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Anjo Elgersma is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple areas within agricultural and environmental sciences, focusing on topics related to grasslands, forage systems, and sustainable agriculture.

The principal fields of study covered by Elgersma include Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Within these broader fields, their work further specializes in subfields such as Agronomy and Crop Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Forestry, and Ecology.

Elgersma's research topics frequently address Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology, Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Pasture and Agricultural Systems, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Turfgrass Adaptation and Management, and Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress.

They have contributed to several papers, including:

  • A comprehensive review on carotenoids in foods and feeds: status quo, applications, patents, and research needs, 2021, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
  • Grassland at the heart of circular and sustainable food systems, 2022, Grass and Forage Science
  • Editorial: Sustainability of grasslands and grass-based ruminant production - Topics from the 28th General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation, 2021, Grass and Forage Science
  • Editorial: Grass and Forage Science - 75 years of impact and service to the science of grasslands, 2020, Grass and Forage Science
  • Editorial-Annual and perennial forage legumes in dryland pasture systems, 2021, Grass and Forage Science

Elgersma frequently publishes in the journal Grass and Forage Science, with eight publications, alongside contributions to Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition.

The scientist has collaborated repeatedly with several coauthors, the most frequent being K. F. Smith, with four shared publications. Other notable coauthors include Antonio J. Meléndez-Martínez, Anamarija Mandić, Filippos Bantis, and Volker Böhm.

Best Publications

  • Weed suppression greatly increased by plant diversity in intensively managed grasslands: A continental-scale experiment

    John Connolly;Maria Teresa Sebastià;Laura Kirwan;Laura Kirwan;John Anthony Finn

  • Ecosystem function enhanced by combining four functional types of plant species in intensively managed grassland mixtures: a 3‐year continental‐scale field experiment

    John A. Finn;Laura Kirwan;John Connolly;M. Teresa Sebastià

  • Evenness drives consistent diversity effects in intensive grassland systems across 28 European sites

    L. Kirwan;A. Luscher;M. T. Sebastia;J. A. Finn

  • Modifying milk composition through forage

    A. Elgersma;S. Tamminga;G. Ellen

  • Grazing increases the unsaturated fatty acid concentration of milk from grass‐fed cows: A review of the contributing factors, challenges and future perspectives

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  • Comparison of the fatty acid composition of fresh and ensiled perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.), affected by cultivar and regrowth interval

    A Elgersma;G Ellen;H van der Horst;B.G Muuse

  • Comparison of techniques for estimating herbage intake of grazing dairy cows.

    H.J. Smit;H.Z Taweel;B.M. Tas;S. Tamminga

  • Effects of feeding perennial ryegrass with an elevated concentration of water-soluble carbohydrates on intake, rumen function and performance of dairy cows

    HZ Taweel;B Tas;HJ Smit;Anjo Elgersma;Anjo Elgersma

  • Quick changes in milk fat composition from cows after transition from fresh grass to a silage diet

    Anjo Elgersma;G Ellen;H Van Der Horst;H Boer

  • Influence of cultivar and cutting date on the fatty acid composition of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)

    A. Elgersma;G. Ellen;H. van der Horst;B. G. Muuse

  • Interactions between perennial ryegrass ( Lolium perenne L.) and white clover (Trifolium repens L.) under contrasting nitrogen availability: productivity, seasonal patterns of species composition, N2 fixation, N transfer and N recovery

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  • Effects of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) cultivars on herbage production, nutritional quality and herbage intake of grazing dairy cows

    H. J. Smit;B. M. Tas;H. Z. Taweel;S. Tamminga

  • Effects of Perennial Ryegrass Cultivars on Milk Yield and Nitrogen Utilization in Grazing Dairy Cows

    B.M. Tas;H.Z. Taweel;H.J. Smit;A. Elgersma;A. Elgersma

  • Effects of perennial ryegrass cultivars on intake, digestibility, and milk yield in dairy cows.

    BM Tas;HZ Taweel;HJ Smit;Anjo Elgersma

  • Verification of fresh grass feeding, pasture grazing and organic farming by cows farm milk fatty acid profile

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  • Grazing behaviour, intake, rumen function and milk production of dairy cows offered Lolium perenne containing different levels of water-soluble carbohydrates

    H.Z. Taweel;B.M. Tas;H.J. Smit;A. Elgersma;A. Elgersma

  • Effects of species diversity on seasonal variation in herbage yield and nutritive value of seven binary grass-legume mixtures and pure grass under cutting

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  • FRESH HERBAGE FOR DAIRY CATTLE

    Anjo Elgersma;Jan Dijkstra;Seerp Tamminga

  • Changes in nutritive value and herbage yield during extended growth intervals in grass–legume mixtures: effects of species, maturity at harvest, and relationships between productivity and components of feed quality

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  • Performance of white clover/perennial ryegrass mixtures under cutting

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  • Fatty Acids, α-Tocopherol, β-Carotene, and Lutein Contents in Forage Legumes, Forbs, and a Grass–Clover Mixture

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  • Dairy Cattle Grazing Preference among Six Cultivars of Perennial Ryegrass

    Harm J. Smit;Seerp Tamminga;Anjo Elgersma;Anjo Elgersma

  • Overwintering and Growing Season Dynamics of Trifolium repens L. in Mixture with Lolium perenne L.: A Model Approach to Plant-environment Interactions

    M. Wachendorf;Rosemary P. Collins;A. Elgersma;Mick Fothergill

  • Rumen degradation characteristics of perennial ryegrass cultivars during the growing season

    B.M. Tas;B.M. Tas;H.Z. Taweel;H.J. Smit;A. Elgersma;A. Elgersma

  • Major shifts in species’ relative abundance in grassland mixtures alongside positive effects of species diversity in yield: a continental-scale experiment

    Caroline Brophy;John A. Finn;Andreas Lüscher;Matthias Suter

  • Effects of Nitrogen Rate and Regrowth Interval on Perennial Ryegrass Fatty Acid Content during the Growing Season

    Izabela Magdalena Witkowska;Christie Wever;Gerrit Gort;Anjo Elgersma

  • Improving the quality of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) for dairy cows by selecting for fast clearing and/or degradable neutral detergent fiber

    H.Z. Taweel;B.M. Tas;H.J. Smit;A. Elgersma;A. Elgersma

Frequent Co-Authors

Seerp Tamminga
Seerp Tamminga Wageningen University & Research
Dirk Reheul
Dirk Reheul Ghent University
John Connolly
John Connolly University College Dublin
Jan Dijkstra
Jan Dijkstra Wageningen University & Research
Gilles Bélanger
Gilles Bélanger Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Friedhelm Taube
Friedhelm Taube Kiel University
Armand Guckert
Armand Guckert University of Lorraine
Maria-Teresa Sebastià
Maria-Teresa Sebastià University of Lleida

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