. de, Laevens, H, Pasmans, F

“…In Europe, outbreaks of acute mortality in layer flocks due to colisepticaemia have frequently been observed since the mid-1990s. The aims of this study were…”
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Antimicrobial resistance in livestock by Catry, B, Laevens, H, Devriese, L.A, Opsomer, G, Kruif, A. de

“…Antimicrobial resistance may become a major problem in veterinary medicine as a consequence of the intensive use and misuse of antimicrobial drugs. Related…”
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Pelvic Dimensions in Phenotypically Double‐muscled Belgian Blue cows by Kolkman, I, Hoflack, G, Aerts, S, Laevens, H, Lips, D, Opsomer, G

“…Some anatomical characteristics of 507 Belgian Blue (BB) cattle, withers height (WH), heart girth (HG), the distance between the two tubera coxae (TcTc) and…”
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Modeling interval-censored, clustered cow udder quarter infection times through the shared gamma frailty model by Goethals, K, Ampe, B, Berkvens, D, Laevens, H, Janssen, Paul, Duchateau, Luc

“…Time to infection data are often simultaneously clustered and interval-censored. The time to infection is not known exactly; it is only known to have occurred…”
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Management practices and heifer characteristics associated with early lactation somatic cell count of Belgian dairy heifers by De Vliegher, S, Laevens, H, Barkema, H W, Dohoo, I R, Stryhn, H, Opsomer, G, de Kruif, A

“…Associations between somatic cell counts (SCC) from heifers between 5 and 14 d in milk (DIM) and both herd-management practices and heifer characteristics were…”
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Efficacy of metaphylactic florfenicol therapy during natural outbreaks of bovine respiratory disease by CATRY, B, DUCHATEAU, L, VAN DE VEN, J, LAEVENS, H, OPSOMER, G, HAESEBROUCK, F, DE KRUIF, A

“…The efficacy of an injectable formulation of florfenicol (300 mg/mL) as metaphylactic control of naturally occurring bovine respiratory disease (BRD) was…”
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Prevalence of apoptosis and inner cell allocation in bovine embryos cultured under different oxygen tensions with or without cysteine addition by Van Soom, A, Yuan, Y.Q, Peelman, L.J, de Matos, D.G, Dewulf, J, Laevens, H, de Kruif, A

“…Supraphysiological oxygen tension during embryo culture can generate reactive oxygen species (ROS), which can induce apoptosis. Antioxidants such as thiol…”
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Identification of aesculin-hydrolyzing streptococci, lactococci, aerococci and enterococci from subclinical intramammary infections in dairy cows by Devriese, L.A, Hommez, J, Laevens, H, Pot, B, Vandamme, P, Haesebrouck, F

“…Aesculin-hydrolyzing, catalase-negative, Gram-positive cocci isolated from subclinical intramammary infections in dairy cows were identified to species level…”
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Significance of interactions between Escherichia coli and respiratory pathogens in layer hen flocks suffering from colibacillosis-associated mortality by Vandekerchove, D, Herdt, P. de, Laevens, H, Butaye, P, Meulemans, G, Pasmans, F

“…This study aimed to examine the significance of interactions between Escherichia coli and various respiratory pathogens during outbreaks of…”
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An E2 sub-unit marker vaccine does not prevent horizontal or vertical transmission of classical swine fever virus by Dewulf, J, Laevens, H, Koenen, F, Mintiens, K, de Kruif, A

“…An experimental infection with classical swine fever (CSF) virus in E2 sub-unit marker vaccine vaccinated gilts was conducted in order to evaluate the effect…”
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Influence of parity and stage of lactation on the somatic cell count in bacteriologically negative dairy cows by Laevens, H, Deluyker, H, Schukken, Y H, De Meulemeester, L, Vandermeersch, R, De Muêlenaere, E, De Kruif, A

“…This study examines the influence of parity, stage of lactation, and single isolations (i.e., the isolation of a microorganism that could not be reisolated in…”
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Prepartum teat apex colonization with Staphylococcus chromogenes in dairy heifers is associated with low somatic cell count in early lactation by De Vliegher, S., Laevens, H., Devriese, L.A., Opsomer, G., Leroy, J.L.M., Barkema, H.W., de Kruif, A.

“…A high number of dairy heifers freshen with udder health problems. The prevalence of teat apex colonization (TAC) with Staphylococcus chromogenes, one of the…”
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Within- and between-pen transmission of Classical Swine Fever Virus: a new method to estimate the basic reproduction ratio from transmission experiments by KLINKENBERG, D., DE BREE, J., LAEVENS, H., DE JONG, M. C. M.

“…We present a method to estimate basic reproduction ratio R0 from transmission experiments. By using previously published data of experiments with Classical…”
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Transmission of classical swine fever. A review by Ribbens, S., Dewulf, J., Koenen, F., Laevens, H., de Kruif, A.

“…Classical swine fever (CSF) is one of the most important viral pig diseases. Basic measures to control epidemics of CSF comprise eradication of infected herds…”
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Efficacy of E2-sub-unit marker and C-strain vaccines in reducing horizontal transmission of classical swine fever virus in weaner pigs by Dewulf, J., Laevens, H., Koenen, F., Mintiens, K., de Kruif, A.

“…At present, two types of vaccines against classical swine fever (CSF) virus are commercially available: E2 sub-unit marker vaccines and the conventional…”
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Risk analysis of the spread of classical swine fever virus through ‘neighbourhood infections’ for different regions in Belgium by Mintiens, K., Laevens, H., Dewulf, J., Boelaert, F., Verloo, D., Koenen, F.

“…Risk factors associated with the occurrence of ‘neighbourhood infections’ [Epidemiology of classical swine fever. In: Truszczynski, M. (Ed.), Proceedings of…”
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Insulin resistance: the link between metabolic disorders and cystic ovarian disease in high yielding dairy cows? by Opsomer, G., Wensing, Th, Laevens, H., Coryn, M., de Kruif, A.

“…A preliminary investigation was performed to examine whether insulin resistance is a factor in the pathogenesis of cystic ovarian disease (COD) in…”
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Estimating the probability of freedom of classical swine fever virus of the East-Belgium wild-boar population by Mintiens, K., Verloo, D., Venot, E., Laevens, H., Dufey, J., Dewulf, J., Boelaert, F., Kerkhofs, P., Koenen, F.

“…A report of the Scientific Committee on Animal Health and Animal Welfare of the European Commission (CEC, 1999.) includes recommendations for setting up…”
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