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Animal Science and Veterinary
Netherlands
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
82
Citations
24035
World Ranking
65
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Bas Kemp is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Veterinary studies, with a significant number of publications contributing to these disciplines.

The subfields of Kemp's work include Animal Science and Zoology, Small Animals, Agronomy and Crop Science, Genetics, and Social Psychology. Their research addresses a variety of main topics such as Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Reproductive Physiology in Livestock, Livestock and Poultry Management, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Genetic and Phenotypic Traits in Livestock, and Meat and Animal Product Quality.

Bas Kemp has published research in various scientific venues, with notable frequent publication outlets including:

  • Poultry Science
  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • animal
  • Animals

The scientist's recent significant papers feature studies on digital and sensor-based approaches in livestock farming:

  • Digital Livestock Farming, 2021, Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research
  • Digital Twins in Livestock Farming, 2021, Animals
  • Measuring Farm Animal Emotions-Sensor-Based Approaches, 2021, Sensors
  • Metabolomics of Milk Reflects a Negative Energy Balance in Cows, 2020, Journal of Proteome Research
  • Early Life Feeding Accelerates Gut Microbiome Maturation and Suppresses Acute Post-Weaning Stress in Piglets, 2021, Environmental Microbiology

Bas Kemp has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including:

  • H. van den Brand
  • A.T.M. van Knegsel
  • R. Molenaar
  • W.J.J. Gerrits
  • T.B. Rodenburg

The scope of Kemp's research and collaborations illustrates a broad engagement with animal science disciplines, emphasizing livestock behavior, physiology, and technological applications in farming. Their body of work contributes to understanding animal welfare, nutrition, genetics, and the impact of environmental and management factors on livestock health and productivity.

Best Publications

  • A diet high in resistant starch modulates microbiota composition, SCFA concentrations, and gene expression in pig intestine

    Daniëlle Haenen;Jing Zhang;Carol Souza da Silva;Guido Bosch

  • Effect of eggshell temperature during incubation on embryo development, hatchability, and posthatch development

    A. Lourens;H. van den Brand;R. Meijerhof;B. Kemp

  • Quantifying resilience of humans and other animals

    Marten Scheffer;J. Elizabeth Bolhuis;Denny Borsboom;Timothy G. Buchman

  • Effects of increasing temperatures on physiological changes in pigs at different relative humidities.

    T. T. T. Huynh;A. J. A. Aarnink;M. W. A. Verstegen;W. J. J. Gerrits

  • Indicators of positive and negative emotions and emotional contagion in pigs.

    Inonge Reimert;J. Elizabeth Bolhuis;Bas Kemp;T. Bas Rodenburg

  • Effect of dietary energy source on energy balance, production, metabolic disorders and reproduction in lactating dairy cattle.

    Ariëtte T.M. van Knegsel;Henry van den Brand;Jan Dijkstra;Seerp Tamminga

  • Effects of different reproduction techniques: AI, MOET or IVP, on health and welfare of bovine offspring

    A.M. van Wagtendonk-de Leeuw;E. Mullaart;A.P.W. de Roos;J.S. Merton

  • Pedometer readings for estrous detection and as predictor for time of ovulation in dairy cattle

    Judith B. Roelofs;Frank J.C.M. van Eerdenburg;Nicoline M. Soede;Bas Kemp

  • Reproductive cycles in pigs

    N.M. Soede;P. Langendijk;B. Kemp

  • Thermal behaviour of growing pigs in response to high temperature and humidity

    T.T.T. Huynh;T.T.T. Huynh;A.J.A. Aarnink;W.J.J. Gerrits;M.J.H. Heetkamp

  • Various behavioral signs of estrous and their relationship with time of ovulation in dairy cattle.

    J.B. Roelofs;F.J.C.M. van Eerdenburg;N.M. Soede;B. Kemp

  • Effects of housing system (outdoor vs cages) and age of laying hens on egg characteristics

    H. van den Brand;H.K. Parmentier;B. Kemp

  • Digital Livestock Farming

    Suresh Neethirajan;Bas Kemp

  • Dietary Energy Source in Dairy Cows in Early Lactation: Energy Partitioning and Milk Composition

    A.T.M. van Knegsel;H. van den Brand;J. Dijkstra;W.M. van Straalen

  • Effects of Eggshell Temperature and Oxygen Concentration on Embryo Growth and Metabolism During Incubation

    A. Lourens;H. van den Brand;M. J. W. Heetkamp;R. Meijerhof

  • Effects of time of insemination relative to ovulation, as determined by ultrasonography, on fertilization rate and accessory sperm count in sows

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  • Prevention and treatment of tail biting in weaned piglets

    Johan J. Zonderland;Maaike Wolthuis-Fillerup;Cornelis G. van Reenen;Marc B.M. Bracke

  • The duration of ovulation in pigs, studied by transrectal ultrasonography, is not related to early embryonic diversity.

    N.M. Soede;J.P.T.M. Noordhuizen;B. Kemp

  • Effect of Glucogenic vs. Lipogenic Diets on Energy Balance, Blood Metabolites, and Reproduction in Primiparous and Multiparous Dairy Cows in Early Lactation

    A.T.M. van Knegsel;H. van den Brand;J. Dijkstra;W.M. van Straalen

  • Effect of Egg Size on Heat Production and the Transition of Energy From Egg to Hatchling

    A. Lourens;R. Molenaar;H. van den Brand;M. J. W. Heetkamp

  • Dietary energy source at two feeding levels during lactation of primiparous sows: I. Effects on glucose, insulin, and luteinizing hormone and on follicle development, weaning-to-estrus interval, and ovulation rate.

    H van den Brand;S J Dieleman;N M Soede;B Kemp

  • Fear, stress, and feather pecking in commercial white and brown laying hen parent-stock flocks and their relationships with production parameters

    E.N. de Haas;B. Kemp;J.E. Bolhuis;T. Groothuis

  • Expression of oestrus and timing of ovulation in pigs.

    N.M. Soede;B. Kemp

  • Semen backflow after insemination and its effect on fertilisation results in sows

    D.W.B Steverink;N.M Soede;E.G Bouwman;B Kemp

  • Uterine activity, sperm transport, and the role of boar stimuli around insemination in sows.

    P. Langendijk;N.M. Soede;B. Kemp

  • Parents and early life environment affect behavioral development of laying hen chickens

    Elske N. de Haas;J. Elizabeth Bolhuis;Bas Kemp;Ton G. G. Groothuis

  • Effects of insemination–ovulation interval on fertilization rates and embryo characteristics in dairy cattle

    J.B. Roelofs;E.A.M. Graat;E. Mullaart;N.M. Soede

  • Intermittent suckling: effects on piglet and sow performance before and after weaning.

    W. I. Kuller;N. M. Soede;H. M. G. van Beers-Schreurs;P. Langendijk

  • Effects of environmental enrichment and loose housing of lactating sows on piglet behaviour before and after weaning

    Marije Oostindjer;Henry van den Brand;Bas Kemp;J. Elizabeth Bolhuis

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicoline M. Soede
Nicoline M. Soede Wageningen University & Research
H. van den Brand
H. van den Brand Wageningen University & Research
A.T.M. van Knegsel
A.T.M. van Knegsel Wageningen University & Research
J. Elizabeth Bolhuis
J. Elizabeth Bolhuis Wageningen University & Research
Walter J. J. Gerrits
Walter J. J. Gerrits Wageningen University & Research
M.J.W. Heetkamp
M.J.W. Heetkamp Wageningen University & Research
T.B. Rodenburg
T.B. Rodenburg Utrecht University
Martin W. A. Verstegen
Martin W. A. Verstegen Wageningen University & Research
Rupert M. Bruckmaier
Rupert M. Bruckmaier University of Bern
Jan Dijkstra
Jan Dijkstra Wageningen University & Research

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